The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-01

there no child born in my house. / never
said to Dir. Tanning that If any said that there
was child born Ia my house | would sue them.
never spoke 10 Mr.. Tanning. never said 80 TO
Mrs. Tanning. | never spoke TO her. never
spoke 10 either one OF them. to my knowledge.
Examined BY Mr.. FsndaH.-Mrs. Boron, John
Day, my daughter, and the doctor were present at
the BIRTH l was not | WAS in the room few
moments before. Mr. Day appeared 10 be very
kind to her, waiting on her at the time. No one
could be kinder than lie was. Iremember nothing
particular he said.
Mr.. Fendall asked the question what Day said at
the time Of its birth?
Mr.. Bradley objected.
The Court ruled the question admissible.
Mr.. Bradley reserved an exception.
Wifness.-He did not make any remark 10 me
concerning thg sgth OF time he had been married
before the birth. mot remember that he said
any thing about; ore its death.
Questionable h. say any thing, at any time be-
tween the birth and burial Of the child, about
whose child il was!
Mr.. Bradley objected
The Court ruled the question to be nadlnissible
Witness reslmed.-l gave il oil on the suggestion
of the doctor; / don't know whether Mr.. Day
gave il any thing not He said he going to
give it laudanum; this was said, think, the day
after its birth. There was no laudanum IN the
house; / did not any. Ii wac soon after 1t was
born that he said 90, but after it appeared sick.
~ IS objected TO persons going into the room He
gave no particular reason for this. MIR. Day pro
posed to have it buried where 1t was buried he
with it. l opposed this, and said l would like to
have il buried at Homead's burial ground, where
my children were buried. He gave other par
ticular reason for burying il there told him
would much prefer to have the child buried in a
coffin and buried where 1t ought~to be. He said
that box would answer every purpose Of a coffin,
and he took up little wood box which was setting
at the side Of the fireplace, and he said this would
do as good as any thing. My daughter kept her
bed one day after the birth; and she was confined
TO her room about two weeks, as near as can re-
collect.
To Mr. Bradley.-The day after the child was
born he said he would give Il some laudanum. IL
was poorly the night before. He went out and
bought some, and come in and said, "Here's the
laudanum, and Pm going TO give it some" ]
snatched il out of his hand and locked it up in
my desk He did not give the child any of that
laudanum that knowIof. did not give my daugh-
ter that audanum, nor any OF it. 1t was not lock-
ed up in her room, and do not know that che gave
any of it to the child She could not, because she
was confined to her bed and room. did not give
the child any.
Question. you or did you not tell Mrs.
Wood, in the presence and hearing of her husband,
MIR. Wood, sthat the child dead, and that MIR.
Fridley, poor old man, had put it away as well as
he could under the ground, where you lived; and
that you continued to live there under heavy rent
for fear some other person might come into the
house and discover i!''
Answer.--I never did,
The same question repeated. varying the
last part to be as follows For fear that other
turbance about it?''
Answer.-I never did.
The same question repeated, changing its
= termination 30 as to be follows "For fear some
other person would come into the house and raise
a fuss about it2''
Answer.-I mover did. l never told her so at my
house. never used the expression "old man"
with reference to my husband. never speak of
him as old man, and don't allow any one to
call him old.
George w. Fridley.-T do not recollect having
gone home with Mrs. Boron from my house the
night after the death of the child. did not tell
Mrs. Boron that carried the child away early one
morning in box. don't rccollect whether she
was at my house on the night Of the burial.
Adjourned.