Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-01
The lAlmShOuse Horror.

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ness for the prosecution, said that Will
a student at Harvard Medical College
he dissected as many as 25 bodies in
year. The special cases of alleged star
walton he could not de~cribe, excep
chat the bodies were much emaciated
His only knowledge that the bodie
came from the Almshouse was obtained
| from Andrews, now dead.
| J. H. Chase did not know of any
bodies being sold from the Almsbouse
A mark was always made on the head
board when a body was resurrecteG
from the graveyard. The funeral ser
| vice over a coffin filled with wood was
| an isolated case.
Governor Butler asked for the book,
| of the institution covering the records
| of deaths. burlals and contracts as far
| back as 1873, which was furnished the
| witness. Chase became very much ex-
cited, and shook MS fist at the COM
mittee, and said he had not been told
that the Governor had said the commit.
tee might call ON the witness for the
! other half of what he 1.-THE Governor)
knew was sufficient.
Charles II. Dudley. night Waterman
from November. 1876, to July, 1877,
testified as to the manner IN which dead
bodies and stores belonging to the instl-
tuition were surreptitiously removed at
night in boxes. He requested informa-
ton as to his duties, AID sub
officer named Elliott told him: " You
don't want to see too much. It might
be extra work on the dead-house at
night, of which you must not say too
much, and if you wish to stay here yon
must get inside the ring tmeaning the
Marsh family. Witness detailed many
mysterious circumstances, such as the
removal of trunks by the relatives OF
the Marsh family, and the dl-appear-
auce of bodies from the Collins in which
they were prepared for burial.
Queen of Guinea.
NEW YORK, March 3l.-A respect
able middle-aged colored lady named
Rebecca Barnes. who resides in Cam
den, N. j., has set up claim that che
has become a roya! heiress. with the
title of "Queen of Guinea" She has
lived secluded life for many years in
Camden, and never until recently spoke
of her royal blood, although she said
much of her mothers and grandmoth-
er's slavery and of the families with
whom they had lived, which corre-
spends with information which came
from Mr.. Ledgiey, her slave-owner.
Efforts have been made on the part
of a firm trading with Guinea to
discover the descendants OF the Queen.
who was stolen so years ago by sIavers
on the Guinea coast and sold to plant
ers IN the South, and who, Mrs. Barnes
says, was her grandmother. A large
amount of valuables have been left In
the hands of firm of coast traders for
The heirs of the old queen, should any
be discovered. Several persons have
been thoroughly convinced of the truth
of these stats ments, and have written
to the State Department and elsewhere
IN search of information as to the best
estate OF the woman.
The Cooperation Loses.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-The Supreme
Court of Illinois, the full bench assent
ing. has just filed an opinion declaring
in substance that the Pullman Palace
Car Company and like corporations
are common carriers, and placing them
in the same category as railroad COM
panies. This is contrary to the decl-
sion given by the same tribunal some
years ago. and affirms the principle that
the present State Legislature has en-
ieavored to embody in the statute. A
suit was brought by Luke Nevin against
the car company for refusing to permit
him to Occupy the sleeping berth as.
signed to him, which he offered to pay
for. The lower courts have decided
that the plaintiff had no power to en-
force accommodations against the Car
company, and that it was optional on
It's part to furnish the same. The Su-
preme Court asserts that running
sleepers has become bus mess aud So |
cial necessity. and in this view the law
can impose Obligations on the company
the same as on railways, ferrymen and |
lnnkeepers.
WASHINGTON, March 3i.-The Jean |
nette Court Of Inquiry reconvened yes ,
terday and briefly examined seaman
Leach, recently returned from Siberia.
The witnesses all said they bad DO
statement to make in regard to the |!
of the expedition, before
Or after the sinking of the ship, and no /
charges to prefer against any officer. |
They believed everything was dons !
which could be done to insure the safe. |
" of the crew, and thought Lieutenant
in particular, displayed |
great skill and good Judgment in bring
ing the whaleboat to land. The court !
adjourned till Tuesday, when seaman
Bartlett will be examined.
DR.. Collins has been asked whether |
he desires to have any questions put to
the witnesses, and if he does NOT, the |
branch Of the investigation which con-
germs the alleged unpleasant relations
between Captain De Long and Jerome
Collins will not again be touched.
New York, March 3O.-An indict.
nent for granddaughter in the first de-
,ree was to day presented against
George w. Conkling, Jr.. who shot