St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-09

suscitated, restored to perfect vigor,
nourlshed and strengthened, and taken
away last night, as before described.
The four young men who acted as
pail bearers on the day of the funeral,
and who would not give their names,
were medical students from St.JoSeph'S
college. They came to assist DIR. Nc
Mahon in the work of resuscitatiOn.
They took the train to Omaha last week
tuesday. During and Immediately fol-
lowing
HIS RECOVERY
Pete suffered much nervous prostra-
ton, and it was feared that his reason
might be permanently impaired. In
this weakly mental condition it is not
unlikely th at he adroitly evaded his at
tendants, and following the bent of his
recollection wandered about the
city to Plymouth and Chicago ave-
nues, where he was reported to
have been seen by different parties
as to the uncanny freaks of the dust
and wind, and the ghostly hobgoblin
appearances which scared the car
drivers SO badly, and caused Nh Nord-
quist to make faster time than Maud S,
OF the Keeley motor could accomplish.
there is no tangible explanation. But
the drivers on that route after dark
keep booth eyes peeled and pray with
great JUNCTION, i'll constant anticipation
of being obliged to play 'spook-aboo"
near the cemetery.
THE THEORY
is that by some unknown trick. Pete'S
body was stolen away from the morgue
III the dead of night, and another corpse
substituted. This could not have been
accomplished under ordinary circum-
stances, and can only be accounted for
Oh the possibility of the watchman hay
ing been drugged designedly. No
for a moment believe that he
could be personally influenced or
deceived in way 10 render such an
occurrence possible, and his assistants
are also very honorable and trust
worthy men. But, all things-humanly
Speaking-are possible, and they may
have been successfully deceived. A
GLOBE reporter
INTERVIEWED MIR. CONNOLLY
at his establishment OH Washington ave-
nue., who at first appeared as much
amused as he was surprised, but soon
manifested annoyance andindignatiOn at
the inventor Of ''such foolish gossip"
as he termed it.
"Those bodies," said he, with much
emphasis, 81 brought here directly
from the gallows. They were stripped
and carefully prepared for burial.
They were in as fine condition as any
that | ever handled-Pete'S especially.
do not think his neck was
broken, but that he was strangled. l
feel sure of it; but | am most absolutely
certain that they were both as dead
as door nail,'' as the saying is, and,
what's more, they'll never come to life
again. They were in my charge until
they were placed aboard the train for
Omaha. All this gabble about their
ghosts is worse than nonsense. 1t is
not right.'
WHAT THE PHYSICIANS SAY.
DR.. Quinby said: 81 examined both
of those bodies carefully and know that
they were dead-of course they were
dead. Their necks were Gislocated,
the respiratory center was displaced
ard they were beyond all possibility of
resuscitation.
DIR. S. s. KILVINGToN
smiled broadly and beamed benignantly
upon the reporter, as he submitted to
the press lnquiSition.
81 am very sure that as far as medical
science can determine by the outward and
visible signs. both of those men were dead
before they were cut down. Their necks
were dislocated. l could not-no physician
could-know to an absolute certainty beyond
all possible doubt. that their necks were
broken (as you term iD without
post mortem examination being made
which in this instance was not done.
The outward evidences of death were
amplifed; there could be no reasonable
doubt of 1t. Yet, when you come TO the fine
point, the only intallible proof of death is
decomposition. Now, as to resuscitation-
there are some very curious, really marvel
Gus, cases In point, on record; but under all
the circumstances l do not think that any
effort would have been successful in their
case. / am quite certain in my own mind
that they were dead, and they suffered no
pain"
DIR. I. II. DUNN
expressed himself similarly:
l have no doubt as to the fact Of their
death, there and then. will not lretend to
say that might or might not be possible be-
cause We are constantly amazed at new at
tainments in the medical practice. Yet l do
not think that reSuScitation could have been
effected under the existing circumstances.
Their 1ecks were dislocated-so far as we
could determine from exterior examination
but it could not be absolutely known eX-
cept by post mortem examination. AS to
this gossip about specters and sights and
sounds, that is all delusion. Sober, sensi-
bic men ought not to see such things.
DIR. FRANK BURTON,
county physician, was not disposed to
consider the gossip about Pete'S resur-
rection and galvanization into life-a
new revival evolution, transformation.
''The necks of those two men were
broken; the sudden jerk and stretching
| of the spinal column was enough to take
| life-yes-the last vital spark and resus-
| citation under the circumstances would
be impossible. Both of them are a long
distance away, and they will never be
| seen in Minneapolis again." The doc
tor laughed heartily and derisively at
| the ghost stories.
| = CORONER TOWERS
| had pronounced the BarrettS dead, and
was very sure of it in his own mind.
ii-Dr. A. A. Ames was too ill to be seen.
All, however, agreed that a post-mOrtem
! examination alone could absolutely dis
| close the real cause of the death OF the
Barretts. Ought not the law require a
| thorough poSt-mortem to be made in
| each and every instance?
A SIMILAR CASE.
With due Difference to the erudition of
the sawbone's profession, the following
telegram is an interesting one. The
| Evening Journal, Minneapolis, last Sat
urday published the following:
| CINCINNATI o., April GA Nashville
Tenn, special says that from Smithville
| Tenn, comes report that on last Saturday
known farmers house and stayed several
| hours. The farmer saw his guest ar
ranging his handkerchief around his
| neck and saw that his neck was badly
| skinned and swollen. The man, on being
closely questioned, confessed that he was
Mark Francis, who had been hanged Friday
at Lebanon, and that he had been resusci
tated by his relatives. Francis neck was moi
broken and as the rope slipped, he was moi
strangled. After his body had hung fol
twenty minutes the physicians pronounced
| him dead.
AN AUTHENTICATED INSTANCE OF
| RESUSCITATION.
Antonio Pallidino, an Italian fruit
erer, was executed upon the galloWs
| Oot g 1899 of Rrid UapOrt Conn fo,