The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-15
Dentist j. E. Morgan Makes
Identification Today.
Gives His Testimony at COrO-
ner's Inquest.
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN.
Inquiry Will Be Resumed on
Tuesday.
Remains Taken Home by Friends
This Afternoon.
FOUND LAST EVENING.
Body Charred and Burned Be-
yOnd Recognition.
Work of Searching the Ruins
Goes On.
Remains Taken Home by Friends
This Afternoon.
FOUND LAST EVENING.
Body Charred and Burned Be
yOnd Recognition.
Work of Searching the Ruins
Goes On.

Goes On.
'I think the body is that of Isaac E
Lambert, without a question"
This was the reply of DR.. John E.
Morgan of Emporia, to a direct ques-
tion of County Attorney John j.
Schenck, at the coroner's inquest held in
the Shellabarger undertaking rooms
this forenoon. This testimony practical
ly removes all doubt as to the identity
of the dead man whose body was found
last night in the basement of the Cope
land hotel, charred and unrecogniz-
able mass.
The Identification was made still
stronger by DR.. Morgan. who in replying
to Mr.. Schenck's question, DO you
think there is any doubt of it?" re-
piled: well there might be a doubt but
still everything indicates it to be the
body of Mr.. Lambert. The general
stature. what there was left of it, the
contour of his head. the angle of his
jaw and the general makeup, indicated
without doubt to me that it was the
body of Mr.. Lambert"
rs there anything about the body of
: this dead man that does not conform
with the body of Mr.. Lambert as you
knew him." was asked by one of the
jurors.
There is not replied Dr. Morgan.
DR.. Morgan is an Emporfa dentist and
he has done work on Mr.. Lambert's
teeth for the past eight or ten years.
He was thoroughly familiar with the
teeth Of the dead man. knew him per-
sonally and was most intimate friend.
He was on the witness stand before
the coroner's jury for an hour, and was
closely questioned by Mr.. Schenck in
order to bring out all the details.
The tooth structure of the dead body
indicates that of a man of Mr.. Lam
bert'S years. said DIR. Morgan during
the course of his testimony. There are
filings in the jaws which I know We're
practically identical with those of Mr.
Lambert. The gold filings which were
in the teeth still remaining in the body
had been there for years and were there
before had ever done any professional
work on his teeth. I filed one tooth a
number of years ago which was in the
upper front row. This was filled near
the root with gutta percha and the body
of the tooth was filed with gold. These
front teeth were knocked out, how I
cannot say, possibly by the fall and pos
sibly by something striking against him
after he fell or they may have burned
out. There was not a poor tooth in his
head.
THE size of a mans teeth and their
general structure are usually considered
indicative of the size of the man. The
teeth in this body indicate that the man
was about the size of Mr.. Lambert.
The care which had evidently been
taken of the teeth was of the kind gen
orally taken by man of means The
back teeth were filed with gold This
also points to man of means, as those
with limited means generally use an
amalgam filing"
COroner's Inquest Adjourns.
The jaw as found after the body had
been removed to the morgue, contained
according to DR.. Morgan one first and
second bicuspid and one first molar on
the lower left Jaw; two molars on the
right lower jaw; two molars and two
bicuspids on the upper left jaw; and
two molars on the upper right jaw; in
all eleven teeth.
The coroner's inquest did not con-
clude its work this morning but ad-
journed until two o'clock next Tuesday
afternoon The inquest will undoubt-
ediy take considerable time as we wish
to go into the affair to the bottom"
said DIR. Keith today. L wouldn't be
surprised to see it require nearly all of
Wednesday"
The jury was composed of c. w
Fuller. Ed B. KeIlam, NJ. F. Rigby and
c. F. Worley.
Body Viewed by Friends.
The body which was recovered from
the hotel ruins was viewed by several
of Mr.. Lambert's old friends and neigh
bors from Emporia this morning and
all were positive in their identification
of the body as being that of Mr.. Lam
bert Among this number We're o. NJ
Wilhite. Howard Dunlap. W. L. Hig-
gins, W. C. Harris, R. NJ. Hamer O.
W. Way. John E. Martin, Fred Lakin,
y. Guettel, Dan Dryer and A H
Cutler.
''I have no doubt that these remains
are those of Ike Lambert" said Nit
Wilhite, while viewing the remains this
morning Every Indication is in keep
ing with the general appearance of Mr..
Lambert"
n. Guettel. manager of the Palace
Clothing company's branch at EN-
poria, said this morning: Il have
know Mr.. Lambert for a number of
years. and 1 am sure that these re-
mains are his. He was wen
dressed man. and man of
general good bearing. and or
derly in his appearance Everv-
thing that has been brought out re-
garding these remains, indicates that
it is Lambert
A. H. Guf1er. exalted ruler of the
ElkS in Emporia- of which lodge Mr.
Lambert was an active member. In
viewing the remains this morning. he
said: 81 feel positive that this is the
body of Mr. Lambert"
Funeral on Sunday.
The remains of Mr.. Lambert were
taken to ETnporia over the Santa. Fe