Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
CASE AGAIN
BODY OF MURDERED WOMAN Ex-
HUMED.
Conflict in Statements Made by Her
Brother and Rev. Mr.
Walser.

LORAIN, Ohio, May. 14.-The remains Of
Agatha Reichlfn were exhumed at the
Catholic cemetery, one mile north of Ely
ria today, in order to settle the question
raised as to whether the young woman had
been choked, as we'll as struck with stone
ON the head. The body was found to be
well-preseryed Discolorations were found
on the right wrist and upon the neck,
dark blue tinge beneath the right eye.
After a conference the physicians decided
to make openings In the neck and be-
meath the eye to discover, possible.
whether these marks were caused by chok-
ing or blows before death or by the action
of impeded blood drainage thereafter.
At the conclusion OF the examination
Coroner French said that. the marks found
were the same he had seen at the post
mortem. but that at this time 1t was i'm
possible to say how they had been caused.
A special to the New York World from
Lorain, Ohio, last night says: AS result
of the investigation OF the police last night
and toflay into the Reichlin murder mys-
tery. Noah Spradlin, barkeeper at Arm
strong's Hotel, has been put under surveil-
lance as witness before the grand jury;
1t Is likely that the inquest will be reopened
NV the coroner while the exhumation of
Agatha Refchlin's body has been ordered
by Coroner French.
Detectives have been doing some active
work on the case and as a result TINS
morning Noah Spradhn was summoned 10
police headquarters
He is the man who sold Casimir Reich
lin a gallon of whiskey for Father Walser
the night of the murder. When put IN the
sweat box Spradin told the ponce that
following the murder that the. murderer
as he was leaving the house by the way
of the attic had threatened both him and
Casimir with the stone he carried
This was a surprise to the police, mas
nouch as Casimir had testified at the in
ouest that Csaimir had neither heard nor
seen the murderer; that the priest alone
saw him and that he escaped before Casi-
mir was awakened by the priest.
Coroner French now disputes the report
of Health Officer Cox, who made the au-
topsy on the dead womans g body. Dr. COX
reported that there were no signs or Vlo-
lence on the body aside from the wound on
the head which caused her death. Coroner
French says there was bruise upon the
throat, as if she had been choked and also
bruise upon one wrist. This Is yerlhed
by the statement of Police Captain
Ketchum
The health officer also reported that he
found a gallon of blood in the womans
stomach. The coroner says that such
quantity of blood could only have come
from a ruptured artery in the throat: that
1t would not have run down through the
aesophagus, but out through the nose and
mouth If it came from the wound in the
head.
To determine the accuracy of the report
of the autopsy the body will be exhumed.
If the inquest be reopened it is probable
that Father Walser will be summoned as
witness He did not testify at the Inquest,
for the reason that he was then under ar
rest: but he is the only person who saw
the murderer, according to his own story,
and the only one who could give accurate
testimony as to what Immediately preceded
and followed the commission of the crime.