The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
SENSATIONS IN
 THE GHOUL CASE
Samuel Martin Tells of Trips
 After the Bodies
PAID MONEY FOR CADAVERS
A Web of Startling Evidence Is Being Woven Around pr. ]. c. Alexan- der, Who Is Accused of Be-
 ing a Grave Robber.

1 Indianapolis, February 6.-There was no lack of sensations during the testimony today in the trial of J. c. Alexander in the grave-robbing case.
 A parcel In the possession of detectives was identified as evidence The parcel contained two shrouds found by the de- tectives in the basement of the Central college during one of the visits made to the place with search warrants. One of the shrouds was identified as the one made by Mrs. Catharine DoenrIng, whose body was stolen from the German Cath ollie cemetery by woman who did the needlework
 Samuel Martin, colored, who was prom inently identified with cantrell in the grave-robbing business. was the first witness today. He first met Dr. Alexan- der at the latters office last June, he said. The doctor told him that he wanted from seventeen to twenty subjects for dissection and would pay $s0 each
 Would Watch Death Returns.
 Martin said at this meeting that pr. Alexander told Rufus cantrell that he would watch the death returns at the board of health and would notify Can- trell The first trip, he said. was fin July, when with Cantrell and others, he went to the Anderson cemetery and secured the body of Glendore Gates and handed it over to the Central college. Next day Dr. Alexander paid him SIG.
 His next trip was to the Ebenezer graveyard, when the body of Wallace Johnson was secured. Dr. Johnson told him the subject was not good one be- cause it was mangled by the cars, and Martin received but s5. At the same graveyard he assisted in getting the body of Johanna Stitz. for which Dr. Alexan- der paid him $S. In addition to these bodies Martin said he got body at the insane hospital graveyard which Dr. Alexander said was good subject, but witness said he did not remember how much money had been paid for It
 Witness assisted in raising the body of Rose Neidinger at the cemetery near Traders Point.
 On another occasion Martin and others went to a cemetery, but were chased away. At the German Catholic cemetery Martin and others got the body of Mrs. Doehring.
 Daniels Testifes.
 Walter Daniels followed Martin. He first met Dr. Alexander in company with
 
 night" he said, i've went to Dr. Alexan- ders office and he told us there was a good eolored subject in the Anderson cem etery and he wanted us boys to go out and get it. So we went out to Anderson and got the body of Estella Middleton. Dr. Alexander said that it was a good subject and paid me S3." Daniels testimony was not shaken on ross-examination
 Liveryman Case said Dr. Alexander had paid him $40 for rigs used by Cantrell
 w. H. Dickerson, justice of the peace. told of his visit to the cellar of the Gen. tral collage and the finding of the body there of Estella Riddleton the young colored woman stolen from the Ander- son cemetery The body was identified by two sisters of the dead girl and by her mother.
 William Jones testified that he was taken to Dr. Alexanders office by Can trell, where he made arrangements to 5in the gang of ghouls as a driver Jones s. id he was with the gang when bodies VI re stolen from Anderson and Ebenezer cemeteries. On one of the trips to An- derson he said, Dr. Alexander drove up in his buggy and talked with Cantreu and the man. The witness said he had been paid money twice by Dr. Alexan- der and once the doctor sent him money by Cantrell