The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-30
THIRD EDITION.


body III klrs. Josephine Dean. who
dlod on May IA, and who was inferred
IN tho Lombardy Cemetery, las been
removed from the cemetery to Oxford,
Pa, where IL was re.tnterred. The
body was stolen sometime Wednesday
night and re-interred at Oxford, on
Thursday.
Tie removal OF the body was the ro.
suit OF q family quarrel and the facts
Of the case are these;
On May IA Mrs. Josephine Dean,
aged "A years, the wife Of Jacob II.
Dean, an employo OF the Seidel and
Hnstings Company. living at No. 901
6hnllcross avenue. died, and ON May
II she was buried In Lonbardy Ceme-
terry. about ono mile outside OF the
city limits. According to the burial
permit Mrs. Dean was the daughter OF
: qhomas and Ruth Woolens.
Tho father, Thomas Woolens, came
to this city and wanted his daughter
buried In the family lot at Oxford, Pa.
The husband and tho father were not
on good terms and tho husband re-.
fused. The burial was therefore male
In the Lombardy Cemetery.
On Wednesday night after Charles
Jones. the superintendent OF the eme-
tory, had retired. and presumably
about midnight. some one drove to
the cemetery In wagon for the pur-
pose OF removing tho body of Mrs.
Dean. The wagon was hitched at the
edge OF the woods adjoining tho ceme-
tory. and those with the wagon
Y climbed over tho fence and proceeded
to open the grave and to remove the
body.
Around the grave sheet was spread
On this the dirt from the grave was
placed. so us 10 leave no marks on the
ground. The case and casket contain
Ing the body were then removed and
placed In the wagon. The wagon was
driven to Oxford, Pa, where the body
was Inferred on Thursday afternoon.
The people who removed the body re
placed tho dirt In the grave and left 1t
In such good condition that IL could
not have been told that the body had
been removed. They even went so far
as 10 replace on the grave glass con
tanning 1lowcrs which had been left
there since the funeral. a wreath OF
tiowers was also replaced
It WAS not discovered that tho body
had been removed until Saturday.
when Mr.. Dean received letter II ON
n friend in Oxford, announcing that
his wife's body had been reinforced al
made and resulted In Mr.. Dean having
issued warrant for the arrest OF his
father.i n-aw.
MIR. Wooiens, the father-in- law, 1:
Wholesale grocer In Wyoming Terri
tory, land IL ls not known exactly where
he is at present.
Harry Emmons. president OF The
cemetery company, says that they
will not prosecute tho case, as 1t Is {
family matter, but il It Is not done Thu
2 company Will push the case to thu
full extont Of tho law which penalty
ID n fine OF 5000 and not more thar
Two years Imprisonment or 10th a
The discretion OF the court. The bod,
will probably be brought back here.
wooLESs ARRESTED.
Detective Walter Wltsil accompan
led by Attorney Harry c. Emmons
president of the Lombardy Cemeter,
Co.. hired team Inst evening ant
drove up to Kennett Square, Pc, 70
the purpose OF arrcsting Iheodor
Wcolens. on tho charge OF having re
moved the body OF Mrs. j. Ii. Deal
from Lombardy cemetery. On arrlv
Ing there they were informed that Mr.
Woolens was to be found at Hamortol
some three miles distant. Detective
Witsil drove over and found Mr.. Wool
ems In bed, 1t being 10 o'clock at night
Mr.. Woolen's got up out OF bed ant
dressed himself and came Willingly
with the Detective to Kennett Square
when Squires McNlullen and Green re
fused 10 have anything to do with tn
case. saying they had no jurisdiction
In tho matter. The prisoner was will
Ing to accompany the detectives tc
our city without any requlsitloI
papers, and In fact was anxious &c
come before tho authorities to answer
the charge OF violating the law passed
by tho Legislature in 1885. making
an penal offence with iiBo OF 500
and two years imprisonment. to re
move body without authority
The prisoner said to a reporter o
the REPUBLICAN this morning. IN,
daughter. our only one. was married
TO Dean some twenty years ago, Will
we resided In Cecil County, Md, On
NJ lain. Tho marriage was never
happy one. They Ind two children
boys; their whereabouts / do no
know. My wife, her mother. has bee
on here some ten months, nursin.
her daughter who WAS afflicted with
cancer and on her death my viii
made the request that she be iuterre
In tho family burial ground at oxford
but her husband was determined tina
she should be inferred in the Lon
hardy Cemtery. E...
know that l have tranGressei til
law, but wanted my daughte
buried IN the family burial ground
Mr.. Woolens is wholesale groce
and apparently very fine man II
has two sons left. lie had hearin
before Squire Chas. II. McWhortt
this morning and after hearing I'll
testimony Woolens was held undo
$500 bail for court, Dr. J. Z. GreenleG
going on his bond Alexander !
Cooper represented him.
Immediately after the sentenc
Constable Reardon served writ o
him Tor the larceny OF the coffin. II
was given a hearing before Magistrat
Smith and held under bail for cour