Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-21
ARRESTS ARE LIKELY
INVESTIGATION OF THE JENKINS CASE
POINTS TO THIS RESULT.
No Doubt Now That the Body Was Ex'
humed and the stomach Removed
for Analysis.

The question OF what caused Solomon
Benjamin JenKlns's death is still interest
ing the officials OF Henrlco no little.
Mr.. Sands. the Commonwealth's At
torney, spent the whole OF yesterday
investigating the problem. and develop
ments In the shape OF several arrests are
expected Monday.
Not only is Mr.. Sands expanding his
every energy In trying TO ferret out the
cause OF the unfortunate mans demise,
but several other gentlemen are on the
same quest. the most active among them
being Mr.. John II. Jewell. the represen-
tatlye OF the company in which Jenkinss
life was insured.
These gentlemen held a lengthy confer
ence last evening. but the nature OF II
could not be ascertained. both being ex-
| ceedingly reticent 1t developed. however
| that the Dispatchs intimation that the
| body OF Mr. Jenkins was exhumed on
| Friday was correct. The body was dis
| Inferred and the stomach and liver were
| removed by Or. Kuyk, who was present
| The body was then reinterred. and the
| two portions Of the dead mans anatomy
| ale now In the possession OF the Doctor
| No analysis has yet been made OF them,
| but from Information gathered II IL more
| than probable that this will be done at
| once
THE PROPOSED ANALYSIS.
| There are only two chemists in the city
| who make 4 speciality OF Analysing por-
| tons OF the human body-Dr. William II.
| Taylor and DR.. Charles II. Chalkley. The
| latter is out OF the city. and has been for
several days. and Or. Taylor stated to a
| Dispatch reporter last evening that he
had not been asked TO make an analysis.
II was approached by a Mr.. jenkins on
Thursday" said the Doctor, land asked
| to make an examination OF the man :
| stomach, # such n course was decided
| upon, and my visitors promised to advise
me later, but l have heard nothing what
| eyer from them since. The parts when
have been removed from the body should
not be allowed % remain for any length OF
| time without an examination being made
If foul play is suspected. for II the poison
| used was a vegetable one all trace OF II
win soon disappear. IT, on the contrary
mineral poison was used. there need be
40 hurry In making an analysis. but thli
fact can only be arrived at by an analy-
sis"
| II WAS stated by one OF the Henrlco
| officials Yesterday that there We're many
| reasons to suspect foul play. and that
| suspicion pointed In a direction that was
| least expected. 81 don't care FOR my name
| 10 be- used" said he. but you can state
! authoritativcly that on Monday. unless
| eometfing unforeseen occurs. which
have no reason To expect, several arrests
| VIII be made. We have been worknf
| theoretically on this case. and thinh
| We have about unearthed all Of the facts
TIE DOCTOR STILL RETlCENT.
! DR. Kuvl, was visited by tho reporter
| AMI although he refused % talk and hd'
/! no idea OF admitting any thing, D. inad
| vortentlv dropped the iutmau0n tha
| there were good reasons 10 suspect fon
| play. He declined positively 10 stat
| villa, dispositlon would be made OF IN
| PORTIONS OF Mr. JenlIins's body now u
| lis possession. II IS known. however
| from another source that they VIII D.
| subjected % IN analysis, ana II was lh,'
! mated that the reasons for mo uoIay u
b, dofng were that the Commonwealth
| attorney desired To work up the ca.
! further. rnl fully ascertain the Erouhi
, rDr suspicion Of foul play before incurrin
the additional expense to the county o
| arolvziug the stomach.
Mr. paul. who holds the policy on Jeh
l,ins's lie for 5000 has retained A''s''
| Ceorge =. Haw and J. J.. AndcrsJA D
! rfs attorneys 70 look after hi7 Interest,"
r- tho case. These gentlemen. togethe
| ,rltb SIR. .. Z. Johnson. the oriGinll Den
eeclarv on the policy. were close 1el SON
.i,,e with Mr.. Jewell. tho agent ior Ut
| .....,,ranca cornpnny. Yesterday, ana tfor
.t,t could be learned OF this coniereno'
IA rroNabIe that the claim VIII be PAL
| promptly.