New-York tribune., 1910-11-23

she let him have She was surprised
TO see him. she said. because she had
read in the papers that he had disap-
peared on the eve of his marriage to
Miss Enright. a trained nurse. She
asked him what had happened to him at
that time and he said: "Oh. never mind
that; forget IL" She never saw him
again. she said.
Any suspicion that the man in the
trunk was Lewis. as a number of per
sons who had known him seemed to
think it was from the police description.
seemed to be t7issipated yesterday after
noon when the records of DR.. Cara
TTIman. dentist, who formerly had 81
office at No. 31S West 116th street
showed that in May. 1889 she made for
William Lewis. residing at No. 40 West
63d street-one of Lewiss addresses
known TO the poiice-a full set of false
teeth. and also fitted him with twelve
gold filings, one gold crown and n gold
facing. DR.. e. c. Rathfelder, dentist
who bought out DR. UIman's business
three years ago. had preserved DR..
UIman's books. which showed these
entries According to the description of
the dead man. he had no false teeth and
the teeth were all we'll preserved.
Sure IL Is Not Ie~is's Body.
Because of the repeated assertions of a
number of Lewis's friends that they be-
reved the body found was his detectives
investigated that phase Of the case
yesterday with added care They said
afterward that they were convinced that
these friends of Lewis had no trust
worthy grounds for their suspicious and
would not be able to identify the body
if they saw it.
Coroner Winterbottom and DR.. Lehane
the Coroner's physician. who performed
the autopsy on the body conferred with
Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn at
police headquarters yesterday afternoon
Dr. Lehane said afterward that 1t had
been established beyond a doubt that
the body was not that of Lewis.
Lewis was known to have false
teeth" said DR.. Lehane, and there was
the dead man. The teeth we're all well
preserved Portions of the hair and
mustache remaining had clearly been
light. There were no gold caps on any
of the teeth
DR.. Leblanc Coroner WinterbOttOm.
Professor John H. Larkin. Of the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons. and As
Rubin were present at a conference in
the Office OF District Attorney Whitman
yesterday
1t was decided to make a more minute
examination of the body in order 10 de-
teTmfne, if possible the cause Of death.
The body will be sent to-day to Pro-
fessor Larkin. at the College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons, where he will
make microscopic and analytical ex-
animation Justice Blanchard, in the
Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court.
issued an order Yesterday afternoon. at
the request Of the District Attorney.
authorizing the employment of Professor
Larkin by the Coroner for that purpose
Good Likeness OF Lewis.
Thomas CritchIey, of No. Is Catharine
street, AdHudIIdH. ana w llIldIn ".
Critchley, of No. 1O6 Vanderbilt avenue,
Brooklyn. say that the photograph OF
Lewis with the little Cutting boy, pub
lished by The Tribune yesterday. is an
excellent likeness of the man.
This photograph was taken in 1908
or 1904, l should think" said William
c. Critchley last night and I think
that at that time Lewis was employed
by the Cuttings at their home in Garden
City I don't know the initials. but I
think the man who employed Lewis was
called Captain Cutting.
Lewis was always d quiet fellow. ,"
he continued. He told me he was a
collector for an instalment furniture
house, and used TO retail some of the
experiences he had with people who put
him off when their payments came due.
I never heard Of Caller. and all I know