Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-28
GIOULS IN. A GRAVEYARD.

A Ghnstly Discovery in tho Jewish
 Ccmetery-The Body of William
 Nachumson stolen From It's Rest
 ing Place-The Young Man Was
 Drowned in Thomaston Four
 Years Ago.
 X daring case of grave robbery was perpetrated at the Melchizedeck cem- etery, owned by the Jewish congrega- tion, on the Plank road, some time during Wednesday night. The grave of Will liam Nachumson, a Roumanian aged 23, who was buried four years ago. was the one selected by the ghouls. Nachumson, it will be remembered, lost his life by drowning at Thomaston on August 16, 1885, and his remains were brought to this city the following day. The body was inferred in the back part of the cemetery and as there was no grass growing upon the plant. it had the ap- pcarance of a new dug grave.
 | X Mrs Alexander, whose husband Is buried in the cemetery has plot near | where the young man was buried. and made arrangements with Willie Lynch the son of James Lynch. who lives near the cemetery, to water the flowers upon her husbands grave. Monday being q pleasant day, the boy carried out Mrs AleNanders instructions, as he also die on Tuesday. Wednesday it rained anC the boy did not go to the cemetery. Or Thursday he went there and noticed that the ground in the vicinity of the grave had been dug up. Young Lynch did not mention the matter until he saw Henry H. Greenbure passing his home yesterday afternoon He incidentally told Greenburg, wht went to the place and found large hols l dug at the grave in which Nachumsor had been buried. The gentleman al once notified Maier Kaiser, president o1 the association.
 l Mir Kaiser. accompanied by Officer Dodds. visited the spot this morning ant | found that the grave had been robbed 1 X DEMOCRAT reporter accompanied tho gentlemen. and the work of digging open the grave was done by Jame: Henry.
 The hole dug by the ghouls was at tn, head of the coffin, which had beer buried without any case. The robbers had cut portion of the lid oif With saw. The marks on the lid showed where an axe had been used. The bones were drawn through the opening and tn, coffin was not taken from the ground The pillows upon which the head rested and parts of the lining of the caske were the only things found.
 The officers of the association ar, puzzled over the circumstances that sur round tho case. There is only one the ory that offers itself. The robbers hat probably noticed that no grass hat grown upon the grave and the dirt il the vicinity of the place gave it the ap pearance of a newly dug grave. Ther' Is great excitement over the case ant the question arises what use a body s' long buried would be to any person The case is shrouded in mystery.
 Nachumson's brother Adolph was for merly engaged in business ill this city il the place now occupied by Marcus, tn Bank street clothier. He failed iA busi ness and removed from this city, and i now supposed to be residing ill Spring field. Mass.
 Chief of Police Egan has notified tn selectmen of the occurrence and they il turn will communicate with the stat authorities, who, under sec ,33S of tn general statutes of the state are authori Zed to offer a reward not to exceed SEQ for the arrest of body snatchers.