The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-13
.GHOULS' CAP TURE
. BEL lev D NEAR
Detectives Say They Have Dis
covered Reason for the
Dissertation.
Eric. t,ebruary 1.-.-rhc mystery Of

Erie, February 1g.-.-'rhc mystery Of
the Dissertation of the Scott mausolcum,
II is said. will be solved very soon by
the arrest of the Shouls. Gilbert Pcr-
kins. who heads the detective force
working on the case. is authority for
|this statement He declares he and
his men know who tho mscrcants arc
and where they can be found. They
arc believed to be hirclings Of some
man OF position and influence. ana th,
,he real sensation Of the whole at
TER is yet to come. That they were
ordered TO set none but the body Of
". l.. Scott is tho theory on which
some of the detectives are working
MI the bodies are positively known
10 be IN the mausoicun. The motive
Of tho vandals is said TO lie known.
but cannot be divulgcd
1 How the body OF Mrs Anna McCul-
ION, supposed to have been stolen from
inc Scott mausolcum, was discovered
WAS told by Mrs G. H. strong. niece
Of the dead woman ana daughter OF
INC late Congressman William L. Scott.
detective Perkins and his son." said
MrS strong. went TO the tomb w
me 70 make 4 thorough examination of
nc place, and we found the body OF
MIS-. Anna McCullom. my aunt. at first
believed 10 have been stolen The BODY
was III q crypt which had never been
used. This vault was behind the door.
and was partly concealed from view
Whcn the door was opened as was
me one during our first visit Wcdnes-
dhS evening, after the dissertation OF
tHc mansoicum was reported. In the
nasty examination OF the place made
then my husband and overlool1cd
this compartments
Scotts Body Not Moicstcd.
We looked mix g., tj,a ,.,,,,. .
had contained bodies we saw that tn,
BODY Of my aunt was missing. ana nal
| nrally believed that It had been rc-
moved from the tomb.
~ was only after search Of al,nos,
TWO hours yesterday, during which ne
opcncd nearly all the unused vaults
! "h!'h had Pecn sealed. tina, We discoy
o.tu me right ono The cover OF the
vault containing Mrs. McCullom's rod :.
mad been clcvcrly replaced, 50 ,hnt /,
presented the same appearances as
| "thefs which had not been ,amnoro,l
WITH 'ci ca
Tile body Of my father. wil,jam I.
! scott, has not been touched al,bnr.r
'herc were few marks upon Inc rr,n
covcr My mothers caskct had hcr,
pu'icd partly from the niche. but i,
was not brokcn into. 4
! The caskc1 containjnc ,bo cor
~, a.
me body had not been removed cor.
ms containing the bodies OF John Me
| I"iion' Richard Townsend and hi.
| papH. Anna Townsend, were no; harm
ca silver municipalities and ornament;
were torn from several.
Members OF my family and 7 hay,
remained silent concerning tho anal,
! because we were intent on catchin.
the ghouls. and we were convince,
INA me chances Of SO doing woul,
| practically be ruined were We to tan
| Of tho outrage.
Now that the body has been foun,
and Mr.. Perkins assures us arrests ar,
| certain. 1t is different.
III feel pretty certain that whatevc,
inc motive, the ghouls were interrupt
| ~ IN their work by the discovery q
| me vandalism. believe they had bee,
making nightly trips 40 the tomt
! WIN view eventually 10 enter all tn,
| vaults. The work was Of such a ma
turc that It could not have been don.
IL one or Two nights or even a week