Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07

works to repair the fence. Northrup, being
curious, attempted to get sight of the
body by peeping through a crack. George
caught him in the act. gave him scolding.
and said If he heard of his saying anything
about his snatching bodies he would make it
hot for him. The night he and I went TO the
cemetery he wanted me to hitch up the
mare. 1 told him would not, for 1 knew
the old man would kick. He said that would
be all right; he would stand between me and
the old man. I would not do il. He said
that night when he went for the
BODY OF THE YOUNG LADY
That he intended to dig it up, put it in sack
and then go for it afterwards with q wagon.
He said it would not do to leave a wagon
standing there during the time it would
take to secure the body, as that would create
suspicion. He went to pawnbroker on Sec
ond street and tried to hire a revolver, but
was refused. He then hired one of Junk
man by the name of Charles Shoemaker. l
asked him what he wanted with q gun, and
he replied, "If l am caught and can't scare
them | will use It," One day he took an arm
down from a shelf and showed it to me. It
was perfect arm, with the shoulder bones
attached, and I should judge was that of
woman. did not ask nor do l know where
it came from. This was after the body of
Johnnie Lyons was in his possession. make
this statement Of my own free will and sc.
cord, and am not induced to do so by any
promises or threats.
STATEMENT OF NoRTHRUP.
Robert j. Northrup said On the morning
of January 90, 1884, l came down to
the woodward about $3.50 A. NJ, and finding
the gate unlocked, an unusual thing, asked
about it. Little or Crsndall, one or the
Al Ia. Id T.
to the stable 1 found the black mare hitched
to the little wagon. looked in the wagon
and saw something in a sack. l took hold of
it and it felt meaty, Ike a human body. 1
felt the head, and thought perhaps some one
had been run over by the cars. l went into
the stable and said to Crsndall and Little.
" My God, that feels like human head"
They griuned little, and said, You act
like circus" Then 1 stepped over to Thran
and said, $50 over and look in this wagon,
guess some one has been run over and the
undertaken has not got around yet"
thought perhaps for that reason it was there.
Thrall went to the wagon, made an examina-
tiop, came back and said, II think it is
man. [ felt the
ARMS, LEGS, NOSE AND HAIR,
But could not see it." Then we thought it
would so to the undertaker's, so we watched.
ing, as if they knew something about it.
Daniel Gardner came down in the yard. and
gave orders about work and then went away.
George came out, picked the body up in his
arms, and walked into the coal bin or barn
with it. We thought so in fact, it was in
one or the other. After while Thrall went
to look, saying he was going to satisfy him.
SELF but he could not find the body. Then
we began to suspicion that something was
wrong. I was in the habit of going into the
chemical works very often, being called there
by George Gardner, but after that l was
never called in again. 1hran after this
Crandall said he guessed he was mot far off"
When Thcall and L started home that night
George Gardner met US on the steps and said.
"What have you been saying about dead
mans being in the wagon this morning?
That makes me mad, and it is id lie and
no such thing. It was q dead hog. We
got it out of dirty pen. is what makes it
smell 80 badly. If such talk gets out it will
make you trouble"
oRAs. GARDENERS STATEMENT.
Chas. Gardner, brother Of George, said
At the solicitation of my brother [ went with
him TO the Catholic Cemetery 10 get dead
hog before daylight. / held the horse, and
George went and got the hog, as I supposed
it was, placed it in the wagon, and we Thea
faturred l thought It was a strange place
and hour to go for a dead hog, but that was
what he told me. L have heard it remarked
that my brother had dead body in the
chemical works, but L had no positive knowl-
edge Of it.
TESTIMONY OF THRALL.
Charles T. TRIAL. an elderly gentleman,
who works in Garjner's wood yard, says:
The day the thing occurred, January 295h, |
went to the wood yard at 6 A. VI. l there
found the gates opened, and thought perhaps
l was late. However. | saw no one around,
but saw the horse aud buggy under the shed,
all covered with mud, and noticed o sack in
the back end of the vehicle. 1 met Northrup,
and asked him if he had been up all night.
mo-" he said 81 have just come" North
rup then stepped up to the buggy and passed
his hands over the sack, which was sewed
up. He Immediately stepped back and
said he would not touch it again
for $500 Noticing his excited manner, I
said, What is it !" my God - he replied,
81 don't know what it is, but I would not
touch it again for no amount" l then walked
up and felt Of the sack. 1 could feel mans
head and nose, and also could feel his arms.
[ went and told the other boys l thought it
was a man. They said l was crazy, and in
order to satisfy them and myself l cut open
of the corpse. We were all then satisfied
that it was the body of a man. 1
knew that it would come to
light some time. A short time afterward
Crsndall came out and told me all Of the cir
cumstances attending the matter. We were
in car on / street, unloading wood, when
he told me. He said he was going to tell of
it. Northrup also told me he intended to ex-
pose the matter. What seemed to be the
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whole affair was the fact that Johnnie Lyons
had bsen
A sCHooLMATE OF GEORGE GARDENERS.
1 wanted to watch snd see what became of
the body. Georgs took the body into the
stable we watched him slyly, and in o few
hours later went in and it was gone. Gran
dali and the other boys told me it was in the
chemical rooms. Wednesday, Northrup told
me that 1 would hear something before
night, asd asked me if 1 was going back on
them. said, ''No, sir, | will tell all know
about this matter" The night of the
day that Johnnie Lyons body was
brought to the woodward George met
Us as we were goirg home and said, what
were you fellows talking about? Northrup
said. Nothing" l said, " Yes. we were
talking about the man that was in the sack
this morning." He said it was no such
bnIhg. IL was ueau mug anu Ssuuh lihe
the devil. l don't like to hear men talk that
way; it makes me mad. 1t was dead
hog" d. Gardner came to Northrup
and I and asked US if We
knew anything about how the gate came
to be open so early in the morning. Told
him about the buggy and horse being hitched
up, all muddy, and of the suspicious looking
sack. He walked away, without saying
word. l make this statement of my own
free will and accord. 1t is right that l
should. and l have always intended to do so.
FAIR PLAY.