The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-02
MISS CONNER'S FATE.
The Grave Gives Up the Secret Of a
Young Girls Wrong.
a VICTIM OF MALPRACTICE.
Convincing Results OF the Au-
tOpsy on Monday.
THE OLD, OLD STORY"

The Silver Lake my stery, although yet unsolvsd,
has been the means Of bringing 70 hight another crime
rs revolving the It suggests. The authorities
Of New York, Brooklyn and staten Island have re-
ccived during the past two weeks numerous commu-
nicatsus Offering Information and theories TO account
Tor that affair, and the closest attention has been
given e all alike, probable AMI improbable, In
the hopo OF setting tho crime upon the perpetra-
tors. Among the many letters thus received Was
addressed TO Captain Blake of the Staten Island
police, which stated that the body of the woman
found buried in barrel that OF Sarah Victoria
Conner. Captain Blake communicated with the police
authorities here, and Inspector Murray began an In
vestigation Tho first step taken was search OF
tho of vital statistics Tor the death OF tho
woman mentioned. The certificate was produced by
Deputy Register Dr. Maggie. and read AS ioows:-
Sarah Victoria Conner. twenty eight and three
Sira oor "a East twenty SIKH
Hd hume Sane 20 mas heIss s month"; Cause Of cath
consumption. q. ~ BAKER. No. 81 East rensh street
The certihcate contained tho further Information
that deceased had been inferred the 29h OF June
In Cypress Hills Cemetery by one D. H. Thorn. an
undertaken at No. 2l5 Sixth street. Everything about
tho certificate appeared be correc' and II was at
Hrst decided investigation unDrodt.
able one.
FOLLOWING UP THE CLEw.
Inquiries, however were set Ell foot in the neigh
bornood OF the house East Twenty sixth street
lo1 10 new trail which Inspector Murray deter
mined 10 follow up He found that deceased had
been employed dressnaking eslablis hnent, Kept
BY Mrs. Aosmer, No. 22l East rwenty-sxth street.
and that for some months styhshy dressed young
had waited upon her, escorting her
10 places Of amusement. and visiting her
nj her home, whore sne lived with
her widowed mother. His attentions to her were re-
by her friends and particularly by two young
VIII live IN tha hons md WI mr. we'd AT
tho same establishments with her. A short time be-
lore her death became evident that she
was approaching maternity, and she ceased
work and renamed ut home. Late night
carriage drove door OF thu
humble abode and the pasient was taken
the carriage again appeared at the door the same
poor misguided woman returned TO her couch and
dled a lew days later OF Consumption. II was also
learned that at,cnaed during s'sick-
ness' by Or. Bradford and DR.. Aitken, both of No.
132 East Twelfth street, anu that the niother Of tho
dead woman had shortly alter the funeral entered
the house VI Or. Bradford 10 live there al house,
keeper.
Grave suspicious we're materially aroused, aSd was
determined 70 disinter the boiy. captain Cncby. OF
the EisnLeenth precinct, was called all parties
IN any why connected with tho were placed
unIer surye lance The health aut borit,es aud tue
Coroners office we're also conferred with, ana Mon
day afternoon WAS liked upon for wait to tho
cemetery. sanitary superintendent Andrews, Of
Queens county; Inspector Murray, Captain
Cirnchy, Coroner Flanagan and his deputy
DR. Miller ACCORDINGLY met by uppoin ment
grave pointed out and three shoveis were at
work turning up The eartn. A half hours work
Drough light coffin with plato bearing the In.
scription:-
SARAH VICTORIA CuNNERs.
Diei
June rs, 1873.
Aged IS years ana months.
e~-e..
during mo summer months were IN aavaLced
Of decomposition, an autopsy made NJ Tho edge
the open lravo revealed TIE TACT that The uniortu
nate woman mad died oil psrItonilis, the rssult OF
malpractice The romans were returned 10 thoir
resting place and the officials isit The cemetery
CUSTODY.
At I've O'Clock the same evening Dr. Z. II. Baker,
OF No 81 Eas, Tenn aud 80 80 Bond street.
was arrested ana taken TO the twenty ghin pre-.
cinct station house, IN Fiiynintn street, between
Second ana nird avenues No record OF the arrest
vas made. az il was deemed advisable 10 keep
tho matter secret Later the same night
Tho mother OF the victim and u clerk OF the Bruins
wick Hotel named BiiuD, we're taken into custody
ana 10 M separate atom houses "a lar dis
tant from other the city limits permit Yes-
verdny morning tue TOUR prisoners were arraigned
before Judge Kiibreth, at the Tombs Police Court
and reman ded a, the requess prosecutor until
to-day, wnep u ~ expected complete chain vi ev
deuce IA the Will be presented.
INSPECTOR NURRAY's STATEMENT
Tho prisoners were cios ely guarded and not allowed
10 comm unica,e wlth cacn other or with any otuer
per- than their counsel Inspector Murray. when
sked whlt evidences lie had ~ hc case, said that as
lar as the doctors were concefnea ne oehevea
Dr. e. NJ. Baker, who signed the death
certificate, which pears daie June - I'd
the patient since the I'D Of June, Notwithstanding the
the certhcsts states no last her alive
the 9th of June, the day before her death. He ad
mits that he signed the certificate, and states
that no did at The request Of DR.. Orlando |
ID. Bradford aud DR.. Altkin who, he said, had |
treated the patient alter no last saw her The |
inspector says the carriige which conveyed tho
unfortunate woman IRON her home driver 10 tho
house Of Dr. Bradford, and that IT was WINE there
she vcd the treatment watch caused her death.
Two men accompanied her 10 the carriase, anu the
same returned with her 10 her home. 80 weak |
ana her death che at the time OF her
ha tHnpn
her In the OF Que OF The men. Dr. Bradford
renamed in the carriage while the other carried her
out Who this second man Is was not made known
until yesterday evening, wnen he was arrested and
10 Police Headquarters. His maine Is Frederick
Lay resident Of No. 80 West Forty ninth street, tue
ron OF a reputable physician. Ho graduated recently
" Bellevue Hospital Medical College. ysster-
dry appointed 10 the position oil junior pA yicun
THE VICTIMS FuxERAL.
d. H. Thorn, undertsker dong business AZ No. 2lj /
Sixth street. the following statement relation
to tho :"Un the 18Th OF June last DR.. Orlando
T. Bradford, Of No. H. East Twelfth street, called st
my store ana requestet me cnarge OF BODY
woman who hao died 10 East rweniy-sixth street,
saying that be- would be responsible Tor tbs expenses
OF the funeral went to tho house -hieh |
was No. 307 10 tue Iront room, on the tnird floor,
found the body, which aiterward learned that
OF sarah Victoria Connor. washed tho corpse and /
placed It In rosewood easkct Tor intermonL Inc /
gouy w naoasoa. wss not ppe.eo. y. sns ~.
neral When DIR. Bradford called AZ my store anu
dersd take charge OF the funeral ne pad $40
advancc The remainder oil the O'il was paid Ny IN
xssnents, winch was TO call tor at ms house. He /
however, called AT my store ADD paid
some OF money account On the Tth OF asst
month DR.. Bradford called and settled the biL After
tbc burial OF the body my SUSPICIOUS were aroused /
about her dcath Tor heard tDst DE- Bradiord nad /
some time other been mixed up IN nalprsclice
ORLANDO H. BRADFORD
Orlando f. Bradford, undsr tue Danc 81 DR.. Emory,
was arrested July, 1877, charged with havns per.
formed a operation upon Georsianna snros, whose
death, IL charged, mad been caused by naIprac-
uce. AT the conc'us'ou Of tho inqaest Bradford wss
ulscbargod He witness Tor tue d. fcncs In the
cas-. o. Or. West, who tried Tor mai practce IN
Erooxtyp ana sentenced TO seven years tmprisOn.
mcut BY Judge Moore, Of the Kings County Court
of sessions. Iu February Bradford was arrested
on the coinpl amt OF Anthony Comstocx. charged
with selling unlawful moe ienaI articles. For this he
WAS comm,ttea IN usiauit VI 81 0oV bail oy Judge
Mnrrny and nilerM ard released the CouIt OF Cen