Year: 1878

nothing to do with it except what / done through
fear; could not do such thing; my
heart would rebel ut such thing; Mr. Holt testified
correctly as regards the connection had with him;
Mr.. Holt said that if was not connected with this
crime he would protect me; had lived with Bassett
year and ten months up to the time of his arrest
the child had one that l adopted from Lizzie
weeks old; she said that it belonged to my
hlsband passed as Bassett's wife year and ten
four months he went away June TO- 1876 havenot seen
him since; he has done nothing for my support;
never .'Stuttering Jack before that afternoon
Bassett bought the barrel for me to send
away some things to my folks; Bassett bought
the chloroforn the toothache it had been in the
house quite awhile; he may have bought 1t several
times and not have known it; never had occasion
to it; it kept in the pot closet high shelf
Bassett put his hands in the mans pockets after he
had killed him and brought out seventy-fye cents
he handed it out to and said, II did not get much
for that Job ne wanted me to put it away; / said II
could not touch it. Frank" Lizzie Cavanaugh
anxious to go to New Haven and sell her body Us l
was; went in the room where she was.


ANTICIPATING DEATH


! said have mind to go and sell my body; she
said she never heard of such thing; said they
to sell IL for; said for dissectiOn she said il could
find out where to go she would 60 with me. The wit
regard to finding place to dispose of her body. In
regard to the conversation ut DIR. Sanfords the wit
said:I asked if this was Dr. Sanford; he said.
Eyes at your service;" asked hm if he bought SUBJ
jects; he asked me in what way; said in any way;
told him | would rather he would buy me alive,
and let me live long could he said they did buy
subjects but did not buy them alive any more; said
that understood that doctors bought subjects and


s sa saG they nad got Trough dons
that they had had several law suits; I
aa Tdntd nas had ss ss life % in na hsp


of husbands; he said he felt sorry for me- but could
not buy me while was alive. but when was dead
like to sell herself he told her the same thing this
was either the third fourth week in March, during
the conversation between Lizzie and Sanford before
we went to New Haven. Bassett was present.


REVOLVING HISTORY OF The SANFORD LETTERS.
Mr.. Thompson here introduced u letter written by
the witness to Dr. Sanford She said she wrote it at
the ctation Of Bassett he wanted me to write to Dr.
Sanford and tell him that he wanted man that dug
up graves. whoIu he could trust told him that
/ could not write one like that he told
me to tell him that he had two three he told
me to say that if he would send him they could
reap harvest said could not write one like that;
he then told to write it in my own way, IA long
as I said everything he wanted me to. and
he would post it.: he posted all of the
letters he directed both letters to Dr. Sanford did
not want to write them or did not want anything to
do with it he said had better do it if knew when
/ well off; did it under fear; had no cause to
write one myself; he used to drink. but after the
crime stopped it for fear of exposing his crme he
would not let me go anywhere else; he was afraid
would expose him


In regard the interview at the Jail she said the in
teryiew was on the 10th of October; Mr. Wells called
me out; Mr. Olmstead said to me. Il have received
very appealing letter from you wishing to have an in
terview with Bassett;" he asked II 1t was my
vssd wsh oonessed a bis rsnsate ne nla nes said Al
wanted to see him; Mr.. olmstead then told Mr. Wells
t. bring Frank he went to cali him and stood quite
while in the talking; heard his voice but could
not hear the words: Frank came out looking very
pale but defant Mr.. Olmstead said, Frank, Mrs.
Alexander has pleaded for an interview with you;"
Frank said lie did not know he wanted to see
me for anything; then spoke up and said, "Frank
have asked these gentlemen for an interview with you
If you would acknowledge that your hands done
the deed and not mine; said, "Do tell the truth;
don't ask it for myself; it is for my widowed mother.
te Siat that soa u done the deed 50 as my people
will not think cruel that did deed Of that
kind" he said, II have got nothing to say said.
do. Frank, acknowledge 1t. and take one sin from
of your shoulders; said. do acknowledge that you
did it. and will suffer your punishment IT,, II
..That deed:' he said. II will have nothing to
say till the proper time comes went ON my knees
and put my hands his knees and begged Of him to
say Ge committed the deed and not me; repeated
what said before; he turned savagcy toward me and
said nc would have nothing to say until the proper
time came; told him if ne would tell the truth it
would be all right had nothing to fear; crouched
down still lower and took my hands off
his knees and cried il my heart would break:
then and said Gentlemen it is of no use plead
ing with his stony heart he has no feeling; then
seen my people and that they we'll; Mr. Olmstead
told him to enter into no particulars with me; Mr.:
see me and let them bring all wanted to eat
Regarding the statement of Mary Coleman,
never read any OF my statements to her; ieft them
in my cell when she went OUT they were there half
q day at time; / did not tell her that loved
him that ! could not give him away; !
did not mistrust that she had read my manu-
script she never had occasion to say that
had done enough and ought to be hung


BOUGHT CHlsORoFoRM


Cross-examined The household goods belonged
to, me: took them with me when went there;
Bassett moved with Them first lived with him in
December previous: he hired the house; got our
rent for watching the place: had known him six
years four years never saw him ut all he csme to
my house once or twice day: my husband WAS away
from with another woman; never was divorced;
she lived with Bassett as his wife; my husband.
Francis Alexander left the 10th Of June, 1876;
was troubled with the lungs; went to DIR. Kings:
he gave me powder; he accused me OF
SETTING what TO k broSah y tina. dirty se0 nan
home for; he said, 1T j. all right"
Frank and he were talking at til, table, but said
nothing to him; will not swear that did or did not
write Stevens, the druggist for chloroform.
w!ntergrecn and alcohol to clean clothes with; don't
remember his bringing chloroform with them artl-
cles had sent Bassett to Stevens with note after
things; can't that / never sent
noe To stevens for chloroform: I moved the bottle
with me; the first I knew Of the choroform it was
after moved there: Frank got IL for the tOotharhe;
went in the first time he wns holding the sponge
to Jacks and held il till handed him the bottle
which ne demanded me to bring him: did not
stay but moment: the reason / felt frightened was
because knew he doing something that he ought
not to- aterror came over me; seeing the chloroform
bottle and smelling the odor and seeing him
hold the sponge to his rose caused the ter
to come over me; ! handed him the
bottle because / dare. not do otherwise;
could not get out. AZ was locked in AS soon AZ
had handed him the bottle at arms length ran into
the other room the doors We're locked. az tried
them did not try the windows, ~ they We're always
nailed down; he had the key to the door
in his Socket / dare not run away. as he
told before If did not do he told me he would
kill me- or his friends would; did not dare 20 out of
the room: suddenly Frank III the light while he
operating on the man: came back because he would
stamp his foot and seemed as If he would look me
through


DID NOT USE HER PrWoL.


Had pistol in the house. but NOT in my pocket; 1t
in the wardrobe; could have got 1T. but dare
not; the pistol loaded; Frank loaded it: when
went back after handing him the bottle, he hold
ing both hands the face and he held the
body up in sitting posture. with his knee
against il. while l handing him the
scissors; Frank took the mans cap that night and
threw IL of the dock asked him what made him
stay long when he went after the team; he said lie
went to throw that cap of the dock; / the coat
flying in the air. he asked me to hand him that rope
l asked him where when he said There
the floor" l gave IL to him at arms length
took hold of the barrel and tried to help him. but
could not fell from fright did not yet the ham,
from him to nail the barrel up with; did not
help put the rope around the body; he told me that
he buried the aud shoes the hencoop Iaskd
-niI I..la 4l.