Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-15
THE GRAVE WAS EMPTY
Physician and Wife Charged With Killing Their Nephew.
HIS LIFE WAS HEAVILY INSURED.

At Their Immigration He Took Out Policies
 For Over S1O, ,OO0-After That He Became
 Ill and Finally Died-Now His Body Has
 Disappeared.
 ELwooD, Ind, July 15.-A. F. Burnett, a druggist, and Frank Lytle, n glasswork- CT, were arrested here on warrants charg- ing them with murder, and the police are searching for Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Cox, who are accused of being principals in the crime The alleged victim of the quartet was Thomas Myers, nephew of Dr. Cox, an unsophisticatcd young man of g years, who came from the country to visit the Cox family.
 Myers had been at the Cox house but a few days when, at Dr. COx's instigatiOn, he insured his life for S11, ,500, the Order of Foresters carrying S2, GOO. Dr. Cox was the sole beneficiary. Then his uncle pro posed setting the young man up in busi- ness, and he went to tho village of Gem, in Hancock county, and took charge of a fish market which Dr. Cox had recently purchased.
 Myers had not been in Gem long before he was taken sick with an ailment which resembled the grip. Herman Grigsby, who kept a grocery store next door to the fish market, was the only person in the village who took an interest in the sick stranger. He tclcgraphcd to Dr. Cox that Myers needed medical attention.
 His Mysterious Death.
 Dr. Cox did not come in response to the message. but sent Druggist Burnett, who gave Myers some sort of mixture and left him. The young man immediately became worse, and the grocery keeper tele- graphCd again to Dr. Cox, who came this time and brought with him GlasswOrker Lytle, whom he introduced in the village as a physician. They gave Myers medi- cine after which Lytle went out for 8 long walk. Upon his arrival at the door of the fish market he was met by Dr. Cox and told that Myers was dead. Those who have been making the inves- tigation assert that Lytlc, while out for the walk, selected q hiding place for 8 grave, in which it was intended to bury Myers. Dr. Cox himself stood guard over the body of his nephew all that evening No one, not even Grigsby, was permitted to look at the dead man.
 Grigsby, who was sent to Greenfield aft or coffin, was instructed to inform tho undertaken that he was not needed, as the | relatives did not wish the body cmbalmed. | Arrangements were made to take tho body across country to the Clifford cemetery, in
 
 latc at night, no ono accompanying the | body except Dr. Cox and Lytlc. The po- | lice are confident that the body was bur | jed in the ncighborhood of Gem before the | two men started on the overland trip. Found the Grave Empty. A few of the country relatives gathered around the grave in Bartholomew county, | but tho coffin was not opened, Dr. Cox | avcrring that the body was not in cOndi- ton to be exposed. On the morning after | the burial an officer of the Order of Forest | CTS arrived at the Bartholomew county graveyard. He reminded Dr. Cox that tho young man carried an insurance in the or der and that there was a rule which pro- hibitcd the payment of policies unless the | body had been viewed by one of the off | ccrs.
 The grave was opened, and the coffin was found to be empty. Dr. Cox immedi- atcly announced his belief that medical | students had stolen the body. The officers of the Order of Forcstcrs were not satis- 1 fled and immediately began an invcstiga- l tiOn. Their first theory was that Myers was still alive and was party to a con- l spiracy to dcfraud the order. | After tho investigation had progressed for two weeks, however, they were con- vinccd that murder had been committed. | Dr. Cox left Elwood two weeks ago, and his whereabouts arc not known. The po- lice, however, say they will have him in | custody in a few days.
 Mrs. Cox, it is thought, will he arrested l tomorrow. She is said to be at her former home in Franklin.