The evening world., 1894-08-06
Then Turned 1t in at the Morgue
to Be Buried Under a False
Name by the City.
CALVARY RECORDS SEARCHED.
Health Authorities to Take Action
in the Matter-Tw0 Ordi-
nances Violated.

william Cunningham, of 32l East Six
teth street, foreman OF the laborers
employed on the annex OF the Hote
savoy. thinks he has identified at the
Morgue the body of his infant child
which Undertaken McCaddin, of 3s,
East Sixty-first street, says he buried
last Sunday week in Calvary Gene.
terry.
The baby boy was only eight hours
old ut the time of it's death on July Is
last. In fact, the parents had scarcely
had time to have the infant baptized by
Kew Father Refs. of the Catholic
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual
Health, in East sixty-first street. when
II died.
\ Mrs. McGinty, who had been caring
Tor Mrs Cunningham and the child
called In Undertaken McCaddin of 800
East Sixty-first street, and the latter
agreed to bury the body for $50.
Cunningham said he had no money
right then. but would pay that amour;
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
1aker McCaddin and left there, with n
certificate of death calling for the burial
OF John Callahan" of 324 East Sixtieth
street, who died OF an infantile COM
plaint on July g last. The place of
burial marked on the certificate had
originally Been Calvary" but this
name was crossed out and the word
CITY substituted instead.
There Is nc doubt in the mimi Of Cun-
hInsham or Of Morgue Keeper White
mat this body is the same one as that
winch was given to The undertaken by
Cunningham. The features of the BODY
Them.
The Board of Health officials say that
Under no circumstances had McCaddin
Any right to retain q body In his estab-
H:trlcnt since Julx %. especially in view
OF the excessively hot days that inter-
he. took the body to the Morgue. For
THIS offense alone, II there be no other
Law. ~ p@"''s "
One of the undertaker's assistants
Shen questioned about the matter, In
ssted that the body of John Cunning
ram vas buried more than a week ago
IN calvary Cemetery.
Cunningham, says he is going to have
he records OF Calvary Cemetery searched,
sh1 y u does not appear from them that
ms child was buried there he will press
.Gnarges against the undertaken. Ii is
ounningham's theory that the under
tsher held back the body until the $40
,h be paid. and that when he found
mat the money was not Forthcoming
he caused the place of burial to be
changed from Calvary and turned the
NJ tdk over 10 the Morgue to be buried
In AZ Mn the omces OF the Calvary Cemetery.
Ine burial Of Mr.. Cunninghams child in
Or. Maggie. when Informed OF the case,
AZ once looked up the records and found
.nat MeSadden had violated two SECTIONS
St the Sanitary Code. In the first place
ne mad no, permit to remove the body
snd me mousse where the child died,
, nbmu, again he kept the body for more
thSn four days without a special permit.
a. rns a9ctor NJ once reported the mat
yer 70 President Wilson, and the la tier
ordered the evidence in the case to be
pfeRsred Immediately. so that the Board
o. health may take action on the case AT
Ns meeting on Wednesday.