The evening world., 1905-12-21
AUTOPSY ON
0MRS. BROUWER'S
\ BODY THOROUGH
Chemical Analysis of
Many Organs to Be
Made in Case.
EXHUMED IN c
EXHUMED IN SECRET.
Grave Opened Without Rela-
tiveS of Dead Woman Be-
ing Told of Plan.
BROTHER is SURPRISED.
Prosecutor Has Remains Removed
10 Toms River Morgue After
Being Disinterred.

The autopsy on the body OF Mrs.
Frank r. Brouker OF Toms River, n. j.,
which was taken from the grave at
Lakewood yesterday afternoon, will be
held tomorrow az noon at Westhalls
Mbrgue, Lakewood.
DR.. Henry w. Cottrell, OF the univer-
atty Of Pennsylvania, who was employed
as an expert in the case OF Henry Il,
Holmes. the wife poisoner OF Chicago,
hes been retained by County Prosecutor
Theodore J. r. Brown to represent the
State az the autopsy. Or. Brouwer will
be represented by DrS Shaw and Fore
man, Of Long Branch. Or. Scudder j..
Wooley, OF Long Branch, will represent
the members OF Mrs. Brouwer's family,
The body vas found TO be excellently
preserved. Relatives OF MIS-. brouwer
have found much fault with the County
Prosecutor because they were not nOti-
fed wten she body was 10 be disin-
tered.
with the grave-diggers were Proseeu-
cor Brown. Constable Cox, OF Toms
River. and Constable HagemAn. OF
Lakewood.
To Analyze All Organs.
Among the physicians who have been
invited 10 participate at the autopsy is
DR.. Forman, OF Freehold. who was
called in consultation when Mrs. Brou-
wer was III, and who says that death
was not due to Brights disease as certi-
ned to by the now missing Or. Cate.
Other physicians are DR., Henry Shaw
and Dr.. ]. scudder Wolley, both Of
Long Branch. DR.. Woolley Is the fam
lily physician Of T, E. Hyer, brother Of
Mrs. Brouwer. Mr.. Hyer asked that
the body be dug up In order 20 ascer-
tain the true cause OF death.
The autopsy will be thorough, Not
only will the contents OF the oma
be taken for chemical analysis, but all
the vital organs, the brain and a part
Of the spinal cord will be removed and
placed in scaled Jars, The jars and
their contents will be carefully guarded
until placed In the hands OF the chemist
who ia to make the analysis,
GIDEON Hyer, a brother OF Mrs. Brou-
wer. lives az Lakewood with his maiden
sister. He did not know that the body
had been taken up until he was In
formed by a reporter.
Il think the prosecutor ought to have
let me know about IT," he said, Il
should Ike 10 have been there to see
that the graves OF my father and mother
wers not disturbed IN the digging"
II do not approve of the plans for
holding the autopsy said t, Z. liver;
II understand that DR.. BnouWer and
his lawyer, Mr.. Carmichael, went to DR..
Forman and requested him to represent
DR.. Brluwer at the autopsy, that they
afterward went to the prosecutor and
asked him 10 consent to permit DR.
FormAA 10 perform the autopsy. My
understanding Is, that DR.. Forman is
70 be In charge OF the affair, assisted
BY DIR. Shaw. and that my family ply
sictan Is 10 be practically a looker-on.
Wants Publicity.
'I think this is not right. do not
mean TO question for a moment the
probity Of any Of these physicians, but
1 believe that II Is the duty OF the
prosecutor 20 conduct this inquiry
without any outside Interference. The
men who perform me autopsy and
Hhhb Alt NhtAllNbA oAhAg0R eANAaht -
my opinion, be entirely disilterested
and under no obligation to any Of the
persons directly concerned.
81 believe, furthermore, that in a
case OF this kind they should be eN-
perts, the most scientific men that can
be found and men who have had pre-
vious experience in important cases OF
a similar nature, The County Of ocean
can certainly AFFORD 10 employ such
men, and II the county does not feel
like footing the bills I will do so
gladly"
DR.. Forman was asked whether no
had been employed 20 attend the au-
topsy by the prosecutor or by DR..
Brouwer, He replied:
u will represent the prosecutor and
DR., Brouwer Jointly"
DR.. Forman was asked n II was true
that ne had told the surancp com
pany's detective that Mrs. Br0uwe,
was not suffering from BrIght's disease
and that In his analysis Of specimen
ne bad failed 70 find albumon.
Mrs. BrOuwer was not SUFFERING
from Bright's disease" he replied. II
found some albumen in the test I made.
but ] did not find any cyst. The alb
sence OF cysts convinced me that Mrs
Bro lwer was not suffering from Bright 4
disease, reported my findings TO DR.
Brouwer'
No Known Cause Of Disease.
Asked what Mrs. Brouwer was suffer.
ing from when he visited her, Or, For.
mar said that II was inflammation OF
the bowels, and that he didn't know
what had caused II,
While Mrs. Bouwcr's death occurret
nearly three months ago, II was not untl
recently tina, her brother r. + Hyer
and her sister Mrs. Elizabeth Hyer, o
Lakewood, announced their fears tina
she was murdered by poison.
Dr. Dlsbrow Of Lakewood, who wa.
sall7d to see Mrs, BrOuwer Immediate
after $40 became sick, says that 81,
did not then appear seriously ~. The
Re said that DR., Brouwer, In spite Of m,
wOman's apparently hopeful condition
he'd said
II am AFRAID she will never leave ne
bed alive" DR., Disbrow said the has
band repeated this statement s1vera
times though there was nothing In IN
patients condition 70 warrant such
prophecy.