The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
ORDER FOR EXHUMATION.
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
 IN HICKMAN CASE.
Action Taken on she Affidavit of New YoEk's Assistant District Attorney Clinical History as Given by Drs. Flower and IIeaId Not Sufficient to Justify Their Findings ns to the Cause oF Death.
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 New York, March 10.-Justice O'Gor- man in the supreme court this after noon signed an order, directing the ex- hun1ation of the body of Theodore Hag- aman in Rural cemetery, Poughkeepsie, in order that the remains may be ex- amined by coroner's physician of this county under direction of the district attorney. Hagaman's relatives are de- manding that his widow give an &C., count of the estate left by the dead man. The order for elimination was issued on an affidavit by Assistant Dis trict Attorney Francis P. Garvin.
 The affidavit goes into the case at some length. MT. Garvin says he is ip- formed that at the time of his death MT. Hagaman was worth $1,0OO,0OO, which his wife during his last illness under an alleged power of attorney from him turned into cash and deposit ed to her own account"
 Within five days before the death of
 
 withdrew from said sum $270,00O in cash and gave the sum of $200,O00 to one R. c. Flower to invest in Blue Ridge bonds, a 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 MT. Hagaman, MT. Garvin in his affidavit says the dead man had that of
 First, R. c. Flower, who at that time, was not entitled to practice medi- cine in the city and countys of New York, and who, as deponent is informed and believes, had been convicted in this county for practicing medicine without authorization by law.
 Second, Dr. Joseph B. Heald, li- censed physician, at that time en- ployed by the Flower Medical company. Dr. Heald has made statement to your deponent or his representative in which he failed to give symptoms in- dicating any sufficient cause of death, as your deponent is informed by emi- nent 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 this deceased and his wife were the only patients they ever had in the city of New York ex- cept that he prescribed for some of the employees of the Flower Medical con- pany. That he stated that some of the medicines given to said Hagaman were manufactured at the Flower Medical company and the rest at one certain drug store in the city of New York"
 MT. Garvin says that In the drug store only one prescription by Heald for the case could be found and con- tinues that "the statements of said Flower and Heald as to the condition and sickness of said Hagaman are con- flicting and contradictory.
 "Dr. J. A. McCorkle, a reputable phy- sician," the affidavit says, was called in consultation thirty-six hours before ficient diagnosis and relied upon the history given him by Heald but was too late to be of any assistance.
 ''The deceased during his illness re- ceived no nursing or attendance" says MT. Garvin, except from his wife and one Maurice Willis, a brother-in-law of said Flower, who, at that time, was secretary of one of said Flowers inA vestment companies, and he was, as your deponent is informed and be- lieves, without experience as a nurse.
 Your deponent further states that the cause of death given by said Heald was cirrhosis of the liver and conges- tion of the lungs, he also states he has consulted eminent authority and such authority fails to find the clinical his- tory as given by said Flower and Heald sufficient to justify such a find i11or fn ho af i,