The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-26
CADAVER FOUND in CELLAR
LOCATED IN BUILDING FORMERLY
USED BY CENTRAL COLLEGE.
The Body, that of a White Woman,
Had Probably Been in Pickle for
Twelve Months.

The body Of white woman about sixty
fve years old, which from its condition
had probably been In pickle for year or
more, was found in the cellar OF the build
ing formerly occupied by the Central Col
iegs OF Physicians and Surgeons at Penn
sylvania and South streets yesterday after
noon. The cadaver was taken to the city
morgue by Deputy Coroner Gels and will
be held few days awaiting Identification
and II unidentified will be buried in the
pauper graveyard.
There were some elements of mystery
about the discovery OF the body. George
Owens. colored. who lives at 500 South
Alabama street. reported to the police yes
terday afternoon that womans body had
been found in barrel buried in the cellar
OF the old college building and that he
would open the cellar at o'clock and turn
II over to the police. Shortly afterward
the bicycle police were called to the college
building by David Borman. the fifteen
year-old son of Richard Borman, coiored
man living at 1893 Hosbrook street, who re-
ported the discovery of the body. When
Bicyclemen Morgan. Griffin. Hull. Simon
and AIberts got to the place the boy had a
peculiar story to tell. He said he was
standing In front of the building watch
ing the mem at work In laying the new con-
crete floors Of the basement when a we'll
dressed man not more than twenty-five
years old. slightly built and wearing a
small. black mustache walked to the en-
trance OF the cellar and descended. In a
few minutes he came upstairs and bor-
rowed hoe from Ambrose Jones. a colored
1Aborer, and with him went into the cellar
Young Borman said his curiosity caused
him TO follow the men. The white man
Tor while and finally lifted two large
stones from the excavation he had made
pulled out small wooden box and then
with the aid OF piece of rubber hose
pulled human corpse from the hole The
eadaver had been lying In a barrel OF pickle
and was covered with salt when hauled up.
After this action the man turned to the
boy and told him TO say nothing about IL,
and with the colored man went upstairs.
The boy also went upstairs and after the
oisappearsnce or the white man notified
Jones. the colored laborer. said he has
seen the man number of times. but does
not recall his name or business. but thinks
he Is doctor connected with the college
which moved TO new quarters on North
Senate avenue. The boy said he had never
seen the man before.
The cadaver was found in the northeast
room OF the basement and had been from
all Appearances only buried there a short
time. The picking vats OF the college were
IN duotncl part OF the ceDdr, ana now the
body was buried or when Is unknown.
The cacaver was I'm all probability that
OF corpse legitimately received by the
| college. the stomach had been removed
and post mortem examination made.
Deputy Coroner Gels says the condition
OF the body shows IL to have been in pickle
for at least year. The adipocere condi-
tion OF cadaver OF an adult Is reached
after many months OF picking The fats
OF body turn To soap II allowed TO Law
IN salt water much slower than in cases
- fh. k@r1.r -
A. brine Is used In the preservation OF dis
secrion material In all colleges Of medicine
the inference Is that the cadaver found
Xycsterday was obtained many months ago
and has lain unused.