The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-06
LAST EDITION.
DIDN'T BURY
THE BODY.
Undertaken MCCaddin AC-
Cused by William
Cunningham,
kEP1iSABY'S CORPSE 4 WEEK.
Then Turned It in at the Morgue
to Be Buried Under q False
Name by the City.
VARY RECORDS SEARCHED,
CALVARY RECORDS SEARCHED.
Health Authorities to Take Action
in the Matter-Two 0rdi-
nanceS Violated.

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 a week in Calvary Gene
terry.
The baby boy was only eight hours
old at the time Of its death on July 2s
last. In fact, the parents had 'scarcsly
had time to have the infant baptized by
Rev. Father Refs. of the Catholic
Church of Our Lady OF Perpetual
Health in East Sixty-frst street, when
II died.
A Mrs McGinty, who had been caring
for Mrs. Cunningham and the child.
allied 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 amount
as soon as he received his wages.
The undertaken consented, and 1t wa;
'SIttu tTdt tut wan " tahC pioSe
in Calvary Cemetery.
Late last Saturday an infants body
was taken to the Morgue by Under
taker McCaddin and left there. with g
certificate of death calling for the burial
Of John Callahan" of 324 East Slxtiett
street, who died of an infantile COM
plant on July % last. The place OF
burial marked on the certificate hat
originally been Calvary" but thi,
name was crossed out and the word
City" substituted instead.
There Is no doubt in the mind of Gun.
ningham or OF Morgue Keeper White
that this body II the same one a. that
which was given to the undertaken by
Cunningham. The features Of the body
are, however. so obliterated that the
father was scarcely able to recognize
them.
The Board of Health officials say that
under no circumstances had McCaddir
any right to retain body in his estab-
hehment since July %, especially In view
the excessively hot days that inter
'ened between that date and the time
he took the body to the Morgue. For
this offense alone, if there be no other
the undertaken is subject to penalty by
law,
One OF the undertaker's assistants
when questioned about the matter, in
listed that the body OF John Cunning
RAIN vas buried more than a week age
Calvary Cemetery.
cunningham says he Is going to have
inc records of Cavalry Cemetery searched
sad II 1t does not appear from them tina
US child was buried there he will press
Narses against the undertaken. 1t II
.uhningham's theory that the under
~her held back the body until the 50
Nould be paid, and that when he founC
.uSl the money was not Forthcoming
"e caused the place OF burial to b.
s"ahged from Cavalry and turned tn
'ly oyer to the Morgue TO be burie'
me couhty's expense.
AZ tho Offices OF the Cavalry Cemetery
/" Molt street, there Is no record of tn
Ourlsl CT Mr.. Cunningham's child II
Cavalry.
~ Maggie, when Informed of the case
once looked up the records and foun
a' McCaddcn had violated two section
,he Sanitary Code. In the first plaC
ndd no permit to remove the bod
'h the house where the child dice
n u again. he kept the body for NOR
". TOUR days without a special permit
IA, uoctor at once reported the maj
~. President Wilson, and the latte
uered the evidence In the case to h
,pored Immediately, SO that the Boar
n, alll may take action on the case
"ee'lns on Wednesday.