New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
THE HOSPITAL BODY SNATCHER."
ARTHUR sTECKEI. CONFIRMS STORY OF
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ARTHUR sTECKEL CONFIRMS STORY OF
UNDERTAKING MONOPOLY.
Arthur L. Steckel sworn.
Nv Moss-Mr Stecke you employed By
Mr. Marren? Ayes. sir.
O-How long were you with him. Al was
with him about seven weeks, ! guess, while no
away.
o-whne he was away? A-Before he went
away 1 with him.
o-were YOU with him before he went away!
Ayes, STR
Q-How .ong before ne went away? Ale went
away the next day after he hired me.
Odd he speak 70 you abou; the getting OF
bodies from the Harlem Hospital2 A;-Yes sir.
Q.-What did he say? Ale tod me tnat no
was the body-snatcher OF the Harlem Hospital
gle told YOU that Ayes. sir and he get g;
my powers and means 10 get BODY wnerre'e. We
could II: II q man dropped aeaa N me 50 sH1 -
had good influence and good backing and he could
protect US in anything We done -, ,Ao ,osn,,a,,
O-What about the business az me hospieaiI
What did he say about that? Ale did not say
anything TO me particularly ABOUT nat nal 70 nav or
anSxtbing about that? A-Oh. ne told me that later.
Ie US %na' Of ee tho e hospital and see that all
the bows got what was coming 70 them. These
tips came from the Harlem Hospital rece''e'
Odd you MAKE nss,s any PayfH%s a sir but seen
Lyr man ba heard his testimony? Ayes. sir
oEYou say sa; you have seen him make those pay
oMDuring the seven weeks you were there? A.
0EYou practically took Mr.. Marrens place in
the active work OF the business w ni.e ne was vas
away? Ans instr nsf from Mr Lynn and what
ever ne instructed ne TO do was 10 90 ssn nat,
Q-Do you know anything about the comm mat
ter? Ayes. sir
SUBSTITUTION OF COFFINs.
I'll 80, aho,,, that A-The day I went to
work with Mr.. Marren there body In the
wagon that come from the Harlem Hospital in the
CITY coffin He took that body 10 One-hundred-
and-eighth-st and LeXington-ave. The CITY CONN
was taken back and removed to Days stable Al
Twenty-nnth-st and Lexington-aye We also
brought another city coffin Of man named Marrfti,
who was buried in the Charity society, One,n nun
dafd Marrem So or s for the Job sup
posed have decent and respec,aDs e1, nr,n ~
Black cloth Another one man named Benn citv
buried in St RaymSndfs ba meDey for Guy
Glow was i possible for Undsr,sksr Mar Ssa
relatives and friends? A.-These tips were brought
over TO Marren. and Marren would go down and
WarIer Hosual and had done the work for them
and had charge OF H. Inese UPS parid eorns
o.-Have you some OF them? A-Yss str.
70 o Mr hoS brought these over A-McDOnad and
ft ogWho is Mcdonald? Ale is the keeper of
The mO5 TG. IN the w HAr rsaG tSsse Alice wend
2So4 second-ave." Eliza Wend; the same; fnee-
sus 2257 second-ave' Who brought tnatT A.
Mcdonald brought that.
o.-'Unknown man, one-hundred- ana- .u s.,
In "a ,1Iek. a one sunday night
10 o"By i3 Are truck? Ayes; one 0; the doctors
sent that over as soon as he returned with the
ambulance.
TIP FROM AMBULANCE SURGEON.
q o,a ~ the doctors on the ambulance sent
that over? Ayes.
Q-"May lager. 2ss East Misunderstanding
St - John Cheeseland 70 East One-hundred-and-
thirtieth-st", these are simply samples A.-Iips'
merely the writing on the paper from Inc nos
Mr.. Faiows-Do | understand that one OF those
tins anne from the doctor that was on the amOu-
'a Mr. Moss-You are in the undertaking. bust
Mr. O'SuHvan-The duty OF the morsue kr v
and OF those clerks that you have meh.1hsu; ,,r 70
sera5d . a%Sns be rends or he undersker in
ton 70 body that . S al 70 ali Re to notify them
QEHow do the friends or the undertaken receive
x~Notification at the time Of death Is given to
Bellevue. and Bellevue Is to notfy the ia"iy
ga" o'~And the family the undertaken A-And the
oMYou have never known any exception 10 that
unless In this case7 Al have never TO my knowl-
% tba, ala that who gave notice families
before they got notice from Bellevue
Asea ea' yourse two clerks in the hospital
and the morgle-keeper A-That they were TO
bring over and let Marren know. about two hours
before Bellevue knew.
O-And that arrangement you were in7 Al
was not IN IN only under instructions OF Marren,
see n could get the business on those tips which
came from the hospital.
O-To whom were those tips addressed? A.-To
Lynn. or 10 me or to Marren or TO Msrren's ser
want girl -
Odd they ever reach Marren, were they de-
slg7ed 10 get into the hands OF yourself or Lynn,
A-They were supposed TO reach Lynn.
The Chairman-He says they were given to the
o.~For every tip OF that kind yea had IN Ar