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against me. as we had had some trouble

over q patient in the Sixth ward. /
asked DR.. Wilson about these threats,
and the conversation then drifted on to
the grave robbery case. told DR.. Will
son thought they were carrying the
joke pretty far when they went to the
pc int of arrest"
On discrimination by Howard, the
witness stated that he was never en-
gagged in getting dead bodies and send
ing them to medical colleges.
Howard-Didn't you make an effort
to get into that business here?
Witness-No. I did not.
You went to Cleveland on January 90,
did you not?
Witness-Yes; I went to attend a
medical college to take special course
in surgery.
Howard-Did you make an effort to
secure bodies for that institution?
Witness-No, sir, not that l know OF.
Howard-Did you try to open up ne
gotiations with Mr.. Foreman about get
ting bodies?
Witness-I did not.
Howard-Didn't you come into my
Office once and introduce this matter to
me, and ask me what the law was about
getting dead bodies from the Infirmaryp
Witness-I don't remember that /
ever did.
Howard-Didn't you come to my
Office and talk about getting dead bodies
from the Inflrmary?
Witness-I won't say that l didn't.
l don't remember.
The witness then proceeded to ex
plain his visit out to the In1rmary by
saying that on the nth or 18th Of
January, he got telegram from Sam
Hammett and Walter Devrles that they
were coming from Pittsburg. He went
out to Elm Grove to meet the b &5 o
train. There he found the train an
hour late, and concluded to visit the
Infirmary. Foreman showed him
through the Infrmary. and he saw
corpse lying upstairs. Foreman told
him that he had informed the dead
mans wife, and she or they would bury
the body. He left the Infrnary be-
tween and o'clock and came home on
the train with his friends. When wit
ress went to Cleveland, on the Goth, he
did not take trunk; he took only va
lise and bundle Of books. On redirect
examination DR.. Pipes stated that he
did have a conversation with Howard in
front of Squire Ankles Office in regard
to the law for the disposal Of the bodies
Of paupers, but he inquired only for the
benefit of a friend connected with
medical college in Pittsburg. he did
not recall the name OF the friend.
Taylor Foreman, the Superintendent
Of the Infirmary, was the next witness.
He denied in toto that he had ever had
any conversation with Creighton about
digging up the body. He never made
any arrangement with DR.. Pipes to dis
pose of the body. lie notified Wertz-
bacher's wife of his death by telephone,
and by note and told her she could have
the body, He never knew OF Brand
stroup digging up the body.
At this point Capt. Dovener asked the
Jury to retire, and made statement TO
the Court that the defense would prove
that conspiracy existed at the In
Urinary against Foreman: that Brand
stroup, the engineer, Estelle n. Doug
lass and Creighton were in the
conspiracy; that the Douglass woman
came to the infirmary as nurse, rep
resenting herself as single, that she be-
came improperly intimate with Brand
stroup; that she was an adventures,
and that shortly after she came to the
infirmary she wrote letter to the Co
lumbus Capitol denouncing her alleged
husband, E. D. Farnsworth, for living
with another woman; that on one Sat
urday night she left and went TO Co
lumbus and occupied room with
Farnsworth; that she had lived with
him as his mistress; that after Brand
stroup died the woman had attempted
to claim his jewelry as hers, and that
she had repeatedly perjured herself.
Also that Branstroup had made the
charge against Foreman and Pipes when
drunk, and that afterwards he had de-
MED that he had made the charge.
After some discussion the court decided
that the evidence was not com petent.
Mrs. Brandstroup, the wife of the
pauper, whose body is alleged to have
been stolen, was placed on the
stand. She testified in brief that she
had visited the Infrmary and had told
Foreman to dispose of the body. He
had told her she could have the body
any time and was always welcome to
come and visit the grave. AT this point
Court adjourned for dinner.
The afternoon session opened at 1880,
and after one more witness for the
State, Henry Wiederbusch, the testl-
mony was all in, and the arguments
opened. and lasted nearly all the after
noon. At $50 the jury retired.
The jury at six o'clock were still in
session, and shortly after they were
taken TO the Stsmm House, where their
headquarters have been since the trial.
After supper they were again escorted
back to the Court House and resumed
their session, which continued until ten
minutes of nine o'clock, when they en-
tered the court room.
Foreman @. A. Copp anneunced that