I'll keep everyone informed. I'm going to make some phone calls today about
it and see what happens.
Penni Benett
pennijo(a)abcs.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "GTielking" <tielking(a)knightstown.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cemetery graverobbers
Penni,
Please keep the group informed as to what happens with this. I hope they
catch the creeps. If they are doing it in this cemetery, I bet they will
do
it in another one. Maybe publicity about it will scare them off?????
(We
could always hope)
Angela Tielking
----- Original Message -----
From: "pennijo" <pennijo(a)abcs.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cemetery graverobbers
> I'd love to see someone make an example of someone who would dig up a
> grave. I'm going to do something about this if at all possible, my
titles
> have to give me some kind of pull somewhere. I know Jeanie from
DNR so I
> will call her and let the Historical Society know and I'll put something
in
> the paper and do my best to do something about this. There is no way a
hole
> about 6 foot long and 6 foot deep is an act of nature. Plus I about
broke
my
> leg falling in one of them so I take that personally. I'm going to call
the
> lady who owns the property and let her know what is going on and I'm
going
> to see if she wil let our Society clean up the cemetery and
restore it
> because it has definiately been vandalized also.
> Penni Bennett
> pennijo(a)abcs.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ernie & Connie Lasley" <elasley(a)sigecom.net>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cemetery graverobbers
>
>
> > We have had several incidents here in Gibson County where Civil War
> > soldiers graves have been dug up. Even the brass buttons and belt
> buckles
> > from a uniform bring a high price on eBay, and I have seen Civil War
> > artifacts in antique shops that the shopkeeper clamed "were dug up on
a
> > battlefield", but possibly came from grave robbing.
> >
> > Besides local law enforcement and State Police, contact Jeannie and
the
> > DNR, make them aware of what you found. See if you can
find the
stones,
> > they may be under the pile of dirt, or in the bottom of the hole
covered
> > up. You may find that they were Revolutionary War, Civil
War, or War
of
> > 1812 Veterans' graves. Contact the local media, TV,
etc and report
the
> > grave robbing to them, especially if you can confirm it was
a War
Soldiers
> > grave. What county was this in?
> >
> > I found one last fall that had a wrought Iron fence around it, the
robbers
> > used one section of the fence as a ladder to climb in and out of the
> > grave! I would LOVE to catch someone doing this and make an example
out
> > of them.
> >
> > Ernie
> >
> > At 07:44 PM 11/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > > Recently I went with 2 friends to an old cemetery in the woods. To
my
> > >disgust I found very, very deep holes near each stone
and many stone
that
> up
> > >and disapered, but where the stones had disapeared were large holes
in
> the
> > >ground. I came to the onclusion that maybe a mystery someone had
buried
> the
> > >stones. Anyways my friends and I think this cemetery has been a
vicitm
of
> > >grave robbers this summer. Our county police officers don't seem to
be
> > >interested. Can anyone tell me what to do to get our
police officers
> > >interested or to get something done about this? Thank you.
> > >Penni Bennett
> > >pennijo(a)abcs.com
> >
> >
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> > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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> "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you
have."
> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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