Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-21
Prosecution Of the Ex.Desecs,ves.

Prosecution OF the Ex.Detectivcs.
LEITkR OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO The DISTRICT
ArToRNsY AND THE REPLY OF THE LArTER-rHE
TRIALS TO BE PCSgED WITH vIGQR-NR r. H.
WELLS 10 ASSIST IN TIE PROSECUTION
District Attorney Corkhln yesterday received,
| through the hands OF Mr.. John w. Thompson, the
chairman OF the citizens committee the follow
| ing
LETTER OF THR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
MT Thompson win present you this letter. BY my
, he s to see you about the
trial Of these men, and confer with You about
IS to see to aid You in the
ene utmost vigor and intend to keep personal eye
give Of Your energies to secare the con-
Snon 3f these men. who have been terror 70 this
thus tar h;; been 70 the Of
1ie criminal law by the authorities of this District"
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL's REPLY.
the district attorney replied as follows:
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of your
letter OF the 18th instant delivered by Mr. John
Of the District Of CoIumbs Know % that there is no
W be done S% nal from ms that everything
and fully yoar positive CO
Bstrist Every pes.iSe assistsncs has been Afforded
sistant, MI. d. L. Tsseart has BY my drections de-
the o evidence ans the assr
bop 5or % of the s osses to the grand Jury This Ia
deserving Of the highest commendatou. 3Sr WITH
out il al other labor done in this would have
Sss Of ssss and feel tas. mo- effort
sfins S0i Of OF
with which to shield the thieves who have robbing
well that the force in my office entirely n
ioT the of the
cases alone my assstants were compelled . work
known "s.h as the see snF
route case, has brought about accumulation of
my assistants find amount Of labor pressing upon
ia inn fSAd ttSR
puelc officer under the government In view OF these
that Wells has Sesn the counsel Of he
sna ~
n1ns ,SinFp upon %., AZ the taken the
familiarity with the ease thus save again going
he be sy %
attorney this District to aid IN the trial Of these
Ths eIs.f ss :s allowed The Of .ad
these cases for trial and to assist the tie
vine who has herssofore BEEN employed % in my Office
@ ana ianiar M M with the duties required The compensa
OF TINS clerk should be ut least at the rate of ST. 500
?. ask tha. be authorized to employ detective.
VINO se name for prudential do not wish to
hn n writing but viii give 70 you personally and
oa he tns
dictment IN connection with these cases. but who are
from justice and be arrested except
make these requests because feel that the citizens
unless every used to secure the CONVICTION of
!nese PERSONS II guilty. The Of no ordinary
able counsel They familiar with a. means Of de-
secfns . and coneesne CT ime. and their conviction if
rereant to my duty did not ask for every
important for the public good and this without refer
ence to any personal consideration"
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY, CLERK, AND DETECTIVE AP-
POINTED.
Thnco
been approved, and Mr. H. H. Wells has been re-
taned as assistant district attorney and Mr. Frank
irvine has been employed as additional clerk
detective has also been employed
MATERIAL FOR THE GRAND JURY.
The citizens committee are preparing material
which will be presented to the present grand jury
In addition to the evidence OF O'Leary ana Muir
pny. which has never been considered by grand
Jury, tnere are otner matters Which can be pro-
duced tending to strengthen the evidence already
collected against the ex-detectives
MR. J. W. THOMPSON URGING SPEEDY POLICE RE-oR.
GANIZATIoN.
Mr. John W. Thompson, the chairman of the
citizens committee has had an interview with the
District Commissioners, In which he strongly
urged the the nncs NECESSITY Of reorganization
District Commissioners that the citizens
committee had been engaged for three months
which had been carried on under the present or.
ganizaton. and he thought that now It was time
something was done. In conversation with a
that be thought reorganization OF the police
would be begun very soon; how extensive 1t would
be he could not tell
Jansen, the ResurrecliOntst, ON Trial,
TESTIMONY IN TIE SPECIAL CRIMINAL COURT TO-DAY.
The case Of Jansen (Vigo Jansen Ross), charged
with having stolen the body of the executed
murderer Shaw from potter's field, came up In the
special Criminal Court, Judge Hagner to-day on
appeal from the sentence OF the Police Court,
which sent the accused to jail for year.
TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION
The execution OF Shaw and the burial OF the
body was proved; also the fact that the body was
subsequently, identified at the medical college.
John Mack, the hackman, testified that on the
morning OF January 22d Ross (Jansen) engaged
his hack; that he drove Jansen and another per-
by the formers order to 10th and r streete'
and then to Howard University, stopping at
several places to take drinks. At Howard Univer-
waiting Tor him witness attention was attracted
by some passing colored men asking. "wnat is
ody IN IN of the vahce an snen the
drove to the police station On cross-examination
witness admitted that he was drunk, but declared
he did not assist Jansen to bring the corpse
the college; didn't 60 to potter's eld. and never
saw the body until he was at the university. DR. |
Furman j. Shadd, surgeon at Freedman's hos.
pital, TESTIFIED that ON the morning named he was
called out by Jansen, who said he had Shaw's
body. but witness told him he didn't want it Ser
Jansen and Mack at the police station, together |
With the hack and the corpse inside Of It, Lieut. |
Johnson testified that after Jansen was locked up
he admitted that he got the body from the col |
lege, 10th and E streets. Jacob smith met JAN |
sen. who was drinking, on January 23d, and the |
latter said he had taken up Shaw's body and had |
taken out the brain. VIM. Heck saw Jansen at |
the same time, and heard him say he had taken
up the body and had left the shoes at the poor |
house. Jansen told him he could make money by /
getting up ''stins." Both these witnesses saw
blood on JanSen's clothes |
FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Mayne, for the defense, said he proposed to |
show that Jansen got the corpse at the medical |
college, where it, In pursuance of Shaw's direc-
tons before death, had been taken for dissection:
that he would snow that Shaw had willed his |
body to science
The court refused to allow testimony as to /
whether Shaw had willed his body for dissection
Testimony going to show thaJ Jansen was author
1Zed by the health Office to remove and bury in
potter's field debris from Georgetown medical col
1ege was also ruled out.
Dr.. Harrison Crook. demonstrator Of anatomy /
at Georgetown college, testified to having seen /
ShawS body on the dissecting table there; the /
BODY was the property OF the college, but he de-
cllned to state how It was procured on the ground
that he might criminate himself. He also de.
clined to state whether or not he saw Jansen at /
Shaw'S grave. MeSSrS. Buchanan, DanfOrth and
MuncaSter, students at the college. saw the body