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

Court this morning, Judge James Keith pre-
siding, j. Mortimore kilgour and John NJ.
Orr for the State and Hunton and Foster and
NJ and p. Harrison for the prisoner. After
the reading of the orders of the previous day the
counsel for Mrs. Lloyd having yesterday postpon-
ed the examination of Delphi Lazenberry, the
colored girl who was in the employ OF Mrs
TJovd ut the time of Maud's DEATH until all
her evidence had been taken, proceeded to
Mr. Harrison-Delphi, How long have you
lived with Mrs. Lloyd? About three years
were YOU there when Maud was born No,
sir;don't know how old Maud was. when went
there don't think she was one year old; don
know who uursed the child before | went
there there was no nurse there when L went
Mrs Lloyd was nursing when l went to ave
with her she was living by herself had
some one sewing for her: she was living at
the house below MIR. Nixon's; the child was
not often sick although DIR, Mott was called III
very often Mrs Lloyd sent for, DR.. Mott
| was at Mrs. Lloyd's from the I'D 70 2otn OF
| March 1872; Maud was taken very sick Saturday;
had been sick three weeks before Dr. Mott was
attending: it was two or three weeks before
DIR. NJ. attended her; he was sent Tor by MIS-
| Ilovd: Maud was taken sick about ) clock
Saturday; | was there when she was taken
sick: had eaten cake before; Mrs. il. gave her
cake that was all she ate; cake came from
Mrs. Green's; bought the cake; | had been
out shopping; the child commenced throwing
mn soon after eating the cake; Mrs. l.. attend,
ed TO the child up to Monday; | did not aid IN
nursing the child who was laying In the sitting
room: It was the first room in front on the right
rs YOU 90 into the house; think it was on the
right; am certain now; Mrs. Lloyd slept IN the
sitting room, the same one with the child; |
! staid up stairs; I was with the child
part of the time the child was sick; one
or two nights | staid with the child dur
ing the sickness; | staid Sunday night up
stairs; not sure; did not sleep across the
foot of the bed Saturday or Sunday; |
slept down stairs on Sunday night on the
lounge i'll the sitting roomi was there all night;
was sleeping all the time; did not get up at
any time during the night; DONE know whcth-
er 7 slept all night or not; did not get up; the
| child didn't cat anything on Sunday as know
of. =,
Gen. Hunton-IIow about the cake; the
child was on the lounge when gave the cake
to Mrs Lloyd; it was a ginger cake; she had
eaten all of the cake before she vomlted; about
ten minutes after suppose she began vomiting;
all she ate Saturday was this piece of cake;
when cot back from shopping | found the
child apparently well; DR.. Mott was called IN
! Saturday evening; never saw any rats about the
house; no rat-holes about even; don't know
whether there are any rat holes in the cornlce ~
the house: heard and saw mice; | could ut say
about rats; never saw any; cant tell the jury
that there were no rats there; have been at MIR.
| Orr's office during the present term OF the
court; he asked me about the death or the
children; I was told not to talk outside;
a nhn th1s ppt
at the house and here; | told Mr.. Bentley |
gave sweet potatoe to Maud; they gave cake;
| did not eat it; she eat cake and piece OF the
sweet potatoe or did not cat either but just tasted
the potatoe before throwing up; this was testl-
fed to before the coroner); did not say to coro-
ner that she ate piece of toast and drnak a
cup of tea; she drank milk on Sunday; don't
cali drinking, eating; said froze milk into ice
cream: don't know whether she eat any cream:
did not do ANYTHING for child Sunday night; l
said was up Ito the Coronerl but | forgot;
when [ was sworn and examined by the JUS
tees told them that [ thought there were
rats about the house; had heard them; saw
one since then out at the door; the examlna-
ton took place in Maud's room after her
death; [ had forgotten some things then that
I remember now; don't know whether my
memory is better or not; l told the Com
monwealths Attorney yesterday that [ was
not with the child much; was there
about half my time; don't recollcct exactly.
| (Mr. Harrison here read the statement made by
witness to the coroner, to which she assented.)
She said that Maud put her hand 90 her side;
did say she was in pain; she called Tor water;
dom know how often; right often:
Mr.. Orr then examined Delphi. You were
in nv Office? Yes sir; Mr.. Klgour and Mr..
Barrett were there also; you told me to speak
the truth; told me to tell the truth whether
it hurt Mrs Lloyd or not.
! By MIR. Kigour-I cleaned the house up
and cooked there are two rooms IN the house;
nv business was in the kitchen were did the
cooking don know how long it took to cook
two meals a day when the doctor was not
calling to see Maud he was called to see one OF
the others or Mrs. Lloyd herself.
Here witness stopped on account OF a ques
ton of law raised by Mr.. Harrison for the de-
fence.
DR.. Mott was called several times; he did
not come to see Maud always; got the sweet
potatoe from the basket that had just brought
in; it was cooked; gave it to her, don't
know whether she ate it; her mother Was there
when | took it out of the basket and gave 1t to
her. have forgotten about the tea and toast
I prepared for her; don't think she ate any of
| tAo
after they had had the inquest, out at the
kitchen door; it was alive: never saw any holes;
never saw any rats in the house or closet; never
saw any signs where rats had been eating;
| Maud was fond of horse cakes and Mrs. Green
promised to bake her one; stopped in Saturday
and then she gave me the cake, and | took 1t
home and gave it to Mrs. Lloyd and she gave
it to Maud; soon after commencing to eat the
child vomited; never smelled dead rats about
the house; have smelled dead mice IN the
room and in the same bed with Maud; slept
on the lounge the bed was against the wall;
don't know whether Maud was between her
mother and the WALL got up soon to make
fire; Maud was SO sick Mrs. Lloyd got up at
the same time; she said the child had been
restless all night; don't know how came to
wake up; it was some time before daylight
when got up; did not go back to bed; don't
| H. l.,~