The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 17, 1898, Page 10

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, 2 = OCTOBER 17, 1898- ADVERTISEMENTS. TRAFFIC IN HUMAN SKIN IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW “The Call” Laid Bare the Grewsome Practice. Bodies of Unclai lated for Fad. 5 §-B-BE-5-0-B-0-0-8-5u-E-n-9 -B-8-E-E—B- “Every person who mutilates t! “Any person who removes any being not exceeding five years.” ) and 291 of the ] : ¢ ; B o-E-§8E-E-0-0-E- HAT women will accept of and | use presents made from the cu- ticle of their dead sisters is so forelgn to ordinary feelings of hu- that it almost belief, tly all conditions people story in yester- manity cons who r day morning’s Call w horrible facts so plal Th callow stage and desirous of appearing nity passes of que 1 the grewsor discussing the set forth in their medical dents, it raw of hur hardened to all feelings would do outre things was not beyond the pale of credence, but that young women, pets of society, nurtured in re- fined s and ounded with all that would naturall 1 their souls with tenc uld not only decor- with the grewsome : charnel house, but would - the trea 1 bits of dead | rare curios eption ubborn, and facts were v told by Mrs. Alice fn human skin. h irther but in reality be re- that the cut d given to young women for ( | may moved the purposes of adornm Reputable jew mit that they acture p d belts from leather made of h n skin; tanners say that they pr re the skin as they ey or an alligato; es in the posses- would that of a women pride themsel sion of pieces of leather made from the backs of other women who were 0 un- fortunate as to have died in a charita- ble institution. In all circles yesterday were discussed, and condemnation terms of est censure was unanimous verdict. But, at the same time, there was a disposition on the part of the members of the faculties of the medical colleges to decry the story and put it on the plane of fiction. That these facts in sev the | without the authority of law is guilty of felony.” without authority of law, wantonness, is punishable by imprisonment in the State’s prison | dead of all public institutions. This ts much better n the old custom of students stealing dead bodies. We try | offends against the laws of the college med Dead Muti the: Latest - he dead body of a human being fl} ] part of the dead body of a human | | or from malice or T | 1 Penal Code of California. [ the story is true The Call has ever; evidence. It is possible that the offi | cials of the colleges are unaware of the facts, but if the are desirous of mak- ing an investigation, as they say they | will do, they need but extend their in- | qui to the business houses men- | tioned in The Call and they will find | es every statement made by Mrs. Rix | borne out by a reputable business man. | Dr. Henry Gibbons dean’ of | Cooper cal College, was seen yes- | terday and emphatically denied all | knowledge of the practice and said: | “I do not belleve a word of it. It is imagination.” s told that The Call had n portions of the tanned ice and was further e interview with a reputable s it is to tan leather ed: “I have been | n for medical stu- re- mar busine in which it ining hu not think we had such fools in | our college. He was ured that The Call had evidence that students of both the Cooper and and Medical colleges had been in the habit of having pieces faculty. “We, of course,” said he, “have bodies to dissect. This w demonstrator of rules for a student to rem 2 small plece of any subject. The law allow us our pro rata of the unclaimed to keep the dissectin~ room in the back- | ground as much as possible, but dissec- | tion is an absolute essential to a thor- | ough knowledge of surgery or medicine. | We have in college always a class of tudents in the verdant age who think such grewsome things as this are smart. They lose any sense of decency they may have been born with. If a student in any way whatever mutilates or carries away any portion of a body | he is dissecting he knows well that he“ as well as every law of decency and so- clety. And what sort of woman is it | that wears such belts or carries such | a purse?” “Why, decent, apparently sweet | form, tanned human skin. We canreach tributed “pro rata” to the medical col- leges and by them sold to the students for scientific purposes. These scientific investigations are carried on “by au- thority of law.” and are supposed to be carried on under the guidance of a demonstrator. This is the contempla- tion of the law. The interests of hu- manity are subserved through the learning acquired by the students. But to such an extent have the ends of the law been misplaced that not only medical students but young physicians make th:ir selections in the hospitals even before death sets his seal on the one who is to be ‘“unclaimed dead.” Even though the practice nullifles the object of the law it is continued. The law contemnlates the use of the bodies of the “unclaimed dead” for scientific purposes, yet when the cuticle is re- ‘ SEL I'ING THE SKIN BEFORE DEATH SETS HIS SEAL. | girls.” “They m | dep nd of the very lowest grade | of characte | “But do you not think the boys are just as bad?” “One expects more of women. I can- not expel them from society. I wish I could ex-cl every girl or woman who not only herself wears but counte- | na any one who dces wear in any the students. A vigorous investigation will be gone into at once. I shall bring the matter before the faculty and pros- ecute it. Any student who is found to have used, carried away or in any man- ner misappropriated even the smallest portion of human skin —*l be expelled.” This, then, is the present condition. | The “unciaimed dead,” the indigent poor who die in the Almshouse, in the orphan asylums, insane asylums and penal institutions and whose friends are unable or unwilling to see that the corpse has decent burial—these are dis- | - = SUICIDE IN A PADDED CELL.¢ Charles Whitelaw, While Suffering From Delirium Tremens, Hangs Himself ged man who gave his ad- dr. as 313 Folsom street, walked into the Receiving Hos- pital Friday night about 8 oclock, e said he felt sick, and as it was evident he was suffering from deli- rium tremens he was placed In a padded cell in the insane depart- ment facing Larkin street. Nothing unusual was observed in his cell till yesterday morning about 6 o'clock, when Assistant Steward Fogarty and Attendant Kelly went to the cell with a cup of coffee for Whitelaw. ]1\' lly was the first to C}g]ARLES WHITELAW, a mid- enter the cell, and he was surprised t0 see Whitelaw hanging in the air. Thinking Whitelaw was playing a joke Kelly said sternly: *‘Come down out of that,” but in a second he rushed out of the cell exclaim- ing: “The man is dead.” He re- entered the cell with Fogarty, and t was seen that Whitelaw had anged himself. He had torn his blanket in pieces, which he had plaited into a rope. Lifting a por- tion of the floor which Is in sections he placed it against the wall, and standing on top he fled the rope around the iron bar on top of the grating on the south wall of the cell. After fixing the noose round his neck he jumped into space. His feet were about two feet from the floor. Kelly and Fogarty cut down the which show signs of , and carrfed it into the op- room in the hospital. Dr. Maher was called, and _he pro- nounced life_extinct. The body was sent to the Morgue. Whitelaw was an unmarried man and had lived at 313 Folsom street for some time. He was formerly a fireman at the City Hall, and later was employed at the Corporation yar i Fire Department. Re- been working for the e Boiler Works. Friends of deceased say that he was not a drinker and are surprised to in the Receiving Hospital. learn of his condition when he went to the hospital. They can give no reason for his suicide, as he had a number of friends who would have helped him out of any trouble which might have been worrying him. i 1/»//////,/ [/ !!{l’ il '/”!‘,:; i moved the inteeuments beneath are at t be mentally and morally | once rendered unfit for the purpose to | which it is to be annlied. ' Three physiclans who were seen yes- terday replied in substance: ‘You can have a good plece of skin from a hu- man body inside of twenty-four hours.” Dr. N. D. Robertson said: *“Yes. I can get you a fine piece. This is not a very good time for not many of the stu- dents are dissecting now, but I can get you a piece.” The medical students have access to th City and County Hospital, and it is no false rromise which one made to his flancee recently: “When a good skin comes in (I know of one now at the County Hospital) I will get you enough for a belt, purse and card case.” “Do you really know the woman?” “Yes. She has red hair, and the skin is smooth and fine and young. It will | make a fine plece of leather.” While the law the use of bodies of the scientific purposes and for the good of humanity there is another portion of the law which deals directly with the inhuman traffic which has grown up among the students. Chapter VI, sec- tion 2980, of the Penal Code of Califor- nia says: “Every person who muti- permits “unclaimed dead” for | flates * * * the dead body of a hu- man being without authority of 1aw is guilty of a felony.” Section 291 says: “Any person who removes any part of the dead body of a human being * * * from malice or wantonness is punishable by imprison- ment in the State Prison not exceeding five years.” The mutilation of a dead body of a human being with the “authority of law” undoubtedly means the proper dis- section of subjects under the guidance and tuition of regularly constituted in- structors. But when these subjects are mutilated for the purpose of pleasing the fair friends of the student then the mutilation comes under the head of “wantonness” and the perpetrator be- comes liable under the law to severe punishment. Nor does the law hold guiltless those who have aided and abetted the sacrilege, for it specifies equal punishment to all participants in the crime. The status of the case, so far as the investigations of The Call are con- cerned, is that students and physicians get pieces of human skin for their S U NDERRRRY AAT = | | friends; reputable tanners prepare this skin into durable leather; Jjewelers | work this leather into card cases, purses, belts and covers for bags; at least one large manufacturing shoe | house has made shoes from human skin; young society women carry the purses and card cases and wear the belts and shoes. And the “unclaimed dead,” the dead of the unfortunate poor, the bodies of men and women whose beings once pul- sated with the hopes and ambitions, the loves and hates, the desires and as- pirations which even now animate the souls of those who wear the grewsome remnants of mortality, furnish the means for satisfying society’s latest fad. — o — HE PAWNED THE WATCH. Alexander Donovan Makes a State- ment of the Death of Mrs. Berry. Alexander Donovan, the young man whose name was' connected with the death of Mrs. Barry, yesterday made a statement to Detectives Egan and Silvey. After recounting their trlp from Sacra- mento Donovan said that he and Mrs. Barry took the flat on Anthony street. She seemed despondent and sought to drown her sorrows in the “flowing bowl."” According to Donovan’s statement she drank the contents of several botties of whisky from the time they occupled the flat until death ended the debauch. In ex- lanation of how he became possessed of er jewelry the young man sald that Mrs. Barry ha preunmf him with the ring and watch and ordered him to pawn the diamond pin, which he did. ~He also pawned the watch, recelving $3, which he spent in liquor. It is expected that Don- ovan will be released to-day, as the detec- tives have nothing against him upon which to base a charge. —_——————— Cuban Opera Company—=28 People. Alhambra Theater to-night. An Athletic Outing. The twenty-second annual picnic and fleld day of the San Francisco Athletic Club was held yesteraay at Shell Mound Park. The attendance was good and the dancing was kept up until the last train left Berkeley at 11 o'clock at night. A large number of gate prizes were given to those who held winning tickets. Late in the afternoon the club and its guests repaired to the ampitheater, where there were a dozen races for members and open races. Over twenty prizes were ven to the winners of these contests. Considerable amusement was caused by the greased pig race, the prize being the porker. Following are the members of the committee of arrangements: Alex Greggains, Frank McConnell, Frank Schuler, John Conroy and David Sulllvan. —_————————— Cuban Opera Company—28 People. Alhambra Theater to-night. - By the Sad Sea Waves. Mathews and Bulger, two of the fun- niest men on the American stage, come on at the Columbia to-night in “By the Sad Sea Waves,” and if these two versatile actors live up to the reputation that they established in “Gay Coney Island,” San Francisco theater-goers are to have a ‘week of most excellent farce comedy. It will be the first presentation of the nia™ in this city, and for its initlal appearance Mathews and Bulger, under the direction of Dunne and Riley, have selected the cleverest support to be had. Among the | notables in the cast are Nellie Hawtnorne, Josie de Witt, Marie Twohey, Bob Ver- non and Gus Mortimer. “By the Sad Sea Waves,” like “Gay Conéy Island,” was written upon lines suggested by the two funny leading men, and promises well in the way of amuse- ment. —— e The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is recommended by physiclans for family aad medicinal use because it is pure. An Alhambra Attraction. The Alhambra has an unusual attrac- tlon_this week in Los Buffos Habaneros, the Havana Comic Opera Company, which will make its first appearance on Ameri- can soil at the new vaudeville house this gvening. The company has just arrived from Havana, where it was' obliged to remain during the period of the American blockade of that port. Owing to the com- pany’s pronounced American sympathy it was compelled to leave the Cuban city se- cretly as soon as the war was over. ‘Lne Alhambra’s new acquisition is said to be @ star attraction. e Cuban Opera Company—=28 People. Alhambra Theater to-night. i e T ‘Worked a Game of Chance. Joseph Gray, a frequenter of picnics, had a crowd around him opposite 317 Market street yesterday morning, who were investing their nickels on a wheel of fortune, the prizes being cigars and brass watches. 1 etective Ryan happen- ed to see the crowd and he quickly placed Gray under arrest and charged him at the City Prison with working a game of chance and obstructing the sidewalk. Four boxes of cigars, four brass watches and several brass cases of watches, be- sides the wheel of fortune, were secured as evidence. —_— e Cuban Opera Company—=28 People. Alhambra Theater to-night. Quarantine and Commerce. CINCINNATI, Oct. 16. — Dr. Walter Weiman, surgeon general of the United States Marine Hospital Service, ad- dressed the Commercial Club of this city last night on ‘‘Quarantine and Com- merce,” and to-night left for the South on a general tour to investigate on the yellow fever conditions and report on the same before the assembling of Congress. —_—e———— Cuban Opera Company~—=28 People. Alhambra Theater to-night. — e Maimed Under Car Wheels. RENO, Nev., Oct. 16.—A carpentes named Ed_Seitz, while crawling urr?der ; Southern Pacific freight train to get across the track last night, was thrown under the wheels and lost both legs. He died at 4 o’clock this morning. CASTORIA COLORED DRESS GOODS. EXTRA VALUES. This week we will show an elegant variety of NOVELTY AND PLAIN DRESS FABRICS in the latest styles and colorings. NOVELTY FRENCH MOHAIR PI- REOLAS, three different styles and 310,50 eight colorings each style.....c««- press pattern. NOVELTY FRENCH MOHAIR $9 50 - 1 CREPONS, all the new colorings Dress Pattern. 52-INCH SCOTCH CHEVIOTS, in Blues, Greens, Browns, Navys and Olive, 75¢, 85¢, $I and $1.25 Per Yard, 52-INCH GENUINE ENGLISH SERGE (all COLOTS)wrenveosessssnssnscasnsonans 2 3 cases 44-INCH ENGLISH SERGE, in Grays, Blues, Navys, 15¢ Per Yard. 50¢ Browns, Garnet, Green Cadet and New Blul€..vceeessesepervard EXTRA SPECIAL. 40 pieces TWO-TONED ENGLISH DIAGONALS, in Red and Black, Blue and Black, Green and Black, Brown and Black, and Heliotrope PHite. . ioeeaiis o and Black. 753 Yard, Worth $1.25. WleE FOR SAMPLES OF ABOVE GOODS. Cornots RPO °‘°m§” R i, U3, us, uw, 19, » v 121 POST STREET. OLOBERQ BOWEN & GO. SPECIAL SAVING SALE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Butter 2 squares 9sc 5q §OC Been selling at 6oc square. Recent rains and big buying made this price. Tea—regularly soc 1b 40C Ten kinds—this year’s teas—fresh, fragrant, full of flavor. Royans a la vatel-55i™ 15¢ A variety of sardine preserved in truffle peppers and other spices. Beer-Everard’s pts $1.35 qts $2.10 Regularly $1.55 and $2.35 dozen. The old fashioned kind of beer—tastes of hops and he{alth. Glace' fruits—reglly soclb 35C Assorted : pineapple, figs, pears, cher~ ries, limes, prunes. Raisins reg'ly 20c b 1274C Now come raisin days: puddings, mince meats, and to eat from the stem. Sauterne-sweet,reg’ly$s doz ats $4 A delightfully rich wine especially pleasing to ladies. Almonds—Jerdan—reg’ly soc 3§C Shelled. Now, young ladies, show your deft- ness in preparing salted almonds. G 2 36 pint pint quart Hamamelis 15c 25c 4oc We sell Pond’s Extract for 4oc, 8oc and $1.50. Hamamelis, extract of witch hazel, soothes bruises, burns, chapped skin. Men use it after shaving. Lime water—Enamel, 20c,35C Enamel lime water is made from dis- tilled water and refined lime. Alittle in the food keeps stomachs sweet. Good for babies. Regularly gts. 30c; 3§ gallon 5oc Mackerel—1ib each 20C regularly 3o0c Makes a breakfast all enjoy. Talcum powder ztins 15C Wularl 10c tin—Lady Jeanette’s. ith lime water and talcum powder babies cry less—they feel well. Dentifrice-Shegields 2 tubes 25C regularly 1sc. Keep the teeth clean and keep your teeth. Péég{.)er grinder—regly 4. 30C nd pepper at the table—no question then of its freshness. Whisk brooms-—reg'ly 2sc 20¢ Clothes well dusted are said to last longer—surely they look better. New goods arrived Milchner herrings. Pearline is now ten cents a package. Smoking tobacco 75€ refiularly $1-8 0z tin Arcadia Mixture. The tobacco that inspired J. M. Bar- rie to write “My Lady Nicotine.” It is in a pretty canister, with emi decorations, double thick to keep the tobacco damp. Ci%ars —we received last week two shipments of Henry Clay, Bock & Co. and La Africanas from Havana; all sizes, freshly made. Mail orders entitied to these prices If posted not later than Wednesday. 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