New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
EVEN THE DEAD PAY TRIBUTE.
WINDOW LYNN TELLS OF A SHAMELESS
MONOPOLY IN HANDLING CORPsEs.

MONOPOLY IN HANDLING CORPsES.
Wyndom Lynn sworn
Mr. Moss-what Is your full name? AVN
dom Lynn.
dertaklng.
O-t-ndertaking business Were you formerly
empIoyed BY James F. Marren. undertaken on
First-ave 10 clean One-hundred and nineteenth
and One-hundred- and-twentieth SITS? Al was
O-You must speak louder because ! want to
hear YOU Mr. Lynn. Has Mr. Marren had mo-
nopoly Of the caring for dead bodies at the Harlem
Hospital? A.-Ycs. sir.
Ole has? How long has he had It. TO your
knowledge? Al have been with him year and
a half
GA year and a half That Is. Mr.. Marren
would get the first information and get hold OF the
body OF any person brought dead TO the hospital
or diving az the hospital the exclusion Of other
undertakers Is that what you mean? A.-Nes.
sir
Q.-Do you know whether Mr. Marren is a poll
tican2 A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What sort OF a politician? "A Democrat
Q.-What connection? "A Democrat
OWN any particular political organization?
A-Weu only that he belongs the Assembly
district up there. that Is all
.O.-You mean the Tammany organization A
The Tammany organization Assembly district
O.-Do you know whether he holds any position?
Ale does not
O-Do YOU know whether he has associated with
him anv prominent Tammany organization mem
bers in the city? A.-Well. he claims he has
PARTNER OF JOHNNY CARROLL.
o.-who does he say he has associated with him?
AIR Carroll
o-Mr. Carroll Who else? A.-And Mr. Schultz
O-Wbo Is Mr. Schultz? A--Inspector OF the
Department OF Charities.
Q.-By Carroll you mean John F. CarrohE A
John F. Carroll.
o.-IIas he told you Of any special relations with
those gentlemen? A.-Only that he has had TO pay
money 10 DR. Schultz.
Ole has had 70 pay money 10 Dr. schultz
He has told you those things. has he? A-fes'
sir.
O-uave YOU yourself as employe Of Mt
Merren practically conducted the business Of TAX
ing care Of these corpses? Ayes sir; have a
power Of attorney.
O.-You have power Of attorney from MINI A
Yes sir
O-And by that power OF attorney were you au-
tborized 70 sign his name? A-sign his name and
indorse all checks
o-sien hts name and indorse checks. How was
II arranged that Nj Marrcn had this monopoly OF
dead bodies Ale received notice before Belle
vue notified.
fed A-Notices Of death sent TO Bellevue
by mail.
o.-Wait a moment. As I imply from your an
srer when a death occurs at the Harlem Hos
pital II IS their duty 10 notify Bellevue hospitai'
A-By telephone
GETTING AHEAD OF THE FAMILY.
o-ADd then the attention necessary 70 be given
n the dead body removing # and forth. Is sup
posed TO be given from Bellevue? A-To the
family.
Oh what A-To the family
o-rhat is the authorities up at Bellevue are
supposed 10 notify the family OF the dead person'
Ayes. sir , .
$50 as TO give the family the opportunity 10
employ its own undertaken? Ats own under
taker.
o.-To take charge Of the body OF the person
who has died? A.-Yes sip.
O-Now you say he was notified before the no
lice of the death was sent Bellevue In the resu-
lar way? Ayes. ..s .,,h
O How was that arrangement enected-witn
uTom9 A-Messengers OF the clerks in the hospltaI
would come To HIM IN person. -,
O-The clerks OF the hospital would come 10 I'm
IN nerson What clerks, what names A'-ohe
cIerk that was there was Edward freeDoTh
~ Anv other? A-EdYin Fitzgerald.
6-kre thev botn there now A-fltzgerald -
ohy e Gniv Fitzgerald there now? Have you
s,-.sS received notice from those TWO clerks that
80, 5o,c mentioned? Ayes. sir.
~ Have you received messengers from the nos
pi ~ Fran NOSE two clerks? Ayes. sir.
~ -IIaVe you any OF those IaessaSeSG Al nave