New-York tribune., 1903-02-25

relatives; Coroner Jackson and Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Garvau held a conference, which
began at q D. md lasted twenty minutes MI
Unger requested Coroner Jackson to investigate
the death of Mr. Haganlan. Coroner Jackson
said that. Mr. Hagaman was buried IN
Pcughkeepsie he could not act
Mr. Ungef then placed i'm Assistant District
Attor.ey Caravans hands a record of the pro-
ceed:1es before tha referee. including the testi-
moov OF Mrs Frances Freeland Delabarre. who
was MIR Hagamans wife, and also that OF
Andrew D. MeIoy. a broker at No - Broad-st-
vino witnessed the settlement between the rela-
tives and Mrs. DeIabarre. Mr.. Unger and Cor
oner Jackson had held a preliminary conference
yesterday morning
DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATES
Mr. Garvan announced that he would make an
investigation, and said that if it was decided
that crime had been committed 1t would De
necessary to obtain an order from the supreme
Court to have the body of Mr.. Hagaman ex-
humed and brought here. Then an autopsy
would be held TO determine the cause of death
He added that any proceedings taken on the
information laid before him would be under
District Attorney Jerome's advice
Il cannot say at this time said Mr. Garvan,
IF any action will be taken in the matter
simply have copy of this testimony, ana nave
been asked to look into it thoroughly. can
not saw anything further until have done So
Mr.. Garvan refused to say whether Mr. Unger
had given him any information additional 10
that contained in the transcript of the testi-
mony In this testimony Mrs. Delaparre au-
mitted giving over 100000 to DR.. Richard e
Flower inst prior to her husbands death, and
said that the money was to buy mining stock
She also said that brother-in-law OF Dr-
Flower. a man named Willis. was the only
,,rsa Mr. Hagaman had during the nights OF
his last Illness
DOCTOR FOUND HIM DEAD.
Or Joseph B. Heald, the physician who signed
the byriaI certificate of Theodore HagaIldn'
Yesterday in Boston declared that Hagainan was
dead when he reached him at the Waldorf Dr'
Heeld at that time was situated in west Viie-
but he is now at the
head of a medical institute in Boston L re-
call the Hagaman case perfectly, Sdia H.
Heald. land the facts leading up to the signing
of the death return Mr.. Hagaman was living
in apartments at the Waldorf where hdu at
tended him. At the time of his death re-
cAived q message at my Office saying he had
taken a turn for the worse, and urging me 10
come In all haste / did so. but before couid
get TO the hotel he dead The cause vi
death was crrhoSis of the liver Ihere was
nothing for me to do, but sign the certlhCd'V'
Not having been with him before he died can
not say whether or not there was any DEAN
bed transfer of property to the wife, but DOUBT
very much if there was. Mr.. HaSaman "ds
very careful man and very fond of his wife.
who is a beautiful and clever woman, and
have no doubt that once he elarned that MS
death was only a matter of short while that
he would transfer all he had TO her rather
than wait until he was on the edge Of disSolu-
ton.
1t is true that DIR. R. C. Flower had rooms in
the Waldorf and intimate with the HaSa-
mans He visited them very often, and MS
brother-in-law was Mr. Hagaman'S nurse. He
could not legally attend Mr. Hagaman as ne
was not registered according TO the NeW-1o 1ork
law His relations with the HagdmanS. tnere-
fore were those of a friends and business asso-
ciate rather than that of physician IN a Dust
way. though, he was very close 70 MI
Hagaman Hagamdn was a director IN Ine
Flower Medical Company and had an immense
sum invested in it-perhaps nlIllon perhaps
more. Then he invested heavily IN ArlZona
mining companies that Flower was in and was
in wall-st- deals with him. In all OF these
Mr. Hagaman's relations with his family
were far from cordial He had no use for them
and they had no use for him. Only one or them:
a brother called on him during his illness. and
It was very formal affair, assure YOU Wnat
caused the estrangement do not know $50
How long had you attended Mr. Hagaman!
was asked 49,. -.
suggestions; he had metnod. you Ii kloM. o-
%Docfor= Your certifcate says this man died
of cirrhosis of the liver. Is that correctg
Technically yes. AS a matter or ract, Hag-
aman drank himself death He was drunk
every night, in fact nearly every time saw
him. Cirrhosis of the liver is a result or @ sucn
drinking and explains ltselI 10 all lalillldI Win
medical terms -.
Pow did you come to use the term?"
II told Mrs Hagaman the facts, and asked
her if she wanted the truth stated-if l would
say he had drank himself to death Certalrlly AMY
not she said We don't want want to 60 say G n1aase tnat
her. and at the same time tell the truth l made
ii as | did 60 1,,.. -.
Dr. John A. McCorkle. of No 149 Clnton-st,: st.:
Brooklyn. for many years professor at t@ne @
Long island Medical College, was called Tor
consultation over Mr. Hagaman. DR. McCorkie
said last night that he visited MT. HasdiidiI OH
the evening that he died at the waldorf Inc
patient was unconscious then from eczema OF
The Iunrs - he said He plainly dying II
-as - yerx unsatisfactory consultation, for
couId learn nothing from him regarding his con-
dition so could do nothing. | never had seen
hin, before In fact. 1 have his name 1ncor-
rent1v entered in my book-Hegnan. He was so
low that I'm surprised 10 iearh ne "Veu un'i'
the 11th.
tions of foul play Dr. Heald. he declared, was
a perfect stranger to him. As. however, Dr.
iage t,.bare he himself Iectured. he thought that
accounted for his having been called in con-
sultation.
THE BODY WAS EMBALMED.
u II Revins. of No 100 East Fifty-fourth- ST.
WAS the undertaken who had charge of the
Hagaman funeral When seen last night he
said the funeral was in no way different from
any ordinary funeral. He embalmed the body.
conducted the funeral and received pay Tor H.
and that was all he knew about IT.
Mrs Delabarre has separated from pr waiter
F. DeIabarre. of No 222 Central Park South, TO
whom she was married last July. DIR. Delaoarre
admitted yesterday that he had separated from
his wife but denied the report that he intended
bringing a $4,000 damage suit for alienation
against Or. r. G. Flower, a promoter OF mining