The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
TROUBLE AHEAD.
Caused by a Premature
Burial.
NO AUTOPSY WAS HELD.
The San Mateo Mountain Mystery
Stirred Up Again-The Body Will
Be Exhumed.
NO AUTOPSY WAS HE

The mystery surrounding the finding OF
the partly decOmpOsed remains of man in
lone grave on the mountain side near San
Bruno a few days ago grows deeper. The
suicide theory now has fewer adherents
than it had three or four days ago.
Every possible clew has been run to earth
and all are useless. At the meeting of the
Coroners jury yesterday it was thought
that perhaps something could be found out
as to the identity Of the man or verdict be
rendered.
Neither thing was done. but what did
transpire threatens to create small sized
panic in the Coroner's office, and to provoke
some harsh criticism of certain doctors.
1t will be remembered the body was
found on Sunday last by George Jones, an
employe of the Jersey farm, while search
ing for some stray CATTLE From descrip-
ton of the body given by the jurors and
others who saw ii, decomposition mad not
so far advanced that the remains might not
be handled easily. This fact rendered 1t an
apparently easy matter to have held an
autopsy on the body on Monday last.
The adjournment of the jury on tuesday
was for no other purpose than TO OBTAIN
certain information regarding the wounds,
or supposed wounds, found on the body
One of them was a hole about the size OF
silver quarter under the chin. Another
HOi6 ABOUT GUo SAME bILc UhCh VI LuO ilkuL
ear, with an apparent outlet under the lett
ear, and shattered wrist rendered 1t nee
essary that an autopsy be held to discover
their nature and probable cause.
The Coroner, il seems, did not deem the
subject one of much i'm portance, as at first
many people thought the man had met his
death by his own hand. A number OF sur
geons were asked to perform the autopsy,
but one and all respectfully declined to have
anything to do with the case. Coroner
ha nh 10 N
fused to hold an autopsy because the re-
mains were so far decomposed.
The body was kept until Wednesday,
when it was buried without an autopsy be-
ing held. Even the clothing OF the deceased
man was buried with him.
When the Coroner's jury met yesterday
afternoon these facts came out. Nothing
could be done in the matter as far as the
rendering of a verdict was concerned. A
long wrangle enSued regarding the right I
the Coroner to bury the body and it was
finally decided TO have 1t eXhumed and an
autopsy held at any cost. This will be done
to-day or tomorrow. The Coroner offers
as an excuse that the doctors would not
perform the autopsy, while the doctors OF
the vicinity shudder al the thought OF per-
forming the task.
The Grand Jury at its next session Will
be asked to look into the matter. Many are
severely criicZng the COroner's action, or
rather lack of action.
A dispatch received from Brentwood dis
abused the mind of those interested of the
possibility of the remains being those OF
Pemberton, the missing resident of that
place. Penn berton, the dispatch says, had
no watch in his possession.
No ph telegraph was taken of the remains
though the features, save from being black
ened by the smoke of the furnace a the foot
of the lonely grave, were almost normal.
The jury meet again on Wednesday and
then something toward solving the mystery
may be accomplished.