Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-25
The baltimore Grave Robber,e..

JENSEN Il ACQUITTED And yAKKS A STATEMENT
lie trial or Wm. NJ. Jensen (sormcrly OF this
vnN ara others indicted with him, was held
III bsIIInore yesterday. The charge was for
grave rohoSry IA the Baltimore cemetery and
tshlng away The body OF Miss Jennie Smith
, W Sstoper. The Indictments were against
arc Emit, 1iP men, m. Warren. Ezekiel Williams
anu I.inlt Lse, Out the three latter were used
oy me district attorney as witnesses against
gessth; Alter the hearing OF several witnesses
Juoee finkDey said the evidence was su,f,s,Sn
10 excite suspicion against Jensen mn, a.
was not sucn evidence as the law re0tl,rss for
verdict OF guilty. He therefore found him
not guilty. "'Oi
The Baltimore SUI OF thas rnorn,ng save.
After the trial Mr. Jensen said he felt ANYTHING
but satisfied with the proceedings In his case
My attorney. Nj. Whyte, would not allow me
TO testify In my own case, for reasons inexpu-
cable 10 me. would Ike 10 know why the
dean OF the faculty. Dr. McLane Tiffany aid
hot tel the truth (under OATH and say that
matlculated al the university in the same
manner as any other student there 10 day. 4
nave the malr1cgation ticket but WAS pre-
vented from showing &c 10 the court for reasons
t ulS ! nave yet been unable 10 learn. Dr.
WlnsioW testified In peculiar manner. As
iaI as ne went he told the truth. but he did not
ten one'ha or the Truth It was a fact that
ne ne PAD me see for four bodies, but that was,
relieve, me nrSt week IA october, and I PAID
the men with that money. Alter that me
oCu6s w6rc trCught 10 about 10 oc,oc5 n
night ara he PAID, as he Acknowledged MAJ
sen, me men directly in place OF paying ne
ana having me pay the men. one thing. nov
ever. lie forgot TO mentlon Il his teStimoav.
tIat Tie last money traCsaC lon bet yfn1 ID
N;isloW aud my Stlr was ahog; the miTtlp n;
october. TheE p ia hin SIS tor b0fy brlu,ht
ia couple OF DAYS before nom Llnr.l Gem =
.eIy. that wanted Tor iay own private Usa.
Jensen stated that he was arrested De 5eubers
$50, Gn an Indictment FOR reSurrecrlng ths
toGieS OF Miss Saith and Mrs. Carter Gnr.ur
NOIemoer During his long confinement be
had not heard word or e1Coura cement from
lie faculty. nor received a cents worth OF as
Slstahce from that source. while the Other Dar
tleS indicted were haiied and enjoyed their
nperly. The bodies OF Miss Smith and Mrs
carter, 1e said, were taken to the University
OF Maryland. He did not dig them ur did noe
assist In digging them up, ana did no. see
them dug up, as he was not there at the time
with the carrying OF them 20 the University
The body OF Mrs. Carter he said. from It's pc
GUITAR appearance, showed that II had been
buried Tor some time, and Instead OF taking II
out after that discovery the grave should have
been hlleo mp. The cupdlty, however Of one
OF lne men caused him TO take &c for Inc sake
OF The bones, which sell at s. per set. one OF
the party who had been oil watching IN another
pant or the cemetery was very Indignant when
ne discovered on his return. as the party were
about TO Quit the cemetery, that such a subject
had been drawn out OF its resting place High
words ensued, ole OF the party stripping on MS
coat TO hight, ana the scene was suggestive
one. The dispute was finally settled without
blows, some or the less waTlike or the party
urging that such dangerous grounds WAS not
the place for settling disputes The party
hndliy walked out OF the cemetery carrying the
bodies, stopping on their way out 10 nj up the
grave or young man they had opened but
whose body was not in good condition for their
rurpOSps