The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17
MORCUE KEEPERS
BRUTAL NEGLECT
ARoUsES PEOPLE or MEMPHIS
TO INDIGNANT PRO-
TEST.
TWENTY EIGHT BODIES
in Advanced State Of Decomposition
Found in Stable, Wagon and
Under Big Box--children
IVY and Adults.

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Memphis. Ian. lG.A Etate Of III
, fairs 10 horrible that description II
oeegerol has been found 10 exist ii
the county morgdc conducted ~
Robert r Harris. al la32 Lane ave.
nue. The neighbcrhaod III thoroughly
aroused and Indignation IL Mt d high
pitch, resulting from the revolving
conditions which wee di coyeYel
Sunday, but which were not reported
to the authorities until yesterday
4 morning The community has demand
ed an investigation. and at tho meet
ing of the county court yesterday
morning this investigation was made
a special order OF business for next
Monday.
DR.. ]. l.. Andrews secretary Of the
city board Of health has ordered IN.
other Investigation, and that official
will adopt, II nece gary. drastic
measures to secure the immediate e
moyal Of the morgue, as the heal II
Of the neighbolhood Is In danger.
Exactly 2S pauper bodies were
found in various stages OF dec3mposi
ton Sunday. These disgusting and
slckening objects were found piled in
a dead wagon, lying on the groan
under an inverted box. while Others
We're lying on table partially eon
cealed from view by an old rubber
cloth, They wete the bodies OF chill
dren, male and female ald aduls ~
| mains OF both sexes.
| Harris and his wife. who Ii the
laughter Of Marin Griffin, hi
difficulty. The county's servant struck
| his spouse several times, eaiIs .ng her
h scream aloud for help. Her father.
| who was In the yard at the time.
sn,44iess 80 her assistance and liar is
| fed from the house before the nolsee.
men. who were hastily summoned tn
the scene, could place him under Nr
rest, hut they succeeded In locating
him later in the night and he was
locked mp on charge Of assault AMI
battery preferred by his wife.
While the officers, patrolmen Wei
ker and Brittingham. wee at thu
house receiving the complaint of Mr.
Harris. they fell victims 10 tha hor.
riblo stencil. and AT the request of
Mr Griffin started an invest CATION.
For the past week Or ten days the
odors which emanated from the
morgue had caused the neighbnrs 10
suspect that all was not right AMI
when II became known thai repre-
sentatiycs Of the law were al tie
house several Of the residents hast
ened to the premises and requested
that they be allowed TO make an In.
vestigat on In company with the OIL.
GERS
Owing 10 the almost Stygian dark.
ness which enyeloped the morgue
md its surroundings the Investigators
were only able TO confirm their sns.
picions by the stencil which arose
on of the morgue itself. II. was then
decided to wait until daylight - re-
new tho examination
Sunday morning Patfolmen Jern
Ward and Jack Williams. who live In
he neighborh9od together with VII
lam Haekley, Richard and Charles
lanes. went 10 the place and. 10
lno'e them. "the seene beggerel de.
Piles Of Bodies.
In dead wagon standing in the
ard not twenty feet from where
Iarris and his wife maintained their
wing establishment were found the
adly decomposed bodies Of children
nd adults. black aud white. Living or
table or bench. partially concealed
y an old rubber cloth. were found
everal other bodies. The majority of
hem children. almost cemeutd To-
ether. so badly were they decom
osed
In still another part nf the ySrl.
nder an inverted goo p box. werr
'und the bodies 81 -four nude bahie-.
I'd in two shoe boxes were fouad %
iany decomposed bodies of stiilhofn
hite infants.
Lying on the floor If the siahie
ere the bodies Of children that ha1
ecome the pres o. rats
These are the sights as viewed and
to- ted to bv the two police officers.
has Ad1lnh. Charles and Richard
imes. Mr. MaCgowan and wiIiiaHf
ackley.
The warm weather bnt intensified
le danger and made horrible bercna
ascr ptiOn the place where Harris
"a Mrs. Harris resided
The dead room of the morrie was
over used accoriing 20 the state
ems Of the ueighbors. Hlrris suh-
Huted the dead wagon the stable
id his hack yard as 4 temporary
sting place Tor the femsias Of fse
entrusted u MS care hy
e county fathers.