New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-05
MISS BURNs,S BODY EXHUMED
AN AUTOPSY TO BE MADE TO-DAY.
,us sp.nR SUFFERING FROM HYsTERIA AND PROS
a.a,or-waAr HER SON AND SISTER SAY.


ra,uov-weAr HER SON AND SISTER SAY.
A.. Mary snarr. of No. SO st. Johns-place, Brook
40 thronch her sister, Mrs. Miles, obtained per-
ynisson from the Board OF Health, yesterday; lor
the exhumatiou of the body oil her dsnghser; aS
n Burps who died on August 10 of No SIG East
Eon rfeenth-st The body was buried IN the ceme-
try attached TO the Church of the Nativity IN zee,
Mrs Soa od 0 Ma ne he
lief that her daughter had been the victim OF maj
practice. Mrs. Spar was, unable W
apply in person for the permit as sne M ACCOM-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Miles, auu nei eo,''
Francis Spar. draughtsman age alb ut nlheteem,
Mrs Sparr called at various newspaper omces III
the forenoon She became greatly excited and was
driven home in a hysterical state. ,.h.a
Al the nome Of tne e,e Spar that hs mother was
weak and exhausted. my aunt Mrs. Mn .am htn'
stated has gone to see the Coroner ana yen nun
that INV mother cannot call at his office TO-DAY. AS
soon AZ abe RECEIVERS we shall make it hot for those
who have been traducine as. The statemeno ,laV
nv mother was not lawfully married TO my iatDei,
false. Nv father died in 1871. He was a
wealthy man, Southerner, ana was neuIii! re- c.
spected honor his memory apd snai noe uiloM
10 he traduced That fellow up there-De Marune
will nave something to answer Tor ANY state-
ment made IN any newspaper as coming no,n my
mother false she has made none yeI 70 any
paper man and will mako none until the Inqucs'
Coroner Martin telegraphcd to Mrs. Spar in the
forenoon TO appear at at his office. MIS- Miles
came Ia tins civ in response ObIained the permit
for the exhnmafion of Miss Burns's body, ana Sc
cured the services of an undertaken urn III ~ tbe
ave for the purpose. The body was taken 10 Tue
Morgue aud the autopsy will be made to- gay, O..
When Mrs Miles was at the Bureau OF vital STA
tistics she said: There has been murder COM q
mitted and the family want the facts known III
Rosa had been my daughter lwould have taken ner
away from her evil surroundings before is became
necessary to have an autopsy"
Did your daughter marry an Englisn iGrg e
known as Captain ELLINGTON - reporter inquired.
Yes: and didn't l take her away from him
n,,ic wa.
Mr.. Miles some years ago advertised her daughter
IN this CITY as q wonderful child" who could tell
fortunes without asking questions; when tne
daughter eloped with Captain ELLINGTON, MIS-;
Miles went TO Staten Island, accompanledby several
friends III carriage, ami took the daughter p @
home Captain Ellington caused the arrest oil MIS-
Miles Oh a charge of abduction. but there was
settlement of the difficulty. and the captain was
arrested on charges of swinding. which, however
were not proven. Mrs Miles said that her SISTER
Mrs Sparr waS seriously Ill on account OF hosas
death but was necessary to let the truth be made
public She declared that the statements made ny
Mr De MARITIME and DR.. Williams were " pack OF
lies. Mrs. oparr, she thought. would have koSas
body buried i'll Greenwood Cemetery alter ihe au'