Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-14

GESyE EsO9sBEssY SENSATIONS.
Rict.EIOIsi ksOdy Snate!,ers Arrested at
Midnight. Among. tleisl Some Nes.i-
cal Students.
telegram from Richmond Va. last evening
Gays: The systematic work of pIundering
graves in GakwOCd cemetery which has been
going Oh for years, and which has defied the
efforts of the custodiaIs of the cemetery to
stop, has met with q temporary check. Tine
las successful raid upon the graves was made
on Sunday night, when three bodies We're car
ried Off This act melted the authorities to
greater vigilance. and last night the regular
cemetery guard was reinforced by q squad of
dozen police. who. after lying in wait until
after midnight. succeeded in capturing four
men-twO white and two colOred-in the act of
opening grave. Tie white men proved
10 be young medical students. This
morning the police. armed with warrants
SEARCHED the Virginia Medical College
In this city and found four dead bodies,
three of which We're recognized as those resur-
rected from lakewood cemetery. Two of the
bodies were OF patients of the central lunatic
asylum for colOred people and one was a col
ored city pduper. Police Justice Richardson is
Investigating the case. Much interest is mani
tested. as the young students i'm custody are
We'll connected. 1t appeared in evidence that
one of the students. W b. Meredith acknOw-
lodged when captured that he was with the
party who robbed the graves SUNDAY night but
that the other student. ". 4. Smith was not
with them. At the conclusion of the testimony
the police justice sent Meredith and the two
negroes To the grand jury on a charge of felony
In actually robbing graves on Sunday night and
OF mlsdeneanOr in attempting the same last
night Smith was sent on for msdemeanOr
only The justice refused to bail those charged
with felony. but Meredith was subsequently, re-
leased on writ of habeas corpus.
Indictment of PhilaaeIphIa IxOdv.
Them.
In Philade lphia Assistant District Attorney
Kinsey was yesterday engaged in the prepara-
tion of six bills of indictment in the case of
Frank McNamee. Levi Chew, Henry Pellet and
Robert Chew. the body-snatchers. and charged
with violation of the act of sculpture in re-
moving SIX bodies from the Lebanon cemetery
Inc bills were sent before the grand jury yester-
day afternoon. The grand jury returned a true
bill against all OF the PRISONERS.
NcNsnlee's Confession.
The Press of to-day says: Frank McNamee
oDe OF the resurrectiOnists recently captured by
the Press reporters. has made full and free
confession OF his connection with the scheme for
removing bodies from Lebanon cemetery to the
dissecting room of Jefferson medical college
and 1t brands DR.. Vim. 5. Forbes demonstration
OF anatomy. az the instigator and supporter of
the nefarOus plot. He says: 1.-THE first
hauling of bodies that / did for Jeffer-
son college was about three wears ago
when DIR. Behan. who assisted DIR. Forbes. the
demonstration of anatomy, came to ME and
said there ": corpse down al the county pri-
son that he ' mid like me to bring to the col
fege- He hired me in the ordinary way and
Gid the work in daytime. | was sent on a SINH
lar errand to the county prison once or twice
more. ana then DIR. Behan told me that there
was BODY AT a cOlOred burial ground on Pas
SUNK road that he wanted me TO haul to the
college. That night. by his Instructions drove
around 20 the college and heg-ot up on the seat
alongside me. and by his direction drove down
10 the Lebanon cemetery. We arrived there
between ard - clock lit night | STONED i'm
front of the graveyard. and the doctor went in
side, and after being absent little while ne
came back and said there was some mistake
that the body was not there. We drove back
and the doctor paid - 30 for the trip |
did Eot have any suspicious at that time bat
thought 1t was body they had right to-
Two days after that DR. Behan introduced me TO
DIR. Lehman. who was also one OF Dr. Forbes
assistants. but VINO now Keeps an apOtheCary
store down town. Dr. Lehman SAID that
lie would take down to the GEM
etery that night. as the body would
be there. We went down that night
between Q and 10 o'clock. and bv Dr.
LOHHitiiI ulitCtlON GROVE Itie wagon through
the gateway and 10 the back part of the grave
yard. Two dead bodies were lying there and
they were lifted IN the wagon 10y two colOred
men one of these men was very dark. and
have since found him to be Levi Chew brother
If the superintendent of the cemetery: the other
was a biz tall. yellow man. whose name do not
know He has not been arrested | believe he
IA another brother of Superintendent Chew DIR
J.ohnlan and TOOK the bodies to Jefferson col
lege- was To have been paid - for that nights
work. and all they agreed 10 pay me at that
time for any more bodies | might haul was II
each. Some time ago. after had carried MANY
eorpses for Jefferson college. | went TO DR.
Forbes and complained that ; body was very
poor pay. considering that | had TO 20 so far
down town NJ a late hour at night and in ali
kinds of weather. After that he paid me - a
body. IS of which kept for myself. The only
times that the money was not paid directly to
BE was when was up ut Bryan Mawr attend
Ing to NV baggage express there. and then
-.Yank" Mullen drove to the cemetery for me
and received the money for me from DR.. Forbes
i never thought was breaking the law when
Did this thing. Dr. Forbes taught me TO believe
tast / was doing no harm"