This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kiera163 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.counties.baltimorecity/7464/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My great-great-grandfater died in 1918 when he went into the hospital for gall bladder surgery and contracted the flu. Family rumor has it that his sons went to retrieve the body from the hospital (they weren't releasing the bodies due to the flu epidemic) they searched through bodies until they found their father. When they found him they discovered that the doctor had performed an autopsy without their consent. They found and beat up the doctor and subsequently went to jail. I wanted to verify this rumor - does anyone know where I might look to substantiate this claim? Are there any existing court or criminal records from Baltimore City in 1918? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > > My great-great-grandfater died in 1918 when he went into the > hospital for gall bladder surgery and contracted the flu. > Family rumor has it that his sons went to retrieve the body > from the hospital (they weren't releasing the bodies due to > the flu epidemic) they searched through bodies until they > found their father. When they found him they discovered that > the doctor had performed an autopsy without their consent. > They found and beat up the doctor and subsequently went to > jail. I wanted to verify this rumor - does anyone know where > I might look to substantiate this claim? Are there any > existing court or criminal records from Baltimore City in > 1918? The state archives have some police dockets for that time: http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/criminalrecordslist.html -- Thomas M. Sommers -- tms@nj.net -- AB2SB