Afterward, when Emperor Frederick was seized with an ailment similar to that of which General Grant had died, Sir Morell Mackenzie, the famous English specialist in throat diseases, who was attending the Emperor, kept in communication by cable with Dr. Shrady for purposes of consultation, and imparted to the latter each change of symptom as it occurred.

[2] After President Garfield had been shot, Dr. Shrady was called into consultation by Dr. Bliss as a surgical pathologist, and later made a report to the profession and the public, in behalf of the staff, touching the results of the autopsy.

In 1890, when Kemmler was electrocuted, the first murderer to receive capital punishment by this method, Dr. Shrady was one of the medical experts appointed to witness the execution.

[2] While enjoying high distinction as an authority on subject relating to general surgery, and having a large practice, Dr. Shrady took special pride in his editorial work.

He was the author of "Pine Ridge Papers," a series of satirical and witty treatises on charlatanism among medical practitioners.

For many years he was a member of the editorial staff of the "New York Herald," directing his attention especially to the treatment of those subjects that fell within the sphere of his profession.

[2] He was also an earnest advocate of the extension of clinical instruction, the establishment of state examinations for the license to practice medicine, the advancement of the standard of professional education by increase of curriculum, and many other measures, all of which had for object the elevation of the profession and the benefit of mankind.

His body was later moved and re-interred, alongside his first wife, Mary, and son Charles, along with several other Shrady relations, at Woodlawn Cemetery, in Bronx, New York.

In 1910, the Shrady Family successfully claimed two-thirds of the Appley estate (worth nearly $1 million at the time of the settlement), finally resolving a legal battle that was initiated in the 1860s.

He expanded his fortune by investing in properties around the Lower East Side on Eldridge, Delancey, Forsyth, Bayard, and First Streets.

In case no issue existed, the trust named Jacob's sister, Barbara (Shrady), and her heirs, as the beneficiaries.

Jacob A Appley had many children with at least 3 women, but none of them were legitimate, which, as the Shrady position maintained, disqualified them from being legal beneficiaries (under the laws in effect at the time).

For 20 years after acquiring the estate, Jacob A acted as the trustee, and with full control of the properties, he freely funded an extravagant lifestyle and financed several business ventures.

(She was a third cousin of John D.) Furthermore, his attorneys pushed through a state law making children legitimate if subsequent to their birth, the parents become legally married.

[2] For nearly half a century he was a conspicuous figure in his chosen profession, and during his whole career he was ever active to help the unfortunate, to advise and assist the young practitioner, and in all efforts to raise the standard of medical education and ethics.