New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-10
Physician on Trial Makes
Grave Charges Against
Leblanc and Ray.
SAWS ONE CASE WAS
TOO deficient"
HeIlenstein's Aid Tangled In Ex'
planation-His Associate Re-
fuses to Explain Details.

ina hearings before the Board OF
co,srers on the charges made against
Or. Otto N. schultze, Coroner h'oroan
physician. for characterization 10 ohe.
C1ark Antonio D'Allesandro and heSie''
OF duty In delaying an autopsy on inc
BODY Of Annie Ramsey, were hnisneo
Yesterday. The board adjourned TOT
week before meeting in executive session
to bring In q verdict.
DR.. schultxe was a witness for himserr
Yesterday, and most Of the dme OF tno
closing session was occupied by coroner
Heilenstein and Coroner's Physicians Le-
hsns and Ray In denying his counter
charges against them.
DR. schuitze contsnded that for hu-
nanity's sake the autopsy in the Ram
sew case should have been delayed
number Of hours, as the woman died IN
a iona and the actual pronunciation OF
death is uncertain IN such cases. Then
he began to make pointed accusations
against Coroner Hellenstein and his ply
stefan. Or. Leblanc.
1T could never expect to do my work
with the remarkable rapidity ana dis
patch Of DR.. Lehane." he said. who per-
formed an autopsy and wrote 9 certif-
cate Of the cause Of death hours before
tho case was ever reported to the
Coroners' ONCE That case was pointed
out u me on your records by one OF your
clerks.
1T will stand unique as a case OF sf-
hciency, where . coroner's physician was
able to certify the cause Of death as
'asphyxiA by submersion In q bathtub
from natural causes and It depended on
his decision whether the insurance
companies would pay $4,000 Of life insur-
ance."
Coroner Hellenstein angrily demanded
that the records Of the Office be produced
forthwith TO prove that DR.. Schultz
lies
The case was that Of Isaac Vinegar
ten, Of 2s6 Central Park West, who was
found dead IN the bathtub in his apart
ment early on the morning Of November
6, 1913. The coroner's daybook. put In
evidence, showed that the office had
been notified OF the case at iii p. m.
DR.. Schultzs read into the record the testi-
mony Of DR.. Leblanc at the inquest In
the Winesarten case before Coroner
Hellenstein on December II, 1913. This
declared that Hellenstein had called up
early on the morning Of November and
asked the doctor to meet him at the Wine
garten address.
The coroners office became a lively
place. Clerks were dispatched from the
hearing, and hasty summonses and tele-
phone calls were sent out. Max J. Koch
Ter, q lawyer. was tho first witness called
- IA
titled he was present in the Winegarten
apartment the day Of Mr.. Winegarten's
death. and that Coroner Hellenstein and
DR.. Leblanc did not appear there until i 30
D. m He admitted that he arrived at the
apartment at 7S0 a. m, and was told
that the coroners Office had already been
notified.
DR.. Edward M. Hawks. who was called
TO the Winegarten apartment at a. m.
he said, testified that tho coroner and
his physician did not arrive until after
3 .. m. He said he was informed when
he reached the apartment that the cor
cners ONCE had already been notified
DR.. Walter Tiemme. of 1S3 West I'D St.
testified that Coroner Hellenstein and Or.
Leblanc arrived Tate in the afternoon"
DR.. Leblanc was called as witness, and
Mr.. Vandiver read 70 him his testimony
at the wnegarten inquest Of December
IL. He admitted that he had been twist
ed" In his testimony at that time and
meant to say early afternoon" instead Of
"early forenoon
Or. Schultze, reviewing the history of
the charges against him by D'Allessan-
dro, sought 10 show that the case was q
"frame-up" because of the prejudice OF
some Of the coroners, particularly Hell
ienstein. against him. Coroner Timothy
Healy objected to the intimation that he
was prejudiced against the defendant He
admitted that he had been approached
TO line up" against DR.. Schultze. but that
he had declined the invitation.