Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-24

TIE STOLEN BODY RE-INrERHZD-JAN SEN THE REsuR-
RECTI0NIsT, ARRESTED.

The Theft Of Shaw's CadaveF.
THE STOLEN BODY RE-INrEKRzD-JANsEN SEN, THE REsuR-
RECTI0NIsr, ARRESTED.
The body OF Charles Shaw, which was found in
hack, by L.ut Johnson, OF the second precinct,
yesterday morning, was re-tnterred in the Potter's
field yesterday afternoon. Jansen, the resurrec-
ZIONIST, was arrested later in the afternoon, by
Sergeant Roadway. at a restaurant on 18th street
ner, for completely In the theft Of Shaw's body.
From statements made by Jansen and the hack
Secretly took tn DO ~ from the dssectins room Of
the Georgetown Medical college early yesterday
morning, and had the hickman drive to the Freed
mans hospital While j insen was inside. the
hackman, discovering the body In the h ,ck. be-
came frightened and drove towards the city gain,
the hackinan drove first by mistake 10 the Column
ba university;. hence 1t was daylight when they
reached the freedman's hospital.
JANSEN DENIES MAKING CONFESSION
This morning Jansen was taken to the Police
Court in the van, with Mack, the hackman, =,ru
was held as a witLess Jansen w.s seen in Po-
lice Court cell by STAc reporter. When his at
tentlon was Cru TO the statement in mOrning
he said 1t was not true; that he was not as big
fool as that yet, and he did not know then what he
Was arrested for.
THE CHARGE AGAINST JANSEN.
District Attorney C. s. Moore prepared an infor-
nation against Jansen under the name Of ''v1go
Jansin Ross" charging him with m llcious tres
pass In hat he, on the 22d Of January, willrully
and malicously and wantonly and without cause
Charles Shaw did unlawiully ana indecently dig
up, take and carry away from certain graveyard,
with intent the dead body aforesaid un-
lawfully TO sell and dispose OF the same for gain
,. the s Witnesses are John Mack, the hackman;
johnson, Sergeants Safrell and Redway.
Before Jansen was called up he had long in
IervieW WIN T. n. u Wayne, DIS counsel, and 1T Is
mi ia
At II 10 O'Clock the court room was illed to over
flowing, and when VigO Jansen Ross was called he
whisper: 'That's Jansen" The prisoner was al
lowed to sit by his counsel.
TESTIMONY OF THE HICKMAN
The hickman. John Mack, who will not be pro-
secuted, testified that he met Jansen in the Batl-
more and Ohio depot on Tuesday morning and
asked him II he knew DR.. Tanner and then was
engaged by him to drive him to 10th and streets.
After getting drink he started, and at 9TH and
drove to 10th street, between an F. Witness
was then sent up to the corner to get drink. and
when he came back one man was standing there,
ana ne was told to drive to Howard University.
This was early in the morning, almost O'Clock,
aDd they went to and 18th and got drink and
they drove on to the Freelmans hospital. On the
way out Jansen stopped the hack and got on the
box, and when they got to the hospital Jansen
went In. After waiting some time witness found
mat there was a dead man In the hack, and he
tanned
went to and 10th streets to get drink he left the
hack some little distance below, and returning the
two men were talking, and. Jansen saying he was
ready. he got in and the other man went OIL. Wit
ness was not the first one to see the body. A col
ored man came along and said: 49,! What
have you In The hack?"
THE BODY IDENTIFIED AS sHAw's
representative OF THE STAR testified to Shaw
having been hung, to his having been taken to the
potter'S field for BURIAL and to the body found in
the hack having been that of Shaw to the best OF
his belief
JANSEN OFFERS THE BODY FOR SALE.
Dr. Furman j. Shadd, house surgeon OF Freed.
mans hospital, testified that he found Jansen In
the hospital about O'clock who wanted him to
take the body, saying it was Shaws, evidently
thinking that it was a bonanza, and he told him
jacob Smith, cG,ored. testified that he saw the
defendant at Mrs. Sheeny's, 81 9TH street, and he
asked ask witness m about Dr. Babbtt, ana saa. u am
VIM Hlck testified to seeing Jansen at Sheehy's
yesterday and 10 hearing him say that he got the
grave and the shoes left at the poor house. Ser
geant Roadway, who made the arrest, testified and
the government here rested the case.
Mr. Mayne argued that there was no evidence
Shaw was buried.
Mr.. Moore-But he says he took the body.
Mr.. Mayne-There is no punishment for lying
II ne had said this 1t did not prove that it was
The court said he had the dead body in his pos
session.
JANsEN's STATEMENT.
Jansen or Ross was then placed on the stand
and testified that he took the hack at the B. & O.
depot and vent to the Georgetown college and he
took the body from the dlssecting table; that the
hackinan helped him. He had seen the body
before.
Mr.. Moore.-Did You see shaw's body before
JanSen.-I can't answer that question.
Mr. Moore.-Did you see 1t in the grave?
Jansen.-1 can't answer that question.
Witness heard that he was buried in the potter's
field.
Odd you see him there?
Al can't answer that question.
Witness did not tell any one that he came here
to get the remains OF Payne. Witness declined to
answer how long he had been engaged in grave
robbng, or to say that he was engaged In it Wit
ness was a student OF medicine, and had been en-
gagged In experimenting coal mine.
Mr. Mayne argued that This testimony did net
show that he had robbed the grave.
ELEVEN MONTHS AND TwENTY-NINE DAYS IN JAIL.
The Court.-Eleven months and twenty-n1ne
days in jail.
The defendant noted an appeal, and the bonds
were fixed at 81, 900. Jansen was committed in
default OF bail