Show SELLS HIS BODY FOR 50 With less than a fortnight to live John Jurkin the convicted Ottumwa negro who killed Clara Rosen at Fort Madison la Ia Ia and who was waa hanged at atthe atthe atthe the state st te penitentiary sold his dead body to Prof H. H J. J Hoove professor of anatomy of Drake university Des Moines It Is said that Junkin received received re reo re- re 50 60 for tor his body During the few remaining days that he had to live Jurkin spent the money for such good things to eat and smoke as the rules of the prison allowed |