New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-17
TO STOP BISHOPS FUNERAL.
his MOTHER INSISTS HE WAS KILLED.
SHE DEMANDS THAT THE CORONER MAKE AN
INvEsT1GAT1oy-wuAT Or. IRWIN SAYS.

SHE DEMANDS THAT THE CORONER MAKE AN
INvEsTIGAT 1oy-wuAT OH IRWIN SAYS
Mrs. Eleanor Fletcher Bishop, the mother Of Wash.
ngton Irving Bishop yesterday decided not 10 allow
his funeral to take place to-day, had been arranged
The st. Louis Lodge Of Elks I'm which Bishop hal
been initiated into the order, had elegraphed 10 the
New-iork Lodge TO pay all expenses Of tho funeral
and conduct It with the usual ceremonies. j. J.
Spies the Exalted Ruler OF the New-YOrk Lodge had
arranged for the burial at Greenwood to-day. The
pabearers were to be four members Of the Els and
four members OF the Lambs Club where Bishop was
guest at the time he seized with his fatal Illness.
Mrs Bishop, sr has upset all these plans by writing
to Coroner Levy, demanding investigation into the
circumstances OF her sons death She persists In
her belief that he killed by the autopsy.
Her intention when seen late yesterday afternoon
was TO have the funeral next Monday at Grace
Church, ia which sho married and her
confirmed The undertaken Hawks, Of No. Sixth
ave., was directed by her not 10 give up tho body,
and two friends Of Mrs. Bishop, Miss Ida orne Jones
and Miss Helena A. Milliman sat by the body last
night to prevent tho attempt 10 remove Il which Mrs.
Bishop apprehended. She has requested DR.. Rich
ordson, Of No 20 Washington Place to examine the
body TO that thebran and all the Internal organs
are intact.
DR. IRwIN's DEFENCE.
Dr. John A. Irwin, who was with Bishop at the
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sad: All this talk about Bishop having been In
trance and having been killed by tue autopsy Is simply
alsuM. The rIGdity OF catalepsy disappeared some
time before death, which was caused by coma All The
unmistakable signs OF death were present, and the
fact that the death rgur set IA some time later was
alone enough TO prove II. | knew Bishop ten years
aro in Liverpool. lie always anxious that II
shculd be established that he was not fraud, ana
he spoke OF hts desire to have his brain examined
after his death. No one tho Lambs knew the
adrts, OF his relatives In Philadelphia, and we seht
on his agent 70 try 10 find them. The autopsy was
perioru,ed with the consent Of his Managers and
friends, six hours after his death because II there
wac any peculiar condition Of the brain
would be likely ~ disappear fohEer
time was permitted to elapNc. airs
Bishops statement that .ookrg 10 gain fame or
reputation BY holding autopsy IS without any
foundation. The autopsy was performed by Or. FER
gu.on, one Of our most eminent Psychologists, and
should any gain to science result, the credit VIII DO
his not mine Tho first inrison in tho body made by
him proved conclusivry that Bishop could not have
been alive. as no blood flowed. | am not however
throwing any responsibility DR.. Ferguson. That Is
mine though n IS shared tD some extent W Dt = 7:
Lee who With me- attended Bishop In his last hours
THE CORONER WILL ACT
Coroner Levy last night informed Police Head
quarters that the funeral Of Mr.. Bishop would not
be allowed to take place today, as be had decided
that an investigation into the circumstances OF his
death was necessary ii" then informed Doctors
AZ tho autopsy, appear AZ his ONCE ~ II O'CLOCK
to-day Ia give testimony Oh the Investigation WHICH
would then begin. , ,.e,,., g.,
subpoena Az Henry r. DNcy, Clay Greene and every
member Of the Lambs Club and every gue-' "ho was
present during Bishops last performance