The New York herald., 1878-10-04
THE Bird EpoKT SENSATION.

LIzzfE cAvANAGE LOOKING FoR HRR BABY
SHE ELuDEs THE DErRcTivEs AND GOES TO
MERIDEx-THE VERDICT OF THE coEoNER's 8
JURY CONCERNING MRS. ALEXANDER AND
BAsyE1T.
BRIDGEPORT, Oct 8, 1873
The movements Of the OF this city, aided
by high legal authority, have been exceedingly cir
cumspee, ,hus Tar she BassetAlexander case NOT
singio inhaoitans OF Bridgeport having been mads
acquainted results obtained At tho OF
Mss AlsxAnder's eGscta
Lizzix cAvAxAGH DEAD.
There are some who NIX thai the woman Kspley,
sr Kopey, alluded 10 In DR.. Ssntord's testimony had
been made away With BY Mrs Alexander. as nothing
has OF her since that rkablo vasit
tho Yale Medical School In April last; but
II needed not much iageauity 70 ascertain
that she vas tho Identical Lizzie CsvaDzgh
alluded TO In FrSnk Bassetrs intsFvsev with
your correspondents Monday last. Lizzie, how
over yet The land OF the living, and sne herself
Is most ss,onished this extraordinary
..Glad escape with my he." she said 70 fellow
passenger on q New Haven train shis morning, when
asked as TO nor experiences Mrs Aiexandsv's
boarding house al East Bridgeport. II Of
hor female acquaintance, who, upon recognzlng her.
yeusurcd to ask u question two about Mrs. Al
exander. ssDo ask me-" she said, IL know moth
ing aud want 70 say nothing l have some
qoesr things In her house, bot have moth
Ing to say. An glad only that have
escaped with hie Curiosity iod this acqustntance
70 watch Lizzie's movements to-day arr we'd
AZ the Bridgeport depot She vas accompanied by
anoybor we'll known In cortau towns Of Asssa-
chussils, and potA moved up toward Wall sueei,
next sastwarc-bound train. l asked a dctsc-
i've the rssson oil Lizzie's sudden
parture, when no assured me that she turned
her back Bridgeport The moment she that
officers we're on The lookout tor her why, then,
dld she come hero at siiY' l asked. 40 GET her
baby" the reply. linen remembered thai Frank
h. Bsssstt tho murderer. had told Monday lasI
tns baby Mrs Alexander took along with her
snd, ia fact, the bridgeport ciIcsrs prssum,ns inning
that since tbs Incarceration of the Alexander woman
Lzze would soon CALI Tor nsr baby bad been waiting
since Monday last, not that they have any charge
10 lay directly a. nor d"or, but In order TO obtain
terrible deeds OF Bsssett-Aiexandsr house.
hold 1t believed Lizzie ha. gone
cnlsf dstoctryes vii, proceed during the night ana
interview her before she can possibly be made
uou che tells all she knows about her whiiom land
lady, Mrs. Louisa Elizrbeih Alexander
VERDICT TIM JURY.
While all the facts we're beng gathered by the
police and detectives the counsel Tor Bassstt also
IN possession Of inbormaton satisfying him that
the whsu developed in its entirety will prove
eeetre In which parties not US yet mentioned
~ acconpi,ces Will probably TO involved, and
nj tbis preliminary stago oil the ipvcstiRation
| they arc satisfied that more than victim has
suffered death at Tue hands Of the twain jail.
IL may be possible that tho dlsseoting vi the
New England colleges may oil have to undergo a ia
dca Investigation before tue extent Of this womau's
crnes be fully determined Tho verdict brought
In against nsr this afternoon by tho Jury reads fol-
lows
PARvfELD CouSry. as. I
BRfDcEPoRr. Oct. 3. Is7a
1hs undersignsd jurors. beiBg daIy mpsnelied and
sworn iaquire OF the aud manner OF
ths death u Frsuk Weinbecxer, wboss death
sudden and ustin.ely, and the and manner OF
which unknown, having viewed she body Of said
deceased and considered The evideues given TO
do oaths tnat said Frank Wein-
becker his death about July a.
1878. by tho administration Of ehloroorm tho
bsn.s OF Fraak t. Bsssett Mrs Lorens r. Alexanie
both whereof subscribe nsmes:-Ifenr) NJ.
Hoyt. foroman; G. Keaven Henry W. stevens John B
Atherton. Alvin s. Hunt. Charles III. Newton. Waiter
Godaard. coroner
Mr. Wells, the jaiier, who has been placed In con-
tempt, was sentonccd TO pay q Gne vi 81, but DO
ciined 70 reveal tho "bottoin fac,s,' when some
juryman had said were In his possession Tho peo-
pie Of bridgeport are satisfied. however, that what
ever M Wells knows 10 regard 70 TINS crime, ~ CON-
municated TO hun by one OF tho prisoners, wall 10
used Tor the iurherznce justice al the trial oi tbs
case which will take place before the expiration OF
the month.