His body was taken to the anatomy theatre at the Old College in High Street, where Dr Andrew Ure of Anderson's Institution and James Jeffray, Professor of Anatomy at the University, conducted a series of experiments using a galvanic battery, passing an electric current through the corpse.n 4th of November, 1818, Andrew Ure and Professor Jay held an experiment in front of students where they used a dead corpse to show reanimation with the use of electrical cha … rge. There were several rumours that the two scientists were trying to bring the corpse back to life.