Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-11
GRAVE ROBBERS ARRESTED.
Three Resurrectionists Captured with
Their GhastlY PIunder.
DISSERTATION OF 9oLoRED CEMETERY-JgNSEN
AGAIN AT WORK At HIS OLD TRADE, ETC.

DISSERTATION OF eoLoRED CEMETERY-JsNsEN
AGAIN AT WORK At HIS OLD TRADE, ETC.
A little tefore midnight last night Oficers T. NJ
Sullivan and Thomas hardwood discovered horse
and wagon on Champaign avenue, near the fence OF
the Young Mems bury1ng ground, q cemetery In
the county. The wagon contained a corpse.
which had been freshly stolen from grave The
fact that there were tools In the wagon led the
Officers to the conclusion that the ghouls were still
at work In the grave yard, they concealed them
selves to watch Developments After waiting
nearly an hour they saw the grave robbers, three
In number, approaching the wagon, one OF them,
whom they Identified as Tom Bowie, having
A CORPSE ON HIS SHOULDER,
which he placed in the wagon The others threw
in the tools and all got in and drove OIL When the
wagon approached them the officers seized the
horses bride. presented their pistols and said
their prisoners, together with the wagon and its
CHASTITY freight, to the second precinct station at
prisoners proved to be Vigo Jansen Ross, who Is
well known here as resurIect1onist, and who re-
Gently served year minus day for stealing the
body OF Charley Shaw, the colored boy hung for
the murder OF his sister. His companions were
James Stephenson and Thomas Bowie, both colored
men, 30 ana "A years OF age respectively.
THE STOLEN BODIES.
The two dead bodies in the wagon were both
those OF colored females. The bodies were identi-
fed to-day as those OF Annie Greenleaf and Tilly
Kent-the former having lived at 21O9 Sth street
northwest, and the other at Fort Slocum. Both OF
them were buried yesterday. Tflly Kent died on
Wednesday OF pneumonia and Annie Greenleaf on
Tuesday OF consumption. There were In the wagon
three shoyels, two picks and two oilcloths- The
painted on it sc. E. SILL Express, cor. OF 9Th and
streets northwest" On searching the prisoners
half-plnt Dottle with little whisky, was found on
Jensen, together with few dollars in money. All
Of them were pretty dusty.
WHAT JENSEN SAYS.
Jensen did not hesitate to own that they were In
bodies were destined for the National Medical COL
ege at the corner OF 10th and streets northwest,
for which he would have received about $40. He
was anxious that word be sent to DR.. A. E. Adams,
the demonstration, last evening.
Jensen, when seen in his cell this morning, said
that he had just commenced work, and the cOlored
Tfpe on sns @ @ He esa the
tried yet, and had better lot talk. OF course I'll
make fight of it."
WHAT JENsEN's ASSOCIATES SAY.
Stephenson said to a STAR reporter to-day, when
asked how he happened to be with jensen 81
don't know; was drunk. / didn't know who he
was, but God knows know him now. He told me
he had permit to do it, but when the officers
grabbed us he couldn't show it. Twas drunk and
thought it was fun wasn't afraid of the officers,
lor thought no. ne had permit. and he seemed to
'Was this your first time 2" asked the reporter
Yves, - answered stephenson, land God knows it
Jensen, who had been standing by laughing,
remarked: "It's my first time, too"
Bowie said this was his first offense and would be
his last. Evidently he was much troubled and felt
badly toward Jensen.
The bodies were reinterred to-day.
THE THREE MEN COMMITTED.
The case was not called in the Police Court to-
day, but the Information was made out by Assistant
District Attorney Thomas, on which the
parties were committed for hearing. This charges
that Jensen, Stevenson and Bowie did unlawfully
and wilfully break and enter the graves in which
Anna Greenleaf and Matilda Kent had lately been
inferred, and wickedly and indecently did dig the
bodies and take and carry them away. Jensen ad-
mitted, where there was question as to whether
another grave had not been tempered with, that
he had been there the night before and taken
body which was too far gone. He took 1T back last
night and refnterred it. There were evidences on
the ground that some one had been there. He told
the officers that this work would have go on for
the students needed bodies, and they would get
them by some means or another.
BAIL FIXED AT 81 200.
This afternoon, Judge Smell fixed the bail in the
cases OF the three men at 81 900 EACH and continued
the case until next Friday.
The PenmSVlVAmiA EROah Eu,1Oi ned.