Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-03
The Baltimore Grave Robberies.

The Baltimore Grave R0bbeYieSs
ARREST OF A WASHINGTON NAN.
Yesterday afternoon Meaars. McDevttt and
Vcss, Of the detective force, at the request OF
Baltimore officers, arrested w. NJ. Jensen, a
wellknown character in this city, on the charge
OF being connected with the recent grave rob-
berries In Baltimore BE was locked up to await
the arrival OF the Baltimore officers to-day, and
expressed his entire willingness to 60 to Baiu-
more without requisition, az he felt confident
OF being released on his arrival there, as he
knew nothing OF the robbery OF the graves. He
stated that he was attending medical lectures
at the Maryland University; that he had con-
siderable experience In handling subjects, and
Would have S had 10 anything SsppsSe to 'd ao ws
a corpse that had been buried six weeks
as its usefulness for dissecting purposes
was past. He would not have touched that
DoCy lor thousand dollars Prior to going to
baltimore, he said, he had been connected with
the Medical College Of Georgetown University
Id tlls city and was for three years assistant
oemonstrator OF anatomy therein. During this
time he handled many subjects, but had never
meddled with any which had been in the
ground long enough to become unfit for USE A
German paper had used bis name In connection
with this case, and he had been advised by
medical men OF Baltimore to 60 away and
remain until the excitement subsidized. He had
taken their advice, but Low regretted 1t, as 1t
might De construed that he was guilty of the
oneIce. His arrest had been brought about
oy charges made by man without any charac-
ter, and 1t was for the purpose of showing up
thls man that he desired to go back to Balti-
nore. Jensen was indicted In baltimore yester-
day with Emil A. Bunge, Ezekiel Williams ard
VIM. Warren. He Will be remembered as one
OF tie gang charged with being engaged in the
resurrection business In this city several yeirS
ago, their headquarters being on Capitol Hill.
He was also arrested by Detective McDevitt
several years ago In company with Billy For
Tesnr, suspected OF being the murderer of
The parties indicted with Jensen I'm Balt,-
more are Emil A. Runge. 1anitOr OF the Scho)
OF medicine OF Maryland university, corner
and $. Williams, colored, two employees In the
dissectiBgrooms Of the college. Warren could
not be found, and the dean Of the faculty of
Maryland university gave bail for the appear
ance OF Runge and Williams.
HISTORY OF THE GRAVE ROBBERY.
The Baltimore Sitn OF this morning says:
There is no doubt that on the morning of No.
ye d,0 II, W; N. Jensen Professional resar-
several years supplied the medical colleges OF
this city With subjects, carried to the Maryland
university school OF medicine. corner OF Greene
vehicle, said TO be five In NUMBER and that
among them were the bodies OF Mrs. Carter and
Miss Jane Smith. There Is yet no proof as TO who
at the cemetery, but the work was SO dettly
done as to excite the surprise OF the cemetery
officials, when discovered A small hole was
dug over the head OF each corpse, and when the
CONN was reached 1t was broken In with spade.
A rope was put around the neck OF the occupant
and the body was hastily drawn out. 1t Is
stated by the Workmen al the cemetery that the
operation did not probably exceed 90 minutes In
each case. a quantity Of dirt near the graves
not used In flliing them up enabled the ROBBERS
TO give everything an unsuspicious appearance
again. IL is also thought that one OF those par
tcipating In the outrage came to the graves
early In the morning, about day light, to pick up
any splinters OF the coffin or articles OF dress
that might be scattered around, and to fix up
FINISHING G to6
heretofore, however, the Scapular. the finding
or which On the ground excited SuSpicioa,
cause caused the graves to be opened, and told the
having doubtless been overlooked. On
the morning OF November Il, when the
medical students repaired to the dissecting-
room, the presence OF the remains or a young
and evidently well-bred woman on one OF the
high tables which stand under the skylignt in
row the entire length OF the long hall excited
much attention, comment and speculation. It
was the unanimous opinion that the body was
not the product or the ''Potters field" or other
place whence medical colleges are supposed
generally, to get their supplies Of subjects" for
o1Ssection, The BODY was recognized at once
by an as having come apparently from the
sanctity OF some private burial ground.
In spite OF the fact that the body was then
perfectly nude and shorn OF its hair, there
was refinement and character In the re.
mains that caused the most Obtuse among
the students to appreciate the fact that they
were not those OF common subject The
deiicacy and fine formation Of the hands were
commented upon, and the face and form alike
praised, 1t was noted that there were freckle5
upon the fair face OF the subject, and so marked
were they that numbers of the students said
they alone marred its beauty, While others ap-
piled the term of ''fTeckled face The interest
IN the remains, which were those OF Miss
Smith. was so decided, ana the impression that
they came from some private graveyard so
strong that the students Of the college talked
With their friends outside about the case, and
speculated as to which one of the cemeteries the
pody may have come from. Probably the most
decided point In the Identification OF the re-
mains was the fact that the statements of tue
students agreed with those OF Mrs. Joiner the
aunt OF Miss Smith, and others, In their de-
scripti0n OF the marks and freckies On Mlss
prepared the body, as he has usually done, for
the dissecting table, and It is a question as 10
what became or the suit OF hair and grave
clothes. The general impression Is that they
were sold"
JEEsEN'S EXPLOITS IN WASHINGTON
The Sna also says:--"That colleges do not
generally depend on the product OF cities IN
dissecting room, is well known. Jensen, 1t is
alleged. has been engaged In shipping bodies
Tor dlSSect1ng purposes East, West and South
Last winter, when bodies were said to be I'M
usually scarce, he is reported as having Shipped
rs barrels, each containing a doubled up BODY,
and Surgeons In this city. For these he was
paid large sum. and, taking this as sample
he must have found the business re-
particularly as he was at very little
expense save the digging Of them up. These
bodies are said TO have been shipped here by
swept around radius OF forty miles or more
ana 10 have secured large number OF bodies
AT one time he Is said to have brought down in
a wagon from Elieott City seven bodies"