The evening world. Newspaper, December 16, 1919, Page 4

FP BEFORE FAN (Continued From First Page.) @ matter of fact, it is not really wry for them to come to us, as bY undertaker can secure a friend to partity that he ix « relative of the d and thus get the body." y." replied Mr, Connell, “JAAN of the papers and personal ef- sts in the Combes case were taken n the body by Thomas W. Mo- ley of the Wost 30th Street Sta- and turned over to the Lieuten- on the desk at the efation, and thim forwarded to the Public Ad- trator’s office, Although these plainly showed the naine and of the dead man's son, the tives, In fact, except for the cir- stance that Clerk Monk happened ifook over the papers he was filing family would not have known to day what became of the father. ANOTHER INSTANCE “BODY-SNATCHING.” case of Joseph S. Combes, fol- ng as it does, close on the heels e Evening World's startling dis- of the circumstances sur- ng the hurried and secret burial Mra. Anna Calliess, seventy-two old, of No. 208 West 83d Street, ‘was killed by a Town and Ter- taxicab on Oct, 9, points to the to which the practice of ‘body ing” has gone in this city. Combes, the youngest son of OF _ Whe dead man, sald to-day: {On April 12 my father came down m White Plains to visit my brother me, My brother was then Pro: of Mechanical Engineering at ey ant SS aoe Professor in the Engineering of the Submarine Boat Cor- ‘poration. \MMy father came over to Brooklyn ‘ite! us that a doctor had just ex- dmined him and said that he had trouble, He added that the had said he might live a day he might last for a year. Ho said ‘wanted to get all bis business in shape. H told us he would not return tp White Plains for a day or sq but stay at a New York hotel for purpose of having ready access | fo his personal affairs. He ‘left us @fter wishing us good luck and good ‘by. i ‘s the last we heard of him May 2, when my brother, Ab- I, Combes, then staying at field, N. J. in close proxim- to his work at the boat company’s received a post card from the Public Administrator in New ‘Work City requesting us to call at this office to claim dad's effects. Up lege time we had not known he “Together, my brother and I went the Public Administrator's office he said my father had died of failure at an uptown hotel. asked him who handled the body where it was. He then mace that a George H. Kelly, of 887 Columbus Avenue had bur- the body and that it was in Cemetery. @ went to see this Kelly and admitted that he had buried the , saying that be had been order- do 80. He said he had been for his services out of funds a in my father’s clothing. I jim that the last time IT had lad he had at least $200 in his ion and asked how much he eves? e only answer I got from Kelly that he ‘had received a very il amount of money, but money not really matter with him, it humane service that he con- and my brother then appealed the police and found out prac- Wy nothing, save that dad had on April 24 and had been buried April 28. jut to make a very long and sad #horter, brother’and I went to joo ~Cemetery. ; it was way up on the top of a hill ‘After making the inspec- we went again to see Kelly and him of our intention of having body exhumed. elly did not want to have this He discouraged it in every way ible, and we communicated with jertaker George Forbell of Rock- Centre, L. I. im the latter part of Jun kville Centre, where it was ex- knot holes. Placed over the box. neither new nor clean, LIC ADMINISTRATOR’ ‘ IN THE MYSTERY. records at AOHED ANOTHER BODY TO BURL We can keep down their charres. | gyri 25, the Adminivtrator’s author~ e | were unable to find my brother that often done?” the reporter , ice made no effort to notify We found the Forbell had the body to ined. ‘e found that dad had been laid in @ rough wooden box, filled These Knot holes hidden from view by a black The body was draped in a white cotton I've affidavits from Forbell to prove | | After the body bad been ex- we buried it again, this time ethe family plot in Old Church ery, Lynbrook, L. L” PART investigation, for the following day, ization was issued to Kelly. When these facts were later com- municated to Perry Combes, he said: “What I fail to understand is how the Administrator ana the police or me the day that tny father died or on the days preceding his burial, and yet were able to find Albott four daya after he was actually in- investigation conducted by Dr. William H. Guilfoyle, Registrar of Records of the Department of Health, ald not go on to-day because of the failure of John Carney, named by Undertaker Kel his responsible assistant, to appear. The policeman sent to bring Carney to Dr. Guilfoyle's office returned yesterday afterno with the word that he oould not serv the notice because “Carney was down- town with Mr. Kelly.” Seymour Mork, attorney for the undertaker told Dr. Guilfoyle at quarter past eleven o'clock to-day that perhaps he might be able to produce Cueney later in the day. Assistant District Attorney Laza- rus said to-day he would have be- fore him before night Superintend- ent of the Morgue M. J. Rickard and ‘the morgue attendant who helped to fil out the recetpt for the body of Mrs. Callies in order to ascertain whether a crime had ‘been com- mitted. William D. Dosler,’ attorney for Miss Callless, wrote to-day to Dr Guilfoyle asking that the license of G. H. Kelly as an undertaker amt embaimer be revoked on the ground that he had shown himself unfit for his relations with the public under the license. Dr. Guilfoyle referred the complaint to Albany to the 8 Board having to do with such n tera, of which C. 8. Moadinger @hairman. ONLY ONE WITNESS TO ACCI- DENT, POLICE REPORTED. William D. Bosler of No. 350 Broad- way: attorney for the daughter, Miss Charlotte Callies, contends that wit- nesses’ names have been suppressed in an attempt to cover up the care- lessness of the chauffeur and remove | © any proof of negligence. In the police report received by Commissioner Leach the only witness named ts a Victor Schmidt of No, 206 West 84th Btreet. Assistant District Attorney Lazarus will continue bis investigation to-day in an endeavor to find out whether the signing of the name of R. J. Kelly, the adjuster of the taxicab company, as the son-in-law and near- ost relative of Mra, Callies, was done to hasten the burial and to cover up any suit for damages against the company. pill ccoatiaka $19,600 for Death, $1,000 for Injury fm Malbone Tunnel. A fury before Supreme Court Justice Van Siclen in Brooklyn yesterday re- turned a verdict of $19,600 in favor of James W. Lees, No. 619 East 1th Street, that borough, In his suit against the New York Consolidated Railroad Com- pany to recover damages for the death of his wife, Mrs. Mary R, who was killed in the Malbone Street B, R. T. accident. The jury also awarded 1,00 for injuries récelved by Mr. Lees's daughter Lolita, six years old, who was with her mother in the wreck. innel Regular flare or strictly IN ALL NO CREDITS the Morgue set |¥ that the body of Mr, Combes brought there on that date and; ined there until the following | , April 25, when George H. Kelly || red with an Nie order Administrator from blishment for burial, ther investigation showed tha > My it was taken to Kensico Cem the authorizing it #0 be removed to hie undertaking body of Combes remained at the establishment until April 28, Frank and interred. ther investigation along police tine lines showed that the report Conibes"s death was made to the of the West 37th Street Bta- in with the police Street omely Mop on April 24 and that they wnunica ted Remember Btation, to COURTEOUS REPLY TO U. S, to the effect that, contrary to Intima- tions of some States, the Send Christmas check to Charity Organization Society, THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2 : mont With redned te the van ea the proposed visit of brig place the pec atime fore, under has withdrawn from Flume, and Italian \ nO. Jonkins, American Consular Nieto, Sub-Secretary to the Miniater o' n arabe) Petaln, Awe iad al & . | keont ak Duabie, would be anawared #UwNen, V6 Limienas Che Sole ea, Grakes It th Dg,under can: Regulars cecugy the city, « Reme dea PROMISED BY MEXICO; with the courtesy which always hus of M Howard and dler General | w Marshal Will’ probably {pew reperted to-day. The italian | eharaeteri exicon diplomatic com- Alfred C. Critehley of the Canadian Air | Preside. pet troops are commanded by Gen, Cavig- munications.” Forcvs and their conferences with Nor- SNR RBAR Ht . . Na, ot Minister of War. 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