The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Aitef the death uf John Scott Harrison
MS father in May. ISIS The man who
WAS laden O. o. president had acce9te
the noninati0n Tor governor short f'm'
pres Ielisly and although he ran 2.ouo
ahead qf his ticket the Republicans were
defeated. Il was before De lad been
elected 20 Tho United States senate. al
though THAI possibility was already con-
templated
Gen. Harrison had returned 70 his na-
Give toFn Of North Bend. sixteen miles
from here 70 visit ms family and renew
MS old friendships IN the place Of his
birth he had gone there from Indianap-
ellis because it was already rumored that
he might oe called 70 Washington to
serve his term as senator. pngng his
visit To the little Ohio town he was
tnade much Of by the persons who had
known him il his youth and although bis
father had just died he received many
visits from the country people. one Of
Chose who came 20 see him was an "a
aiermau woman. whose husband had hFsn
buried recently A Cincinnati letter 20
she New York Sun says.
she came TO see Gen. Harrison said
e man who WAS part Of the Incident he
was relating 20 3 group of friends The
might after Gen Harrisons death. "be-'
eause she knew be was influential
friend Of her husbands and would help
her Ia the trouble that had come with 'er
N1dowhood Her husbands body had
teen buried in the little churchyard of
the village and a few days afterward
there were unmistakable evidences that
his grave had beer tampered with. I'M
Vestigation showed that the body had
been stolen There was immediate sus-
picion That a had been sold 20 one Of the
mcoicaI colleges in this city. and the
woman wanted her husbands friend TO
Aelp her 20 recover the body.
''she told her story 10 Gen. Harrison
who promised to do what he could TO
help her. as he was coming 90 Cincinnati
the next day on his way back 70 Indian
apoiis He agreed with the idea that the
body had been brought here ana sold for
the purpose Of one Of the clinics. and the
hrst thing. he did on reaching Cincinnati
was to consult with the chief Of police
''rhe general ana he agreed as 20 the
best means Of conducting the search. The
chief got a warrant and sent constable
with hin and his friends to an of the
medical colleges here. The first institu-
fion ihey went to was the Ohio State col
lege. ana there they found no signs OF
The body Cen Harrison knew that he
would be able 20 identity a. and he spared
no effort Ia making the search thorough.
Every body IN the dissecting room was
shown b the party and when Gen. Har-
rison told IS that he had failed to lind
any thai looked like the old German we
showed Oh 70 the three other colleges with
dissrcting rooms In none Of these was
there any sign Of the body for which we
were searching although Gen. Harrison
looked at every cadaver from those
which had Just been brought in TO those
pielxled Ia the cellars downstairs
eve had about given up hope. and only
the generals suggestion that we return
10 the ohio state college once more led
the party back there again. We felt Ger
tain that there was no part Of the place
we had not seen, but when Gen. Harri-
son Thought that It might pay to look
Through the rooms again we all went
back willingly
''The dissecung room In the State col
lege was on the top floor, and the cellar
IN which the bodies were kept lay direct
IS under this The subjects we're lifted
from tho cellar 70 the top aoor BY a pull
ley rope. which passed through the Diff
ferent ioofs by means Of trap doors cut
ON every landing. IN these were holes for
the ropes we had walked up the stair
case without noticing this rope. especial
ly untn we reached the dissectng room,
and then understood from IT'S appearance
for what purpose It was used Tho con-
stable put his hand on Il Just as We were
leaving the room and felt that # was
taut: he suggested to Gen Harrison that
the trap door be opened and that what
ever was on It be hoisted to the room in
which We were standing, in order to see /
what 1t was
''The ianitor OF the building. with one
OF the instructors. was showing us
through He demurred at this suggestion !
but when Gen. Harrison indicated TO him |
plainly that he wished the rope pulled up
the two men complied, We stepped back
from the trap door. which was opened: I
the janitor leaned forward and pulled /
down the rope. which brought up the OBJ
ject attached to the other side
Suddenly there shot into view through
the aperture from the floor below the
naked body Of an old man. rope was
tied around the neck, and in this was a
hook attached to the rope that served to
lift the bodies upward Gen Harrison
had been through all sorts Of experience
hat evening. with the bodies Of SO many
kinds that we had seen He had never
iinched or hesitated to examine closely
enough to see il he had found the missing
husband Of his old friend. He was not
IA emotional man. but changed color at
he sight Of the body that came into view
rs head had already been shaved FOR the
iissecting table He spoke a few hurried
words to the constable that none Of rs
leard The official remained IN the room.
while we left it at Gen. Harrison's re-
quest These two remained alone with
he college officials IN the dissecting room
ipsiairs for some time while we awaited
hem downstairs confident that the miss.
ng body had been found.
sit was not until the constable came 10
Iismiss as that we learned the truth The
,ody which 50 suddenly came into view
vas that Of Gen. Harrisons father. John
scott Harrison. the grandson Of a sieaer
# the Declaration Of Independence. the
a.. rf a ,raeiTrrf Of the Fnitef state. /