New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-25
Report DR.. Norris Wa. Re-.
tanned to Make Analv.i.
for Drug Trace
Burns Denies Share
In Grave-Digsin
Detective Not Exhumation
Witness, He Says, a.
Judge Announced

Organs which might retain a ..,,.
Of drugs administered shortly b.,.,.
death, which were removed from -.
exhumed body Of Mrs. Robert W Bin,
ham, the former Mrs. Henry ". Flssl.,
are said to be under analysis in Ball.
yue Hospital and Columbia Universe,
Dr.. Charles Norris, director Of lsbo,,.
tories at Bellevue Hospital, is said ;.
have accepted the commis,io, TO-
William K. Kenan, Mrs. Bin,,.rv.a,
brother, and 20 have the assjstsn..
DR.. Alexander o. Gettler, pa,boIoa..i
chemist. DR.. Norris refused 20 S;,.r.I
the matter last night.
he IS reported TO nave been re.a,,..
by Mr.. kenan while Oh his ysc.,;sa
and 20 have entered upon the task =,
private physician. Officials a. B,Ils~r.
Hospital denied all knowledge Of snss
an examination, and expressed doub, =,
the truth of the story. VI
DR.. Norris was consulted BIZ ".
kenan in Wilmington, n. c., il Is ,.s
and, accompanied py the brother Of ~,
dead woman, brought the subject, =,
the examination ~ New York.
Although IL was said that N. Az
animation was not yet completed ,.,.
tain facts had been established II.
result will be reported to Mr.. Kenan ~.
fore any public announcement 4, MAJ.
Every euort was made here yesterd,y
TO ascertain the identity OF the per,o..
who represented 10 the health osi,,,
Of Wilmington that they though, f,
crime had been committed in the deaf,
Of Mrs. Bingham, who left an e,t,..
OF more than 100000.
Law Might Have Been Violated
The records of the Department. a,
Health were searched in vain for m.n.
oranda Of the transportation OF Il,
organs here. A round of the lsrs,
pathological laboratories, which alo.,
would have facilities to MAKE the deli.
cate tests required, brought no bette,
results.
DR.. Haven Emerson, COMMISSIONS O,
Health, declared thai the law rels,in,
20 just such case apparently had ne
been followed.
The bringing of body or par, o,
body 10 this city must be reported
70 the Department OF Health" he said
last night. THE only way il nigh,
be brought in without. our knoyleig.
would be under the gu.se Of a Patio.
logical specimen, Of which we keep no
records"
Judge Bingham's statement in Louis.
vile yesterday that Mrs. Bingham's
body had been cIandestine,y exhumes
IN the presence Of relatives, W!...am J.
Burns, the detective, and noted sur.
geons was fatty contCadicted By repre-.
sentatives of the relatives and BY the
detective.
Burns Denies Report
Il was right here in New York a.
the time Judge Bingham places me at
the opened grave in Wilmington" said
Burns. 81 have neye. had anything to
do with the former Mrs. Flaglev or
with any of her heirs. Any business
relations would have been handled
through my Memphis branch agency,
but | would have a record Of il here.
There is no such record on my files"
Lawyers here said 70 be planning a
contest of Mrs. B.ngham's will, a cod.
ell OF which leaves 100000 TO Juds,
bingham, could not be reached yester.
day. Judge William Bount, Of Jack,
sonville, and W. II. Beardsley, presi.
dent OF the Florida East Coast Rail.
road, who had secret conference last
week with William K. Kenan, OF Lock
port, y. Y, brother Of Mrs. Bingham
we're said TO have left the city hur.
riedly after news Of the exhumstion
was received