The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-26
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reporters were dispatched In various dlreC-
tons where 1t was supposed thatsomething Of
the affair would be known. Mr. August Pol.
lack was called on at his residence on Main
street. Mr.. Pollaok was the fath~er.in.,aw OF
the deceased. He had been informed In an
indirect manner that the grave had been ROT
bed and intended making Il thorough inyes.
tigatlon this morning. He was not inclined
to place much credence III the report, and
could imagine no motive, had such a robbery
been committed.
Areportsr also called at the residence OF the
Baer brothers aud had q long conversation
with Me.sra. Marcus aud BERNARD D4er,
They said that they had had no intimation
OF the alleged grave robbery, and that they
put no faith IN the rumor that was AileRt.
They said they had received notice from the
6%e1tonthat the grave Of their brother had
slipped somewhat, but otherwise It had not
baen dtsecrated.
ut hasn't beea ghouled, them p int, rosat.
ed the reporter.
mot thar we know o."
"Well, you wou d know OF 1t, II tho grave
had basa robbed" gg,
"We most certainly would" :
you have 10 information about the con.
dition OF the gravel" KS
"None Whatever, except what we have al.
ready told you. Finally We place no reliance
In the report, and do not feel disturbed in
regard to the rumors that have prevailed"
You IRE positive, then, that the grave has
not been robbed ~ finally asked the reporter.
I'VE most positively are"
LONELY DRIVE. ,
+ While one reporter OF the ISrELIIGENcIg
was interviewing the friends another had
procured a buggy and started on a lonely
night ride 10 Greenwood Cemetery. The
darkness could be, felt as we'll as the rain.
splash,ng up hill and down bill he drove till
tho lodgs-kaepor's house doomed in sight.
Hu1riedly jumping out ofithe buggy he COM
menced beating tattoo on ono of the win
dows. "Hallo!' came from the other end OF
the house. "Are you the lodge.keeper?.'
asked the reporter.
"a representative OF the IsrELL,erycEg
wants TO see you; dress as quick as you ca,,
piaase."'
IAN right" was the answer, aud in a few
minutes the gale was opened and Mr.. John
Frendt appeared. "Mr. Frendt," said the
reporter, lit ia rumored in the city that the
grade Of Mr.. Barjsmin 3aer has been TAM
pered with, 10 fact that the body has been
stolen. Do you know anything Of 1t 2:
Nothing, si.; nothing. 1t was only this
afternoon that l passed there and everything
was as usual, he replied In an excited MAE
ner. as was natural. 4s.
II suppose you have no objection to chow
ing me the grave, have your
None in the world, come ahead,". he an
swered, and the reporter and the guardian
Of this silent city Of the dead, armed with a
~lantern-which by the way was not lighted
-.wendcd their way through the dark moan
ing p!nts and monuments. whose wierd and
fantastic gleamirgs and shadows seemed 10
rebuke this midnight disturbance. The patter
Of the min ives the only sound to break in
on the hushed conversation and hurried
tread Of the two men. Down the main ave-
nue. they went, further and further from the
huge gates which seemed 10 close them on.
from the living and shut them In with the
dead. At last the southwestern portion OF
the ground was reached and. the sexton
pointed out the newly nude mound of earth
that marked the final resting place Of the de-
ceased. .tziy llH 23I =