Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-29
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Louisville KY, De- sS,-As result
OF series OF grave rbbberies there was
q bloody murder at Mt. Hope, KY,
several nights ago. The victim OF tho
tragedy was caught dead 10 rights.
and upon <he grave 81 pretty young
girl whose afiianced lever Kept vigil over
his dead sweeshearts body. The re-
mains OF one OF the ghoura were found.
For some time past the citizens OF Mt.
Hope. KY, have been aware OF the
fac, tina, gang OF body snalohcrs ex-
listed in the vicinity. A number OF
bodies were stolen fipm private burial;
grounds, hut the guilty party or parties
managed to thwart detection at the
hands OF the people living In the neigh
borhood. Vigilance committees were
organized and everything possible was
done 10 ferret out he guilty parties,
Notwithstanding thcse precautions the
notorious work OF tie gang was con-
tnued and at intervals tho people OF
Mt. Hope were thrown into state OF
fevensh excitement w the report that
more graves had been robbed OF their
contents. The consensus or opinion
was that tho bodies thus obtained
were sent to Cincinnati and disposed
Of 10 some medical college. The last
grave robbery before the one which
caused the tragedy occurred about
three weeks aso.
The village marshal OF Mt. Hope ae-
companied by several other officials.
obtained u clew In tMs Instance which
made matters look qecldedly sqnally
FOR a well known hutkster, who rnda
a market In Cincinnati Tor The country
produce he purchase. In fact ms
wagon was seen. II Is said, In the yieln-
ity OF the graveyard from which q
body was stolen Mt The time neterfed
10 above The clcw. was run down,
and mere evidence was secured against
tho hucssLar t.-.q41sti9t~ 20 So
T~strr'RF point 10 the guilt OF ms huck-
ster, whose name is Flcnd that war
rant for his arrest i3now ia the hAnuf
OF an officer The Immediate vicinity
has been secured forl'lend, but na yrt
he has not been found In the event
OF his apprehension be VIII douplloss
be summarlly dealt with
one day last week Mary Morris. the
granddaughter OF John Morris a wen
known farmer living near MI, Hope
died She was social favofite, ana
was engaged to marry q, young man
named Minor s. Simpson. The death
of the young lady alnost drove limp
SON mad nnd he determined 10 watch
tho final resting plnct OF her body TO
$40 that no one noleftcd the remnihs
Tho intorment occurrd on Saturday ar
ternoon. and that niEht Simpson, ae-
COMMANDED by other young men, re-
paired to the private lgraVeyeta WIZ NV,
the young woman's remains mao peop
Inferred. ,,.u
as they saw two men enter the pulh
frouni shortly after II o'clock From
thnIr hiding place they could see thAt
one OF Inc men was white and the OTIS
M colured The midnight trcapassers
ala not larry longa but commenced
To dig into tho grave OF Miss Nor
rlA. They had worried snort tlne
gate Of the private cehelefy, rhe nuus
snatchers temporarily abandonrd lheir
task and sought hiding place. After
the buggy had goie, however, they
resumed their dlahdllc0l work They
had worked but a sh1rt time when the
report OF a rlne rang out N the ma,
night air. More shots followed and
the colored man MAS the recipient Of
eight bullets. He fol- to the ground,
while his comrade and companion IN
crime fled from the scene simpson ana
his friends then rushed 10 the grave
Of Miss Morris and learned that the
man. who had been fatally wounded
was Smiley" Jordan. a wen known
colored farm hand. He gasped a Few
times and died without speaking a
word. Ills accomplish made good bis
escape but the officers have clew
to his identity. The burial ground In
which the tragedy occurred Ia only n
short distance from Hope. Tho officers
think liuckster Flond may be able TO
tell something about the attempted
grave robbery. and, as stated above,
a warrant for his arrest has been
issued.
An instrument known NJ "head
hook was found near the partially
opened grave or Miss Morris. 1ordan's
body has been inferred, and che coroner
found that his death was caused by
gnnshot wound received from an IN
known source.