The evening world., 1907-08-26
BODY OF CHILD
|. TORN FROM GRAVE
AND MUT|LATED.
Detectives Seek Clue to Per.
petrators of Ghastly Crime
in New jersey
.GHoULs SHOW SKILL.
Welded Knife on Body of
Auto Victim With Ger
taintyof a Surgeon.
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GHoULs SHOW SKILL.

Detectives are working on several tho
nrtex today NTH view 20 discovering
tho tlends who deseorated the grave OF
lttte Margaret Kuhiawind. eight years
ed, Ia the cemetery nj BernardaYilis.
y J.. and mn,ilated the body.
The child was killed Aug. II In an
automobile accident when Grant
schiey's machine. which had been taken
out without It's owners cnnseut by
Thomas Clarke The chauffeur. collided
with n pole and killed the child and
Clarke and badly Injured three Others
A few hours after the burial the grave
was opened. the coffin forced and the
body taken ont and horribly mutilated
Thrown back into IN. cash-t without
even smoothing the shrout over tho
nut.lated body. the coffin was lowered
into the grave and the dirt hastily piled
back.
The police believe that more than one
,oos part In tho ghouiish work and lean
10 the theory that medical s,undenss did
Il.
soperintendent's Discovery,
--afnrrnrrt was buried ON -ihn Afternnnn
OF Aug. II in the cemetery OF 81.
Bcrrard's Episcopal Church. which has
wealthy and fashionable congreEa-
ton at this season. The cemctery's
superintendent banked on her grave
the many noral designs that were sent
80 the highest pieces were at tho head
OF the grave.
The day after the funeral tho super
intendent saw that the flowers had
been d!snrranged. Investigation showed
that the grave had been tauipered with.
He summoned William IL Bonneld.
one OF the church's Com1tsry Comrrit-
tee. who agreed that an attempt at
least had been made TO open tho grave.
But they decided before going further
10 await the return TO his residence al
Berrardsvi.ie of Richard v. IAndabury
a leader OF the New Jersey bar. who is
chairman OF st Bernard's4 Cemetery
Committee.
Mr Lindahury returned Saturday and
Margaret's grave was opened In the
presence OF her father. Mr.. Lindabury
Mr.. Bonneld and Isaiah Power. the
undertaken who prepared tho body 70,
burial.
Reburled Feet Eirst.
Tho girls body was curled at tho foo,
OF the casket Plainly. when the corrIn
was put In the grave again II was low
cred foot qrst There wcr. nn.r,s;ak
able signs that the body had been
placed on the casket lid. which was used
as an eStemporizsd diRscc,ing table.
The burial clothes had been ripped
aa-n In front with very sharp knife
which. II seemed. was in the hand of n
man who has a knowledge OF anatomy
Z When the body was returned to the
coffin not even an attemp. wns made
to smoom the dlsordsred garments
VIII Hunt Them Down.
Mr.. Lndabury naid to-day TINT neither
EFFORT nor money would be spared to
apprehend the perpetrator.
As no medical men wero present when
the body was dis.nterred. 1t is probable
that All examination viii be made b5'
physicians for the purpose OF having
expert testimony in case the euiprits
are caught
II is reported that two medical stu
dents from New York or Philadelphia
were boarding near Bernardsville n, the
time Of the accident and that when they
left one carried a mysterlous-looking
jar. The police are believed to be seek
inE them to ask few questions.