Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-11
WILL EKHUME BODY
RELATIVES OF THEODORE HAGA-
MAN GET AN ORDER.
1ntimation That Deceased Millionaire
Met With Foul Play Be-
fore His Death.


A dispatch from New York yesterday
says: Justice otiorthon, in the supreme
court today signed an order directing the
exhumation of the body Of Theodore Haga-
man in the Rural cemetery, Poughkeersie.
IN order that the remains may be examined
by coroner's physician Of this county I'M
der direction of the district attorney. Haga-
mans relatives are demanding that his
widow give an account Of the estate left by
the dead man.
Assistant District Attorney Garven in an
affidavit says he asks that the body be ex-
humed: In view of the financial rela atoms
OF Hagaman and his wife and in view Of
the medical treatment of Hagaman by
Flower, Heald and Willis; and in view Of
the fact that the cause of death as given
medical history of the case
The affidavit goes into the case at some
length. Mr.. Carver says he is informed
that at the time of his death Mr.. Hagaman
was worth about 81 100000, which his wife,
during his last illness, under an alleged
power of attorney from him, turned into
cash and deposited to her own credit"
Within five days before the death of Haga-
man she, the affidavit continues, withdrew
from said sum $40 900 in cash. and gave
the sum of $4,000 to one r. C. Flower to
invest In Blue Ridge bonds, company OF
which said Flower was practically the sole
owner and which said bonds were Of uncer-
tain value.
Referring to the medical attendance upon
Mr.. Hagaman, Mr.. Carver in his affidavit
says the dead man had that Of:
First, R G. Flower, who at that time,
was not entitled to practice medicine in the
city and county of New York, and who, as
deponent is informed and believes, had been
convicted in this county for practicing medl-
cine without authorizations by law.
Second, DR.. Joseph B. Head, licensed
of fhnx ,,>10 klo
Flower Medical Company DIR. Heald has
made statement to your deponent or his
representative in which he failed to give
symptoms indicating any sufficient cause
Of death, as your deponent is informed by
eminent medical authorities. DR.. Heald
also said that he was employed by the
Flower Medical Company, a company
named after the above mentioned R. c.
Flower. and that the deceased and his
wife were the only patients they ever had
in the city of New York except that he pre-
scribed for some OF the employees of the
Flower Medical Company. That he stated
that some of the medicines given to said
Hagaman were manufactured at the Flow
e- Medical Company and the rest at one
certain drug store in the city Of New
York.
Mr.. Garvan said that in the drug store
only one prescription by Head for the case
could be found and continues that 1.-The
statements Of said Flower and Head as to
the condition and sickness Of said Haga-
man are conflicting and contradictory
DIR. ]. A. Mccorkle, a reputable physi-
cian.' the affidavit says, was called In
consultation thirty-six hours before death,
but was unable to make any sufficient dag
nosis and relied upon the history given him
by Head. He was too late to be of any
assistance"
1.-The deceased during his Illness received
no nursing or attendance said Mr.. Gar
van. Except from his wife and one Maui
rice Willis, a brother in-law Of Flower,
who. at that time, was secretary Of one of
said Flowers investment companies and he
was, as your deponent is informed, and be-
lieves without experience as nurse.
Your deponent further states that the
cause of death given by said Head was cir
rhosis of the liver and congestion of the
lungs; he also states he has consulted emil
nent authority and such authority fails to
find the clinical history as given by said
Flower and Held sufficient to justify such
a. finding as to the Cause of death