The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-14

0cN0 human OOuy Wutcu snntt INV pceu
depssitcd IN any vault or other burial
place he shall he deemed guilty Of afelony,
and shall BE- confined In the pcnitcntiary
for not lea than five nor more than TIN
years."
Mr.. Dtck~rson took the stand and re-
peated hts testimony, adding that the men
Tuesday Night were in the act of disin-
tcrr1ng 4 body, having removed a lantern
which had been left on the grave TO dis
tance ~ nifty PAGES, when Sergeant Angle
gave the signal TO advance by Blowing his
whistle. He sAid Mr.. Meredith admitted
that the same parties captured took the
bodies eut OF the cemetery Sunday night.
When cress-cxamiucd by Colonel Young,
Mr.. Dickcrson said The men were arrested
3ust outside Of the cemetery. He dMnt
see them do anything. The police saw
them n the act OF disinterring, and when
they reached the grave found that 1t had
been opened about foot snd one hall. He
onty knew from Mr.. Meredith's statement
that they did 1t.
Sergeant Angie took the stand. and said
: nc went out In the day and viewed the
aroxnd. Ills men met him at Mr.. Vocgler's.
He placed five men IN the rear and three
In front, and made such disposition OF his
force "a to surround the suspected locality.
The men stayed In the cemetery from q
until ~ O'clock midnight. Then he saw
four men enter the cemetery from the dr.
rection OF the Old-Mill road and
PROCEED TOWARD THE NEW GRAVES.
He saw one OF them take the lantern
wi ich had been placed on The grave by the
superintendent and move II away a dir
lance OF fifty Yards. lie waited about ten
miputes, and then blew his whiste. The men
run of into the bushes and were captured
By the guard stationed In the rear. The
wagon, with shove,s, grappling-irons, NC,
was then found. Mr.. Meredith acknow-
lodged he bad been at the cemetery Sunday
night. lie was very laxative and seemed
10 look upon the matter in the light OF
Joke. Mr.. Smith said he knew these things
had TO be done for science. Didn't re-
collect whether he said he had been there
before or not. Mr.. Smith showed them
where the wagon was. Caesar Roane said
he had been there once before.
just here Mr.. G. V. Meredith. who had
Just heard Of the affair. entered the court
room and took his seat MS joint counsel for
he defence.
officer Walton was sworn, and corrobo-
rated what Sergeant Angle bad said.
Charles Gibson testified that he was one
OF the force that captured the depredators.
He talked with Smith, who denied that he
was with the men who came out Sunday
night. lie came down to the college Tues
day night, and
WANTED TO HAVE SOME PUN,
and he had come ont with the boys. Chris.
Baker said II would go harder with him
than any one else, rs he had similar
charge against him already.
c. l.. Jones testified that he was with
the special detail. He said Mr.. Meredith
seemed to treat the matter as Joke. Mr.
Smith said:
al am a Jonah; ii hadn't come out
with the boys they wouldn't have been
taken In"
blr. Meredith admitted he was in the
cemetery Sunday night.
John Voegler, special police, testified
that he was present at the arrest, which
was made about the northeast corner Of
the cemetery at about 1890 O'Clock at
night. He saw the lamp disappear, and in
few minutes heard Sergeant Angles sig
nal OF advance. Angle placed them in an
other position. Mr.. Ellyson started to
mount the cemetery fence, when 4 voice
on the other side said:
"IP you CONE OVER Pill SHOOT YOU"
Mr.. Ellyson got down, and the police
got behind trees and ordered the men to
surrender. Meredith, Smith, and one Of
the negroes had pistol each, which they
laid down and Voegler took possession of.
Mr.. Meredith said he had been at the Gene
terry Sunday night.
DIR. Pickrell, surgeon at the almshouse,
having been sent for, came into court, and
was sent down to the Medical College TO
see il he could identify the remains OF the
pauper In the dissecting-room. when,
after awhile, he came back, he said he
could not
Charles Fleming (colorcd). recalled. re-
peated his testimony as to the Identification
Of the bodies.
Mr.. Ellyson, the guard, took the stand.
land said he saw four or five men last sun.
day take body from the grave, but he
couldn't identify them.
by Dir. Meredith, OF counsel for de-
fence: ado you mean 10 say that you stood
by as guard and allowed men TO dig up a
body and not attempt TO interfere?"
Witness said he had instructions from
MIR. DickersOn TO do this in order to catch
the parties afterwards.
Mr.. Meredith dwelt upon this point as
showing that the authorities did not take
proper steps to prevent felony which was
being committed in their sight.
Mr.. Dickerson said the guard had mis-
understood his instructions.
TIE REGISTER
OF burials at the cemetery was brought into
court. 1t showed that on the eth instant
John w. Magee, IN inmate OF the Central
Lunatic Asylum, had been received for
burial. Mr.. Dickerson said he was willing
to swear this was a mistake of his assistant,
as he knew that Magee was buried Satur-
day. Catherine Burnley, another inmate.
was registered as being buried on the It'll,
and MIR. Dickerson declared she was buried
on Sunday last. One OF the subjects i'm the
dissecting-room at the Medical College is
woman.
The Commonwealth rested the case here,
and the Court announced ITS decision TO
be In the case OF Smith. charged with fclo-
ny. dismissed. and all the other cases GER
LITIGATION to the grand Jury.
The question of bail being raised, Mr..
Witt said that he was reluctantly forced TO
say that he didn't see that the Court had the
right to grant bail.
This question was debated by both Col
Onel Young and Mr.. Meredith. After
which Justice Richardson said that in such
leases magistrate could only bail on light
. suspicion of guilt. The Judge of the
Nistings Court was near at hand, and he
Gould determine whether case Of hobeas
cos,ns could be tried to-day or not. lie
would keep the prisoners in the court
roop until the Judge could be heard from.
and save them from the disgrace OF going
. to ia. or they could be taken before the
Judge on mittimus. This was done, save
IN Tho, ase Of MIR. Smith, who was sent ON
10 the. grand Jury on "a charge Of INSIDE !
lseanor. and allowed bail in the sum Of |