The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-20
BISHOPS BRAIN NOT STOLEN.
ur Ferguson Fad Taken a Small Part,
Though, that lie Thought Diseased
Glow 10 the aanse Of DeaIh.

tltW TO inf OF
The second autopsy on the body 81
Washington Irving Bishop. the mind
reader. took place In Hawkes. undertake.
shop, No. : Sixth avenue, at ? O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon II was made by
direction OF Coroner Levy. in pursuanc,
0f The investigation he is now conduct
ing. with the view OF establishing IN,
cause of Bishops death. DR. and Depu
fy Coroner jenkins was the operator
and Dr. Ferguson, who performed the
first autopsy and rs under arrest foI
doing d. was present rs spectator
Drs Biggs. Janeway, Spitzka, lIelmuth
and Hamilton were invited. but none OF
them responded save DR.. Biggs.
The body was taken from the Ice chest
where 10 lav In the front room. and
placed upon The same table Ia tae rear
room where The first operation, which
fa. made al ihe trouble, was conducted.
so fresh incisiOns were found 10 be ne
ccssarv. and the rumor that the brain Of
iho deceased had been taken to hospital
for scientific examination was proven
false by the discovery Of that organ in
the cavity of the chest where DR.. Fergu-
son placed il after the first autopsy.
PORTIONS OF THE BODY REMOVED.
AS DR. jenkins anticipated. nothing
was discovered by the examination to
throw any light upon ihe cause of death.
d. Jensins simply reported, after very
ns'ns'aking and minute study, that he
found an The organs in fair state Of
preservation. and that fragments Of
several of them had been taken away,
presumably at the ars' autopsy, and that
TO rested with the coroner 10 demand
their return Among the portions re-
moved was "a small part Of the brasp
which : .n the possession of DR. fergu-
SON T. Is the part which DR. Ferguson
pronounced diseased. and the microscO-
pical examination Of il may throw light
upon the cause Of death
We have reached no conclusion,
ail Dr. Jenkins. We found all the
organs Of the body in a healthy state Of
preservation, but from the examination
We made 10 is impossible for me to
ascri0e any specific cause OF death or
even 90 say whether Bishop was alive or
dead when the first autopsy was held
Then understand, Doctor, that 30
fac - your examination Went you found
n0.h'n that would indicate that Bishop
Wa. other than p sound man when he
died
"Ne found nothing TO show to the
contrary
.Was be dead when the first autopsy
A1 ho.dT'
Of don't know '
We'll. was he alive when The first au-
for,r was held y
~ don't know.
Immediately after the autopsy the
body was restored 10 the lee chest In the
front of ihc room. and the flowers which
had been sent ia were replaced on the
''d of the box
PLASTER CAST TAKEN
Atll o'clock on Friday evening Mr.
! Dec0mps. of 80 2l0Rest Thirty-third
street, took o plaster cast of the face, and
iu doing SO somewhat distorted the fea-
lures. buf they viii be restored 80 as 10
admit of their being exposed at the
funeral The cast was made by order Of
lrs Bishop, the mother, who wishes to
layc bust OF her son made
"l want something ! can throw my
arms alound,' she said.
Mrs Bishop Is as firm as ever in her
belief that her son died under the dis
oe.us knife. and Is as relentless as ever
' hef wish 90 have the doctors prose-
cllci to lne fuli extent Of the Law. Mr
Hawkes.. the undertaken. Is convinced
tNaf fhe man was dead when brought to
ai- rooms at three O'Clock on Monday.
AfaiI events, the Journey in an almost
a'rlIht casket from the club TO the un-
takers would. It is thought by some, have
been sufficient tO cXtinguish any iinser-
'n4 spark of Tie
Nr. Hawkes.. ON the other hand, c'tes
some remarkable cases OF apparent death
where resusCiiaiiou followed He men
ti0us particularly the case OF boy in
llecckcr street, who some years ago
died. as o. Vas supposed, cf diphtheria
Nr Hawkes. was called in, and was ac-
ma.v putting the body In The coffin,
when hc thought hr discovered signs OF
Ife Re.foatiSes were applied. and the
boy recovered. aud is now about town in
Ile enjoyment of excellent health. The
majority of medical men who have eN-
pressed their views for The Herald are OF
tho opinion that there are no absolutely
ala.lale indications OF death save &C.
ua' decomposition
SHOALS OF CRASKs APPEAR
An unhappy feat re Of the discussion
which Bi ops O. amltic death has
caused is I. ac. hat .lc'a every crank
wi Convenient roach d., New lork
has la. jos preleNt for ~ ir- - get
paralci before tie public in ih- news
papers. Abort al the standard varieties
of human nu.sanccs of this ksni have
l..a heard from and -eyefa. qpii' cx-
c,rI na' ones ut the long haired. psy-
ch .I0.ieal bran have come 10 The front.
Nr. Bishop made ont yesterday the
following ii-t of gentlemen whom she
soil invite % act as pail bearers Robert
G. neew0l Samuel H. Rand'l, Judge
Charles Donohoe, Judge b ady. Jude
CJnng DR. Gaupp Oounsellor Atchi-
soa. 4 81 Palmer Jackson linkham,
Harrison Nillari. j. VI ifii' Augusiin
Dag. Roland Reed Edmund G. stanton,
Arthur Wallack. Nathan Chl.ds. }.
MaumnI. Mr Malhison, Beniamin
Wood. llcnry f. Dixey. Charles W
r .oml-. Augustus Thomas. Geor. W.
Nor ram. Dr Edwin N Brilss. }. G.
Rhcb and George Frauci- Iisin.-N
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