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I I It 1 re I in Ir I rr cf th. hv1lS I i snd wschi enld, rr I 4 ji i street, i i I ire opera we fodio led IB I II. ihl ta th wr not di. Ire. hed.

I thslf dJ rerrietevt. he sB I jr Suffered hf iii.i gho.in ana i i i ises. ll almost rti'ra, i i On down to the n4 ea IMMf IM n.r luted that, th etc! ir.oleated'. in il eid I'm system of fh genu to i Ihs bo In lb origins) tt body lifted, and ta rsv as carefully It wa arte .1 ilia riy Mm uwwiw uete. I rled In I Anderson sewn lec north was seotem.

end that IM not dlee ervered, although th i.ir.g women father, Wesley fists, ot and vshlnio trt. Irvlngt, fc4 top grv opened, Haw tha Oanf rsnfrsll Bald wm WlUl tka party tkat aMa lha kodr of Mia Oataa. TIM an aowa an4 faa4 tha kax abaat tka r.kt anrarM ptara caaraa riot h. Tfcia ripaa4 mpm ai4 afar tha hf ba4 Waa takaa ant. ka aald.

tka ao tla vara raplaca4 b4 tha ekHh aaMrally aw4. Tba trara waa tka lla4 aaa laft In ftpaafaatty tba bbbm aajnaltloa a It at tba Uiaa of tba fuaarmL aaU Uara wara aoma tra raa that wara nt a1ltarb4 bwaaaa tba wm and oihar artW lM aa tnp wara mrnnw In acb a aanr tbal tba sana iid But fal nlt af vrtonum tba itivx la Mr forar naaaranea. ThrM amdartta wara flW aaalnat Vr. W.inW. ailrclna aarb a laa rharaaa I ha rharaaa iiin in a rara rtMnc, thai rr, taking a fror ralmnt af a tJiiriiaa.

rhra4 wrtk alalna: mmt fiib In tha a rara MMn, that Ta. jlna atatntaa rowvrniita la, dlaturWna; a uaoraa nirwwr a oricaalmnt of a rorp. and thla abarav la alaa ptaeM aaatnat lr. Wllaoa. TUB NEGROES IN COURT VOLUNTEERED TO, TELL aaaBjajB tHftt Abt Pncutlig tka BdVa Sdxtont BrlbnL All tba bTOta.

wttb t. Alaiaadar aad llayaakar. wara arralaraad ta tba Polka Court tblraMfnliis. Aftar tba boaoa wara Si ad tka aaaaa vara eaatlouad aatll tomorrow atoraJna. Tba aarixa could not fumlah ban and tbaw wara acaia tochaJ up.

It kican avtdaot ta tba aifraaa. afta pnaarlaa ta tba Polk Court, that tba wara la aarlaua paatttoa, and otM aftar anothar I bay trahntoorasl la unfua, AH of tham bad abowt tha aaaaa atory ta ton and laar arrabaratkd ail laa atataato aaada ay CaatralL aaoral af tbom aald tbay wara la tba habit of canine at Dr. Alamndora offtra la tba Kawtoa Claypool BaiMlnc. to ra eatv thalr pay. 'baa tha prlea aarard vpaa, tbay aald.

tba aaaway waa alvtdad aaaaac tha aatmbara of tba aang tbal tot tba body. Saaa Martla amtinil that ha aeo paaiad tba an( aa trlpa at dlffarant UOMd to' tha aTarayard la tha crouada of tha Caatral Hoapltal for tba laaana. rtaaaaat 11111 tacaatary. MU Tradara ratal: Jmm Chapal aaaMtiry. la tha aOM aahjhharhead.

and tha Oarataa Catbolla aaantary. aaath af tba dty. Ha aid bodtaa wara ohtalaad treat oach pttca. Thar Matr aaaiuaa adartttad that tbay wara aload aa thaaa trlpa, and apoaa af asraral atbar tawatarWa, tba akmaa af which tbay oouM not raBtambar. ML iaekaati Warat Suffarar.

ML' Jachaoa aaaaataty. tbay aald. had auffarad from' tbatr dapradatloaa to proa tor axtaat thaa any other place, ba emuaa af tha aaay aecaaa froat tba city and heraaaa tha should wara not duv turbad. So orady. tka hut ttacro arreeted.

ra tuaad to Ulk Mr a time to day. and Aach and UaaaiBC hroacM la one of the other inlaunan. Yee'U havo la ahow laathed Orady. aa ha laoked ap when the prlaoaar waa hreualit la. Tba prtaoaar waa aakad a a am bar of awtotloaa bnpUeatlac Orady.

and tha lat tor aaid anaaiit waa ail eft." Orady thaa adauttad that ha accompanied tba pa noT ta Ctiniair naaiaiary ana alckt and Mftad tba bodiea of a avaa aad woaa an. Ha ahm eolimtaered tba tnfonaatloa that he aaaietad la eteallna the body of a woaaaa la laa Aadereoa ceajetary. Aa ta Crwwn MIIU During tha day CaatrH waa apala hroucht bafora Aach aad Manning, aad aakad whether or not be knew that Crewa H1U era Tea had been daa aerated. nroa'U have ta aea certain colored an dartakera la Ula city for Caa trail aald. "Tea knew there are watch aea ta that place, aad they aaake the twandr atatr Hi 1w tt aarty taboo twantymva aslaatoa ta tift a atlff and replace tha prara la tha aaaM eeudttloa." rwrthar thaa lata Caatran rafuaed to aay aaythln that would Impncata ether thaa Uvoae aader arrest.

CaatraU aald that osstona at aotna of the reveyarda could be 'eaan'4 and Induced ta be out of the way at tba II ate of tba vtalta of tba Th Insana HaaplUl Bady I want out ta tha. Insane Hoapltal yard." Cantrstl aald. Dr. Aktaandw told ma ta ahead had lift a certain body, a at had ben paid fur. Wa w.it tnta tha piece ahd sot tha body without trouble.

Thcra waa aa oaa about place, CaatraU admitted that ha waa ana of ths leader of the ghauta. Tha atgroag told of their plana and algnata used la taking bodiea late the Central Colleg s. Tha piaaa ara practically tha aaaaa at other colleges, they The word "Rufue" ta ths countersign. Whoa bodies ara takaa to tka colleg la 1h wagon weed by tha ghoula. tha haraai srs drive tat aaaali alleyway la the rear of tha building As aievtrta button aa th autatda af tha door kt pushsd a portal sum bar of time aad a womaa.

aald to be th wlf of th tattlta. appear at aaa af the window above, Tha aigaa! "Rufua' la gtvsa by tha shout, aad th worn disarrpear. A asxaxteul later tha door noiselessly i rii Instds. Wbca If. apsaad and tha ksdis ars ear Alexander Appeared at thai Fall Weights In I'nderwoar.

Men' fancy striped BaJ. M.aeoa at tlJ ta par gatmsnt, Metin aad all wool, ta TM aay geiiasus. i Two Specials A fancy ble atrtpd oetloa and pa. I rtped eat log ai nt natural awrino at to at 6 a tot shirt or drawer, worth sf. drawer, wart Nev Shirts; rr lloe ef fell el lee ta Maahattaa ua.

in iis or plaited frestta and Oa I 1 lut Utter. tU) zni S2.C3 nbury Hat Co. 1 1 st. quet for Igaaas the law of IIMaom srrM irctr ese freea groves. a role.

I aaa to transfer bodies for college use think, the men In harr i.r the colleges from oaa aitate to another. i do not know ehers the bdls corns "The medical prof season ef the city ap ef the excellent editorial tn Th New of Thursdsy which sdvocoted a lib eral law if or collecting Buck material. I bava tn my desk letter from one of I he eminent phystcisns of the city re. ueatlng me to see that ills body Is used dissecting mstertsi ss he bed die ted others." snd Insisting that his bone anuM he resrrvel In ths museum of ths college While the duty of collecting msterlal lie with tbs demonstrator of luiiimt, tha burden of responsibility rests ith tha entire college fecult). from the dean to tha Janitor In ths college I am connected with ths Medical College of Indiana tha greaJeel caution has been sxerclssd In the procuring of material The vats ars alwey open for examina tion, snd triers has been.

I believe, not si nals body use. I In ten yesrs that the collese hss not besu able and to account ror "Aa coroner ot tns ctmnty for two terms. ery few Irodlee nave come to my csre thst. Under the law. I could give tn sny College, although I has treated sll silks tn this rsspert.

Ths coroner does nut hats a doaen Bodies in tne year to dispose of "A to tna relations ot the two schools "I it from 1 Tim IKDIANAPOUS 'NEWS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2a, 100 GRA VE ROBBING PANG AND MEDICAL COLLEGE JANttQR. (rVea 'raeucrara tabia by Tha Hair at tha PMlsa Ptatiaa.1 laf Ht Dot Not Know Wkr iht Boditt Camt From. When aakad regarding hla alleged Impli cation In the operattona of the grave rob bera. Dr. Alexander aald: "Aalde from tha unpleasant notoriety that thla affair hi orcaalonlng.

I am not at all worried. The thing will eome out all right and I will be cleared of the chargea against me." At the time Dr. Alexander aaada thta atatement ha had not read the ronfeealon of Rufue CantretL After reading thla. be aaid: "The only thing that heepa thla from being a good atory Is that It la a from beginning to end. lib) atatement that I accompanied the robbers on their trips is utterly false, as la hla atatement that 1 guaranteed the payment for guna bought by the gang.

"I do not rare tn make any statement further than this alon la a lie Panlr.H i irhnl. rvin Im. i i 1 1 i laar tn mMt. 1 stsnd by my ststement of cure dlssscbtng material. I bops The News mat week that I do nnt know where the bodiea 1 bought for tha collrga cam DR.

BRA YTON ADVOCA TES MORE LENIENT LA WS It It NndUuly Difficult to Get Boditt, Ht Say. Dr. Bray ton. dean of the Medi cal College of Indiana, aald that he had beea teaching In the medical schools of the dty for twenty two years, and that from the beginning there had always been tack of dissecting material, owing to the stringent of the laws on the sub Met, which permitted any person to ob lect to such use of the dead, even to the Sixth degree of consanguinity. Ha said that ths moat eminent surgeons of ths dty began their medical careers aa demonstrators of anatomy.

Anally passing to the chair of surgery. L'ss is made of the lower anlmala In dissection." said b. "but human bodiea a KEADtXa rROM LKTT TO PJORTi OANrtKLD MVKKKlt, BAM MARTIN. OBIbOI HiTMAKIH rtb bntterV WALTS It CA3 IKIA Kfpi OAVTP.KLU not, ORADT. lOOM KILL PtiHre station.

Aerh and Mannln aabea I in a nuaihvr of quaatlona which be refused to enewer. These necroee ear that they come tn your once In the Nawton Clajrpool bulM Ina for thlr pay." Capaln Oarber Inter poeed. "Dn you mean to deny that you paid themr' "I don't deny It nor affirm ald Pr. Alexander. He then denied that he received the bodice at the roll and aald ha did not knew who brought them there.

DR. ALEXANDER CALLS CANTRELL STORY A LIE Indiana Law on Grave Robbing. The law In regard to grave robbing la aa follow: Section Cat. Burn Revised Statute, 1M1: Dtatnrblng grave Any person who shall, without due process of law. or the consent of the surviving hue band or wife, or next of kin of the deceaerd.

or of the person having control of such grave, open any grave for the purpnee of taking therefrom any aucb dead body, or any part thereof burted therein, or anything Interred therewith) shall be deemed guilty of a fvlony. and upon conviction thereof, shall be Imprisoned In the State prison for not less than three nor mere than ten yeera. Bed ton JSIT. Taking Corpse Any pereoa who hall, without due proceea of law, or tha consent of the surviving husband, wlfs or next of kin of the deceased person, take from any grave, vault or any other burial place, aay human body or any part thereof which haa been Interred therein, for any purpose other than for tha lawful re lntrmeat of the name, shall be deemed fuilty of a felony, and. upon conviction thereof, shall be Imprisoned In, the State prison for not less than three or mora than tan year.

Section a. Aiding Concealment of Corpse Any person whd shall knowingly aid In concealing any dead body or any part thereof, which baa been unlawfully taken for the purpose of dissection, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and. upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by Imprisonment In. tha Stats prison for not less thsn one nor more then three year. Section Z3a.

Buying Corp. Any person who shall buy "r( receive by gift or otherwise, sny dead human tandy or any part thereof, knowing the same le have been disinterred and removed from Its place of burial, or otherwise taken and removed In violation of thla act. ihall be deemed an accessory to such i.f fenss snd on conviction thereof be pjnlshed In Ilk manner ta prescribed in the preceding section of this act. they are friendly There la a healthy rivalry. Just aa there ta between two newspapers, but they consult together dally in ik.

enciettee. and would will continue to sdvocats such a law. in Buffalo, with a proper law abundant material la had at lit) a body. Olacuaaea tha Indiana Law. In John T.

McShane said to day: "I sincerely deplore any situation thst leede tn grstrs robbing. 'and If any grav In which I had any special Interest wers robbed I would try to boodle the ghouls to the limit of the Isw. Still, ths situation In a nutahell la this to hsve good physicians ws must havs practlcsl work, snd to get practical work tn the colleges they must have cads vera The laws of Indlsns, which only permit the colleges to tsks ths bodiea of unclaimed paupers, do not. It seems, gtvs ths students enough bodies to work on. As I long ss theee conditions prvvsll.

no matter how much wc mar deplore grsvs robbing. Individually, the groves will be opened to produce subjects lor ay Law Ara at Fault. Dr. L. C.

Kllnr. who Is Identified with the faculty of ths Medical College of Indiana, ssld: ur laws In Indlsna ars at fault. If ti had such Isws ss they hsv absolutely essential. Student mat. 'n Illinois snd MU.

nons of the col rtal oould be procured at Chteaao, but It would driven to buying bodies "Indiana should haw Isws which would turn over to colleges sll bodiea that srs not Identified. I rertslnly stand aaslnst grave ronning Such conditions should not exist, snd ths State should see. through Its Iswa. thsl colleges hsi rnouxn legitimate subjects work on." THIRTY BODIES ANNUALLY DISSECTED IN THIS CITY Central ColUgt Pkyticinn Sayt It It Stt Jit tt to Rob Cravtt. A Centrsl College ph.eiclsn aald lo diy thsl hla college requires snnuslly for the purimsce of dissection ten to twelve corpses He believes thst twice this many Willing bodies srs dissected each jeer by the students In ths Medlcsl College of Indl ana Tha Krlecllc Medical College severs! j'.

r. "This development of to day. hs said. "Is extremely unfortunate lr Alexander la a practically itsw man In lndla ia v.V 1 1 PeBtonetrater of Anatomy at lb Cvulral L'uIUga of I'byslclans and Surgeon. polla medicine, and thta was his first xsar as the demonstrator In the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons.

"Last year he was ths assistant demon strator. It la tha duty of the demonstrator to srs that bodiea ars provided for students In anatomy to dissect. Dr. Alexander ws a beginner In this position, one of ths ovist Important In ths college, snd wss sxtremely unfortunate that hla experience should lesd him Into the position In which hs finds himself Ua Half a Many. "The Central College uses probably hslf aa many bodies aa ths Indiana College.

The officials of the Indiana College are. perhaps. In loser touch with the authorttlee thsn are the Central College faculty members, and In thla way they are better supplied with ths unclaimed bodies from the city morgue. "With good management, however. It should be possible to get all the corpses needed for dissection purposes In ths In dlanapolla msdlcal colleges without resort to grsvs robblna Tor many yrsrs.

bowsvsr. grave robberies have gone on unmoleated In thla neighborhood." ROBBERIES CARRIED ON ON A LARGE SCALE Cantrtll Talkt of It AU mt It giummtt Butimttt. Rufua Cantrell la a large, muscular negro of yellow complexion snd term, to be an Intelligent man Ills weight probably exceeda En pounds, but hs walks with sprlugy step apparently not the lesat hsndlrspped by his svolrdupols. Csntrell haa been arrested sevrrsl times for righting snd other misdemeanors, but never before for felony. On seversl oc caatoua lir Alexander became his bonda mau.

Cantrell told his story to a reporter without the lesst compunction. "I not ashsmsd of what I hava and would probably do II all over again If the police would give me a rhanr tlrsvs ruhblng is a kgltimats buslasss. and i iw disgrace lo be In It. The best uses physicians In ths cily have told ma and the others In tbs gsng that th taws wers such In thla State thst ws could not be arrsstsd. Those fellows In there," Cantrell continued, pointing toward the cell houss, "think ths same ss I do.

Tha doctors tell them every tints they get scared to go ahsad, as there waa no danger from the law I'anlrell told complete siory about the gang being equipped with shotguns ami wagons, snd carrying on a business that la frightful tn Its proportions. IK her gangs ara at work, hs said, one of them ireing compoeei or suite men who ope rata all over the Stale Vk heo asked why the me miter a of his gsng wsit heavily armed. Cantrell ssld: iou bet ll pays lo havs little shot lu those guns on some net Wagoiiload af Corpse, le said sll the cemeteries in snd about In.llnnapolls had been visited time and again, and that wagonlosda of corpses hsd been carted awsy Ths bod I ss, hs Id. sr sold lo ths different colleges la the cll. ami some of them are shloned swsy In barrels lu other points.

fin. yes. i sat a leader of a gang. These other fellows don't know mutb about ths Cantrell said, and ua seemed lo assume sn sir of Importance. "They're sll riiit lo do ths work.

They dig out Ihs dirt snd I look after tha rest. VYbsu ths box Is reached thsn It's my time I go sfter Ihs stiff aad Jerk It out It's a loo everybody caa't do. Cantrell aald ha often look afternoon excursions In a buggy with Dr. Alexander lo locals ins grave of persons recently burled i be trios srs to ths cemeteries and Ihs nsw a raves am carefully 'spotted ss am carefully spoltsd by Ibe aearo. fully fixed la his mind, they move away to snoti msn, When the Iocs Hon rsre grave.

Then at night depeodl ui iimetcrles ars auade lata at night Iw na abnVet raffln ta rearbad bmtv and rDlara Cane trsll organises his gsng of fro at four to un the number of gisve to be opened, and visits la Svral Orgy Opanad at On, I Th wagon need by Ibe ssen la a three. sselsd ebtcle with a canopy top nnd aid curtains Tools are cat lied along and It often that work an two or three graves Is xulug ua at th seme lira. Central! aald tmit ib beg about HS and when be lifts th th ten nil the mhi refitl ant II tne aravv. in aiawi rmrw iw laavln the araa In amarenllT the mm ssn mien aa before tba work of tba pneete v.n mmUt mmL watl A Ik. COT am ineteaa of gigging aowa at tne the grave, aa haa been tba eastern foe yeara.

Be as to, no adopteaine plan or digging out ta tba middle. The covering digging auf tne wit Kit. 4 ne cover the box la then sawed Into aad tha th. coffin Is rs moved. 'Nik I don't nee hooka," aald the negro, aa if Anaiuaaing a eoimooaptsge abct, "I usaslly get 'em eat wMh mp nanaa, I can as it sll right.

One In a long time Snd It aereessry ta as the hooka' It the body otlvfc la the boa the books are put oa and the other reimwa netp ma pun it out" Ni Hants aravr. tne ghouls. Cant anal match. psll ssld, except an ejpraatonol and this usually dene down In the Tha Grave af Mia When Caatrell told af the opsarng of the grave of Miss Oatee, ha laughed at Ma "I sewed that sloth up la tha aaata way It was before we got tnta the boa, aid. "and when the father af the Womaa dug down ha thought wa waaa't there." The ghauta enter tba cemetary stealth Hv.

the negro aald, la order not to bo taken by surprise. The bores ara usual ly hltrhad at a aafe dlstanc from tha grave, xne negroes creep rorwsra wnn their gait and shovels, and wnen conn dent that the "enasi la clear tney ceed with the worn. Carttrell said trr. Atevande a panled the gsng to tha Anderson cemetery, one night, to lft the body of a man i name of IHeta. who committed sut rldr There were so many Bowers oa tba grave and the designs were arranged ra aurh a way that It waa decided no to wwilest the grave.

Centred aald he waa afraid be could not re piece the and article in tn earn way. Often Took Jawalru. Ths nr roe, la the cross sxamlnatloa. told Asrb and Manning that they often found )cwen In the graves and took It. Aerh took several ring freea the hands of ths negroes which think were stolen.

The ne gross admit that they kept the Jewelry. flsrraakrr told the detective that different nrgroee took the bodiea Into the colleg building. He aald he knew Rufue Cantrell aa the negro that had brought in about ten bodiea recently, all of them, except one, being women. Haymaker aald that only two of the bodiea were alotbed. Tha detective aald that there waa Rrohahly a gsng of wbtte grave robber ths city.

Tha negroes aeam to know them, but they ara averse to getting any other men Into trouble. Prom the etatementa of several of the negroea. It seems thst the operations of the gangs have extended all over the State The ea aald all tn arrangementa naa completed to visit the Cherry Oreve letery, south of the city, to night. BARGAIN ABOUT BODIES OVER THE TELEPHONE At Hmbtek't Omm Ston CmmtrtU Booittd of Hit AhlUty. A.

E. McKee. clerk for On Hsbtch, ssys Cantrell tailed Hablch'a store la Weet Markst street. August and rented two guns, telling McKee that the guns were to be used by a camping party. McKee rafuaed to let Caatrell have the guna oa hla first visit, but ha returned accompanied by Dr.

Alexander, and tha latter "aloud good" for the guna. and McKee aay be allowed the gun ta go out. Alexander left hla professional card as a mark of Identity. McKee say Cantrell returned to liable ha store several time after renting the flrst pair of guns. On the evening of September 1 he returned and aaid be wanted to rent two more guns lime be offered Dr.

Prank Tank security Hsblcb cal and tha latter told Cantrell and thought ThU Cantrell took two mora guns away. Cantraira Boaata. Cantrell remained silent concerning tbs purpose to which the guns were put but one sfternoon. while a number of customers were In llsbicb iore. Cantrell knnaitollv remarked that he was the champion grsvs robber snd that hs had I stolen eleven bodies from Mt Jackson cemetery and had sold all of thsm lo Csntrell Ths negro laughed st him and again rs marked that bs was tba champion gravs robber.

The full nature of Cantrell a lawless acta did not dawn upon McKee snd Habich. they aay. until Cantrell entered the store, late one afternoon, and asked to be allowed to use the telephone Habich consented In Its use. Cantrell called up earns physician, who Habich doe not know, and then ensued a ron vsrsalloa that made Habich and McKee fairly quiver. "I got three of em lest night.

lor. Csntrell said, "tins whit man and two n'ggsrs." Tns conversation over the telephone drifted lo the iirl.e that Cantrell wss to receive for tbs bodies. ew.ll M. fcinnar aMr SWSaav i La Cantrell aald. "hut 1 made a spectsl rsrs 1 1 you.

ana you ran navs sm si tne price I mad you. tola Body of Formar Playmate. Evidently lb deal waa mad, for Cantrell bung up th receiver and turned to MrKre. saying: "One of them nigger 1 Just sold was an old playmate of mine. I used to play marbles with litm." After th time for ths return of the guns hsd siplred, Habich demanded their Immediate return, telling Csntrell tnst he coul.t not haws any more guns from his store, and that be could not hsvs had hem In the first place If he had known to whal purpose they were to be put Cantrell refused to return the guns snd admittsd that he had pawned them at a South Illinois street pawnshop "I want those guna within ths nsxt two said Habich.

"To I with you." replied the negro, defiantly. "If you get funny about this 1 II gsl you Into It. for there's going to be a stink raised." Triad ta allereta Habich. Caaarell then left tha More and soon returned with a aegre lawyer named Henderson. Th lawyer told Habich lo qulst about tba guna.

or would get Into troubls. Hsbtrh employed sn attorney to replavia the guna. Then ths work of Ihs ghoula came to light. aid not dream of tbatr purpoee In renting tba guns," said A. McKee.

"It wss not until Cantrell Bold the bodies over the telephone that came to realise whst wa being done with them. Then Csntrsll actually boaated ef hla grave robberies and said that ha cento art mors bodiea thaa anybody. II Blood around ADOJ PH ASCII. TUtSDAY SPECIAL LadleV Wool Skirt Patterns, nn aaaartat cobjra. full Isme, CMP aaa ta aunt outer, aach WUU awawamaxaxawawaaxeaxeaaaaaaa MRRCCRIZCD SATEENS, black and all vali the ator and laughsd about what doing.

He seemed to think It Joke. waa great PROSECUTOR SUGGESTS AMENDMENT OP LAW Dif.Umtt to Prottemtt Exetpt Cmtt oi Contention. Jsmea A. Collins, prosecutor for the Police Court, ssys ths State will hsvs no difficulty in getting conviction In the present rases, aa the coaf seasons mad by tba colored, defendants will be uffl ctsnt to send them aU to tha penitentiary, but tha law should be amended, he aay. so aa to make It a misdemeanor for aay medical college to have a body of any deceased person In It poeseealos, without the written consent of the wife or husband or neat of kin of the decs sad "I think alao.

he ssld. "thst the Us ought to compel each colleg to keep a record of every body received and all the trcumstaaces surrounding the getting possession of It. This one amendment. I believe, would prevent thla wholesale robbing of graveyards. "The present lawa make It a felony ta dtaturb the grave, tak the corpse, aid In Weight as conresllng the corpse and buy the corpse.

"P' bul dlfflouU to obtain the evtdeur hs its. rtgh7 any on of the charges. unMee, a In the present case, a confession is maoe thst will furnish a clew is work on." GRA VE OF MISS GA TES FOUND TO BE ROBBED It Wmt Optntd, Tkmt Confirming Cm trtlft Story About It. Ths grsvs of Miss Olsndors Ostsa. at Uabtch then began to a us pec that hla the Anderson cemetery, wss opened thla guna WOT Oeing UM gitirnwiwir waen.

an. I spoke of his suspicions afternoon by D. S. Bowman, her brother in law. and tha grave was found empty, thua corroborating tba story told by Can I rail.

OPPOSED TO PESTHOUSE. Dalaaation Called an tha Mayor with a Protaat. A 4elslna rrsss ths es4gtiboe1ooe st the Churrhinaa and Hubert roads calls ee star Buokwaller lay is sestest Basinet local In Ihs sew peetBowss ea a Btsce sf kutd neer lb Jaisnacism ef laa roads. They sajr ihs city sbtslKsd sa of toe, aa Ihs gniaag by "wsgii ha ad BvetrMVts," set etty snVsakt say has always beea nil aury le suaceaJ the a mt us. for which tasd need.

a for a imh.su hsratsja waa Is ee swrehassa. II Is seueaMe thst Ik protests will Bet be heeded The sneror ear I sees will as esgss llsna. on asslter where the ooalatoa Baeettal aad ihsl. aa far Ss be ess aee. tiiere le tee om for sblaeiloa Is lhk slsss I haa ear I rfh.r Tn.

no ieeilln slikls usner vt mile Noura at Hanryvilla. IBpecMI to The IsdlSBepslls News 1IENKTVII.I.K. September Iwls Patterson, formerly editor of the llenryvllle Time. I to begin the publi cation of a new weekly paper here next week. The old Times plant has beta 1 1 moved lo Charlsslown.

The new public school building was used ta day for tbs Brat time, at the opening of the school year Ths lieoryvllle fair resulted In a sbort age of thla year. The fair next year will he Incorporated, and cash prise will be ogrrsd aa preen lues. Teok Child from Har Heme. (Bpeetal le The IsaHssasatls Msws 1 ANDERSON, September John R. ford.

forty Ova years old. of Marion, was to day sentenced to twenty day In th workhouss. Ha waa charged with as sault and Battery on a thirteen year old girl, Pearl Wyand, of Marlon, who aald that ford took her away from her horns. In Msrlon, yeetsrday morning, yord and the child wara overtaken three sal lee west of this city. refuses to giv a mottv for hi conduct.

DETECTIVES WHO TRACED THE GRAVE ROBBERS. 1 rlt 1 C1IAUNCET UANNINO Inches yard ZIBCL.INES. all mixtures. auellty roV regular TUESDAY SUTSPEOAL KiV mmWmWKmmWmWLWLm tkCBataMaVaal Boys' aa ouiion, nana a nt striped i aad mealy salt, Plata blues and fancy aheeke, atsoa to i aad a la, PLSQ. Ms4i values ebeeka.

value, a 1 I 890 colors la plain and Inches, II. at A INT DAT SKIRT1NO. Inches wide, extra heavy weight, required. ptecee. II vail a yard i llnlni BLvACR PERCAUNR.

alscaaf a ua guanty, to aaor Da Recfolb aad hallo Blows i we TUtSDAY SPECIAL Ifeaew Fleeoea Wrsrveer Oovida. polka data, stripe 'and "oral saiga a. grww at rsri.Miittitiiii.ti Crtwdid with Iht MWMt Mi tht attlMt tl th uion i itylai. Wt lvt eholcf mitty ktrdly kt q.tltd in Amtrlct. Tkt kmintu In this uiptHwint tncrttMi dally.

Small wandirwhin tsch wli Ihtta art Wrv not In a wkllt, but ivtry y. Niarty avtrykfidy tt tha STAR STORE. CRACK DRESS GOODS ALleWOOL, CUKVIOTS, extra heavy. 4 incneo wtae. a till regular ae ouallly.

per rm aua4MS at 4 BX.huB, All. WOOl Whir avinrh all wool llranttel 1 LaiK lnch all wool Idle1 Cloth Si Inch sll wool Ctamli aVInrh all wool rancyl Twllla Regular ate values, a yd at Inch all wool Granite Cloth lnch plain and striped Mistrals ptevea of a dollar fabrla at rcRRia CHEVIOTS. Oranltea, Imparted) I rene Sultlna. Broad clothe and Venetian' Clothe, at and Inch wtdet awell fahrlce I' taHor rtnad and cuetom eulta; Va value, yard 49c 75c 198c COLORED DRESS GOODS yiNR ItRNRIBTTAS, extra goallty, Incbss wide, all color, tba JAMESTOWN WumNOaX Plain and mixed colors, lacbaa wide, Mo grade avmrh all lnch all ax.inlt ell went Etamli avloeh all wool Clbellne All colore and regular eV ta 7c value AMWOOt. Birds re all wool Ktamlne Suitings, wlds.

II Oranlts whip: in. BIG LINING SPCOAL S'U'wI J' eV 2 II Kill itasTLIi: Oranltea aad at and GOOD SILK NEWS Bm Black Taffeta lllba fa Black Taffeta Stlke saw Black Ouaraalatd hllka t7 lock grada Stika lnch Black Taffeta Bilk, teed la eelvage, lis prad lnsk II JS Bleak TaffaU li4a ateae aeasas ieepewfM Site wIA Tw nirn .1,10 CARPETS AND RUGS Three of the heat carpet valuea ever offered. Aa a special Inducement will make, Una and lay free of rhsrg all edvertlsed? carpets. Biggest ass.rt ments In the city Wilton Velvet Csrnets. with or Pi An without border.

1.M valuea gl.QO Beet It seels Carpsta. with and Pit without bordera. tan t9C Ingrain Carpets, best all wool nr extra super quality, aVo grades bDC Room slss Rug, flne HruowllettM medsllloa, floral and feral pst tema xt feet, PaHM, r. $2.50 13.00 13.50 rsrslaa Wlltoa Ruga, Mxat medsiiio. and Oriental patuma.

a 6aT, 'JTS special, at I gf Sample Ruga. Mall A ammeters aii neat pattern. MU 'el J2.39 Opening Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. This lOeek Gorgeona Cos tames, Swell Salts.

Exclusive Style Waists, Imported Model Skirts. Grand Display of High Class Fur Novelties. famous Qualities Sxdushfe Styles music r.t (Uka cut) Rtroof Beat, ply Veneer Top, Elm 81a ta. Heavy Duck, Brasa Lock, Tray, mad gstra stroce la. SS la.

SO is. SS tn la. tn si Vxsxssaswas fd.SO. I. fl.SO 4.

$6.0 Traveling Bags, Suit TnMkkA Rsipailsal Mads r. to Oraar. CaSCS, TclCOpU, etc. t. a.

Msnstaaa. g. a. sauggpaaL. XJ.h I 27 W.

WwSrilNGTOHST SSBBjTsnXTft sVNsvasj ba.a IP I nn lin of Imported Hats and Don nets Tuesday, Sept. 30. 1002. r.lusto from 2 to 0 p. m.

Everybody Invited. UI II3 S.IUt80is.t. aa.m,a.. rn. w.aa..

fmJ jrnjTruJ fiAOi PUT rll (5 Istessessl lali SEE CUa S225.00 HEW PIAK0 F03 SIG5.00 mux Olittt to UsA Th tergeet aieelx of thaaa aolohratod PIABOS to be ases aa woe Berwe aay akaeo tat ika sVaai. Bosldss (MtCKKMIhu wa ara tha ptato ttsareeealalt vee lor Jewell. A rand. Klseher, tamerea. MslMkstr, Stowrart, ream sat ktodert.

and olbar. PIANOW Sm'serwaan Writ tl AK Maaif tanVaatW I 200,000 PE0PLE ARB KE ACHED EVERY DAY iVVrVUU TH TKOUCs ItEWS WART ADS. OCX Cent a WOfa Tl.

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