The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-13

professor of anatomy at the college and
has charge of the dissecting room.
Another petition is also being circu-
lated md will be presented to the mayor
and council Monday night. demanding
the removal of Doctors Mitchell and
Lindsay from the city board of health,
because they are members of the Medi-
cal college faculty and are shielding the
grave robbers.
What is needed now is plain, undoubt-
ed testimony, and the way to get that is
to have a grand jury called at once and
witnesses summoned.
DR., c. s. McClintock, the anatomist,
left the city yesterday, but it is said he
will return this afternoon. 1t is said that
one OF the advanced students acts as
demonstrator of anatomy, which amounts
to overseeing the dissection, this year.
The two students who had not returned
with Liveryman Alexander's rig late
yesterday afternoon, came back last even
ing. The one named Menard is resi-
dent of Topeka.
The ceremony of holding Battery B
in readiness was repeated last night.
although there was not the slightest
danger of a mob" The members of the
battery reported at the armory in the
capitol grounds and patrolled the
grounds
Wednesday evening the Medical col
lege authorities got Under Sheriff Wilk-
erson to go to the governor with them
to get him to call out the militia. They
said they knew the medical college was
going to be attacked and said the feel
ing was SO great against them that no
deputies could be procured. Their
alarm was creator than necessary.
Mr.. Wilkerson said that he
did not think an attack was
imminent, but if one took place he
doubted the ability of the sneriff's Office
to resist it The physicians fears pre-
vailed and the militia was ordered to get
ready.
Last night there were but four police
men at the college. The under sheriff
with seven deputies occupied the college
all night and enjoyed themselves. The
first night Wilkerson had nine deputies
In Justice Furry's court this morning
s. a. johnson, the janitor of the Kansas
Medical college, was to have had his pre-
liminary examination, but on account of
the absence of County Attorney Harry
c. Stafford, who is today attending the
funeral of his sister, the examination was
postponed until Tuesday, December "a,
at a. N.
johnson was in court in company with
his uncle, Mr E S. McCtntock, and his
attorney, Judge John Guthrie.
Judge Guthrie is one of the officers of
the Medical college and Johnson's bond
is signed by DR., S. E. Sheldon another
member of the faculty.
Several stories have been circulated
about members of the college faculty
leaving the city on account Of their con
nection with the grave robbing, but as
far as can be learned these physicians
are all attending their regular practice.
Dr. ]. E. Minney went to Paxico yes
terday afternoon. but his friends say he
went on business and will return to To-.
peks this afternoon.
DR.. Sheldon went away Wednesday
evening and was out of town all day
yesterday but he returned last night and
was here to sign JOhnson's bond.
DR.. Clarence S. McClintock, who is the
demonstrator in anatomy at the college
and who has more direct connection
with the handling of the bodies than any
other member of the faculty. was not at
his effice this morning, which caused
story to be circulated that he had left
town, but his father. Mr. Z. s. McClin-
took, says he is attending to some coun-
try calls and will be at his office this aft
erEOOu.