The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-21
- Ta1,L of Mrs. Nesbit was continu-
-, Circuit Court yesterday.


Cd in the Circuit Court Yesterday
Gu NJ. Gould testified that she lived in tn
M nS..on factory, in the first story, Mrs
Siu t;t occupied two rooms In the secon'
NesU,' tho steps leading from Mrs. Nesbit'
s'o.S, we're about three yards frem Gould
door, do on Tuesday morning she saw Nesblt'
GIRL nursing a baby, asked whose 1T was
End was told that the child had been lef
4a soon afterwards Miss M'Cann came
~ ,bs house and said she wanted the baby
Mrs. Nesbit pushed her away, and came
near throwing her down stairs; Miss M'Canr
I'D she would go after an officer, and left
AIRS Nssbit came down stairs with basket
an her arm; was gone about fifteen minutes
rbcn she returned with an empty basket
rss certain there was something in the
bosket when she left, and nothing when she
returned; Miss M'Cann came back with a
soldier, when the house was searched; Miss
WCann was around the house most the
whole of the day; saw the child on W ednes-
day, when it was found in the board pile.
Mrs. Mills testified that she lived about
dozen wards from Mrs. Nesbit's; on tho
morning of the 10th of May she heard a
baby CRYING, looking around she saw the
child in the arms of Nesbit's little gil; saw
Mr.. Lewis and Mrs. Nesbit go up stairs;
about forty minutes afterwards saw the
mother OF the child going up Mrs. Neblts
steps: Mrs. Nesbit came near pushing Miss
W'Cann down stairs; Miss M'Cann said
you have done something with nay baby, and
| will get an officer" soon after Miss MCann
left, | saw Mrs. Nesbit coming down ner
steps with basket on her arm; there was
something in the basket, covered over with
a lioht colored cloth she went down the
steps and turned up the alley; returned IN
about fifteen minutes with the empty bas
ket: witness heard nothing more OF the
child until the next day, when she was told
that child had been found; went down
and saw the baby lying near board pile.
Mrs. Woods called: Lived in house FAC
ing Mrs. Nesbits, but short distance OH
on Tuesday, May 10Th, saw Nesbits girl
nursing the child; saw Mrs. Nesoit IN tne
house after she came home from market;
I Miss MCann same to the house during the
Z day; saw no more of the child till 1t was
found near the planning mill.
Rachel Colligan called: Live IN the hrst
story of the little cotton factory; saw Mes
bits little girl nursing the baby about seven
O'Clock in the morning; saw Mrs. Nesblt
leave the house with basket on her arm;
there was something IN the basket, covered
with cloth; Mrs. n. went up the alley TO-
wards the planning mill; returned soon al
forwards with the empty basket; heard
Mrs. Nesbit call Tom Lewis, who was over
in the Crescent Mill; saw Miss M'Cann and
a soldidr come to the house; saw nothing
more of the child till it was found
Mrs. Shaw testified that in May last she
lived on the corner of the gas house alley;
saw Mrs Nesbit on Tuesday, May 18TH
comiDgIup the alley with her little glrl at
her side and a basket on her arm; she car
ried the basket as though there was some
thing in it, she was walking neither slow
nor fast; did not speak, but looked very
hard; on Wednesday heard baby had
been found; went down to the planning mill,
saw the child; the cord lad been tied very
tight around the child's neck, and the
tongue protruded from its little mouth,
which appeared to be somewhat dlshgured'
Mrs. Casey testified that she lived near
Lipsley street, about square from the
planning mill; did not know Mrs. Nesolt or
Miss Nj Cam; saw the child after IL was
found in the board pile.
Coroner Day recalled: Held an inquest
ON the remains of the child on Wednesday
the Goth of May; the tongue protruded
from its mouth, showing that death had
been produced by stranguation-
Joseph Salisbury testified that he was
an employee in the planning mill on the cor
ner of Fifth and Linsley streets; saw Mrs.
Nesbit, the day before the child was found;
she passed by the mill, directly in front OF
him: as soon as she got out on Filth street,
Mrs, Nesbit called for her child; Mrs. n.
had basket on her left arm; she was about
four or five feet from the board pile when
last saw her; the next day the workmer
of the mill were engaged in removing ant
pilng up lumber, when the child wa
found.
Henry Jourdans testified that Mrs Mes
bit passed the shop near the planlng mill
after she passed, he saw her stoop dow
near the board pile where the child wa
found. next day; thinking she was plckin1!
nm cbips. he thought no more about 1T I'll
the child was found, and when he saw tn
prisoner in the Alderman's office, he re
coguized her as the same woman who ma
passed the mill and stopped down by tn
board pile; was not acquainted with tn t h
prisoner at all, only judged her oy he
Clothing; did not see her face.
Mrs. Gould recalled: Was shown tn
window-blind cord. that was found aroun
the child's neck, and recognized 1t as To
same kind Of cord she had seen in the po
session of Mrs. Nesbit's girl, who used 1t
ajumping rope I'd
the room under Mrs. Nesbit's house; tt
stairway in the rear of the building. fro
Mrs. Nesbit's had not been open for tt
prst year .,,..,e.. =,
o'clock.
u AFTERNOON SESSION.