Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-13
REsURKEcTIoNrsrs At WORK.
The Body Of . coior-d Woman Take. Fro.
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THREE SEoSors. rHE eHcrls PURSUED NJ
OFFICER MORGAN. But All ESCAPE, 40 WILL
As A DOCTOR IN wArIISa-THE POLICEMAN
Tired AT THREE rrMEs. BUT NOT HIT.
Yesterday afternoon there was gathering of
friends IN a small house on New York avenue
between 4th and 9Th streets 10 take the last
look az the earthly remains Of JuliA Scott The
woman, who was seventy years old. had
lived here nearly thirty wears aud
had enjoyed good health until about .
year ago. when 10 was discovered that
she had cancer. Three DAYS ago /, caused her
death.
been performed the funeral procession wended
u way through lexington TO the brentwood
road until she Columbia Harmony cemetery
into the grave The colored sexton then per-
formed his duty aud the relatives and friends
of the departed returned home.
POLICEMAN NoRaAS's DISCOVERY.
IL was jus; IL O'Clock last night when Police
man Morgan rode by Gleason's brick yard near
Ivy CITY and spoke 60 the Waterman. The
moon was shining brightly at the time and the
officer was able to see some distance ahead OF
him. From the brick yard he rode through
Patterson avenue to the brentwood road
anu there he saw a horse and buggy. The
hicle was such a doctors usually ride in,
out the officer did not imagine that IL there
IN connection with the work OF ghouls He
thought some city people had been out In tho
country and were returning home. His suspic-
ions were not aroused even when the person in
the buggy drove of toward the city, but pres
entity he looked across The fields IN the direction
o. the electric road which runs through Eek
ington, and 10 has surprise he saw three objccts
| ann ns, r.. nl..l. ~
knew that there WIS something wrong and be
concluded that lie would investigate.
THE MAN WITH BUNDLE.
Getting of his horse the officer climbed the
stet embankment and started in the direction
of the men, when he noticed that one Of them
had bundle on his shoulder. The bundle did
not look large enough for n body and so Officer
Morgan came to the conclusion that the man
had been stealing. The resurrectionists e,l-
Gently mlsiooA the officer for the
man in the buggy, who was prob
ably physician, and that was
why the officer got within a short distance of
them before they dropped their ghastly bundle
and fed TO the woods When the men broke
and ran the officer pursued the one who had
dropped the bundle and paid no attention 10
the man who went of alone until he heard the
| report OF pistol shot.
TRYING SHOOT THE OFFICER.
One of the negroes had fired the shot at the
officer TO prevent his catching the man he was
pursuing. Then came a shot from one OF the
other men, which was soon followed by third
shot The two men who kept together got into
Patterson woods aud went IN the direction VI
| Ivy city, while the third one came toward the
city by way OF lexington. While tins was go
ing on the man IN the buggy drove on toward
the city and escaped. When the men had sue
| ceeded Ia getting out of the way OF tire
ofhcer, the latter turned back TO investigate
| the bundle, which had been dropped in the
rayine that crosses the field. Before going
| there. however, he waited short while in the
/ shadow OF tree. thinking one of the men
might return and eBdeayor To get away with
whatever had been dropped. but the man did
not return, and ~ the officer then went In
search OF il.
woNANs BODY IL A SACK.
He first came across an old shovel, which was
conclusive to his mind that body snatchers had
been at work. Presently he saw the bundle
and, STOPPING. he took hold of one end Of il.
The feeling indicated that il was human flesh,
and striking match lac discovered that he had
hold of a womans foot The body was in an
old potato sack that was nearly worn out, and
the sacking was so weak that the
| through II. The body was dragged by the
officer to the power house of the lexington
electric road. where IL was lett in charge of the
Waterman until the patrol wagon arrived and
conveyed il to the morgue.
| Officer Morgan says that the three men were
colored, but he docs not think he can identity
| them.
This morning Mr. George Martin. from whose
house the funeral occurred yesterday. visited
the morgue and identified the body. Later in
| the day he procured another permit and had
| the body reinforced.