The New York herald., 1878-10-09
"THE RESURRECTION" BUSINESS.

MRS. ALELAED1Rs CAREER PUzzLISa THE DE-
TEcTIvEs-LIzzIE xAvANAoH's sTArEMENT-
USyoRTUNArx GIRL hIssIHo--THAr NYsTE-
RIoUs CORRESPONDENCE.
Icy TELEoR,PH TO THE HERALD.
BRIDGEPORT, Oct s, 1873.
Mr.. Barnum has disposed OF tho property where
Mrs Alexander carried on the resurrection business
The factory and adjoining premises have sold
for $400 but the officers OF the Law just uppear
to be the real occupants the proprietor doing all
In his power In aiding them to find OF tho
traordinary sns apparently than Bore,a
must have led. In fact the detective force OF Bridge
port find themselves ut every step stumbling
over new evidences Of crime, which compel them TO
explore fresh sources o. information. and necessitat
Ing frequently the suspension OF work In which they
arc engaged so that the thread revealing fresh
links may not bo lost before IL is completely under
their control. II for this reason that the dig
ging in the factory suspended this afternoon,
that Oflcer Arnold and his assistants might be
enabled 10 undertake journey to another State in
pursuit Of persons we'll acquainted with tho AIexan-
der history.
INTERVIEW WITH LIZZIE KAvASAGH.
II was also important that they should havo talk
with Lizzie Kavanagb, the mother OF the child in
jail with Mrs. Alexander, and the OF which
she has thus far claimed in vain. II believed
frat that Lzzo Msrden, Conn, but the olicsrs
found her Hamden, near New Haven. UnfortunatsIy
the moment Lizzie saw the officers OF the law
enter her she swoonsd away. and II
with difficulty that she could DC restored to
ness. companion. however, told the officers that
Lizzie had only boarded with MRS. Alexander from
March IA till tho middle OF April She had often
spoken OF the quarres between Bassett and
| and the Alexander woman, but the latter always
came out ahead. In fact, she seemed TO have FRANK
completely under her coutroL When Lizzie
| recovered from her faintinR spell she admitted
that she was the woman Kcpley or Kiipsy, alluded 10
| In Doctor SanIord's testimony having accom-.
panied Mrs. Alexander on her visit to the Yale Medi
cal School 20 open negotiations for the sale OF bodice
Shs pretended not to know much about Mrs Alexan.
der, und wnat she did know she would only tell
| placed upon the witness stand IN court
THE BABR IN JAIL.
When the officers made allusion to hor chld now
kept by MRS Alexander sho said tnat the lat
ter adopted child deceive her husband
and make MIN believe that u was their offspring.
70 ns s
! this woman some time age. Tho Ssiectmen OF
bridgeport have today been appealed to oy Lzzo
10 her, but they decided that Mother woman r
havo the custody Of tho child. Thcv concluded to
give II 70 Lizzies mother, provided she wishes
| II, when the adoption papers now standing In the
name OF Mra Alexander viii revoked and the
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| are satisfied that LIZZIE, also known some.
times Annie Coles, knows great moro than
Ing eontsni the present with her story given
we'll knowing whore 70 lind her when she will be
/ AxorHxR NAN xssSG
II has also como 10 the knowledge OF The officers
missing since July last The mans name was Rieusrd
Cones and no ivcd near the carriage factory To-day
Ss mad os
| tngmen engaged IN The digging operations, but
u has not been iden,ineo as such. The where
abouts OF the missing musician remains a mys-
| terry. What startled the officers, however, was
the hnding oi An old shirt md aw@y the place
| where the cofdn plates were lound yesterday. To
whom i. seongs. how u came there, apparently So
crsssd away with purpose, was the sucJect con-
siderable controversy among she officials superin.
tencing Tho operations around she hdeous carriage
factory. WhIie they were discussing tbis matter
made closer inspection OF the coffin plates and aud
that tue Inscriptions sont yesterday not cor.
rectly gven. They are as foows:-.J J. B., e 49,"
sections Of Inc country paupsrs are buried by the
authorities or hospitals win mere initials the
conn piutes ina. the correct printing OF theso
chapter IN the mysterious Alexander .'rosurrection'
MRS. ALxxASDsn's coxaKsroSDRscx
l also endenvored to overhaul The mass Of letters
found in the factory, but the officers were of opinion
that present stage OF affairs justice
would DO defeated by their publication. IL 10 known,
however, tnas letter exis..-I mean the copy OF !
letter, Tor Mra Alexander was . particular
woman, keeping copies OF all her correspond
encs-,n winch she writes TO her nrst husband that
MIN 10 return 70 her. she alludiSg. Of course,
TO the Cavanagh child adopted BY her, already
stated. In another letter she threatens Pitisnsld
man sho will expose secrets unless ho sonds
| her q certain amount Of money. When this en-
tire corrcsDsndoncc. we'll ~ the contents ot her
diary. made public. 70 will Ls tnat the resur.
rsc'ion nrm" bad many orancn houses t1roagnout
| parAlleisd crime are almsst endless.
ANOTHER MIssIXG Girl.
The results OF the journey undertaken By tho de-
| tectives will NOS be known to-day. The evidence
they arc alter IS to supplement- wnat thoy Already
possess regard Mra Aexsnders mid wiisry prac.
Of IL. name Il sno yooaf
who about six months ago, submitted to
her usnt, not whilo Mrs. Alexander was
living st factory, but In another part Of Bridge.
fsw friends she had now remember that she confessed
TO being enciente The detectives yet refuse gvo
nor maine rhey adm" having ioana numer-
also other corro0orating testimony showing
that malpractice may have gone hand IN
| hand win tho "rssurrection" business Her
In this particular respect 10 whsl the officers
are alter now. aud tncy will Obtain 1t from some one
who lived IN her boarding house consider rxOly
| longer than Lizzie Kavanagh. In iact from
| whom she at time urged " JOIN her the
| ghastly ranc IN human nesh. Tney are the
moro ANXIOUS 10 obtain u since they have, during
sneir visit New York last Friday gone carefully
post nortem and testimony 0 experts elected
Ia staten Island when the remains there fou nd IN
barrel revealed case Of malpraciicc.
THE DxrEcrIvE yoRcE ro Be INCREASED.
1t Is understood that owing 10 the extraordinary
ramincati0ns OF TINS Alexander additional desc
ves from New Raven aud Hartford will be joined 10
those now engaged in gathering mo sv,-
all sides Tho officers assure me thas US
yet they have had time 10 carefully
scan the mass Of correspondence now In thor pos
session, that wnen Tins goue through with
difiicuny wni DO found in placing Mrs Alexanders
deeds ut the head OF the criminal history OF tnis
| country.