The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-04
MYSTERY AFTER MYSTERY.
STITEN ISLANDS CASE APPEARS IN
THE BRIDGEPORT THAI.
Mrs Aiexander's Peculiar Behavior In \ skiing
Expressmnn Hnrron to Remove Enrreito
the Dcpot-Wns II Found mt silver Lake

the Dcpot-W"s " Found mt silver Lake
The expression that rested upon tho coun-
tcnancc OF the Court in Bridgeport yesterday
morning was so benign that II was the almost
unanimous opinion OF tho men between tho
railing and the wall that the taller who refused
to testify in the Bassett case would not be COM
mittcd. but would be nned instead Nor was
the Courts intention belcd by lis countenance.
for when the jailer came into tho presence OF
the Court. tho following sentence was pro-
nounccd: Mr. WV Wells you have been found
guilty OF contempt of court but owing to
the facts since ascertaincd that you meant no
disrespcct to this Court and jury the Court will
make your sentence as light as possible.
therefore sentence you to pay flno OF 81
md that you stand committed until paid"
When the sentence was pronounced
scu1ling OF applause arose from the feet
OF the standing SPECTATORS. which was quickly
checked by the Court. Jalcr Wells. who had
rather put his right hand IN his pocket than let
his left hand know what his prisoner, Bassett
had revealed to him. promptly paid his fine and
went to Jail.
Tho verdict of the jury was that Frank Vein
becker came to his death on or about July 4,
1873. by the administration OF chloroform by
Frank T.. Dassctt or Mrs. Lorena L. Alexander.
or both
While the formaltics OF an inquest were near
ing complexion the developments In tho case
had progressed so far beyond tho jury's in
auirics that little interest was taken in those
formaltics. John Harron is n Brdgepor, cN-
urcssmnn who waits with his wagon at tho
depot He says that some time ngo Mrs. Alex;
nuder came to his wagon and asked him To call
ai the old carriage shop across the bridge Tor
barrel or box. which She desired MIN TO carry
20 the express Office or tho freight depot.
he 4 not sure which. The woman
seemed 10 be somewhat excited This was
/ about the middle of the afternoon, In a short
! time h. drove over to the coach factory as d-
| rectcl. but was unable To got in the place was
! locked up and every one seemed To hny" gone
away. A day or two aft"rward he was On the
ca!l nj The place whcrS Mrs. AieSander lived
in order that he might s9y to her That h
nnl shs then remarked that she had
sent II away 10y some one else. or that
! she had decided not to send IT, Onthis poin,
/ the memory OF liarron il not clear. Tn" barrel
/ or box which she desired to send away could
! not have boon thnt IN which the body ~ Stuttar-
evening and removed carry n the morning
| whercns 1t was about the mi idle Of the after
noon when the woman gave M order e. the "N-
/ would be- likely to frequently seud heavy pack
ages away from her rooms by express or as
! since the arrest Of the woman a clue has been
! discovered which may c"ar up the mystery y
| tn ilndng ul a woman'- body harrellel and
| buried at Silver Lake. Staten Island. n week
! found with lis routrnt- was tn. package she
! desired EXlrrssinAn Harr0n to rcmovo from
Tho Old coach factory for her. This clue
amounts to "A certainty that the AcNander WOO
man has been Ia communication al
no very remote day with some per-
ana within n very short distance of the place
/ where the barrel WINS unearthed. II il too early
t. say that the truth about the Staten Island
! affair. the mysteries of which have bai'l 4 all
| attempt to unravel them. Will he cleared NJ hy
] ioilow.n. this clue; but the indications point
| toward such result. II Is said that there Is a
| young woman missing from bridgeport or nenr
! that city. nni that her disappearance comes
! within tn range ~ Probabilities III the staten
] Island case.
search WIS niale Yesterday for Lizzie Cava-
| nngh. tine woman who went with Mrs. Ai"Nan-
dor whom size tried ip soil Ter body To- l'r san
| 'nrl % Now Haven. the"ry hal h"on adj
| Nau'sl tlrt' she might possibly %" ~" miss ing
fora lrie' time du~in- the day r"iui"d u. She
arrived in one of thf {. rOon trains getting on
/ az NtW Haven. near Wutfn 'ty she hnl h'"u iNr
about tNo werk~. Mss Cavaungh Is uhout p
yoarsol age. rather slender. litto above ihe
medium lri.li. and was dressed in black. she
sniI THAT she wis going 10 Bridgeport u g"t
possess ON ~ the child who WAS with Mrs.
AlrNan lor. hut who belonged toh"r She spoke
freely about the Alexander woman. saying thnt
She lal visited her at the ola corrh factory. had
she saw and found ont in various ways 7ho
WAS thankful Tint -h" escaped with her lie" On
arriving Ia Irid-"purt she suddenly changed
her intention probably hearing that tn' d.
ma AN early train. Ilrr whereabouts last even
ing were known te IN" IN 'rrs.
TIE prison IL. Bn-s"u and Mrs. Alexander.
urr tthing tn matter cDoll} an "a" ltll IN
Bridgeport. Both s"rm g. grt their usual al
lnwluc. 0f elseu. and each cuts with up.ir'rt
lowed % sec 80 Vnluur. and Btsseua lawyers
lLly are lvriulttsi O. ,rr hliu.