Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-14
A Baby Left to Its Death.

MRS. GLENN COMMITTED TO JAIL ON CHARGE
OF INPANTICIDE.
The STAR yesterday published an account of
the finding by Officer j. x. Luskey, of the STU
precinct, of the body of a dead female infant on
,. Carolina ave., between 9th and It'll sts., south
east, and its removal to the station-house. Sub
sequentiy Coroner Patterson was notified by
Lieut.. Austin, who, in company with DIR. j. r.
Hartigan, repaired to the statiOn-house, where
DIR. Hart gan held post HOrtem examination,
and gave IL as his opinion that the child was
alive when born and had been abandoned by its
mother to perish in the street. Certain circum-
Stances pointed to young woman, named
Elizabeth Glenn, who resided in that vicinity,
a. being the mother, and an inquest was deter
mined upon. The coroner directed that a iury
+. Peters as foreman. A postponement as or
dered until this morHiDg at IL O'Clock, at which
hour the coroner and jurymen were present.
Henry ID. Marks, policeman, testified that he
visited Mr.. POpe's yesterday in company with
Coroner Patterson, the purpose being to make
some inquiries about the body. Mrs. Glenn,
daughter OF NJ j. Pope, met them at the door,
and the question was put to her il she had card
the cry of child that night. She replied that
che had not, but her face was considerably
flushed. Her mother then came into the hall,
and Mrs. Glenn retired. Both mother and
daughter were much agitated.
DR.. Patterson here made statement corrObo-
rative OF what Policeman Marks had stated.
DR.. s. A. n. AcKim testified that he had criti-
cally examined the woman, and had found evil
dences of recent delivery Of a child. She was
now nursing an older child, who is now about
two years old. The presumption is that she has
given birth to a child within q fe " DAYS.
DR.. Hdrtigdn testified that he had heard the
testimony OF DR.. McKim, and he conceded with
him.
Anna Haaokins, colored, testified that she had
ne ard the cry OF the child between and
O'Clock in the morning; 1t continued crying
about half an hour, when it stopped; from the
sourd she thought the child was in Mrs. Pope's
yard, but heard no one conversing; had thew
been talking she could have heard them.
Vim. 4. HdsCkins testified that the child when
found was laying in front of Jessie Gordon's
house next door; he heard a newborn child cry
about O'Clock; supposed il was in the house
next door; Mrs. POpe's daughter lives there.
Emma Pope, mother of Mr. Glenn, testified
that she lives on South Carolina avenue, be-
tween 9th and Ith streets; that her daughter is
always at home; that she had not been sick.
Jessie Gordon, colored, testified that about
O'Clock she heard the cry OF a child, which
posed the mother of the child was with il;
when she got up in the morning and went out
she found il laying dead at her gate.
Emma Gordon, eolored, testified that the child
had been pu out on the street between aud
O'Clock in the morning. She heard no noise in
the next door house.
The testimony (much of which we have ex-
cluded as unfit for publication) here closed, and
the jury returned q verdict that the child came
TO its death by reason OF willfui abandonment,
and that from the testimony the jury believe
that EhZaZeth Glenn is the mother Of the child
A warrant was issued this morning from the
Police Court, and Detectives Sargent and
McEelfresh, with Lieut.. Anstin went to Mrs.
Pope's house and arrested Mrs. Glenn on the
charge Of willfully causing the death OF her new
born offspring by exposure. She was commit
ted by the coroner TO Jail for action Of the grand
jury.
She is about thirty years of age, pock-ma rked
and BOT at all preposs esslng in appearance. She
has been married, and has q child about four
years old living with her, her husband having
left her some time ago. On being removed from
the station house to the Jail she was greatly sf
fected, and her wailiDg could be heard for soma
distance. Coroner Patterson gave a certificate
OF burial of the child.