The sun., 1879-02-26
THE EAST BRIDGEPORr TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Alexander Aguin R-henrsing the story
OF "stuttsriaz Jaek's" Murder.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Feb. 25.-The trial OF
Frank T.. Bassett for the murder OF Frank Vein
becker was resumed to-day. Tho first witness
was Iorcna f.. Alexander. who Ia now servinga
life sentence In State prison for completely In
that murder Mrs. AlexAnder's testimony Oc-
cupied nearly the entire day. Charles Geschke.
n German. who knows little OF the language in
which the proceedings were conducted. and
who emerged from the witness box rs moist ms
though IL wore Turkish bath, was examined
briefly rs 70 somo points he was supposed to
have knowledge OF. Isaac Obcdicnt WAS called
To the stand. and was given IN extension Of time
In which TO get sober; aud Lizzie KavaGagh wos
left in the witness box when court was adj
journed.
At the opening tho court room was filled with
spectators. All OF the gallery seats were re-
served for the women. and most OF them were
occupied Some " the chairs within the railing
also had female occupants Mrs. Alexander told
the familiar story that she told first to Assistant
CITY Attorney Holt. hitcrward to Justice God
dnrd's court. and Ggain to tho court That tried
nnu convlolcd her. when she was brought from
Mcthctsi'li Siuic's Attorney Olmstcnd directed
thnt she b" trrHtrt as u w'tqess. not ~ pris-
on"r, except that she should De securely guard
ca anu Wh'h ehr cropped into thr witness
cEGir this morning She evidently felt the effect
oi the fuhst tution ci something better for
prison fare. D~sp,tn trc fact that her story was
net pew. thrre WIS u chilling sifect produced ON
the listeners when she r'ctrd some of the more
Ehnsiy details 81 tho murier-Hs when she told
how Basscit damned the body buck against the
| wall and said io it, stay there. d-n you'-nnd
when she explained that she didn't want tn stay
niouc ~ the house after she heard gnrgliug
sound" coming from the barrel. She WIS
severely examined hv Mr. " Mtlhur Wnflr
telling Of her various husbands she had tho
cl's' attention 81 thH feminine element ia tho
room. Tho first died: she ram away from tho
second rather than endure the tCdun of wait
ing Tor tue issu" of n pending divorce suit and
me separation irom ihcihird Vas accompshed
| liy some easy method. Mr.. Wilbur asked IL she
| had cVcr hren ON the stage as IN actress and
followed her negative reply with question in
regard 10 her theatrical costumes. She
nnsw"rcd That they were not theatrical dresses
hut fancy dr ssrs that She had worn to u ball.
This fancy drgss bGl she sal was given at tho
| York. WHOM Mr.. Wilbur asked her who took
her to this ball she replied with aoilccable
Liter IN hcr handwriting was shown 10 her
Shr ,i looked a. It sud asked. Sharply; Where
When | an on tho witness stand I'll tell
That's perfectly proper question" she In
The cross-cxaminttion was continued TIN
neary o'clock. Toward the lari thr witness
sr"tnci 10 have b"ronle wrtri"d. ami her an
! sw"fs wrrc made with Infections indicating
/ w.nrintss aud Ind florence. When she had fin
/ islrd. one ot the ATTORNEYS who were her cOun-
Sol ~ her trial congratulated her on her sue
cess as witness. aud said that she ought to
| have done ma we'll when her trial was on.
] Nhhlt7. tr@ 'ikr WIS uu'rtonnd ~ 10 the
| last time he saw Suffering jack" Hc Thought
| 1t was on the 4th Of July. though he was not
| pos tive. for pass dum dUcks up and down.
nnd r'l be- soed h'n Afterwards"
LizAr knyanagh was, sworn and her story
| WIS not irss stale than Mrs.. AcNuudcr's. After
| she had sworn that she WAS not and had never
! been married. tue Court spared her telling
| whose child the little two-year-Old girl
was Ut Mrs. AleXandot's last summer. Before
J ~" up 'ning OF TIE court, states Attorney O!m-
| stead sad 10 her: I.zzir. have you gone
| home o. your mother. IA YOU promised mo you
| would"
She confessed that she had not.
| " You ought To-. hc said; even Mrs. Alex
| andsr here, will tell You that 4"
"l Yes. the Alexander woman broke in; " |
| have had her W IN inc. ani have tried and trlcd
| TO reform herr
Jaiicr Wells will he called as n witness to-
morrow aud the stntrBsut which Bu-sett made
| To him. and which Justice Goddard trisd 40
hard to = I at the time of the inquest. viii prob
ably come out in the course ot his exam inatiun.