The evening world., 1894-08-06
DIDN'T BURY
the BODY.
Undertaken MCCaddin AC.
cused by William
Cunningham.
KEPT A BABY's CORPSE 4 week.
Then Turned It in at the Morgue
to Be Buried Under d False
Name by the City.
CALVARY RECORDS SEARCHED.
Health Authorities to Take Action
IN the Mattsr-Two 0rdi.
nancss Violated.
CALVARY RECORDS SEARCHED.

william Cunningham, Of 324 East Six.
tieth street, foreman of the laborers
employed on the annex Of the Hotel
Savoy. thinks he has identified at the
Morgue the body Of his infant child,
which Undertaken McCaddin. of 800
East Sixty-first street, says he buried
last Sunday q week in Calvary Gene
terry.
The baby boy was only eight hours
old at the time Of its death on July rs
! last. IN fact, the parents had scarcely
had time to have the infant baptized by
Rev. Father Refs, Of the Catholic
Church Of Our Lady Of Perpetual
Health, in East sifty-frst street, when
II died.
Mrs. MeGinty, who had been caring
for Mrs. Cunningham and the child
called In Undertaken McCaddin, of $40
East Sixty-f1rst street, and the latter
agreed to bury the body for $50.
Cunningham said he had no money
right then. but Would pay that amount
as soon as he received his wages.
The undertaken consented, and It was
agreed that the burial was to take place
in Calvary Cemetery.
Late last Saturday an infants body
was taken to the Morgue by Under
taker McCaddin and left there, with a
certificate Of death calling for the burial
! OF John Callahah," of S24 East sixtieth
street. WHO died Of an infantile COM
paint on July Is last. The place of
bufial marked on the certificate had
originally been Calvary" but this
name WIS crossed out and the word
'City" substituted instead.
There ID nc doubt In the mind Of Cum
nnghari or Of Morgue Keeper White
that this body IL the same one as that
which was given TO the undertaken by
Cunningham. The features Of the body
gre. however, SO ,ebliterated that the
father was scarcely able to recognize
The Board Of Health officials say that
under no circumstances had McGaddiu
sng right 70 retain q body In his estab-
i;;h me She Jnly Ss especially IN view
ysned between that date .snd the time
he took the body to the Morgue. For
thls offense alone, r. there be no other,
,ne undertaken Is subject to penalty by
Qns OF the qndsrtAkers assistants,
when questioned about the matter, in.
s ,saed tn, that the body Of John Cunning
Calvary Cemetery.
Cunningham says he Is going to have
the fecordso Of Calvary Cemetery searched,
snd u I does not appear from them that
his child was buried there he will press
charges Against the undertaken. II Is
Cnnningham's theory that the under
taker held back the body until the 3aC
would be paid. and that when he found
mat the money was not forthcoming
ne caused the place Of burial TO be
changed from Calvary and turned tn.
body over TO the Morgue to be buried
al the coulty's expense.
At the offices OF the Calvary Cemetery
~ NJ. perry stree, there Is no record OF
Calvary. e''iu u
DR.. Nagle. when Informed of the case
At onse looked Up the records and fout,t
that heCadden had violated two sectionl
OF the Sanitary Code. In the first plsc,
he had no, permit to remove the bod,
ron the house where the child died
ana. again; he kept the body for NOR,
thSn -FOUR days without special permit
Inc Doctor At once reported the mat
Ter to President Wilson. and the latte
sred Immediately. so that the Boa r,
q Health may take action on the case a
"a meeting on Wednesday.