St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-27
HAD HIS HANDS FULL.
Coroner Towers Holds Four
Post MoPtems in One
Day.
An Autopsy to Be Held in the
Case Of o. H. Hogan, Of
Iowa..
Chief Rrackett Visited by q
Man Suspected Of MUIR
der.
More About the Fight on Kill
vington--Genera City

Coroner formers had his hands full
yesterday. During the day he directed
no less than four post-mortem eXami-
nations at Connolly's morguc. The first
and chiefeSt one was held on the body
of a former patient of st. Barnabas'
hospital, who expired on the operating
table while having a tumor removed
from his foot. o. III. Hogan, who is
supposed to have been native of Iowa,
visited the hospital on Tuesday last and
expressed the wish to have an ugly
tumor removed from his foot. After
discussing the matter with DrS. Hen
bricks and Hague it was decided to
perform the operation on Christmas
morning. and, in order to en-
der it less painful, it was
agreed to administer chloroform.
TO this Hogan assented. and at the
proper time the an9sthetic-twO drains
dropped on an Esmrch maSk-was ap-
piled. The surgeons had made an ex-
animation of Hogan before administer
ing the chlorofcrm and discovered no
indications or evidence of organic
trouble. Within five minutes after in
haling the chloroform HOgan's heart
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hand was utilized in a vain endeavOr to
revive the patient. Drs. Hendricks and
Hague labored cOnscientiously Tor more
than an hour To no purpose. The Iowa
man had died under their hands.
Coroner Towers, in view of the cir
cumStanceS surrounding the case, con-
Guided to hold all autopsy, and the body
was removed to ConnOlly's morgue.
DIS. Nippert and Hill conducted the
pOSt-mOrtem, which was witnessed by
Drs. Hague and Hendricks. Tue eX-
animation revealed HOgan'S heart to
have been OF slight muscular develop
ment. The coroner considered his
death al accident. 1t is believed that
Hogan came from Kensitt, To-, and an
effort has been made by Dr.. Hendricks
10 communicate with the dead mans
friends n relatives.
A post-mortem examination of the
body of Jack English. who suddenly
expired in his home on Christmas night
at l25 Tyler avenue northeast, was also
held yesterday morning. The old man
was a hard drinker. and his diSSOlute
habits led to his death.
In the afternoon the coroner directed
an autopsy on the body of Peter L..
Shields. a wcll-known carpenter living
at 1901 Fourth street north. Shields ex-
pred on Christmas day. He was forty
three years of age and leaves a wife
and three children. The deceased was
an active member of Hennepin court of
the Ancient Order of Foresters. who
will PROBABLY make the necessary ar
engagements for his funeral tomorrow.
Secondary heart trouble caused his
death.
The fourth case Investigated by the
coroner yesterday was that OF Jack
Robinson. who formerly worked as a
waiter in Tayl0r'S restaurant on Henne-
pin avenue. He was alive and at work
early yesterday morning. but becoming
ill returned to his room at .324 First ave-
nue. north, where he shortly afterward
died. The post-mortem disclosed pneu-
monia as the cause of his demise.
About 4:30 yesterday the body of a
white infant was discovered in a vacant
house on the corner of Twelfth avenue
northeast and second street. The cor
oner had the remains. which are il a
state of preservation, removed to Con-
olly's morgue. No evidences of violence
were found on the tiny body. The cor
oner is investigating the matter.