Telegram-herald., 1888-09-08
WAS THE MAN DEAO2
= DISAGREEMENT or DOCTORS
Gsttfrsfd Nsssssor, WAe Died s1nosy
xas va Baxl~a We'd assa.y, Is
fhs.ght ~ Have Bs<a
Bzrisd Alive.

Last Saturday night DR.. Sathsnisl Smith
vas called ~ the residence Of Gotsfned
Aosssaor. Of l35 Csstsr-st-, 70 sss Mr..
ksessaof wae wss satsring apparently
frsA q nervous attack The doctor gave
snssll soss Of ,slsrisa aud hoessnor s.sPt
for sEort tias fhs doctor called again
susday -lsn The patient seemed in Ais
usuai health.
At sssat 5 o'clock in the morning while
stsadsnx by the stove he fell forward strik-
lag his chest either on = chair or On the
door. He vas placed on . couch la an
unconscious coaail.. n snd smainsd %
Gadl hs was buried Wednesday afternoon.
Before the burial there w2s some dispute -
- waetaer tse patient Vas dead, and after
the funeral So much was said that II came
10 the s&fs Of rKLEsRAa HERALD reporter,
Who innsflagely Investigated the matter.
Df. SAITH. Ias attending physician, was
nrsg sea ana told the following story:
"hoss.sor is a brewer by trade and
worked Tor Frsy Bros. rarss weeks ago
was called 10 see ain for an attack similar
- me one Of which ne died. gave him .
prescription and he cot better and went TO
work again. Last Saturday / Was called
again 10 see hiH but did not think he
needed any zssdicine. but told him he Was
nervous and seesee sleep. L then gave him
. light dose OF yalsrain and he went 10
deep. Sunday morning called again and
found the patient improved. he asked me
IL thsught ne could go 10 work In the
msrning and tsld him yes. At about
o'clock Sunday | Was sent for. and when L
arrived found him lying on q couch IN sn
unconscious condition, bat his heart was
beating family and continued 10 beat per-
ceptisly until midnight, and peculiar nut-
moralng OF the day Of burial.
| was told BY the family OF the patient that
be lad besa standing by ths stove and had
fallen forward on his face. did all could
for the man and went home and to bed.
live very near MoessRor's place, Sc that /
might nave sesn called at any time. At
about IL s'eisck they sent for another doc
tor and obtained DIR. y. b. Wright, who
pronounced the man dead. They then sent
Tor DR.. Penwarden, whe said he did not
think the man dead. The next morning l
went over. and when asked If he was dead.
said that could not see any signs Of life.
Mrs. Noes. nor then sent for Undsrtakers
Posner & Ransaenssrger. whe came and
embzlmsd the body. Tuesday. l went to
the house, and some enc had been there
and opened vein in his leg. and the wound
elsd freely. Monday night hr. Posner
came ID me with . death csrtifi-
cate. and / asked him if he was
handling the body, and he said !:
Yes. | have fxsd the body told him
,nAt would sign the certificate, but that
some people ia the neigh borhosd were
taking that the man was alive. l then
signed the certificate, and the man was
buried Wednesday afternoon. / examined
the body Wednesday morning and it was
net tainted in the least. l could still hear
the singing noise in the region of the
heart, and the body was warm under the
arms and in the region OF the heart The
body also had a natural color, and when
pressed would turn white and then the
color would come slowly back. / am
thoroughly convinced that the man was In
trance, but 1 signed the certificate be-
cause / knew that the arsenic which had
been injected in the smoai ming process
would be certain death to him AT all events.
| If they had come to me before they en-
balmed the body / should have objected.
but he was embalmed before knew OF il. I"
DIR. Wright was seen, and said that ne
was called late at night. bat told the man
/ who called for him that ne would not 20
unless DR.. Smith was there, as he did not
wish to interfere with DR.. Smiths patients
but when be arrived at the house be could
| feel ne pulse, and when . mirror was held
over hoessnor's lips no sign OF breath could
be seen, and he pronounced the man dead
Mr.. Posner, the undertake.. was seen and
said: Il was called TO Mr.. Noessnors house
Monday morning between s and 8 o'clock
and the body was cold and rigid. Ara
Moessnor asked ne if l could keep the
body till Wednesday. told her did net
think | could, but would try. l gave the
body an injection of arsenic, and work ed
over it until the face looked perfectly nat
ural. / brought the certificate TO DR.. Smith
10 sign, which ne did.
The next day i heard that the people in
that vicinity thought that the man was not
dead. / told Mrs. Aoessaor that she could
call any doctor she wished or a. many -
she wished, but that / was satisfied that
tie man Was dead. When | Was 6rst called
and before | did any eubslming gave my
usual test 10 the body by pressing on the
abdomen and hs purgsd from the mouth
and noss, . sure test that the man was dead
Tae body was tainted when l was frst
called and there is no doubt that the man
was dead. DR.. Smith did net ask ne any
thing about the emoalming Of the body
until Wednesday morning"
The neis borhoed is intensely excited
over ths affair and the body will be taken
mp and an autopsy held to see what can be
determined in regard to the matter. DR..
Suaith was Ia favor of holding . post NOR
TEN examination before the body was in