The daily gazette., 1882-12-16
aRAvn aonnEns corylorEp.
The AEen Captured In Philadelphia Tried
and Conriatmd--llr EnrllAa cnnuinAsd

The Mon Captured In Rhliadalphia Traes
and convieted-Dr, Forbes Convicted.
The Court Of Quarter Sessions, Phlladel
| phia, was crowded yesterday fhe announce
meut having been made MAt LstI Ant
Robert Chew, Frank ageNanles afa Henf]
Pillett were TO be tried for fobblnE III,
graves In hebauon Cemetery Most Of M
arraigned individually, and the two Chew
pleaded not guilty. McNamee and PiIlcti
each confessed that they were guilty ol
hauling the bodies, but denied that they had
anything to do with despoiling the graves
4 jury, with Chariea II. Davis, q mulatto
as foreman, was drawn. long delay
was then occssioned by the absence o.
witnesses. None of the accused men wers
represented by counsel. After q short cot.
sultation McNamee and Fillet withdrew
their pleas aud acknowledged their guilt
District Attorney Graham then presented "a
the court an affidavit made BY d. b. Bowser,
one OF the srustees Of Lebanon. Cemetery,
charging DR.. William 8. Forbes, the demon.
stratoF Of anatomy at.JefEerson Medical Col
seges DIR, Benham aud DR.. Lohman, with
conspiring with MeNamse aud the others "a
violate the right OF sepulture aud despollina
the graves Of Lebanon. Mr.. Graham asked
for warrants for the arrest Of the physi,
clans. The papers were accordingly made
out. The Chews were then placed In the
prisoners dock and tho trial began.
Louis N. Megargec, city editor OF the
Press took the stand and repeated the story
OF the capture, aud E. C. Howland, Ed.
mund II. Emory and Benjamin A. Gordon
recited tho parts they had performed In con
nection with the sffair. William Hendcr-
son, the Pinkerton detective, corroborated
their statements. Guy N. Burton, the IN
dertaker, identified photograph as tho
picture Of Hans Jorgenson's corpse, which
he had buried. Mrs. William Antonio re.
cogntxed another photograph as likeness
OF the body of her husband. Undertaken
Almond aa!d another Was the picture oil
James Kennedy, aud William T. Ring.
gold said another was the picture
Of his wife. When William Robinson
was handed the photograph Of his
brothers body rs 1t had been taken In the
Morgue his eyes welled up with tears and
be asked Assistant DlstricLAttorney Bregy
if he could retain the memorial. On being
refused he went sorfowfully away aud
buried his head Ia his hands 10 o far part OF
the room. This was all the Testimony pre-
sented by the rrosf cuilon, and when the
Assistant District Attorney asked Robert
Chew, the ex-superintendent, II he had any.
thing TO tell In his defense, he took the wit.
ness stand and said: "Ali I've got TO say is
thai had nothin' 10 do With This thing;
don't know Piliett and | don't know Nc
Nance Az he started TO step down Mr.
BreGy called him back and began q severe
cross-examination, which made the prisoner
contradict himself over and over sgain.
He explained that he did make confes.
slons 10 Mr. Megargee, but that they were
lies, told because he was worked up Oh
the night OF his arrest. Now he wished 10
deny them. Bnt few moments Afterwards
he was again admitting 10 Mr. breezy the
very statements he at first denied When
asked II he knew of ~ or 30 bodies having
been buried IN ono grave he spswered that
he did not. "But don't your books show
itt said Mr.. Bregy Yes he replied.
He finally said that he had been aware Of
the rohberies ia the cemetery for nine years,
but he never took part In theul because he
was afraid Of ghosts.
When Levi Chew was aeked ii he had any
thing to ssy he arofe Ia the dock and stated
that he took no part 10 the robberiee. He
went to his brothers house in tho cemetery
on tho night OF the arrest aud told him he
had smallpox case, only for fun, as be
Hwns always craekin' jokes Ike that on
Bob, and after spending short vieit there
he went out 10 60 home, Ha saw EaRou.
asked for ride and was arrested.
The Assistant DiStriet Attorney then ad.
dressed The jury and In the coarse of his re-
marks said that there was uot tho slightest
doubt ae TO who were behind the prisoners
IN the robberies, and in duo time all who
had sbetted the inhum8n practice would he
brought to justice. The Jury rendered a
verdict Of guilty without leaving their seats
and the mulatto foreman remarked 10 Mr..
BrcgT Anyway, we can hang 'em, cent
weF The expression was passed around
among the lavyers and created much merrt-
ment,
MeNameo was sworn aud made a state
ment directly duplicating the accused
phyeiciane 10 the robbery.
This ended the proceedings 60 far as the
trial of tho prisonfre was concerned. but
earlier In the day District Attorney Graham
had announced to the court that D. D. Bow
ser, one of the Trustees of the Lebanon
Cemetery had made an affidavit, in which he
charged that Drs. Forbes, Deneon and
Lohmsn had conspired with the defendants
TO violate the right of sepulturc ard to de-
spoil graves In Lebanon Cemetery, and the
Court wae asked to Issue warrants for the
arrest OF the physicians, Judge Fell accord.
ingly Issued the warrants, and during the
trial Dire. Forbes and Lohman were brought
into court DR.. Benham is not resident OF
the State.
II was proposed to give the two q hearing
at once, but Richard z. White, ESQ, coun.
sci for DIR. Forbes, having asked fer an op-
portunity to consult with his client, the
hearing was postponed and ball for each
was fixed at 5000, Clarence Clarke becom.
ing surety for Dr. Forbes. Dr. Lohman,
who was unable at the limo to obtain ball,
was permitted TO go on bis own recognizaIce
until this morning.
Sentence of MeNamep and the other priao.
| ners were deferred.
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