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TROUBLE AHEADCaused by a Premature Burial.NO AUTOPSY WAS HELD.The San Mateo Mountain Mystery Stirred Up Again—The Body Will Be Exhumed.The mystery surrounding the finding of the pertly decomposed remains of a man in a lone crave on the mountain side near San Bruno a few days ago grows deeper. The suicide theory now has fewer adherents than it had three or four days ago.Every possible clew has been run to earth and all are useless. At the meeting of the Coroner's jury yesterday it was thought that perhai s something could be found out as to the identity of the man or a verdict be rondered.Neither thine was done, but what did transpire threatens to create a small siz^d panic in the Coroner's office, and to provoke some barsh criticism of certain doctors.It will be remembered the body was found on Sunday last by George Jones, an employe of the Jersey farm, while searching for some stray cattle. From a description of the body given by the jurors and others who saw it, decomposition had not so far advanced that the remains might not be handled easily. This fact rendered it au apparently ea*y matter to have held an autopsy on the body on Monday last.The adjournment of the jury on Tuesday was for uo other purpose than to obtain certnin information regarding the wounds or supposed wounds, found on the body. One of them was a hole about the size of a silver quarter under the chin. Another hole about the same size back of the right ear, with an apparent outlet under the left ear, and a shattered wrist rendered it necessary that an autopsy be held to discover their uature and probable cause.The Coroner, it stems, did not deem the subject one of much importance, as at first many people thought the man had met his death by bis own hand. A number of surgeons were asked to perform the autopsy, but one arid all respectfully declined to have anything to do with the case. Coroner Crowe says that the countv physician refused to hoid an autopsy because the remains were so far decomposed.The body was kept until Wednesday, when it was burled without an autopsy being held. Even the clothing of the deceased man was buried with him.When the Coroner's jury met yesterday afternoon the^e facts came out. Nothing could be doue in the matter as far as the rendering of a verdict was concerned. A long wrangle ensued regarding the right of the Coroner to bury the body and it was finally decided to have it exhumed and an autopsy held at any cost. This will be done to-day or to-morrow. The Coroner offers as an excuse that the doctors would not perform the autopsy, while the doctors of the vicinity shudder at the thought of performing the task.The Grand Jury at Its next session will be asked to look into the matter. Many are severely criticizing the Coroner's action, or rather lack of action.A dispatch received from Breutwood disabused the mind of those interested of the possibility of the remains being those of Pemberton, the missing resident of that place. Pemberton, the dispatch says, had no watch iu his possession.No photograph was taken of the remains though the features, 9ave from being blackened by the smoke of the furnace at the foot of the lonely grave, were almost normal.The jury meet again on Wednesday and then something toward solving the mystery may be accomplished.
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San Francisco Morning Call
San Francisco, California, US
Sun, Apr 02, 1893
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