The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-31
SUFFERING JACKS MURDER
MRS. LORENI y. ALEN.iNDER'S TRIIL
BEGUN Ar BRIDGEPORT.
How the Murder Of Man for his Body was
brought to I.iaht-Thc Accused Wpman's
Interview with her Mother aud her thIld.

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BRmGrpoRr. oct. 80 Fairfield County's
sturdy yeomanry were we'll represented on the
Jury That was to-day inuancllcd In this ctv to
try Mrs Lorcna Elizabeth Alexander. who is
charged with the murder ot Frank Wcinbackor
better known rs Suffering Jack. or Jack
Rufus" ON the 18th ~ lasi July. The murder
was committed. it is charged. hy Mrs Alexander
and Frank ras-o't. who had lived together in
an old deserted carriage shop in East Bridge
port which is owned by L. r. Bar
mum. This is the only cas-, Of murder in
t'iis state that WIS committed for tho
purpose of selling TN" body t. medical coll
lcge: consequently. % has created decided
sensation. As result of the excitement here
sheriff Sanford in order to find a Jury who
had not expressed or formed an opinion in re-
laton to the case. went into the smaller towns
and summoned forty-eigh, gentlemen. mostly
farmers. from which number thrty-onc were
called who did not know enough about the case
to bc prciudiccd against the prisoner. From
this number was selected n jury Of twelve men
to try the case. ns follows G. T. Tollcs II Nor
walk. Nathan Il. Wills and Alfred WilcoNson q
STAFFORD. Franklin Whitehead. Jesse Bradley
and Andrews b. Godfrey Of Wcsiport Charles
Hoyt, ID, Of Darion. William II. Mead Of New
| thnnan. William Coggswcll and NJ V. -. Row
| lund ~ Weston, Benalah Gilbert and j. {. Belts
While the jury was being selected Mrs. AlcS
9ndrrr sat a!9ngsid' heir, counsel Messrsi Curtis
| evidently made careful toilet and donned her
| best attire for tho occasion. She wore black
| elahoratcly pulled iiounced. and trimmed with
| black lare. Although her complexion was some
| what hleach"d ont 10y her long confinement.
| there was hectic flush on her check which ON
| the whole somcwha, improved the appearance
dne n1c is sma ba a e Ies snnrpn nnj
sparklcd. and her thin lips werp kept closely
! pressed together. and. curving downward ~
thrv do AZ tir corners; she was the picture oi a
| woman that ono would want g. avoid.
:, Her alleged accompce ia the crime. Frank
| ers' hoX. wearing u pair Of iron bracelets. llo
looked pale and SOLEMN. and appeared nervous
| and very uneasy But tomorrow twill be Mrs
/ Al'Nhnd"rS turn 90 appear uneasy. for Frank
| Bassett will ut his own request take tho witness
! stand aud tell what he knows about the crime.
! To-murrow state Attorney Omstead will also
/ Introduce the Letters which Mrs. Alexander has
written. since her confinement in jail a. vari-
against her, and which. Mr. Olmstcad says. are
! enough 70 hang her without any further icst-
! monv. lie says they will cuutain some startling
| dl-'i"sur'- ana rr'ai. qni" a sensation ana
] Judging from 90" mysterious manner IN which
/ H. talke ami the careful WAY IN which ~" So
crci"- thr letters II Is safe 90 say that they wlli
! provo To- be- uli that he claims.
judges Martin and Boards. u ihc Superior
! cu~'s AGAINST hoth ihr prisoners. and Who will
| he obliged Co pass sentence upon them in cu-c
! OF their couvI'tiou Little testimony was intro
ducnd to-day that had not already been made
| ,nt IN, h,ur ns before tle Jury of iuuuu-t
! who wore called a. luuuire into tl.n -aus,. and
manner AZ Wcinhackor'- ,loatl. af,or his body
/ had boon found iu the ravlur near neri,v "a
| si-fnut city Attorney T. l. Uot wn- the first
witness ana hr testified thnf an Tho g-fh ~ son
icmhor last Mrs. Alexander came 10 his ON 'c
! and made, csfnf.i uiut tlut tur.rA. her absence
from W. c,tv Frank lin-so'i' - some of th.
| members Of hi4 family Ln..l .,.n to nor rooms
! and taken ulorelrom all her huu-.hold
! furniture and sold il FIR the purt.0-r nf
! rut-iur money whrr.wtfn 10 nay tho sum
| uf as that Frank mad -'0lru from Am
| ola Gentleman WHO agreed not 90 prosecute in
! case Ills money was returned She said that
! pn-.stt had mo- titIn or Interest in tho goods
| whntnyar and when tod hv Mr. Holt thnt ho
| had mo- ri,.hf to tnnet them Mrs Alexander he.
came very angry and snapped Cui Bassott IL
| n bad man "A unity man md guilty enough To-
| H., hanged 4 series OF questions nut hy Mr.
Holt brought ont tho stat, nont that Bass II hni
| Killed. ono suffering Jack ~ she called
| him in the rooms Jointly oecuuied Nv Them ON
! the night ~ the 10Th Of MAY 1.-TWO months before
| the murder was actually committed At this
| point In hpr story she "vinrcd much emotion.
| said a.. witness went frreIy aud acted like a
! person overcome with anger and scarcely abb,
! Ia contain herself
! Mr. Hnt then ntiuuod the relation Of lor
! statement "a him. After clio had told him ~
/ tn, murder he pressed her for details which
| She would not pivc al first saving She WINS
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