Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-28


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90 s.'2ur re IL tar0cl at3r aCd colder weather
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TRIAL OF THE GRAVE RoBBERs-THGEE
- The ACCUSED SENT ON TO TIE GRAND
JJAY.-1hc excitement cauicl yesterday by
Tho discovery that the bodies Of Miss EIDllra
jac,Is, n0I Susan Jane SimmS, The latter COL
a,td, had bean removed from their graves. and
go 2trcst Of baptist Carpenter, Rouben Mas.
$3.50. EuGlA.a Vaughan, and Charles G15kiEs,
,!..,l. nTa:a dicrcG5, a2d Albert Butler, q
roioreG diver for au undertaking establishment,
"lGr&cd with the crime, sh0Tod very little
,@>tcn'an! 10 day when tho examination OF
iaa 81 the prisoners commenced al eleven
clock, b3iOro Mayor Smith, and Justices
'%hittIeaoy md Thompson. Tho station house
- a;tlrs cad down, was crowded with
aaE:luj spectators. both whiic end o5lofed.
Separate warrants WCrl made GU: against
Cit d iho prisoners, AMI 81. Batter was tho
i'iaS n3lccicj Tor examination. ;. Il. Er2nt,
co. represented tho commonwealth. and John
VI. Johnston, tal.s the prisoner.
The warrant charging Butler With the ua-
la~fnl removal Ct tho bodies Of Eiiss E,mira
Jacobs and Susan Jane Simms from their graves
ID the Presbyterian and NJ. +. Ghnrch South
cemeteries. respectively, On tho night Of tho
n,Iinl 49, 49, T.,a. nI,; ,,,.
,,,ta1 u,., DO ,;;n.ro, r,a. ,.,o III
Monday night; did not 70 homo Tuesday night
I'll! O'clock; saw i;u:i2r Monday night with
cltil case Of hlI:S SimuS Batter asked i;El
q he Ta1tc3 80 mako FOIjC Fncpal; sGii he,
Carpenter, GjU;i make i1u; or iiso dollars
u2tW.2n that ;icIo nCd Saturday night, By
taking IN toy bodice; that he knoW doc
tor ~ Washington who would give 81 apiece for
''-',I, >t".T ~ t'H' Iio ,;i
,oI1 ~, 80 -, ~. i, %,,,,, ILL., g.. 81
10. .'-' - ..V"'' '''' =" ,o"' " J'i' W. 10y
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-, az wa" ,.1'n' ~ wy ', o''uI7
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.H. stSI-c': n'!" t"iu Hn would Do II Alex
.''!lt u2sh'2 o'Sh'' ca 1"t 800" whether
'.|to "I,i .'.I N.t'', - .''7 d 'c','s inhc-
=" u n'.' 'u'',! ',:e" - ''' ','"' "S'l' uIS
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".'' t:a1. 80 w. - 100 y" "S'''.':'". '.''
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"'"' ID uiUs. s..s!'-,.' 80 Hf.'rr' ask "a IL
/" 80 were i'ay "|SG'' ",Ifri' ,'"3"' ln' pace
D.''i ES;t ~ ~ "iGtV"' u" E.H''u 'I''
- was i'r. h'''E' OIL ''aSlhhston' an! that q
iaa acre. had Hisspro,ntcd h;a; tia man 10
..,n! l,:5y, . y3srcT, cod 10 ts!pI!.tIt he wa
,,.ack.iai; ho H.: lot haciy hiy.. "a, ; Sir
N3risaG, who EccIa c,.cr: sinrt nu ~
..rr..!. ,[ag;;iuqto;I Al.
Tnor77a Vsur;,,i. : c.},rcE orav, i,.ror ,v~.
;r,3n,vt yv;:nce5 liz s,ctc,i ,i,s, ~ N,.iI-
,,mn n mir, Wr,:ursiav ;,;rLi az; ,n,i ,;r, ;,n
you'd rive him IVaucIpI 81 % v,trh ,gliig
he went 10 20 Tic Methods, Fret, slant r.ay,.
gard 10 tafo Tn nodjc:: l;,,, no wanted ,tna,"
body, bu. did no! ray uhat body IL wa; ho
agrccd, aud went Oh tC o. fodder aack ia Che
yayl where he lived Sr:ilg G.id;n, 10 Grave
Yard lane, and Batl1r vent Oh 10 the pravc
yard; this Waa about 0 e. G.. he Gii got wake
~ until he Vas scarci ous b2 tic gi1d rn.! IN,
uo!so ui q xscaD; no thon IrE: inc foIin1
tack, hul went back again, aaG SOFAS lina AT
trr paw parties C0iag III tho lsac With Ii:lt:
:" 81 Webb stop L! hia house and c,!l fer
John i4rnd02, Wt0 lives 10 i!!9 i;Cusc with him.
.p0a o,csj examination iho witness gavn
d. 81, ,nc IAiGo cVidoDoa, stating tha. Bu,lrr
to.l> Up tho toGl2a, about 10 cloch Ncdncstl,.
NETT.
tAa'I'a Has,lrs aad tstu52'. HisErty, 1" =
sc Ac,Csci. were called on !J1 a,aleIn IL, Sat
iney deAicd k0o7I'G a'yt''i1& ab]r' ,h2 Ga;
"r'
O.4.sg Goodrich testified that I.3 va p....; "a
AXE n examination oi tic grayo ;.rds q, .i,,
u..:a ,rthc roSb3ry Of tic grav,s; th,i lc,..
tHA III. iyhcall"y Of tho isct tnnt III, ;,n,i,
~ a,.,. j so,bs had been lex irrm t.,N .r,yr
SD las lynn. exposed in the gravo yc,,l. A.I
=. biz ie4ucet. wcat 10 O. 4. Pumpkins SIS:
i;allt,, iho driver: found him 10 bed. Rui On
."ing I'D Of ti:o circumstance ,xpry.scd p3
nU.rf,y,, il Ua5 tGgJiyc o'cl92k WhCa ko .II.,!
ilr EG'itY
Eumsnuri Webb .>,..I,o atoui the aa,na ata{, e.
inont G, the affair rs l;as iu;li'hcd 10 yis,o,-
days Ga@cto. Grass 'X,miacd-Sew auly
tTO mcp; saw accl ulauy tracks; he noticed
4 M. 81.