Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-24

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name Of DR.. Beall - its owner.
| Oh. ADANs' WHEREABOUTS FRrpAY NIGHT.
DR.. Adams states that he was at the medical
college Friday night at the time the body was
stolen and 10 oorroboratsd by the following
paper:
that DR.. A. c. Adams was at the National medi-
cal college on the night of December 20, 1889,
between the hours OF and II pm, and that
| we were In his presence, and know that he
could not have had anything whatever to do
| with the outrageous proceedings charged
| against him in connection with the Congress-
ional cemetery transaction.
CHARLES ST. Y. ZrxxERnAN,
9. L. JOHNSON,
J. @. Parsons,
| HENRY LIDDELL,
| J. N. OLIVER, JR.,
| G. BURTON HErNEcxH,
| DANIEL CONNER.
WASHINGTON, DC, December q, 1889"
| Daniel Conner, whose signature is attached
| to the paper, il the ianitor at the college and
the other signers are students.
DB. ADAMS EXPLAINS.
When seen by q STAR reporter this morning
DR.. Adams said that the horse and buggy did
not belong to him; that he dropped in at police
headquarters Sunday morning to see If the
owner had recovered his team and learning that
he had not, he (Adams) saw Chief CLERK syl-
vester. That official, he said, told him that he
would transfer the property to him il he
(Adams) would sign for it. and he was also
given to understand that the matter of his
signing for it would not De made public. With
| that understanding he signed for the horse and
buggy and the next day he turned it over
to DR.. Beall and obtained his receipt,
therefore Doctor Adams explained that he
only did this as an act Of Kindness for Dr..
Beall III had known that there was going
to be 30 much to do about it," said the doctor,
II would never have troubled myself about the
case"
CHIEF CLERK SYLVESTER DENIES
that he promised to withhold the information
from the public. He says that DR.. Adams called
at his house Saturday evening, and that Sunday
morning he called at headquarters by engage
ment and made oath that the horse and buggy
were his property and for that treason he turned
over the team to him. The affidavit referred
to was printed in yesterdays STAR. Mr.. Sylves-
ter said that if the property did not belong to
DR.. Adams at the time stated in the affidavit
be did not intend to let the matter drop.
THERE Is Law HERE 70 PUNISH GRAVE ROB-
BERs
1t has been stated that there is no law in the
District under which resurrectionsts can be
punished, but such statements are not corrobo-
rated by the facts in cases Of that kind brought
before the courts in recent years. Vigo Jansen
spent months in Jail for grave robbing. Vim.
Bowie, Henry Stephenson and others also
served time for q similar ofense In every
case Of grave robbing brought before the
courts, the offenders have been given some
thing like one year in Jail The prosecutions
were on informations, and, therefore, not ex-
amined by the grand jury.
AwARRANr FOR DR. BEALL.
Policeman Charles w. O'Neill, who is also
member of the board Of trustees of Con-
gressional cemetery, swore out a warrant at the
Police Court this morning against DR.. W. W.
Beall, charging him with desecrating Mrs.
Cheeks grave. He is the person who, DR.. Adams
says, owns the horse and buggy. DR.. Beall
formerly kept barber shop in East Washing
ton, where he also extracted teeth. He after
ward received diploma to practice medicine.
He had an Office at No. ia 9Th street southeast,
but when the police inquired for him they
learned that he moved from there about two
months ago.
STATEMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT CROSS.
Superintendent Cross of the Congressional
cemetery said to STAR reporter that he had
frequently seen horse and buggy similar to
the one recovered passing the cemetery going
In the direction Of potters field. His daughter
has also seen the vehicle. Friday night, when
the alleged resurrectionist escaped from the
buggy, Policeman Clinton blew his whistle sev-
eral times hoping to attract the attention of an
Ofhcer who would capture tile escaping law
breaker. Soon after the whistle blowing was
heard colored man met two of the precinct
officers and told them that ne saw a man ans
wering Bealrs description on Pennsylvania
avenue with o carriage whip in his hand
uNEAsINEss AMONG MoUBNERs.
The occurrence has caused many persons to
suspect that their dead relatives have been re-
moved, and many inquiries to that effect have
been made at the cemeteries. One grave in
Congressional cemetery was reopened yesterday
and the body was found all right.
1t was learned that a body was recently taken
from another cemetery and traced to u medi-
cal college. The work OF the resurrectionists
was discovered, and the body was returned to
its grave before the dissecting knife had been
used upon il.
DIR. BEALL's ARREST ORDERED.
The police in the various precincts have been
notified to arrest DIR. Beali.
The warrant sworn out against DR.. Adams
yesterday has not been served. The doctor
will not be arrested, but this evening an officer
will notify him to appear in the Police Court
day after tomorrow.
Mr.. Cheek was ut police headquarters again
today making further inquiries concerning the
robbery of his wife's grave. He is very anxious
to recover the jewelry that was taken from the
body 80 that he can place it upon the body in
accordance with her last wishes.
SILCOTT FOUND.