Grave Robbery Case Surges as Bodies Vanish from Cemeteries
Police accuse a gang of stealing at least 100 bodies from Mt. Jackson cemetery over three years. Rufus Cantrell, now jailed, identified robbed graves. Authorities search medical colleges for stolen corpses. A Crown Hill grave opened Tuesday remained undisturbed, and another man was jailed Tuesday for body theft at a Catholic cemetery.
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Mt. Jackson
Rufus Cantrell
Medical Colleges
Crown Hill Cemetery
Grave Robbers Steal Hundreds of Bodies in Marion County
Rufus Cantrell, among arrested robbers, cooperates with police to identify desecrated graves. Detectives visit cemeteries with him to map robbed sites, raising alarm over Crown Hill and Central Medical College connections in a widening probe.
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Asch
Cantrell
Crown Hill
Second affidavit filed against anatomy demonstrator
A second affidavit was filed on Tuesday against Dr. Joseph C. Alexander, anatomy demonstrator at Central Medical College, charging him with stealing the body of Glenacre Gates from Anderson cemetery. Miss Gates’s grave was found open on Monday, though her father Wesley Gates of Irvington had earlier dismissed theft claims after finding the sack still sewn. He reopened the grave after Cantrell’s declarations.
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Joseph C. Alexander
Central Medical College
Glenacre Gates
Anderson Cemetery
Miss Gates
Wesley Gates
Irvington
Cantrell
Hundreds of Graves Robbed in Marion County Scandal
Intense search for medical college involvement follows the confession of Chief ghoul Rufus Cantrell. Graves opened at multiple cemeteries. graves, including Mrs. Johanna Stilz, desecrated. Detectives link Dr. Alexander of Central College to dissection bodies. Burford Corley arrested for grave disturbance. Police plan grand jury investigation with staged delays until Oct 23.
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Rufus Cantrell
Marion County
Indianapolis
Medical Colleges
Johanna Stilz
Jacob Stilz
Ebeneser
Alexander
Central College
Cantrell
Burford Corley
Porter
Ohio St
Mount Jackson
Asch
Classified ads advertise housing and help wanted in boardinghouse era
A jumble of 19th or early 20th century classifieds lists women and girls sought for cooking and housework, rooms for rent, houses for sale, a lost chamois bag with jewels, and various shop and factory job postings including cooks, washers, ironers, machine shop helpers, dressmakers, and youths with wheels.
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Irvington
Dr Alexander Intervenes in Cantrell Provoke Case
The case involves Rufus Cantrell charged with provoke. Dr Alexander offered to pay the fine and costs of 18 dollars but was rejected as security since he owned no real estate. Liveryman W D Case of 38 West Ohio Street was later asked to stand as security and agreed to stay the fine and costs.
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Rufus Cantrell
Justice Lockman
Provoke
Dr. Alexander
Cantrell
Fred Hagan
Hagan
Alexander
W. D. Case
Ohio
Case
Wapalot Case Delayed Payment of Fine and Costs
A city case notes that Wapalot had a nine day stay on a fine and costs, which remain unpaid as of now. Local court records show the stay granted Tuesday, with no subsequent payment reported.
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Wapalot
Of-The-City
Search for Body of Mrs. Johanna Stilz
A search party including a son and three grandsons of Daniel Stilz sought the missing body of Mrs. Johanna Stilz in Indianapolis. They obtained a warrant and checked Ebenezer cemetery Central College and Indiana Medical College but did not locate the body, while Paul Grady allegedly admitted grave robbery and selling a woman’s body for four to five dollars.
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Daniel Stilz
Broad Ripple
Johanna Stilz
Ebenezer Cemetery
Asch
Central Medical College
Indiana Medical College
Stilz
Paul Grady
Ebenezer
Grady
Central College
Was Compitello's Body Sold to the College
A report claims Rufus Cantrell delivered a body to the Central Medical College the night after Ralph Compitello was killed on E Washington St. An informant says Cantrell described the body as exceptionally fine and hard to obtain. The tale frames a grave robbery scheme involving a local gang and medical college inquiry.
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Compitello
Central Medical College
THE
SUN
Rufus Cantrell
Ralph Compitello
E. Washingtonst
Medical College
Cantrell
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Vivid Complaint on Stringing Process at Professors Meeting
Witnesses described meeting with professors about stringing bodies and the resulting stench from the process as something awful. The remarks highlighted concerns over handling and disposal amid the grim practice discussed.
Fasy to Deliver Bodies to the Central College
The Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, a four story building at the southeast corner of Pennsyl vania and South streets, is described as advantaged for secret reception of snatched ladies. Opposite the South street front lies a vacant railroad lot and the Rescue Mission nearby. Mrs Baney, living seven months, says she has never seen wagons drive up to the college after night. A door opens from the college into the alley.
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Central College of Physicians and Surgeons
Pennsylvania and
Southsts
South St
Pennsylvania St
College
Grave robberies spread across the gas belt
The report states that hundreds of graves in lonely cemeteries across Marl oom county and the gas belt have been robbed. The fate of the bodies remains a mystery, likely shipped to markets outside the state, with testimony from arrested men expected to reveal broader devastation.
Opened a Grave At Crown Hill
The grave of William Schoenrogg at Crown Hill cemetery was opened Tuesday to check if the body had been disturbed. The body was found undisturbed in the single interment ground. Bookkeeper S. S. Moore said openings occur only on request and that in many years no grave has ever been disturbed.
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William Schoenrogg
Crown Hill Cemetery
Mr. Schoenrogg
Schoenrogg
Crown Hill
S. S. Moore
Moore
Cemetery Dedication Details Highlight Access and Risk
A 1864 cemetery dedication notes a single interment ground chosen for accessibility. The text warns that if bodies were stolen, thefts would likely occur at that highly reachable site.
Confessions Reported From Arrested Suspects
Police say the arrested individuals, all described as Afro American, have largely confessed after detectives presented strong evidence. Initial refusals gave way to admissions as facts were shown, and convictions are expected.
Grave Robbery Suspected In Miss Glendore Gates Burial
The grave of Miss Glendore Gates in Irvington is said to have been robbed after a cover was ripped and re screwed. Relatives and officials suspect grave robbing with Dr. J C Wilson named as a suspect though not arrested. Marion county potter’s field graves are also alleged to be desecrated.
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Glendore Gates
Irvington
Wesley Gates
J. C. Wilson
Owenton
C. Weiss
Potter's Field
Marion County
Burials Recorded At Mount Jackson Cemetery
Since the first of July, burials occurred at Mount Jackson cemetery. Names read include Robert Hayden Paul Cline Lillie Kin ne Sarah Main Sarah Parker Infant Johnson Albert Turk Dorothy Wilson Julia Bowen Richard Bottom William Stoddard Helien Tinder Peter Webb Zetta Capitolette Van Dalsen Matelia Ka
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Mount Jackson
Robert Hayden
Paul Cline
Lillie Kinne
Sarah Main
Sarah Parker
Infant ‘Johnson
Albert Turk
Dorothy Wilson
Julia Bowen
Richard’ Bottom
William Stoddard
Helien Tinder
Peter Webb
Zetta
Capitolette van Dalsen
Matelia Ka
Fight for Bargains Routs Sidewalk In Store Sale Crowd
A wave of about 300 women clogged a Washington street sidewalk during a special sale. Police intervened after clashes formed as shoppers jostled for items, two women were briefly hurt, and Mayor Bookwalter watched the scramble from outside.
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Washington St
Bookwalter
Don Reed Quietly Buys Union Trust Stock Rumor
Rumors say Don Reed of Richmond has been quietly accumulating stock in the Union Trust Company of Indianapolis. Officials at the Union Trust office report no definite purchases and say the market rumor has circulated for weeks with no clear evidence. The company carries a capital stock of 600000.
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Don Reed
Richmond
Union Trust Company
Indianapolis
Reed
Union Trust
The
the Sun
Notable Names Listed In Local Ledger Of Residents
A long list of individuals appears in the community ledger including infants and adults such as Infant Coleman, Kenneth Lay ton, George Walker, Margaret Hobson, Hiram Castetter, Infant Atkinson, Jesse Tuttle, Georgia Hughes, Harry Melborn, Infant Williams, Infant Ingram, Infant Perkins, Lille P. Tullis, Alice Jackson, Willie Goodnight, Arthur Walker, Mary Beswise, Infant McKinney, Hannah Alexander, Wesley Rich, Violet Scott, Robert Russel, William White, Delia Green, Winfred Dollirhite, Newton Sands, Morris Brown, Agnus Maples, Harry Dupperle, Walter Weddell, Infant Parish, Infant Greens, Charles Ledbetter, J. E. Bratton, Mary Fencannon, Infant Wolf, James Huston, Ira Collins, Walter Holder, Thomas Coston, William B. Barkdal, Infant Higgs, Walter Shepherd, Carrie Pounds, Ida Hudson, Fred Hudson, Infant Shinholt, Amno Wabbs, Belle Myers, Infant Wegg, William L. Lee, Sarah King, Miriam Hall, Susan Huston, Oscar Cline, Caroline Hulitt, Louis Guedel, Margaret Smith, Infant Oglesley, Beatrice Shoemaker, Ruth Bond, Infant Davis, George Weineger, Leroy Rafferty, James Pearson, Hugh Tuttle, Infant Curry, Joseph Woehmeyer, C. T. Gordon, Lillian Proctor, Jane Lydy, Logan Wyrick, Chas Green, Reuben Roberts, Isaac Entwisle, Infant Wesner, Alfred Stiep, Williard Parish, Myrtle Leary, Infant Rayburn, Infant Juddy, Joseph Rae, Infant Davis, Infant Hays.
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Coleman
Kenneth Layton
George Walker
Margaret Hobson
Hiram Castetter
Atkinson
Jesse Tuttle
Georgia Hughes
Harry Melborn
Williamss
Ingram
Perkins
Lille P. Tullis
Alice Jackson
Willie Goodnight
Arthur Walker
Mary Beswise
McKinney
Hannah Alexander
Wesley Rich
Violet Scott
Robert Russel
William White
Delia Green
Winfred Dollirhite
Newton Sands
Morris Brown
Agnus Maples
Harry Dupperle
Walter Weddell
Parish
Greens
Charles Ledbetter
J. E. Bratton
Mary Fencannon
Wolf
James Huston
Ira Collins
Walter Holder
Thomas Coston
William B. Barkdal
Higgs
Walter Shepherd
Carrie Pounds
Ida Hudson
Fred Hudson
Shinholt
Amno Wabbs
Belle Myers
Wegg
William L. Lee
Sarah King
Miriam Hall
Susan Huston
Oscar Cline
Caroline Hulitt
Louis Guedel
Margaret Smith
Oglesley
Beatrice Shoemaker
Ruth Bond
Davis
George Weineger
Leroy Rafferty
James Pearson
Hugh Tuttle
Curry
Joseph Woehmeyer
C. T. Gordon
Lillian Proctor
Jane Lydy
Logan Wyrick
Chas Green
Reuben Roberts
Isaac Entwisle
Wesner
Alfred Stiep
Williard Parish
Myrtle Leary
Rayburn
Juddy
Joseph Rae
Hays
Cold In Your Head Take Chan dler's Capsule Ad
Ad copy notes anti-grippe capsules priced at 25c sold at 217 Massachusetts Ave. The fragment implies a medical remedy listing with location detail.
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Chandler’s
Massachusetts Ave
Opal Ring in Gold Tiffany Mount Featured for Sale
Opal ring highlighted with genuine opal set in a gold Tiffany mounting. Stock includes a beautiful selection of the best opals. J. P. Mullally, Diamonds and Jewelry, 28 Monument Place. Opal priced at $1.50. October availability noted.
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J.P. Mullally
Monument Place
Bennett's for Best Photos in the Newton Claypool Building
A brief classified notice notes goods and a dentist removed to 327 328 Newton Claypool Building. The item mentions The Sun's liners and a likelihood of winning with a results guarantee.
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Joseph
Goods
Newton Claypool
No October Gas Bills Issued by Indianapolis Company
The Indianapolis Gas Company will not issue October bills, per Vice-president John R. Pearson. He declined to speculate on court injunctions but confirmed the company will neither issue nor send October charges.
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Indianapolis Gas CO
Indianapolis Gas Company
John R. Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 p m Oct 1 calls for clearing conditions Tuesday night with fair and cooler Wednesday. Early temperatures read 62 at 7 a m and 72 by 2 p m with rain and cooler trends expected in Indiana and neighboring states as winds shift to northerly and ease by Wednesday.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Cloudburst Floods Indianapolis Streets After Rainstorm
A heavy rainstorm struck Indianapolis on Tuesday afternoon causing downtown streets to flood within minutes. Fire officials reported no recorded alarms or fires from lightning as gutters overflowed citywide.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis to send delegates to Detroit coal convention
Mayor Bookwalter will appoint ten Indianapolis citizens to attend a Detroit meeting on October 9 to seek ways to secure coal from Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The delegation plans to depart October 8 and return October 10, aiming for broad representation from various walks of life.
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Indianapolis
Detroit
Mich
Bookwalter
William C. Maybury
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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