Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-26

about half an hour before she died l went up
and bathed her; she died half an hour after
Dr. Cross arrived; don't know how she was
effected.
By Mr. Harrison-Wss there when she
died; Drs. Cross and Mott were there together;
Dr.. Mott left and returned with some medicine
By Mr. Orr-Miss lnsor-know Mrs. H.;
was rot there at any time during the illness OF
Maud don't know how she was effected; knew
nothing about her until she had died; she sent
for me; we are distant relatives we live on
King street about two and half squares from
Mrs Lloyd.
Miss Slack Mrs. Lloyd; got to house
as Maud died; did not go during her sickness;
went there on an errand; did not dn0W the child
was sick; knew Maud.
Matthew Ball-Mr. Orr-Doyou know any
thing about the purchase of arsenic by Mrs.
Lloyd Yes, sir; she got it 18th of March,
1872; one half ounce; she did not tell me what
it was for [ made the entry in the register;
recollect when the child was sick; DR.. Mott put
up some powders and told me to carry them to
Mrs. Lloyd and tell her to give one of them to
the child Immediately several were there at
the time | was; don't know whether DIR. Mott
was there afterwards; was not at the funeral
Mr.. Harrison, cross examining-Did you
make memorandum on register did; | made
memorandum in book on the 18th OF March,
1872; it was soon after [ sold the arsenic; my
rule was never to sell poison to children with
out a written order from some grown person.
Mr.. B. r. Atwell-Know prisoner; am Ser
geant of the corporation was in March last;
was at the house Of Mrs. Lloyd during Maud's
sickness: was there at the inquest; Mrs. Lloyd
said she had purchased poison: did not connect
Delphi with the case; heard through the
undertaken that the child was dead about |
o'clock; went to Mr.. Orrisons, who was guar
dian of the children; we went together to Mrs.
Lloyd's house; he made application to her to
have post mortem examination; she refused;
said it was no use; | told her there were some
suspicious of foul play, she better have eXam-
nation; she told me the whole Lloyd family
had died 10 the same way; went out; came in
after while; Mr.. Orrison told me that she had
consented to have examination; we went down
to Mr.. Wallaces (Justice) store; it was under
stood that the examination was to be made by
surgeons; I requested Mr.. Wallace to act as
coroner he said DO; Mr.. Bentley, who was re.
cordcr, gave me warrant to summon jury OF
inquest; went early Tuesday morning; got
warrant, summoned jury, went to Mrs. Lloyd
house; found herin the sitting room on the lett
hand side as you 60 in; found child dead IN the
room on the right hand side; when first went
in | could not perceive any one III the room on
account of darkness; after Il few minutes saw
Mrs Lloyd lying on the bed: she said BILL
Lloyd, her husbands brother, was i great
enemy of hers; she said that she bought milk
from Paddy Gill; asked her who got the milk;
she said Delphi; Delphi was called in; she said
she got it on Sunday morning in a tin bucket:
Delphi said she had washed the bucket OUT
LII cla n hrs
Lloyd and said, You know Miss Emelic that
YOU used it, and we all used it. and it didn't
hurt u.s." [ was present at the inquest: was not
there all through Mrs. Loyd's examination;
was there when the stomach was taken out; the
Jury selected Mr. Bentley to take the stomach
to Baltimore Mr.. Bentley and went down to
DIR. Motifs drug store and there We put the
stomach in bottle; sealed it and accompanied
Mr.. Bentley to his house; Mr. Bentley went of
next morning on the train to Baltimore; morn
ing after the inquest found he had gone
BY Mr., Harrison-Wa present when the stom-
ach was put in q jar; it was carried down to the
store in clean piece Of muslin; when We got
to the drug store we waited until the bottle
was washed; the stomach was set down on the
counter in the muslin; don't say the bottle was
washed with soap; no chance to put drugs in
the bottle.
3. r. Atwcll recalled heard Mrs. Lloyd
say she had purchased poison; she was recalled
after she stated she had bought some poison,
and heard Dr. Cross ask her the questions
which he stated this morning; kept guard at
the door in the hail. the inquest was held i'll
the parlor; the right hand room as you 90 in;
heard her say she had bought some arsenic
at DR.. Motifs and some at Edwards.
John w. Hammerly-Am undertaken; at
IL r. oh,
buried in Union Cemetery; [ made the coffin;
it had plate on it with Maud Lloyd upon it;
| was present when the body was exhumed; [
opened the coffin; | recognized the body as the
same child which [ had put in the grave re-
cognized it by dress and hair; the body was
taken out Of the coffin and the doctors then
opened it.
In Gen. Hunton's cross examination Mr..
Hammerly said the child was dressed in white
muslin and white underclothes on; when the
body was taken out the doctor sprinked some
kind of lime over it to hide the smell; sprlDk-
led on the exterior of the body; body was laid
on board after being taken out and the board
laid on wheelbarrow; the parts were placetIu
lar as they were taken out;the lime was brought
by DR.. Tiffany; don't recollect the color of the
board the body was laid on after eXhumation;
Mr.. Atwell was recalled and questioned by
Mr.. Orr.-What Was your business at the
cemetery | went there By order Of Mayor Of
the town to exclude every one but those con-
cerned in the examination.
Mr.. Wrightwas next eXamined--Live in Lees
burg sexton OF cemetery recollect burial OF
Maud Lloyd dug her grave recollect that
she was taken up; it was on the Both of May;
you, Mr.. Orr, we're there, Tiffany, Tonry, Cross
and Mott Hammery took out coffin and
opening it set it on wheelbarrow the body
was taken out and laid Oh a board an old
headboard the board was about a year old ;
was painted white after the doctors got
throug Oh with it, it was put back in the grave.
By Gen, Hutton saw something put on
the body before it was cut open don't know
what it was
Mr.. Clagett Was on the jury of inquest
the stomach was put in dark bottle after
being taken out the bottle was brought be-
fore the stomach was taken out it was deliver
ed to Mr.. Bentley; Dr. Cross asked her if
she had purchased arsenic and from whom;