The sun., 1900-12-03
FUNERAL OF MARY
hAHONEY MAY Be
HELD ON TUESDAY
Board of Iii alth Still Refuses
to Issue a Burial
Permit.
WILL CONSULT A LAWYER
Doctors Were at the House and
About TO Make Post Mortem
Examination When a Son
of Deceas d Refused to
Allow it to Proceed.

No exact time has as yet been set
for the funeral of Mrs. Mary Mahoney
of No. 504 Pine street, which was to
have taken place ON Saturday morning
last, but was postponed on account of
the Board of Health refusing to accept
Il certificate Of ueath issued by Coroner
Nandever. The case has attracted much
attention and Il great many persons are
wondering how it will terminate.
Anlrew Cahill, secretary Of the Board
of Health refused to issue Il burial per-
nit because DR.. Swithin Chandler who
last attended Mrs. Alahoney, had re-
fused to give Il death certificate. DR..
Chandler refused to give the death certi-
ficate because the children of Mrs. MA
honey would not allow him to hold Il
post mortem examination. DIR. Chand-
Ter claims that i'll writing out a death
certificate he would have to state what
was the cause of death and to find out
the exact cause in this case a post
mortem was necessary.
The children of Mrs. Mahoney claim
that their reason for refusing to allow
| a post-mortem to be held is that their
mother made a dying request that the
doctors not be allowed to put knife
in her body.
when seen by representative of 'The
Sum- yesterday afternoon stated that at
present it was impossible to say exactly
when the funeral will be held. 1t is
not likely that it will be held to-day,
but every effort VIII be made to com
plete arrangements wherebgo Mrs. Ma
honey can be buried in the Cathedral
cemetery sometime tomorrow.
| Mr.. Mahoney and ms brothers will
consult a lawyer this morning to find out
the best course to pursue in the case.
The children of Mrs Mahoney are still
very much opposed to having a post
norton held and Dr. Chandler still re-
fuses to issue a certificate unless lie
| holds Il post-mortem examination.
| Mrs. Mahoney died on L thursday morn
ing and III the afternoon of the same day
DIR. Chandler called on DIR. Michael
I Ostr0 who first attended Mrs. Mahoney
during her last illness and asked him
to go to the Mahoney residence with him
for the purpose of assisting him with
| the post mortem.
Dir. Ostro went with DIR. Chandler to
No. 504 Elne street and the two doctors
were in the room where the body had
been laid out when John Mahoney came
in and refused to allow a post mortem
to be held over the remains Of his
mother.
John Mahoney stated yesterday that
DR.. Chandler told Dr. Ostro that he had
the permission of the family to hold the
post mortem. The above statement was
later denied by both DIR. Ostro and DIR
Chandler. DIR. Chandler stated yesterday
that he had nothing but good wishes fol-
the family and would make no statement
of the case unless compelled to do so.
Coroner Vandeyer claims that he had
a perfect right to issue the death certi
ficate. Many are interested in the case
and those watching it closely expect
that something definite will be done to
day.
Because of the trouble over the deatf
certificate, for the first time in the history
of st. Mary's Church a mass schedule
to be celebrated was not sung.
Saturday morning large numbers Of
friends of the deceased went to th'
church only to find t4at there was II,
mass and no funeral.
Undertaken Charles b. Dougherty vii
have charge of the funeral when it il
held. Mr.. Dougherty says that he cal
keep the body on ice for week.
Great sympathy is felt for the family