The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-05
Drs. oliver and Cook Explained that
Cadavers Found Had Been
There Five Years.
LOSE TIME IN SEARCHING
DETECTIVES BELIEVE ALL BODIES
HAVE BEEN SPIRITED AWAY.
Prosecutor Collins VIII Issue No More
Search Warrnnts-Cass Connoway
to Defend CantreII.


der the gravel floor of the basement of the
Asch and Manning and w. F. Long yester-
day led many to believe that the faculty Of
the college had spirited away cadavers in
order to evade the search for bodies. The
presence of the bodies was explained by
Drs- Oliver and Cook. of the faculty of the
Medical College OF Indiana, who said that
the find has no significance in the present
situation They said that at the time of the
fire five years ago the bodies dropped from
the upper floors into the basement and. as
most of them had been partly dissected and
burned, II was thought they were OF no fur
Their use. For this reason a hole was dug
in the cellar and partly filled with quick
lime and into 1t the bodies were thrown.
At the Central Medical College a large
box was uncovered in a hole in the cellar
and this contained the bones of two bodies
thorough search of this college by Detec-
tives Asch and Manning and William F.
Long failed to reveal the whereabouts of
any bodies except that of Mary Pierce. that
is In one of the barrels in the cellar. OF the
many clews received by the detective de-
partment none has yet thrown light on the
search for bodies.
WILLIAM F. LONGS SEARCH.
William F. Long, who accompanied the
detectives, was largely instrumental in
prosecuting the search. He is looking for
the body of his brother-in-law, Wallace
Johnson, which was stolen from the Ebe-
nezer graveyard. From tips furnished
Mr.. Long swore out a search warrant for
the two colleges. The visit to the Central
Medical College was made early yesterday
morning. Several shrouds were found and
these were taken to the detectives Office. At
l o'clock In the afternoon the party made
a visit to the Medical College of Indiana.
Inc party was at once shown through the
building. The same bodies in the vat were
TO be seen, but this did not satisfy one or
two members of the party who were in
clined 10 take matters in their own hands.
On the advice of one Mr. Long was told to
scrape away some of the gravel from the
flooring of the cellar. Parts of human
bodies were then exposed In some cases
the bodies were whole. The detectives,
thinking that the bodies discovered might
be the ones for which they have been look
ing during the past week, had the whole
cellar searched. This was done by the aid
OF two men whom Mr.. Long hired on the
outside. When the cadavers were brought
from their grave Drs. Oliver, Jameson and
Morrison were called by telephone When
they arrived they were asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. They furnished an explana ton
satisfactory to the detectives and Prosecu-
On the way over to the Medical College
OF Indiana the party was met by Captain
Gerber. who asked what new clew was now
being worked up. He was told that an
otner search or the college was to be made
which caused him to smile He replied
that he thought there was no need of any
further searching of the building as the
affidavits furnished by Dr. David Ross
demonstration, and by Budd Day, janitor OF
the college, that a record is kept of all
bodies received by the college for dissec-
ton were sufficient Captain Gerber said
might go where they pleased, but he
thought they were taking up unnecessary
time in doing
DISCOVERY NOT LIKELY.
1t is now the opinion of the detectives
that If there were any cadavers in any OF
the medical colleges up to the time of the
arrest of the alleged ghouls they have beer
spirited out of town and 1t is unlikely they
Will be discovered, despite the strenuou.
efforts being used to find them.
Prosecutor Collins said he would issue m
more search warrants for any of the col
leges. as he is satisfied that no trace of tn,
missing bodies be found in any OF
them He said he was told by Rufus Cant
rell that the latter would tell in few day.
what he knows about the disposition o.
some of the bodies that are alleged to hav,
been taken away from the Central Medica
College.
Cass Connoway has been retained h,
Rufus Cantrell and Walter Martin to de
fend them In the coming trial. Connoway
said yesterday that while he will not asl
for clemency for his clients, especially
| Cantrell, he will see that none of the othel
negroes or doctors to be tried is given ligh
sentences while his clients are made to suf
fer the brunt OF the trouble. He said h,
grand jury. II they are, he said he will
bring some startling developments TO light