Iron County Record | 1931-01-03 | Page 3 | Long Controversy over Death of Mind-Reader

Long Lang Controversy Over Death of Reader Mind Mind Reader Washington Irving BIshop died In In acoma a coma camu following lug u cataleptic trance soon after afler giving a strenuous demonstration demon demon- of rending reading at the Ule Lambs Lambs' club New v York May 13 lS U An autopsy was performed by several doctors doc doe tors lors less than four hours after otter the death had been pronounced and with with- without out the consent of relatives s. s Ills relatives rela Lives tives stated that on on his person he carried carrie papers at all times Umes prohibiting un tin autopsy or or the use of electricity to revive him should he be thrown Into a trance Electricity was used A second autopsy was was ns ordered and later nn un inquest Inquest In in- quest was held due to the statement of ot his mother and others that the first Bret autopsy had been performed while be he was still alive e. The jurys jury's verdict however how however ever was that tile the death was due tocoma tocoma to tocoma coma and had bad occurred before the au topsy Later Inter the grand jury Indicted the doctors for violation of at the sanitary sank sani tury tary code A book was published by lIy his mother giving his biography and also aillo her view of the case