The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-04
VICTORIA C0NNER'S DEATH.
,uRrE PHrSICTtNS THFLICiTFD ny
~ INSPICIOh'S ILLNESSES.
.,.n the Movements Of the Six Prisoners
Ill the Testimony Against them Justi-
al the Justice in Committing Four to
IN, p,I.nn-One rhNsIeInn nnlled.

o.i.o Justice kilhrcth sat in the Special
..,,s ,,ur, room yesterday ~ hold the cx-
.,a,,.on Of tho six prisoners ia the Victoria
~ malpractice casc. because it was the
Ion, IN the city Prison with ac'ommo-
..,ors sufficient for The large throng Of law
.s witnesses. and Interested friends that
LIN ATTENDANCE nr. Orlando L. Bradford.
nesuscl " committing the crime in his
'Mee l,l East Twelfth street. sat III front
- the Justice siroking short brown
.,..,shc. His head is small. His
,,,s were restless and smile played
,.,f his mouth whenever he spoke or
addressed. At his icit sat Daniel W. Aiken.
Vs,or,uar. a thick set man with large. round
,.,e white AMI pink in color. the lower half COW
,-od with rel stubhie. Next 10 Dr. Aitkcn sat
a.. Mary ! Conner the mother OF the alleged
tim and after the death Of the latter. house
t,,pcr FIR Dr Bradford. Her thin. palo face
r,rs severe expression. heightened by a
'tarp chin anil nose and a shade II red around
t,,tius eyes She says tina, She Is 81 years Of
ace one 81 the witnesses testified that Victoria
i.tol entirely unlike her while she was living.
trt whom lend the resemblance between mother
.,A daughter was very noticeable Mrs. Conner
wo,ea gray alpaca dress and black shawl.
rr clarence NJ. Baker OF 81 West Tenth street.
rh.so name was attached to tho certificate that
yisoria dicl II consumption. has a square
t,beal blush gray eyes that wore yesterday
er auXnu, expression, brown moustachc.
,,lro.utel chin whiskors. Or. Frederick II.
Iqv the young Bellevue Hospital physician,
vborarscl Victoria up stairs after her return
from Dr. Bradford's house in carriage. and
vhose name she SO frequently called, wore n
tu..n,ss .oa, e English paid.s Picadily collar.
enda bla X and white check necktie - large
tsrerr 4 cane ~ twisted withs highly var
rsh.d leaned against his knee. ON his chin
was an imperial and a bright auburn nous
ta,he after skirtirg his upper lip on either
s,lf. turned W. hrlskiy nj the ends. He had
WIDE open blue eyes. u handsome forehead, and
Tr.a,V' X ni.ht clerk who was also an nc-
glluiauac ~ the victim. Is short spare
young man. with q dark complexion. black
muu-'n. l'- unN dntious manner
tr-ln.'nr Murray. on the witness stand said
that lr Bakers story To- him On the evening
atar A.- arrest WITS obtained without any
That Dr Afk0u had summoned him to Dr.
Rrifri oni Poe three months ago lie went
f.rle. Slowa- yrr, weak. aud while h. was
ur..a.rtii.r Hau-c 4 her weakness was made
ai7rii % hin. IN tue I'm ~ June pr
lmI.o.. an. g. LIS house. and ct leave TO
u.a his uWWa % the death ccrtil atr. Or.
la..r u-.l - 'i.n Inspector th oppression:
Although ! kn.w ] was doing wrong gt the
tine. inyW.i IL. about It. and she SAID had
yef,cd v'1 vs. liam ilinn Blinn had asked
4 LHtu4II stt ft SD him IN confidence. and the
Inspector tod nri he could. Bliru's lawyer
sNd 'ae' he Won : relieve the witness. from all
litigation t. Seq; silence. Blinn's story
.rns wA tI' srL She told him
thef -he was inlr.Dile and hc did not believe it,
) to.y won't t-" uor 'o DIR. Roo. at az West
Twelfth s'rrei w.. q aOfrrel that she had
sroknu tArfiu'N TtDn A- gave her t25. with
lie understanding ti.f -'., WAS e. 20 into the
f \ Na Z. . H-- VI n
o. RAJ .'n. n" ial neN"raI"-- hired q private
detective 60 Z. ~ A'r. because he feared that
ln-i '''or tnat h~ -at teen intimate with VIZ
igrt. having met ler when be- was clerk n a
di-I..~"ry H. lal iicIu"niiy given her
boon gone % fees tNs when She wrote him a.
ltti.r, a~ ~ i.ni io "i.l on her At Or. Brad
fCgis.. $50. He went there found her N and
evn u.s. AMI hui j. he AMI Dr. Bradford io6k
know whal w. h"mfii~rwlh her; Can't you
i Imaiiihf. iAe ,lLn.nDr had asked, but Or Lay
taie the q speDtor, after her arrest. that she
bat .'Hot fNnt lor daughter appeared g. b'
u ~ .". tui Victoria hal denied IT, one day
ne hal gu"ed her home. saving that she was
WI c..ra week. and whom she com" ha b II
~ 'h a. earring with Dr. Lay. ,She WIS then
bat CONSUMPTION. because she was AWAY
Puns, pr. Bradford had told tho Inspector
los 1u-uupupn, and had also operated On hei
lcr an int srral ulcer.
A.ter the laspe ior. who had made tho ar
resis. had completed his story, Assistant Dis
It Attorney L-ary introduced cortrmat1r'
evidence, Deputy Coroner Miller. WIN exam
lrei .tc body % Victoria In Cypr, - II ~ Come
hrs % Monday last, testified. after g.yiua the
df.,~ d Li- cXamlnatou, TIA thorn WIS ne
Oh l' 80 his mint that !cath lad resulted from
ln-'r4A"utal Wilpracuro. He WAS sure TIA
Nrr hfd been 10 "niariQtlon. and that hrl
llA- Co., and. This having been proved
he District Attorney surprised tho spectators
N.Am Iiun. Justice Kilhr'th discharge,
hr ana tn" Distr { Attorney immediately
ea.rl b. m To- the stand His testimony Shove,
trilesir wi o was known by him IS Nictori,
Cornell tut VINO u,-d o. meet h i'm in Lexington
avenue was taken by him 10 Or. Roof for exami
10 knowedl:e. no testified. that Victoria Cor
neii was dett or thai she WIS ilentica! Will
s'qna'nio1 with her only about four or nv,
mouths before her death. Then Or. Roof o.
w "'si Twelfth street testified that tho CIR
VI VI. 'ak"u By B!inn 70 his office IN The lgtl
OF NN h1d been in trouble about Elk months
r.. 81 ht.s and haf.
J. ,h now zen mad" clear hy the testimony
may W .ria rnell dli not have consumption
ami nobody q uttei that she was the same cir
..' AHl ."i. carried home from Or. BratfOrl'
nU" Ia q AN aen. under tie name 81 Victoria
I'm, i.l rahlr"l proof al their idcuthy
W. VET ll 'klrE s'ta"r Bliun nor DE-. Root
ti s..n '.rN Conner in her hou~" ~ 3u7
Las' Twenty ,iNh street, nor had either o
Y'M N'A il' body rNNumri In cypress HI
cemetery bee j strict Az rnrY consulted
.N'. 'H' wih Inspector Murray. and
.A.h NN.i.D l,.uu WIS recalled IN ordri
nt-NN ii" b." N9d en pi0yed James NJ. Fuller
~ f'l. -. ii". 81, luI. W Wet ria Cornell
r. f'' -'.p u'wn' and, Mr.. Fuller. q
wa -"iI iAo' Nr Ellu had not boon his frien
H4' Us D.. "as Called. he testified that h.
e'' "'"i N" E.H known 10 him as Victoria
Zone, .nNoL.l,, az 3l7 East Twcniy-siXtl
hI''t b i0ta .urrr's houseJ and saw hcl
n', .rFN'ti b, hai -frn her come out q