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Emergency Fleet Corporation. In the
offices OF II. III. Gnagey. local auditor
for the fleet.
DIR. A. NJ. MacWhinnie. specialist.
with offices at 2o2 Securities Build.
ing. was the first physician to reach
Dowsey's side after his death. He
was called TO the scene by Charles
elise. son OF j. w. elise, owner OF
the building. who was informed of
the death of Dowsey Immediately
after the body was found.
According to DR.. MacWhinnie.
Dowscy's face was dlscolored and
congcstcd. the most impressing feat.
ure being his lips. which were terri
bly, swollen. Dowsey was pulseless.
and there was no sign OF heart ac-
ton, and altho five tests OF death
were administered, DR.. MacWhinnie
found life was extinct. DIR. Mac
Whinnie then felt the arteries OF
Dowsey's wrists and temples. but
found them soft, and not hard as is
usually found In examination OF VIC
tins OF an apopleuc stroke
Believes IL Murder
III I were called to the stand" de-
ciarcd DIR. Macwhinnic. 81 would say
that Dowsey was struck with some
heavy instrument and did not meet
death from stroke OF apoplcxy.
examined him and found that the ar
teries were soft and that his skin
was smooth and white. Dowsey was
comparatively young man ana II
was hardly possible that he died as
the result OF an apopleuc stroke.
Rigor mortis had set in when l was
called. and the body was quite cold"
According TO Coroner c. c. Tiffin.
Saturday, he knew at the time OF
Dowsey's death that apoplcxy was
not the cause, but had been request.
cd by government men not TO nd
vance the murder theory at that
time. in the interests OF justice.
ct was not satisfied that Dowscy
died of an apoplectic stroke de-
clared DR.. c. c. Tiffin. county cor.
oner. Saturday. II have been work
ing on the case constantly. but have
been unable TO establish anything.
Publicity was withheld at the time
OF the post mortem because the fed.
eral agents from Washington city
requested Il. The United States
operatives who came TO Seattle TO
investigate. also have been Mt work.
Secrecy Has Ended
personally. believe secrecy was
wrong, and I said so at the time.
because the publication OF inforvna-
ton about crimes of this kind often
helps in clearing them up. ! have
received word now. however. TO tell
all that I know about II. Secrecy
has ended.
when I examined Dowscy's body.
found n wound about three-quar-
ters of an inch in length over the
right temple. II was deeper at the
top and under the topmost point a
hemorrhagc had formed on the brain.
causing ceath.
II believe this wound was inflicted
before death. and was not caused by
a fall after Dowsey died.
'If Dowsey had fallen after
stroke Of apoplexy. he would not
have received such deep wound 10
high on his head. II looked to me
as IL Dowsey had been struck from
above, probably by a man who
reached around the edge of the door
Of the lavatory. The hemorrhage
was not typically OF the kind caused
by apoplcxy. aitho there have been
some similar 20 IT. The skull was
not fractured. but the highest point
Of the wound caused death, believe.
From my own investigation. be-
lieve Dowsey was struck down and
papers taken from his pocket There
was no way OF determining what
weapon was used by the murderer"
DIR. Tiffin Is at Camp Farwell, with
the Third Washington infantry en-
campment He is lieutenant in
the medical department
Would Have Seen Head
The solution to the mystery. ac-
cording to federal officials, hinges on
discovery of the two men seen leav-
ing the lavatory by G.. II. Douglas.
the clerk. who found the body. Ac-
cording to Douglas. these men left
the place hurriedly as soon as he en-
tered. Federal men advance the the
DRY that a lookout was posted outside
and that he might have warned n
confederate OF the approach of Doug
| las.
An investigation OF the Mushroom
revealed that 1t would be difficult for
any one to leave the lavatory without
seeing the body OF Dowsey on the
floor.
ut is not possible" declared one OF
the secret service agents Saturday
because Dowsey's head in contrast
TO the white thing OF the floor would
have attracted the eye at once"
On this basis the federal agents
have concluded that Dowsey was ".
ing dead on the floor. with his head
protruding from under a swinging
door. at the time the two unknown
m en- hurriedly walked out of the
room and down the hall at the ap
proach Of Douglas.
Hear Of Threats
Before coming West on his investi
cations Dowsey was examined thor
oily by his brother, DR.. G.. II. Dowsey
of Greatneck, L. l., and found to be
In perfect health. When Dowsey's
body was received In the East DR.
Dowsey, in company with two other
physicians and the county coroner
performed an autopsy and concluded
that death was due to blow on the
head.
According to information received
here threats had been made against
Dowsey's life and he was in constant
danger every moment spent in max
ing his Investigations.
Secret service men today advance
the theory that Dowsey was evident
ly struck from an adjoining toilet
the murderer standing on the toilet
seat and with n swing Of at least -four