Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-02
CORONER'S INQUEST,
SUMMONED TO INQUIRE INTO THE DEATH OF
CHILD OF A Mrs. HYLAND,

SUMMONED TO INQUIRE INTO THE DEATH OF A
CHILD OF A Mrs. HYLAND,
TUESDAY, February 1st, 1859.
CoRoNER,s JURY.-J. w. Moore, A. Walker. A.
D. Lucas, II. Z. Elliott, A.. I. Parish, J. f. Gallo
way, }, NJ. McCune J. w. Keller, Albert Parsons,
Y. G Moxley, d. Holland, John Suydam.
mrs. Catherine Bradley, sworn.-I reside in
thls city; know the deceased child; his name is
Willie ONeal to the best of my knowledge; he
was little more than year and a half old his
mother told me the fathers name was O'Neal
and that he lived in New York City; i'll treatment
beating, &c. was the cause of the child's death
the child was formerly very healthy most Of the
abuse has been perpetrated since New Year l
nave seen the child shamefully abused beaten
and kicked by David Hyland; had reason to be-
lleve he was trying to do away with the child :;
the week after New Year | missed the child and
asked the mother where 1t was; she said it was
IN the room heard it in the room on two or
three occasions during the five DAYS that it was
shut up; the mother said she dared not take il ont
for fear OF her husband; | saw the child when it
was taken from the room its feet, its body and its
eyes were very much swollen; asked the mother
the cause, and she said it was from the cold and
lying on the hard floor withon bed or covering !:
day or two afterwards saw and examined the
child; It's flesh on the left side from the hip to the
foot was quite raw on one occasion found the
child's right ear nearly torn from the head the
mother told me that Hyiand caught the child by
the ear as 1t was trying to get away from him be-
hind the stove and lifting it from the floor threw
it from the kitchen into the bed room, where he
kept it confined; she had large handkerchief sat
urated with blood from the chld's head and ear;
A week ago last Friday saw the child; its face
was badly marked and bruised; Mrs. H. told me
that David stamped his foot in its face as it rose
up in the bed in the morning; l advised her to
complain Of Hyand and endeavor to save her
child; told her the child was being murdered
and ifshe did not enter a complaint she was gull
ty as well as he; last Friday and Saturday nights
the child moaned piteously all night heard Hy-
land frequently exclaim, "hush up, God d-n
you" saw the child die, about a quarter past
10 O'Clock last night.
Questioned by "a Juryman.-My house is not
more than six feet from Hyand's
E. e. Miller. sworn.-About a year ago, time
about daylight, heard the child cry as though it
was about being smothered with bed-tick or
something of that kind / went near the house
and was satisfied that the child was being smoth-
cred to death spoke to Hyand and said to him,
David, what are you doing to that child you are
smoihering that child" He then took off, as
guessed, the bed tick or whatever it was that he
was smotherng the child with, and it screamed
and caught its breath just as one would who had
nearly been smothercd.
DR.. Lasvigncs.-I was called laat Sunday by
Dr. Hathwel to see a child that was sick | found
the child wounded severely in various parts of the
face and head, and badly bruised over various
parts of the body giving also evidence of internal
injury noticed an ear torn as ifthe child had
been violently lifted up by it.
Mr. Fitzpatrick.-I know the child; l have
heard from Hyland's wife that he abused the
child; | saw marks on the child when it was
about three months and a half old, and spoke of
it | asked her how it happened she said the
child tumbled from the bed | remarked that such
wounds could not possibly be made in any such
k,,f hat h.,
which it happened. She then said that Hyland
had thrown the child out of the he'd have often
heard the woman scream "murder," but didn't
know what for. The child died about 10 o'clock
last night.
Adjourned until o'clock.