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-ms-fc.n-intoaieLiianiDeriin, who. is was Kiia, was president of the board'of trustees of the Ceme-ar3*13tfOfheir-idtery association* Colonel Chamberlinwas asked what lie knew of Miss Pordv'-s relations with the Geddes cemetery, end this was his reply: UA short nae before Geddes Was annexed^ to thecity X was made president ofthe board of trustees of the Cemetery association, but I never recollect ever having: given Mis Purdy permission to bury in the rotter’s field, nor‘do I know that she everoffpaid anything- for the ground. The ceme-^ — _ - ..#1 .l.k-k T-v «-v ■^rvrvT'rA orCGt-ery as a part of Gcdtles became annexed to the city and then the dunes of all om-eers of tMs burying ground ceased. The Common Council now have control of this public cemetery, and the present sexton re- ^ cefred his appointment from that body. “J As I understand the law, the Poster's 2eld is a place set apart for the - burial of indigene persons, deceased.?0i~AS teiwhetherMfes Purdy s an indigent be person or whether she has any claim onastdofsey~ii-reosko10MKXliB.H.anMicuanbuihe'PotterV field, I shall not venture an opinion. Jr.remains for the Common Council to look into ibis-matter, I don’t think much of Miss Purdy's establishment* Registrar of Vital Statistics Cooney said that any person is allowed to bury his or her dead in any cemetery lot, even in the ] A’ Potters field, ^ ^A liveryman who has done business for Miss Purdy said that she allowed him one dollar for conveying- the dead from her house to the cemetery, Mr. Cornell of the tio j undertaking firm of Cornell JTilliams it- j said that they have buried a number of se j children from Miss Purdy-s house bu \ and that they receive - a very small bs I compensation for tie work. Mr. Cornell ^d j said: “Ws generally receive _ about} $0.-50 for the burial of each child. This I sum in dudes the coffin, rough box, dig-er j the grave and other funeral expenses, i in some instances we do not even receive j this amount, as. for instance, in cases where n~1 Mis? Purdy claims to have been 'done up.7 -r j How can vre identify mrticclar graves? id j Xhis is something that I am unable to au-j sweiytmless the sexton maybe able to trace if j a certain graveby rotation.77 sdj A despatch from Oswe-o to-day says ‘ that the Charity Commissioners say that they never tobkfofficial action in regard to theHealey child. Doctor Bulger says that his connection with the case was as Char-Jh,e~sty physician,' Clerk Kelly of the CharityinofsaCOofw-henyhetof*veOaBoard is out of town and Johnson denies being rise father of the child.Several lawyers think that, legally, Clerk 'Kelly had no authority to cive a charity child out of the county, as in the j ch case of the Healey giri, no more than j to Overseer of the Poor Peck would be al- j de lowed to send a chDd • from this j * city to Osweco and maintain ifq en there at this diy‘s charge. The Healey girl told the reporter for Ths Eerauj yesterday that she informed Mr. Davis of the Oswego Board of' Comraissioners and Chancy that she-was coming to ibis city to look after her child, but be _ tried to nersuada hernottodo so; promising her that he would do that xmd ♦■‘settle* with her.Campaign Parade Badge*-
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Syracuse Evening Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Aug 10, 1888
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