New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-11
Mrs. Truesdell Happy Just
Before Operation, Her
Mother Declares.
KNEW REASON FOR
RESORT TO SURGERY
No "Frame-Up" on Dentist, Says
Wife's Family. Saying He
Shields Physician.

The mother and two brothers Of Mrs.
Emma Wolf Truesdell, wife Of Dr.. Paul
Z. Truesdell, Montclsir dentist, whose
body was exhumed after she died on
the operating table, told yesterday
part OF what they knew Of her last
hours. They will be heard BY The
grand jury next Monday. The jury
heard yesterday DR.. William II. Hicks
AMI DR.. Walter s. Washington. who
performed the autopsy on the body
after II was taken from the grave.
~ was responsible for the exhumirg
Of the body" Frederick Wolf explained.
"The reports Of DR.. Young, who per
formed the operation on my sister. and
DR.. Simmons. deputy county physician,
did not tally"
Mother Relates Story.
The mother brought out some photo
graphs Of her daughter.
isn't she the very picture OF
health ?" she asked. 1.-TWO days before
the operation she came home late after
taking in the Hippodrome and spending
a few jolly hours at Rector's.7
"She never complained Of Ill health y
said Harry Wolf.
'Now that think Of It. interposed
his brother, 81 believe she did"
1--WE may as well tell you the entire
story" went on Mrs. Wolf. Emma was
20 become q mother. She told me DR..
Young had told her 50. had begun
several infants dresses. Her baby was
10 have come on May 10"
I've did not know there was 20 be an
operation" said Frederick. III we had
we would have insisted that our family
physician, DR.. Richman, be present,
He was one OF the two who performed
the second autopsy, after the body was
cxhumed, and disclosed the fact that a
vital organ had been punetured."
Didn't you know" Mrs. WOLF was
asked, that your daughter was 20 IN
dergo an operation ?"
Expected Only Mosquito Bite
NO" the elderly woman replied.
Emma herself didn't know. DR.. Young
told her that it would be nothing more
han e mosquito bite Emma asked
me constantly If there would be any
danger, and. TO reassure her, told her
no. ! didn't know what the nature OF
the operation was 20 be.
Mrs. Wolf was told that DR.. Trues-
dell had said yesterday mis- mother and
Mrs. Wolf knew why the operation was
20 be performed.
It's a lie" she replied Before the
operation | told Emma I didn't know
what il was all about. She was so
happy in the belief she wouldn't be
harmed that she sat down at the piano.
One of the pieces she played was
Tosti's Goodbye
Then Emma looked out Of the win
dow" said Frederick, "snd saw DR..
Young lump out OF his automobile with
a nurse. Why, mother she cried. we
have a nurse already. What's this one
for?' Or. Truesdell explained that DR..
Young always brought a nurse with
him. Emma passed by the dresser in
her bedroom and powdered her face.
I've got 10 do this she said laughingly.
Then she kissed mother and went into
the room. Two hours later she was
dead"
"Dr. Truesdelvs conduct while the
body was here" said Mrs. Wolf, "was
most sympathetic. His conduct after
burial was bold and outrageous
Physicians Reply Briefly.
Prom what you know about TT.
Truesdell." the Wolf family was asked,
do you believe his assertion that Tire
investigation by the Essex County
grand jury IS merely political frame
up against him and DR.. Young
Nonsense" answered Frederick.
"He is simply trying 20 shield D..
Young instead OF shielding the memory
OF his dead vie"
Brevity marked the statements %
DR.. Truesdell and Dr. Young
IL did not administer tho ether, "
said the former.
"They have nothing on me-" declared
DR.. Young. 81 was merely A fool 20
perform an autopsy for Dr. Simmons
The grand jury will continue its ir-
vestigation next Tuesday.