Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-11

were friends OF Police Inspector ByTaeS "Hn-
cause" he said, III you are. you are 40 gentle
inSo, Those persons whom he addressed per
CeiVlng the condition he was IL paid no atten-
i-Uh 10 his remarks, but at last the man became
90 grossly personal that he was seized Oy 8
special detective attached TO the hotel aud IN
tremendously landed into the street. la the
coarse or TWO hours he Tsappeavei ID 4 more
advanced stage OF drunkenness than before. he
SlTack several gentlemen over the head and
poay x ith cane which he carried. The hotel nao-
pie CALF Ia PatToiman Quinlan. OF the Broad
Nay SQUAD, and the quagrelSone stranger was
marched TO the station house. To the s9repaTf
az the desk he gave the name OF Charles ".
Se!der. When asked what his business was
he answered that he was a regular prarttSino
physician, Allag at No. le2 Lexington avenue
The cane was found TO contain a sword dagger
AID II has possession were a loaded revolver OF
seven chambers and a case OF surgical Instru-
mcnts. Ills pockets were filled with mlscel.
ianeous papers, among which was the follow
ing letter:
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, MEpIc AL DEPARrprrp
BURLINGTON, n, Nov. -. I,NO.
Dear ST. sent you a sword cane a few
0ay since saying that / wanted to open cor
!tSponueDCe with you in regard 10 business
matters. We'll, here IL Is IN nutshell can
5nH furnish ne with some ''stiGS"" ana I! 50
no" soon and what are your terms. NoarS.
I. Il. LcGGTho, D5monStratGT or Aa2-DnY.
+. S.-AlsWer soon.
LOCKED Up IN THE Tn,!PS.
thoroughly SOheIed by his Incarceration 0yNr
llgLt IN tie station house the prisoner va
ycsteFdly arraigntd In the T0mbs c)ur- b.
De- ecitTc Nnlyey. The detective said tllt he
thought he had arrested HIN once before Tor
malpractice. The prisoner seemed great ! Il
IL 20 over his arrest and repeatedly asked VIVA
~ as the nature OF The charges ABOUT TO oe pre-
tered against MIN. When the Clerk read 10 m
three afiii4,itS, Ia which he was charged with
ufunhenueaS. carrying revolver ana hag-
les sword cane IN his possession, he asked
us that aii?' When told 1t was his face Dr ynt-
eLed and lie appeared TO be much relieved.
Inc magistrate having asked him what an
sWer he had TO make TO the charge OF acting IN
a drunken and dlSorderly manner In the AStor
House, he said:-"I don't know anything about
IL: lie SAID the revolver belonged TO his son.
Inc magistrate fined him 80 Tor disQr larly
conduct and $40 more for carrying firearms.
me prisoner Immediately paid the fines and
was then held for trial for carrying a sword
cane Ia violation OF the statute. He was de
tended By Counsellor Charles Steckler, but
being unable to fiQd b0ndSman was locked un
Ia the Toalbs prison in default OF 500 bail A
Hfidtd reporter subsequently conyerSed with
the prisoner ia his cell The man dld not ap-
pear TO be the least downcast over his sttua-
ton; In fact, he was In the best OF spirits He
Is OF medium height, has clean shayen face
ana says ne Is - years Old. He was dressed
rather shabby, buj his conversation showed
him to be on educated man.
DIR GROVES HISTORY, As TOLD BY HIMSELF.
MY name" he began in lively chatrv way
- Is Lot Charles W. Selden, but Seiden Whitta-
ker Grove. am a native OF Nir sinia and live
with my wife and son at No. 1S2 Lexington aV-
eIUe. NJ boy Is only fourteen years Oh yet
he weighs "a pounds. You would scarcely be-
lieyc 1t, yet Ii is a fact ] have place OF busi-
ness at No. Il South Fifth avenue. | have a
single 10 front OF my residence. but although
my name is Grove, the sign reads Charles ".
How Is that:~
Well Selden Is my medical name. You see
am a regular ply stefan, and as such am re- is.
tered in the board or health list
where old you graduate from :"
The Columbian niyerStty CT Washington
u C., In 1o51. Previous to that, however, [ a Ii
graduated from jefferson College, Pnlladelpala
N lcI6.'
"Have you diplomas to that effect:"
6. from both institutions: and, by the
way. was professor Of anatomy In the Colum-
htan University for four years. | am now
attending a course OF lectures at the University
Medical College OF this city, aud have 0lfT
re passes to the Bellevue and Charity hos
Are they also issued to you In the naGe of
StldeD:'
Oh, yes. as Charles W. Selden, NJ. D..
In regard 10 the letter from Loggins found
IL OFF puSSeSSton?'
"Oh answered that long ago"
by stills, | suppose he refers TO dead
do understand you to say sou make Il a
practice TO dispose or bodies to different per
sons
"That's It exactly. Why I've been engaged
In The business or procuring cafayers = ar
since President Buchanans ADMINISTRATION
DO you have Difficulty In geUJ.ng the bo1Ie,o"
No"
'.lou lud market for them without trou-
bIe:"
YES, dispose of them rapidly. They bring
where DO you obtain them >"
Cant answer tHaf. II would De yirinr fl-.
business away l generally bag trainps
''Eag tEamp9@'
YES: They make the best Subjects. Id.zpose
OF thea al $50 pair. can get them FOR any
tony.
He said this confidently.
When dtd you begIu Il practice IN this city"
I'm l>l5. came here at the close o. the wal
| advertised daily under the name OF Seldan
fought or cOhfe:e ratc side. ana was in the 24th
cavalry battalion Of Virginia"
lis this The first time You eyer were arrestade"
mo. | was arrested In Washington when
President Lincoln was assas3lnated. i was
thought TO have been implicated Ia his assasal-
naiion."
How did you come in possession OF the Ioaded
Why, it belongs to my boy. as I told the
Judge. took it out 10 get some cartridges to
tit the Chambers.
land the sword canee
at Is 6 very innocent weapon and Is IN ada
from the handle OF my wife's parasol.n
do you expect to remain long in the
Ton bs?'
'Oh, III get bail at once. III have nv law
yer buy boDd,man. Before you 50 wish 10
ten you am newspaper man myself. j issue
publication from No. IL South Firth avenue
H 10 4futtCFttt LrlHttI u. NOV III you
only wife up my case nySteriou5ly IL may
faVOrably affect the circulation or my journal"
IL Is said by the police that some years ago
Grove was arrested LII house Ia Mercer street
where he then carried On his business. or the
charge OF committing malpractice. The case
came up IN Jefferson Market Court bit was
never brought to trial.
SCRAPS OF PAST HISTORY.
TWO or three years ago The Washington ID
c J Medical Institute" was shown up as an IN
Sttution patterned after that OF which "Drr
buchanan was head. It issued circulars prom
tSing to furnish diplomas for So piece Grove
was vice president OF the aTair, which had no
existence other than tenement house and
p0st Office address. Previous to this, Ia 1873 ana
1876, he became notorious in Washington as
witness against number OF gambling houses
When Mr. stewards body was stolen. Christian
the resUrTectoniSt, was believed 10 have been
implicated IL the robbery. Grove In Novem-
Der. ISIS Ia an interview with a HPTaif reporter,
admitted that he had been associated with
Christian. He said:-'I was his partner Fl the
resurrection business, and l ain still prepared
TO furnish stills to colleges It S25 per capita OF
TO any reliable parties IL quest Of such SubiecLS
| Will agree TO tlDd Stewards body vii aclC po-
lice Interference for Sl00, 0O0-n0t dollar less
Like the centennial, the chance occurs only
cLce In lifetime. / have been q resurrection
ist FCr twenty years and have raised about ritty
or sixty stills every Wi0ter and never got
caught. Christian WAS less cautious: he got
pstDDcd four times. The Washington police are
down on Us because or my connection with d
gambling game called the Centennial TINS
game was 80 called because the dealer had 100
chances TO the players one. L. H,rGld
FG.uUI.