The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-06
Thsn Turned It in at the Msrgue
to Be Buried Under q False
Name BY the City.
CALVARY RECORDS SEARCHED.
Health Authorities to Take Aotlsn
In the Mattsr-Two 0rdi-
nances Violated.


tieth street. foreman Of the laborers
employed on the annex Of the Hotel
Savoy. thinks he has identified At the
MorEus the body Of his infant child,
which Undertaken McCaddin, Of $40
East eixty-frst street, says he buried
last Sunday . week in Calvary Gene
terry.
The baby boy was only eight hours
old at the time Of Its death on July -
last. In fact. the parents had scarcely
had time to have the infant baptised by
Rev. Father Refs. OF the Catholic
Church Of Our Lady Of Perpetual
Health. in East 5ixty,arst street. when
II died.
A Mrs. McGinty, who had been caring
for Mrs. Cunningham and the child.
called in Undertaken MoCaddin, Of $40
East sixty-hrst street. and the latter
agreed to bury the body for go.
Cunningham said he hid 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 Q
certificate of death calling for the burial
OF John Callahan" Of ga East sixtieth
street. who died of an infantile COM
plant on July % 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 no doubt In the mind of Cum
bingham or OF MorHue Keeper White
that this body IL the same one ~ that
which was given to the undertaken by
Cunningham. The features Of the body
are, however, so obllterated that the
father was scarcely able to recognise
them.
The Board Of Health oficials say that
under no circumstances had McCaddin
any right to retain a body In his estab-
hshment since July Is. especially In view
Of the excessively hot days that inter-
vsned between that date and the time
- teok the body to the Morgue. For
this ofrenss alone. II there be no other.
the undertaken 10 subject to penalty by
law.
One of the undertakers assistants.
when questioned about the matter, In
listed that the body OF John Cunning
nam was buried more than q week ago
IN Calvary Cemetery.
Cunningham says he II going to have
the records Of Cavalry Cemetery searched.
and II 1t does not appear from them that
MS child was buried there he will press
charges against the undertaken. 1t is
Canninsham's theory that the under
taker held back the body until the $50
would be paid, and that when he found
mat the money was not Forthcoming
ns caused the place OF burial to be
changed from Cavalry and turned the
oody over 60 the Morgue to be buried
Al the county's expense.
AZ the oftices OF the Cavalry Cemetery,
~ Mott street. there Is no record OF the
burial OF Mr.. Cunningham child In
Cavalry.
Ut Maggie. when informed of the case
~ once looked up the records and found
mat McCadden had violated two section,
VI the Sanitary Code. In the first place
ne had no permit to remove the bod,
rom the house where the child died
.hd' again, he kept the body for NOR,
~ah TOUR days without . special permit
me doctor ut once reported the mat
M 70 President Wilson. and the latte
uuersd the evidence In the case to b,
rspsred Immediately. 40 that the Boart
health may take action on the case q
meeting on Wednesday.