New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14
WHAT THE MANS BRAIN SHOWS.
THE BoMB-THROwER MUST HAVE BEEN KNOW
TO HIS FRIENDS As INSANE

TO HIS FRIENDS As GNSANE.
The dynamite thrower's head continues TO be the
centre Of interest in Bellevue Hospital The jar OF
preserving fluid containing the head Is now kept III
the cellar under the recepdonroom OF the hospital
Through the night and in the morgue during the day,
and all the officials on the grounds are heartily
dosrous of getting rid of It, There were few visitors
yesterday afternoon
Coroner Messemer said that II any one would come
to him who knew anything about Norcross's teeth,
he would dissect the mouth 80 that they could be
carcfully examined When tahe brain was being
removed the Coroner examined the teeth careiuhy,
but did not discover all unsOund tooth. The left
INNER canine tooth was sllgltl defUmed, having a
groove across its 'front.' 1t would have been noticeable
at once to dentist, yet rhe Bosom dentist VINO
examined the teeth Saturday night made no refer
ence to IL.
Chief Clerk Rickert said he had examined all the
teeth with magniying glass, excepting the extre1pe
back nolas Not one of them has any filling, he said.
The Bos on dentist said that many OF N0rcrosss eeb
were decayed and filled with goid.
Coroner Messemer also said that the beard OF the
dynamite thrower must have been growing for three or
four months while according to the friends OF NOT
cross his beard not more than three OF Iour
weeks old. The beard was greatly snged by the ex-
pIoson and must have been much longer before death
than it is now.
II was learned from excellent authority yesterday
that the experts who examined the dead dynamite
thrower's brain will swear Mt the Coroners inquest
that the man who tried TO kill Mr. Sage had been sur
fering from diseased brain for many years ana thao
H. Is not possible that his mental disease could nave
been concealed for weeks before his deat'. inc
same authority says that the state Of tie mans mho
must have been well known TO his associates and that
II Is u most pronounced diseased BRAIN The disease
has affected the left hemisphere Of the brain more
than the right but both must have been affected 10
an extent that would make it impossible for the man
IN be rational i'm his daily actions. The br'lin ac
cording to this authority, shows that The man VINO
possessed II must have been remarkable for many
striking pecullarities. The ceiebrum was mere
affected than the cerebellum but both are plainly
diseased The brain gives strong indications that Ito
owner must have been violently insane at some time
during his life
Dr. spitzka who had been invited to take part In
the examination of the dynamite throwers brain said
last night to reporter that he had had; and would
have nothing 10 do with the matter. lie said tiat
any butcher knew that nothing could be discovered BY
examining a brain that lad not been removed In less
than three days after death. He said that when ne
had been asked to Join, he had replied that he would
do so gladly, but that he did not see any interest III
examining brain three days after DEATH ms STATE
ment OF Dr. sptzka surprised those who Knew about
the matter as the brain was removed from the heaa
on SATURDAY afternoon, the day following the one Oh
which the crime was committed not more than twenty
seven hours after death.