The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08
TO Dig UP HAGAMAN'S BODY.
PROSECUTOR WILL ASK FOR AN
ORDER OF THE COURT
After Hearins All sides About the Brokers'
Death and the sickbed Distribution Of
His Large Estate-Addicks VIII he NJ
DR.. Flowers Lone Pine Meeting.

Assistant District Attorney Garvsn an
nounoed last night that he would apply
Tomorrow In tho Supreme Court for an
order to exhume the body OF Theodore
Hagaman. which Ia buried ut Poughkeepeie
He will have an autopsy performed by
Coroner's Physician Schultze.
Hagaman died on Sept II, 1900, at the
Waldorf Astoria after an illness Of about
two months during which he was nurSed
by his wife, who afterward married DR..
Walter F.. Delabarre from whom shs is
separated. She was assisted by Maurice
Willis. brother-in-law OF DR.. r. c. Flower.
an industrious promoter OF mining schemes
Hsgaman's physician was DR.. Joseph b.
Hesld. an employee Of Flowers, who was
called in by Flower. While Hagaman
was In his last illness he turned over large
sums OF money, amounting in the aggre-
gate TO about 100000. TO his wife, and she
handed over about $50 coo Of this amount
TO Flower. who invested it in one OF his
mining companies.
After Hagamans death a settlement was
made for 5000 with his brother. Isaac
Hagaman, and two sisters through Andrew
ID. Meley. president OF the Teammates
Consolidated Mining Company OF rs Broad
street, who Ia not now 40 friendly TO Flower
az he was then. They had been concerned
together In promoting other mining com
panies Recently the brothers and u tiers
began suit in the Surrogates' Court 70
discover what beer me Of Hagaman's large
fortune, alleging that they had never even
got the 5000 for which they had signed
releases of their claims on representation
that Hagaman had left very little.
Isaac Hagaman also went to District
Attorney Jerome about the case. and he
turned II over 10 Assistant DistrictAttorney
Garvan. who is the head OF the homicide
bureau. Mr.. Caravan las been investigat-
ing the case for about two weeks and he
has several times made the announcement
that he would not seek 10 exhume the body
unless there should be grave cause Tor
such a step.
Mr.. Garvan expected to have a conference
Yesterday afternoon with Meloy but the
man sent by Mr.. Caravan TO ma Meioy
reported that he could not locate him.
Up to that time Mr.. Garvan said that his
next step would he contingent upon the
interview with Meioy but. falling 70 see
Meloy, he decided Ia have the body ex-
humed and an autopsy made to discover
the cause of death.
Mr., Garvan has already examined Drs.
Flower and Head, and Mrs. Delabarre
She has been married three dimes, Haga-
man being her second husband. 1t appears
that Flower was implicitly trusted by her
in business operations.
lie meeting oil dissatisfied II stockholders
Of the Lone Pine Mining 4 =. Irsa!, pro-
-ndrsd by Dr. r. C. Flower, hii ~ he'd by
J. Edward Addbnks, the Ras raa.. or Dela-
ware. Mr.. Adh,k- sent telegram 70 Or,
Flower yesterday saying thai he would be
present OF the mestinr 10 Cooper Uniof,
ielt Tuesday afternoon. TIE meeting has
been called with the avo~ed purpose OF
busting Andrew d. Meloy from the direc-
torate, along with several OF his associates.
ina meeting has been called by Flower
nrincipally on the 1900 shares Of stock
owned by Mrs Deaoarre, the widow OF
Theodore He ~a'nnn