New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
4 SICKhYING STORY or cRINE.

MRS. ALExAYDrRs TESTIMONY o. TIT TRIAL or
TRh.K B,ssErr FOR MUFDFR-0rHEa TE>u
MoNY ~ CoRRoB0RArToN AND ~ REPUTATION
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Feb. 26.--ln the tia
ofFa Ba,5~tt yesterday fortnc murder % Frank VEN
brcacr Mr.. Alex ludcr was the frst vI,nO-s FOR the
pro~ec tion She narrated the fact of her living With
a>sett IN the Old coach actory toli tine story Of h
trIp to Haven W ia Elizabeth CaN1n gh 10 see
they could sell DO lies to Dr. SANFORD; identified tie letter
written 10 tbe Doctor a. Basses dlctaOn concerning
Ia. furnishing OF re,urrccuoui,ta to procure ia.
bodies ald gave jhe euti Ok ;Ac second letter de-
,troyed b. the Doctor. upuailing Am 'or Want ot
sympathy I'm not complying with het request sis
testified thlt on July II BI-sott brought home
Suffering Jack" tp supprr. "hle clearing a"! ihe
supper She smccd sicGeuIDg 0dor; saw Bt>sr,t nod
ing 4 sponge TO jacks" nose; at the formers com
mand she handed him the bottle OF c"ioroform' ana 10
NAMED while the sponge was forrb'y heid 20 Jacit
nose. After two gasp5 -he latter died BaaSrt. cui III
Tie dead mans coat removed the suO,s, ted
a rope around the body, got barrel and
forced tue body into II by jumping on TIE
head. The following morning she drove to New
Haven win Ba'.ett aod tine hOdYi "a" Dr. N'h!'
but unable to dlSpuS % tic body lHey d"'e baa
bg Il c.rcutous route Whom tlcee miles below Br
m.ughan fhcy rolled the body down ra'4no, at'et
scratching tac marAS from The barrel. lAey iclgfh.I
home ana remained some time SIe went on ttlp %
Norwich with BIssrtt on a vessel At NeW-LOhdoa
Ba-seu was arrested on a charge OF 1t,3Ius =
pockct-boo1 and Uas taken back to bridgeport
When she reached home; week mler. sIg Ig
found she had been robbed OF her househoI1
complaint. aul inadvertently let sip the fdcs OF Inc
murder, winch followed Dy her arrest
In tue afternoon, under CrO.,cAanllhall"n, MIS-
Altxluder denied having drugged the beer given 70
Rosa MacMinon. the washcrwOmsn, at her house
Cbar e. Gcsgnke. OOn keeper, stated that De saw
Wrinbcckcr alive on July 1. ElZIbctn Cdyanagl nar
rated the events o. the trip 10 y T-H1Fen wH Mt.
Alexander and ag ord with tIe latter thai Dr. SANFORD
promised to -iyc So for al bodies ihat MrS Alexander
Ta.day several witnesses gave testimony tending TO
corrolufslt. that Mr.. Al Airdtr. join NyurOp ~
Hated yrr-aifprl which Mrs. Alexander said tat
size could twist assttt around her finger. Jaor Nels
related confession tnt,r ny B3~-ctt u thc jail nNAch
Ba-sc'r stated mat Mrs. Alexander after hcr rtnn
from Nrw-IlYeu SAID she could E2t 80 ior every
body furnished. He refused 10 participate ana l0A
Jack" home 10 supper; after supper hc sat down. 70
read; FIRST knew Of the tragedy committed Yh"H MIS-
ArXanutT entered amt said she Had uXcd' am; WtlI
went INTO the otner room and found Jack d'adi
h"Ipd to nut Inn IN q hal rel, aud drove next dl W
New-Iavcn; atecward around through Derby lett tho
barrel whore II was d4trTwdu. found.
Dr Hubbard testified 10 max uE post m0rtem ,iso
expert in Regard 10 tue effect oi toiO.orh nid
drachm ecouom cily applied was suh'l"nt 20 pruduce
d.ath In a tcw minutes. The testimony shows tli, mo
bottle contained sixteen GrlcbWs.
George Phillips sold Bass barrel carry IN JnN 'He
latter asking for one with "A " gOud strong htdo.
The defence called several witnesses 10 contiadlct
Mrs Aiexandcr's testimony; among them JOnn Han
who he - Mrs. Alexander tlkhE WIN
"otutt ring JrGk" In JUuc she having tcathel lbl'
she never knew Jack" before July -. George Bast
father II the accused. claims tnat she talked VIII b
ali .ut procuring bodies So l. which wac denied ~
her susan RaSSett. mother of The prisoner s"0 lu'
sue saw Mrs. Alexander threaten Bassett win ltu
YER saying: " That's what make hlm toe the mAh
with" The IcuCo Ot the parents was also adml'""
to show at Bas,ett was attacked with scarlet tlu
when he - years old, was sick a year ana Nv
never been bright since