The sun., 1878-11-08
MRS. ALEXANDER In TEARS.
CROSS TX AHMED ON HER STORY or
STUTTERING JACHs DEATH.
Her Account or Her second Letter TO Dr. San
ford and Tits Denial OF Her Ver.ion-The
Summing mp OF the Lawyers both sides.


BRTDGEPoRT, Conn, Nov. 7.-Lorena
Elizabeth Alexander resumed her place in tho
witnesses chair at this mornings session OF her
trial as an accomplco in tho murder OF Stuttcr-
ing Jack. Her face was calm and expression
less. and her manner was composed. gauzy
brown veil was wrapped about her white straw
hat which was surmounted by n red rose
Two-thirGs OF the spectators. both inside and
outside OF tho bar. as well as in the crowded
gallery. were women These divided their
gaze between Dasset. Mrs. Acxander's fourth
living husband. 80 far as is known, and Mrs.
Alexander herself. When she occasionally
lifted her eyes from the floor to meet this gaze
sparkle OF defiance flashed from them. Bas-
eett. whom both the prosecution and tho do
fence in this trial aRreo In denouncing as the
leading spirit. at least in this trial. has created
better imprcsson on sight than his wife. His
trial Is TO DO begun week after noxt lie is con-
spicuously attentive to all that occurs. Ho sat
beside tho Sheriff in tho prisoners box. In
front OF him wero his mother and two sisters.
the latter aged IL and 10 years. respectively.
Later In tho morning cx- Mayor =. T. Barnum
hustled into the court room through the dense
| ly-packed throng. on apparently important
| business After transactlnR II with one Of the
court officers he remained to listen to the trial
In response to the questioning OF Mr.. Ohm
| stead, the prosecuting attorney. Mrs. Alexander
| testified in tones that we're sometimes sullen
and sometimes duerulous. that she had never
asked DIR. Sanford OF Yalo College TO say moth
ing about her visit to him with Bassctt while
the corpse they came to sell was in n wagon Mt
the door. He had volunteered such n remark
| to her. She had not talked freely with Bassett
about selling bodies. The way IL all came about
was that she had road n some newspaper when
she was living In New York. four or hve years
| NhOut paOplC sailing their bodies while
| they were alive and getting their pay In Install
ments. She was very sure that she did not
| give Suffering Jack glass OF whiskcy before
| Bassett applied the chlorotorm To his nose after
supper After supper Jack busted himself
| playing with the baby In the kitchen.
| Mr.. Olmstead then asked her to give the sub
stance Of the second letter that she wrote tunder
| Bassctts dictation. rs she claimsl To DR. San
ford after she had received his curt refusal to
| furnish her with resurrectionist. She hest
tated few minutes IN an attitude OF deep re-
hection. and then slowly, and with her eyes
hxed on vacancy. repeated the contents Of the
! letter as follows:
Or Sanford, have Just received strange letter
under.isnd when was a, you, h9u on vi. that any
%ont az Be % rsecYSs and yoq would 'Sad me %osy % Or.
ioee ound dead any from hsri drinIins YOU
gentleman Of word but you appear 20 have no feel
ofhis worlds goods Tor yourself and cannot sympahilc
with the poor
This is all the letter" continued Mrs Alex
written. Il was signed L. L. A."
What had that letter 20 do with DIR. Sanford's
| letter refusing to furnish you with a resurrec-
| tionist9" asked Mr.. Olmstead. The witness
hesitated; and replied that the doctor only
in case anything came out and thereby save
himself from getting into scrape. He ap-
peared to be dreadin,iG AFRAID n OF bgeding into
careful or else he would bring the law down
But / don't see." continued Mr.. Olmstead.
| what connection there WAS between getting
resurrectionist to dig up graves and furnishing
bandsl. whom you expected to die soon"
oh we'll" replied Mrs. Alexander. pctu-
nds she od here whe HS Gns
the letter. that she ought 10 go TO see DR.. San
ford personally: because tn the doctor he thought
-" What were Bassetts words to your asked
"ohi can't repeat every word Of the con-
vcrsation. Mrs. Alexander said In languidiy
| quorulous tone.
| had taken chloroform herself but that she had
| never before seen II administered TO another.
rehuttal DR. Sanford testified that the contents
Of Mrs. AleXAnder's letter were not as she had
H said % s6e ad s6e SsrSs G
appointed In him; that he had no sympathy
with the poor. All the rest OF the letter was
abusive. but not all as she had stated H. He had
| never told her that any subject with l.. X. A" ="
marked on il would be received by him. He had
their interviews she had not spoken OF sending
TO him the body OF one OF her friends. and he
way sSe should ~sT send BODIES 70 6i@ 10
City Attorney c. A, Doten testified that Mrs.
Alexander had told him that when Bassett com
manded her 10 help him put the body in a
barrel she fell In n fanting ft. and while lying
beside the barrel on the floor, exclaimed
May God forgive me Tor eyer having any
Afterward she told Doten that while she was
on her knees beside the barrel praying Bassett
ID you, shut up. or I'll put you in the
In summing up the Prosecutor said that
n horrible drama had been enacted In the very
bosom Of New England civilization. crime
had been committed which had no equal any
where. 1t was cool. calculating. and money
making weighing out OF 80 many pieces
blood. The Demon Of murder had dispensed
with his distended eyes, his distorted visage.
and his stains Of blood TO appear decorous.
smooth faced and bloodless.
Everybody looked at the. prisoner. but her
pale face showed no trace Of emotion.
with liquor, lured TO the carriage factory under
the guise OF friendship, led TO the table, induced
to lie on the sofa and then chloroform was Ap-
piled until he won't into deadly sleep. The
body was taken for sale for dissection. and
Who is BassettY - Continued Mr.. olmstend.
He Ia the man who lived with the prisoner at
the bar turning and looking at her as she sat
months in open shamel Clague and Alexander,
two OF her former husbands, she knew To be
alive. and she did not know but Phelps. her first
husband, was also alive. She is 40 years old
and Bassett is young man. VINO do you think
was the masterP
During the slow delivery Of this part Of the
speech, Mrs. Thompson. bursting INTO tears,
covered her face with her handk' rchief. and
her whole frame was convulsed. She sObbed
and trembled for several minutes. At last she
became composed. During the rest OF the ses-
sion her ven was drawn down over her face.
Her mother. who is 65 years OF age. shed tears
with her daughter. beside whom she sat The
old lady was dressed in mourning, She wore
spectacles. and her face was covered with a
black dotted veil.
Mr.. Olmstead asked why she did not quit DR..
Saniord's house after he told her he would not
buy her body2 Why did she stay to get the price
he was paying for dead bodiesI Why did she
tell Lizzie Cavanah that she expected to make
considerable money! Why did she get instruc-
ton how TO send bodies2 Did she intend %
barrel her own body and mark 1t Il. Il. A.2'
She made notes Of what he told her, ana after
ward Bassett made notes OF what she repeated
to him. She wrote asking pr. Sanford to send
for man who dug up bodies Did she want
her own body dug up 2 Sho contemplated
either murder or resurrection,
| She made a slip in her evidence OF yester-
| day" MIR. Olmstead said. when sho told us
that she had in mind while she was talking
with DIR. Sandford the bodies OF her husband
Clague. and her son-in-law. Baker. She did
not mean to tell that This woman, who was
SO pinched with poverty, yet going 10 send of
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