Show 213 were held to he duplicates of those buried with the dead until against the advice of Baptiste the family of Moroni Clawson decided to move one his grave to another location the grave was opened the body was found to be entirely nude and lying face down in the coffin a far cry from the condition in which it had been buried An immediate investi- When gation followed and a search of Baptiste's house disclosed articles by the dozens that had been taken from an estimated 300 graves "At 4 P M John the Baptist was arrested for having robbed the grave of Moroni Clawson"The following day Baptiste was taken to the cemetery and confronted with numerous articles found in his possession he confessed to having opened at least a dozen graves But that was just - fraction of his activities The "Journal History" points out that he had in his possession among other things 60 a pairs of children’s shoes 12 pair of men’s shoes and numerous other articles of clothing Articles found in Baptiste's home were taken to the Tension was courthouse and laid out for identification great among those who found articles of loved ones among the stolen property Baptiste was given a church trial According to records in the Church Historian's office the trial of the grave digger John Baptiste w as the saddest of all the church trials in the history of Salt 10 "L D S Journal History" January 27 1862 |