The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-17
BODY-SNATCHING
Tho WrongM Men Arrested in Wash
ington-6ow the Cadaver0
Were Found.
A Wealthy Farmer Murdered ant
Robbed in I!linUis-Hunt For Ae1i.
ran Bandits.
Btrbarous Murder Of a County TREASURED
in T.xas-Eis Office Robbed-1n-
c ndiarism.

c Idiarism.
WASHING rnx, Feb. 13.-It turns out that
the two hen. John Is. Lord and Daniel
Hint;inan, arrested here Friday night while
driving through The stress with " dead
bodies in :, &C, cred vehic e. were not grave
robbers. but were. simply on their way
from the Columbian College to Glenwood
cemetery with The bodies OF u MIR. Dake
and Mrs. Leesda!e. whic. had been re-
moved IRON their graves aud taken TO the
college. Last Thursday Lord. who lives
near The cr.nc!A,rr, noticed that SeVeral
palin-s were orn rom the fence aud this
led 10 In suspicion that grave rObb'nS hau
been "Ci,g tn. Investigation showe that
Dake's body had been removed from the
grave. The next day some OF the member
OF the L.eesGaie family heard that a body
had been stolen from GlenwOod, VS.
tied Mrs. Lccsd:Ae's grave and were
startled to find that q bouquet OF
flowers which had been placed on the
breast Of he deceased was lying on the top
Of the grave among q lot OF flowers. Be
yond this. however, there WAS nothing to
indicate thai the grave had been disturbed.
Still il was deemed advisable to lnvestl-
gate and this grave was also opened ana
the bodv was found to lave been taken.
Detectives were detailed to search Tor the
missing todies, and they soon located them
at Columbian College. Arrangements
were made accordingly to remove them
from the college i, quickly as possible and
Lord. with Hmdmann, the driver and
several others went to the college on FRI
day night, bu: two policemen who had
49, ...s-~, HhN sv,ny.anrnnfC NJ tho
marty arrested them Just after they
drove away. Hindmann. the driver of
fke wagon. was held for having
&hc bodic; in hi, possession, and in the
police court yesterday Le was fined So for
Temoving Il body without a permit. Among
the medical students at the college are four
young ladies. and the bOiy OF Mrs. Lees
dale hat been turned over to them and the
work Of disseriiOi. 81 far as it had been
progressed. had all been done by them. The
bodies were RI Inferred Yesterday.
ROBBERY AND MURDER.
MARlssA. ILL.,. Feb. 13-GeOrge ". Guth.
RE is one OF the weaI'iicst farmers in st.
Clair County. an! resided with his family
on a farm two AMI a half miles from Ma
rissa. Common report was that he gen.
orally ken: considerable sums Of money III
his iron safe. Yesterday morning the
family prepared to attend church in Ma
risSa. a. lac time approached Mr.. Guth-
RE was .nt vrt shaved. On this account
he concl ale MT 10 90 10 church. so the
FANNY or We OF without ann. This was
min. o'coct,. Abpu: Twelve o'clock the
family y..uraed home. \ daughter was
the first 10 enter tn. house. She passed
through III o her fathers room. and in q
--.- cnp nly
has shot father" y her members Of the
family hurried III and found Mr.. Guthrie
stretched out on the Gpor. dead with a
Iis,o; wound IN the breast in the region Of
the heart. Further investigation showed
that IA watch and chain and S35 in money
Lad been taken. An iron burglar proof
safe IN the room showed evidence OF at.
tem;ts with hammer and chiscl to force It,
but the efforts were unsuccessful. The
room showed evidence Of a struggle. The
coroner and sheriff are a. work on the
case. Mr. Guthrie was torty-seven years
OLD, and a prominent man in the community
Laie:-The verdict Of the coroner's jury
in the case of Guthrie. the rich farmer,
supposed TO have been murdered, is sui
eide.
MEXICAN BANDITS
CANAHGo. Mex. Fch. l3-A few days age
Captain Lalnodrld. at the head of 4 force OF
cavalry. descended on The Mesquite ranch,
shout thirty leagues from here, and cap
tured.a motel bandit who had broken his
limb and WAS acre being cured. Vasque1
confessed that iGe noted bandits. Santos
BaSaliIy anu .AGolfo ana Antonio taliigos,
were i'll hiding near the ranch. A man was
pressed N a. guide. but he misled tltt
troops and n -rlci them in a wrong direc
ton, for wticii he was hung by the enraged
men. The bandits having been warned
fed to Inc Tc>as side Of the river. 1t is re
ported that The .Ing were recently seen al
the Grulia ana ToaQucr ranches in Starr
C0un' Y, and that they want to kill Maurici,
Lopez, who was with Sheriff Shelly ut thu
time. Cecil. o y Barrera and VivianO DIa.
were captured ind hanged. 1t is reported
in Rio Grande City that Basaldua, Antonio
VilligOs and Luciano MOrelos were tn,
men who stopped the stage and raped Mrs
Closncr. MOrelo. is ROW in Jail at COrpu!
Christi, where he was arrested for kidnap
ing Juan Barrcra. II is said that the maj
executed WAS tho owner of the MesQuit,
ranch. Vasqucz IS now in Jail here. Act
I've measures are beng taken to hunt dow
aud capture Basaldua and his companions
SEARCHING FOR MURDEREgs.
LONGvIEw, Tex, Feb. 13-Sherif For
syth, Of Pamela County, arrived here to
night in search oil the murjerers of County
Treasurer ID. {. Hi who was murdered
Fri'!ay night in lis Office, but was not dis
covered unit late SATURDAY, when bis body
with his head cut of was found N the fool
Of his office. II WAS also discovered thai
S. 60 was taken away. Carthage, in Pa.
nOlt County, is The county seat, and 1.
abOut forty miles from here, being the
terminus OF the Sabine Valley railroad
There is 10 telegral h,c communication,
consequently particulars are very meagre
S,erif Forsyth left Immediately on The
trail Of the escaping murderers. g.
SUPPOSED INCENDIARY.
WELLsvIlI.E, o., Feb. 13-The busiress
portion OF Augusta, atown in Carroll Coun
ty, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss
was &31,ON The fire is believed to have
been the work If i~ucendiaries.
sherman On Hla1ne.
COLUNBrA o., Fen. Ex-senator Sher
man. who is in the city, on hearing tina
Mr.. Blaine would not allow hrs name to b<
..>a hce,so cha l.hi~uUo convention as3S