The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-09
THE DORA BENKART MYSTERY.
THE INQUEST ON THE BODY OF HER INFANT
CHILD.

THE INQUEST ON THE BODY OF HER INFANT
CHILD
The inquest on the body OF the enid Albrecht
Benkart, tue infant son of the deceased Dora
Benkart, was held yesterday at gdale be-
fore Coroner BdyIiss. The evidence was 10
great extent ths same as that brought out at the
inquest OF he mother, and hardly any new facts
were elected. The posL-mortem examination or
Drs. Preston and Bell proved that the child died
OF hemorrhage, ana the jury brought in a verdict
TO that eject. The most important evidence taken
was as iollows:-
George w. bell, NJ. D.. sworn, stated With
the assistance OF DR.. Preston l made post NOR
tenn examination on the body OF the child that
was uried by Mr.. Weaver; l found it well pre-
served full termed and Weighing eight pounos
there were no marks OF violence on the body; the
cord was nos tied and was from 10 eight
incnas in length; IN my opinion death was caused
from nemorrnage through neglect IN not tying the
cord, when would produce death IN one hour.
DR.. Edwin +. Preston, beng sworn, corrobo-
rated the previous testimony adding that The
lungs gave evidence that the chnd had lived and
breathed.
Anrecht Benkart, recalled, testified that when
ne was shown the emu ne named IL AiDrecht Ben
Kart, AFTER himself, DeleVng IL 10 be the child OF
ms daugn inter-
James Weaver, being sworn, stated:-T went
into DOra's room between seven and eight O'Clock
Gu June Is; IL was at that time heard the cnIld
cry; AT least supposed u was "A child by the cry
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minute; alterwarJ told the doctor. near md
night mat the enid was dead; SAID because
my father aaG tod he; SAW the child being car
RED IN the box DV my father about daylight; he
was carrying IL rom the shed; do not know wnen
he TOOK It 10 The sned; he TOOK 10 and buried IL Ill
tue garden; l Dever saw IL again. DO not know
what caused the chllo's death.
jeremiah i. Weaver being sworn stated 1T
was ABOUT nali-past ten wnen | was called out OF
my bed | then made my FIRST Visit TO Dora
benkart's room did not take The enid at tnat
time; nom wat she told suppose the child was
born at that time; did not lake the child away
untii alter she was dead, some tlme ABOUT TWO
A. M; never saw Che culld until took IL away;
as soon as heard DOra's story went out, met
James told him ana sent MIN for "A doctor; wnen
| TOOK { ne cnlld out OF D0ra's room TOOK IL and
ald 1t down III the shed on my premses | tnen
returned 10 the station, ana suppose 1t must
have Deen over hall an hour before returned
ana buried IL; did TINS at the request OF a dying
woman; tue enid was cd and sun wnen Hound
II lying under the bed, 1T WAS wrapped up In a
piece OF ton CLOTH; LOOK on tile cloth aud put
II IN box, thanking II would Keep better;
place the child in her grave; wnen / asked her
wneTe Inc child was she told me 1t was dead un-
der the head OF her bed, and said, 'l put 1t
taere with my own hands," buried the child
about the break OF DAY, IN good loamy sol, near
NY potato patch; saw 1t again Wnen oug IL up
an6delvered IL up in the presence oil the Coroner
and jury.
quest OF Mr.. Benkart, he mad stakeu out lot 10
bury ner, and that Mr.. Benhart had sent his Vile
to New YORK Tor certificate, so that they could
bury her that aternoon; all That he done IN Lhe
matter was simply out of Kindness to oylng
THE INTELLIGENT JUROR.
A Juror here asked Mr.. Weaver II Dora had said
the child was dead.
WItness-sne said she hau put the child under
the mead OF the bed; she Was suffering great
bodily pain, and only granted her quest as she
said she would die II | ana not
Juror-DO you think she would have died II you
HAD not gwen the promisef
Wltness-Sne was struck with death at the time;
suppose she would.
Witness contlnued-Aiter a jury was called / con-
Guided Jhat they would discover that she had a
child. and thought IL would be best to give up
the child; II there had been no lnquestI should
have fulfilled my promise.
The Coroner then gave the case to the jury, after
informing lnem That II they wished to examine
any other witnesses he would call them. The
jury were locked up together lor about three
hours and then they sent Tor the
Coroner and said that they had
agreed that the boy Albrecht Benkart
hau died from hemOrrhage, caused by the cord
not being tled, and from the gross negligence OF
those present. AS the evidence pretty concu-
stvely proved that no was present at the
birth the gross negligence could only apply TO the
deceased mother 1t appears that the jury Kept
out Tor three hours, as some OF their number
THOUGHT that somebody ought be committed. bur
the evidence did not authorize them In returning
such a verdict. They were therefore, forced TO
find as tney did. The pubic appeared satisfied
with tine verdict, though at first there was q
strong feeling against the Weavers The EVIL
oence pretty well cleared them OF any intentional