The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-16

man. the case was turueu " -
Mr. Bowman begun his investigation VI
the third day after Breslow dleo. 49,"
moroue he was told. as Mrs. brestoN
Vas that the body had been taken 10 .''
potter's Field for burial. On sls't'ns
tho Potter's Field be found an oio 'hal
named Carey, who has for years pee,
Lrown abont the hospitals aud Schooi
of anatomy. M ta,r
The old mans Quasimodo-llke h""r'
is .urmounted by an unnaturi'y az
head. covered with coarse lron-Sray na-
He has but one eye, and ms s"ai'n,
wrinkled face is traversed oy au uS,,
purple scar which extends from the flsu.
cheek to the left ear. Old Carey repileo
70 Mr.. Bowman's inquiries by p"'n'Hn2I
TO thi. terse entry in "A greasy ho'e'S
which he took from bis pocket:
"Breslow -1utchman from MorSue
painted in the trench.
Mr.. Bowman asked n tfcnch
Carey pointed the place out. hus nc -"
ser saw that the earth there had nor "eeu
disturbed for weeks. Are you sure :
wa.buried there2' Yes" repllrd tarey;
Then it must come out at once. salu
Mr.. Bowman. The old man saiu II
could not be got at, and made numerous
excuses. When Mr.. Bowman Threatened
to have him arrested, however, carey
confessed that the corpse had been Ia
ken to a medical college instead OF oeih2
buried. but declared that he did mol
know the name of the college. Accor-
ding to old Carey's story, the man VINO
hauled the body from the morgue was SO
impressed By its magnificent physique
that he resolved to benefit himself ana
advance science by selling the corpse Tor
dissection. The body reached Potter :
Field before noon and was stored in a
shady corner of the tool mouse untll
night, when it was hauled away. Mt.
Bowman at once turned bis attention TO
the college. In order that the BODY
might be Unidentified, if found, the wid-
ow and daughter accompanied the law
yer during his CHASTITY Investigations. Al
this season of the year no bodies are dis
sccted, but a large stock is LAID IN Tor
the fall and winter season, when the
medical schools are in full BLAST. Fresh
bodies, being soft, do not take the kDife
we'll. and in order to give the flesh the
desired irmnesS and keep 1t In that con
dition during hot weather the corpse are
treated with a chemical preparation be
fore being put into picking watts.
The bodie. are kept down in the brine
by boards, on which heavy weights are
placed, and when one is wanted for the
dissecting room it is GATED with an iron
hook and dragged out. Armed with
authority to search the college watts and
he quick-lime pits, in which the man
gled flesh is thrown after dissection, Mr..
Bowman and the two women began the
painful search. At the first vat Mrs.
tainted when a boy was dragged
to the surface and exposed for her in
spection. She revived in a few minutes.
however, and the search went on, corpse
after corpse being hooked up without
finding the one wanted. At the end of
days the watts, pits. dissecting rooms
of every medical college and school of
anatomy in the city had been examined,
success. The women, worn out
by the unnatural strain on their nerves,
hopeless and favored giving up
he search, but Mr.. Bowman blood was
up and he resolved to pay another visit
o old Carey, believing that that tricky
had lied to him on his first visit.
rEis conjecture proved correct, for Carey
It last admitted that be had sold
in a little tboroughfare which
uns from Tenth street, between Market
nd Chestnut. The corpse brought $l4
Carey, anxious to propitiate Mr.. Bow
nan, offered to assist in searching for
he corpse. The offer was accepted. and
n hour or two later, Nj. Bowman. Carey
md Breslow's weeping widow and
laughter stood on the brink of the corpse
at in DR.. Keen's school.
The woman was greatly aeitated and
ven Mr.. Bowman was made nervou. by
he belief that the black basin at his feet
obtained the Observation-Disclosures.
was, by all odds, the coolest member
f the quartet. He removed his shoes and
toxins, rolled the bottoms of his pan
erloons to his knees, and, with a short
'ols IN his hands, slid in. waist deep.
moDg the CHASTITY contents of the vat.
}etoEe the shudde-ing spectators fairy
eslized what he was about, he poied the
aked corpse Of a man to the surface OF
thrust one of his arms under its
raised the head SO that the face
ould be seen, and said. SIS that hing.
- NoIDcI SilpOh tDelT neaQS and the |
.houlish fisherman allowed the corpse 10
lip from his arm and hide itself in tn,
epths OF the pickle pool. Carey mex,
shed up the corpse Of a woman and then
he body Of a negro, over which he used
1uch strong language. There were Ar
cen subjects in the vat, but Breslows
orpse was not among them. The pit in
be cellar was overhauled, but no new
emains were found there. After search.
1g the house from bottom to top Mr.
'owman and the women departed leav.
ng Carey behind to put on dry clothes
he woman went home and the LAWYER
ought and found DR.. Keen himself. On
earning the facts of the case he went
18th the lawyer to the school and order
! the Janltor to tell where the BODY was
he laintor denied all knowled ore of IT'S
'hereabouts, and there the search end
d. 1t is Mr.. Bowman's opinion that
tier he first saw Carey at Potter's Field
ne body snatcher became frightened
conveying his fears to the ~ianitor
hey together took the BODY from the
and buried it. If this theory is trne
Carey's notebook entry: I
Observation-Disclosures from Moroue-
a nj or N h -~-