The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-07
PETRIFIED BODY STOLEN
Was TAKEN FROM a GRAVE ~
BEAUMONT CEMETERY.
Relzsyes Kr.1 af the cendftous ard
Had Intended to R-Tave L, but
GhoUis Rad Preceded Them.

Beanront. T.aa2 JnIy s.--Ths Setrtted
bcdF % raz las bee1 discovered n
Magnolia cem<tery and since tbs ciscss-
cry the body has been stolen frccz the
grave. and fsz present whereabouts a cu1t-
Piets nyft4-y 10 tie reiatiyes q tn. ds-
ceased ran Ths fnfwuzssca esmes FROM
Mr. C. !. Davfs ssfsst 500 q ths DE-
cease1. ana Il gfvea IA abort the fellow
izg story: -sig father. G. ". Davis. vas
car repalFer fer the GCis, BeanEsGr
azE KANSAS CITY Railroad conp4rF fer
Eun-6er CT years IL Fkhzuary. 1900. as
beams II with BFixht's disease and On
FsorDnry death resulted frou the
nlzIszY. ne body was inferred IN Mag
zsiIs Cemetery Il was tAe arHt dms we
had occasion 70 use ut ia tie ee9etsry.
GEE tss botF vas aid to rest IL an CO
srurs apoe Tor the time helng. Later We
pnFchzs>t a lss and paid Tor x. and NJ
1.-THE brother. who esea seine time ago.
Eas Surfse In rhas lot. As was CIR afig
sazI lassatBoa. We prepared 10 move the
body u ~ father TO oar rsce1Ely pur-
CEASED Ser About three months ago, per.
hapa Esngsr tAan that Mr.. j. 3. Carroll
AZ Intimate friend Of ny father and ~
tn family, procured Substance ard wsat
to ths cemetery one daF 70 transfer the
re-ai5s 10 the psfFate Iat
~T1s assistant enpiaFed 5y NJ Carroll
500 nF@Gad TIE grave 70 the coffin. ard
ssey were A ei5 ssspfite5 e tud iaat sAs
etgarsen O. twenty irchES u water wEtca
was siixhsgy flsc3l0reG. TITS water vas
raise the eofaE. bgt were per l5fe sEs
prtsec q Gaf that shey were ncahle 30 ats
Z ont ~ the grave THIS - mgstaeA
cosers the glass ever TIE gsee aud s&casa-
egE % the cgrpae Aad f0un1 thar the t1dT
had become P@trsaea aud vas as scud IS
marble Ine cogpsa was NOT "a the easI
c@caTzd. save that part az tEe 1cpez Up
was goos- me faee sacG.4ers, 1e2t ahf
~ taet eyerE aarI . The BODY, from ne
opelIEg woui1 permit them 10 sect wfs
IS perfectly formed Though it 1ld been
e-Lsel-4 fro1l naar1.e Eren re eyes y
wess folded across ths breast, Wese iol1e1
tcgs-aer % one pi@ce- I1-re was no 4eiE
fallen away from the h1dv and I'm BIZ
C.strlF eEEQEed TIE suhstH1ce wElcE TAT
bee1 rrrnsd frou fesl ~ s-gne vas W.
% sala@ cases u this s9cr. OK porous
formation.
AFTER uakI1z this ezam,uatio1. NJ.
Esrrcu 0otsiEe9 uQEs Assistance AMI tue
body was removed Eni gElgrted On tGe
new grave wltIp1t making ezaminati0H-
or z-izGrofHocE knew ~ tle matter ga
fact. % was talked about generally. blt
sgEpgEe b sscare1 tae ears ~ the 1e7s-
papers fust as those things sonetiue5 hap.
Wet tbis was IS said three months
o. ra1-e ago that we dhcovetad the con.
tltiol of ny fathers CORPSE. IN r5e
meantime ulg u1ct1er has heen aPpr15ca=t
- s9ms lawyers in this aty Eao ore e1
10 bay tne h1fy, h1c she would pot enter
rain any Euca proposition and stezdfssrig
refused - ,aiE about saca tang az SELL
Ing The lawyers persisted and made an
aHf.a -
mother would not consider thiB pr1poHuon
Tor z moment in fact. 20 amount q
win the remains Money vas ncl q eyn.
sideratlon Go the matter. hecause The henti-
ment Thich wr1ld mn permit aer % az -
ccud be disEipated with money.
I'VE have talked of the rattsr NOT a
little ana nnsily we esn1,,alea9 y t1k3 op
Terfcct state 81 pefrtneatiod, re con
cluded ~ bring II home with us Ac
cordins.y isst annday, vita ~ 5ao ..1l',l.
Mr. Carroll. other eent.eu1@n and s9tL.-
young ladies' went n Magnolia ceineferS
FOR the purgcsa ~ exauuing the ooag
seemed 10 Indicate that L had been M
leHed. The 61I Was not As e, apa-t v
set as Il SHOULD have been ano Nr. 'ar
roll who made the grave, was almost Ger
tain that IL had heen mniested SINCE ~
last saw u. We Enaliy opened the ~
m no ~ Ia c,yse ba8 Aaer IGNORED an,
rrriaced and the boards whlcn are place
across the top Of the cnfnn 90 protrr
II from the weight 81 the e9Ftn, weF
zone The coffin was taken out- and IN
its Of clothing and things which yer
There were removed. hut mot sign @
no body could 10 found and nu5h ihi
minute we know nothing about ne Wn"+'
ab0uta nor have We the sightett cue %
"a who could have stolen ~. 81 cous-
We have not made an eEtenstFe sfatN
and there Is 40 question but taaF the Iny
hers laid their plans well ana Tar TOO tiet
for as To- fath0m without the neip OF ~
pert detectives and a systematic and cosu
And here rests the mystery. Mr. c.
Ttarls Who gave the above story. q eu
niored III ne machine shops ~ the Bca,
mont iron works. He resides with "
mother at 1474 LaHrel avenue Inc laul.
N Mrs Davis consists q two g2ns 81 ~,
six daughters Two OF the dangntees ~
married and the other four i've at nome
Mr.. J. r. Carroll, who eTnume1 ~
bodv originally and saw ", Is ehplnFe
vim Nj s. A. McSeelsy. as claim age
mi conla not be found today Mr DaN
ana cthers saw however that Dir. Carfo
vgtil testify as to the above thets au
maj the body was perfectly petrihg'
Others with Mr.. Carroll ~ the tins y
ba1v vas removed. were not known
him He hired them for few non
and knew neither their names or ahythl
~ n Davis the deceased. was 40 yea
ia 81 fbe time OF his death, and was
,,ar affo,ut 8 feet or Inches nlGh Al
,sseisbsd about 1876 pounds.