The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29
THE DEAD WOMAN'S STORY.
ADVENTURE AFTER THE LOOTING
OF A BURGLAR-PROoF COFFIN.

Surprise in the Buggy of n Man Who
Wished Merely to oblige a Friend.
A Ride After a Nocturnal Visit to
Cemetery-A Pathetic Side to the
story After All.
From the New York Sun.
when l was located in Lexington, Ky,
a good many years ago." said the man
Of experience, 81 chose for my most init
mate friend a man named Marcellus Hol-
ter Hotter was the publisher and editor
of monthly trade journal called the
Death Watch. This was not particular
" enlivening name for a paper, but it was
tuly as cheerful as the contents, which
We're a collection of news and notes on the
status of the coffin, tombstone and under
taking industries. Hooters office and
nine were in the same building, and II
was my custom after finishing my work
Tor the day to drop into his room for a
little chat, after which we would usually
walk home together. One evening in late
November when 1 called at his office
found him in a terrible stew.
Heard the news?' he asked.
No. said 1, nothing in particular.
What's up?'
Grave robbed out in the Morawian
cemetery last night he said. Awful
tnlhg Deceased was a daughter of a
wealthy foreigner and was buried with a
"hVle fortune in jewels clasped round her
leck and arms. Object, therefore, must
nave been plunder. Body was buried in
heW-Iangled burglar-proof coffin tc
"nlch gave a big send-off in my October
NUMBER That's all 1 know about the
INA yer but ] must have all the facts, OF
., iedst as many of the facts as are avail
u2e' Tor the issue of the Death Watch
Sulch goes TO press tomorrow. 1 mus
NV Gao" now and by whom the dastardly
80 was done, and / must find out what
~ 1eaIne OF the body and the jewels. It's
we Death Watch's business to give its
e"uers complete account of all import
S"l events of this kind. 1t always has
~ us duty in the past and 1t must moi
IN iouhn wanting now. I'd drive over to
sn r cemetery tonight and interview the
Gartotn' out the National Society of I'm
II ~ 'ahers has a banquet at the Phoenix
lIo'eI' and it is imperative that l be pres.
is -, Nhat l want you to do, Jackson
ana 80 over to the graveyard in my stead
of - pump all the information you can out
n vac sexton or anybody else you happen
ai, ra'eh hold of who knows anything
"rI me affair. Will your
MO-. ne prospect was not inviting, but as |
~ unAious TO assist Hotter in his efforts
eP me Death Watch up to its envable
c,.'l!ion for enterprise and accuracy l
o( ''T'lled to undertake the grewsome bit
.e"s gathering.
dro,', was little past o'clock when
U,i, away from the livery stable. where
mi had engaged my horse and buggy,
TIKI ~ out for the Moravian Cemetery.
'htiery, / ascertained from a local
M, lher' was some five miles bevon
tnI.y limits. midway between Two small
com. whose inhabitants had long since
ndr. ~ look upon the burial ground with
ill., awe than IL usually awakened by
v,- oiemn rasting places The night
Ina, quay and quite dark and by the
49, h'h passed the insane asylum and
Md .,. his stock farms beyond Il. ana
49,. luck me country roads ln earnest I
OLD. ~ De pretty thoroughly imbued with
a., w" OF my mission. ! was not famil-
u,l mot section Of tho country and
load WIN 1king ihe wrong turn in the
SEVERAL times. aud having 70 retraes