The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-12
MEDICAL STUDENTS.
A Cadaver is Identified in the
Lecture Room.
A DEMONSTRATION In ANATOMY
SpOiled-The NEEDLES Make Merry and Shous
Bring Back Ny Body, On, Bring 10
Back - This is Science

Especial to TIE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.1
New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE body of the
mau VINO committed suicide in Central park
Monday night was identified yesterday
morning on the dissecting table by William
Lesser as his cousin, Macmillan Laski,
also by young man who refused to give
his name. While the body lay at the
morgue awaiting Identification, subject
was required by the students of the uni
versity medical school. The body of Maxi
milan Laski seemed to be available. 1t
was taken to the amphitheatre at the top Of
the high building across the way and laid
on the table.
The lecture to the students of the univer-
sity is set down for IL o'clock. Up in the
amphitheatre of the medical school lay the
body of Macmillan Laski on a table, ready
for the lecture. A white cloth was spread
over it. The students had all come in and
were scattered about upon seats, smoking,
singing, hooting, reading, laughing and
generally disporting themselves after the
manner of medical students, the whole
waiting for the lecture to begin. 70 them
the BODY on the table was only text book,
and they were only anxious for the lee
turer to come. The surgeon who was to
have delivered the lecture is DR.. Byron, g
skilful young surgeon. Dr. Byron was
tritie late yesterday morning, and he didn't
get to the amphitheatre until about II 10.
Mr.. Lesser and mysterious young man,
in company with one or two others, went
up TO the amphitheatre to identify the body.
Two attendants brought the body cut upon
d stretcher and set it down in the corridor.
a chorus of bowls and shrieks came from
lirrl.t hca,a tod SIN hn.
my body" II want my BODY Bring it
back" ''Where are you going with my
bOdy!' The attendant turned down the
cloth and uncovered the face and chest.
MIR. Lesser bent over and looked at it.
Eyes" he said, sit is he. Itis Laski."
bring back my body, OH bring it back"
remarked the cheerful young doctors. Just
then one of the students came out of the
amphitheatre. GA seeing Mr.. Lesser, it
appeared that the two knew each other.
Are you here about this subject!n asked
the student.
Yes said Mr.. Lesser, land want to
know how soon the undertaken can take it
away"
| ''As soon as it is cut up, suppose" said
the medical man cheerfully. The attend
ants carried the body back into the amphi-
| theatre, where it was welcomed with re-
newed enthusiasm.
| just at that moment brisk young man
| came walking out Of the amphitheatre with
checked calico sleeve over his right arm.
Here's DR. Byron, the surgeon said the
student. The protest was repeated to DR..
Byron. He looked perplexed ''All
know" said he, sis that l am to deliver a
lecture here at IL O'Clock, and was told a
subject was provided. l am a little late
now and l have other engagements. have
no authority in the matter and / will wait
for orders from the coroner
! Deputy Coroner Weston was in the Office
of the morgue when the three men ap-
peaied to MIN. Why" said he, ''if you
recognize the body and desire TO take il
away for burial you can do so most Ger
tainly You say the dead man never
showed any signs of insanity and there is a
bullet hole in his head. There seems to be
no reason for an autopsy, and you are aJ
liberty to take the body away"
Owing 10 the lateness of the hour, the
further engagements OF DR.. Byron and the
unavoidable absence of what was TO have
lain on the table, the II O'Clock lecture was
not delivered before the university stu
dents yesterday morning. They came troop
ing down the stairs IN great disgust and
stood about the door of the school watching
the movements of the undertaken with
much diSfavOr