The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-09

Inc autopsy p0T1oEIAeu On OOCCOA
Halls body after 1t had been ex-
humed: showed that Doctor Hall
had been shot once. DR.. E. /.
Cronk, the physician who took
notes on the second autopsy, told
the reporter several days ago he
was uncertain as to the number OF
wounds in the minister's head.
AS in any criminal trial, the ma
ture of the injuries suffered is Of
prime Importance, the outlook now
is that Senator Simpson will order
new autopsy, as predicted by the
Daily Mirror several days ago.
With the evidence forwarded by
this newspaper, went a statement
of DR.. Edward M. Marten, assistant
chief medical examiner In charge
of the Brooklyn District, who has
consented to perform the autopsy,
If asked to do so by Senator Simo-
son. DR.. Marten is now In Mains.
He will return, IL asked to make
the new examination.
Autopsy Seems Essential
Before leaving. he informed q
Daily Mirror representative that as
the injuries suffered by Doctor Hall
were head injuries. it would be pos
sible to determine. their nature and
a great deal concerning the weapon
which inflicted them by a new
autopsy.
1.-The purpose of an autopsy" DR..
Marten said, lis to make dead
man speak. He will not lie. He
often will tell more than the living
and If the doctor is careful he will
tell great DEAL"
The Brooklyn doctors who were
present at the autopsy performed
on the body of DR.. Hall all agreed
that the autopsy did not seem to
them to meet the requirements
normally expected Of post mortem
examinations in Kings County Hos.
pital where the operation was per-
pormed.
Concealed Throat Cutting
AS told in the Daily Mirror
several days ago, the notes taken
by DIR. E. l. Cronk, of New Bruins
wick, as the time of the autopsy
on DR.. Halls body, show a mys-
terry as to the nature and number
Of wounds in DR.. Halls head.
There was one wound above the
right temple, the notes show. A
probe placed into this met with an
obstruction. There was another
wound near the back of the neck
and below the left ear. A probe
placed in this, according to DR..
Cronk's notes, emerged from the
first wound.
This action Of the probe caused
DR.. Cronk to believe there was only
one wound with one entrance and
one exit. DR.. Cronk was the physi-
can, who by his own report, ex-
posed DR.. Longs false report, which
concealed the fact for days that
Mrs. Mills throat had been cut.
DR.. Long vehemently asserted he
had made correct report and that
DR.. Hall had only been shot once.
Mystery AS To Wounds
Photographs from DIR. Longs
statements to "The New York
Times" at the time OF his first re.
port, were forwarded to Senator
Simpson: These-in the event the
quotation Of the physician was cor
rect-show that DIR. LONG HIM
SELF ASSERTED DIR. HALL HAD
BEEN SHOT TWICE.
With this assertion from DR.
Long, the mystery deepens as tc
the number and nature of the
wounds in DR.. Halls head.
DIR. Long, on September 18, 1922
told reporters of The Times and
other newspapers that DR.. Hall had
been shot twice. The same state
mept is attributed to him by The
Times and other newspapers Of
September Fl, 1922.
The quotation and excerpts fol
low:
New York Times, September IS
1922: DIR. William Long, coroner's
physician. performed an autopsy
on the body of the slain woman yes
terday afternoon. He said she was
killed with a bullet which entered
her forhead above the right eye
and passed out of her head behind
the right ear. He said that no au
topsy was performed on the body
Of the clergyman because 1t was
apparent that he had died. Of tive