National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-03
THE COURTS.
Criminal cou-t-sudgs Macarthur.

Emma Williams, coIoretI, murder. The indie
inent esarges that the accused single Woma
with certain female child, did bring 1t fort
awe, and then take 1t to a cellar. conceal and d
| sert II 10 die of neglect
The Jurors selected are rs foIIovs. Henry Ma,
Ior, lioreman.l James A. LoyelesS A. ). SOk
mons, Thos. Abbott, Joseph F. LucEs John II
| PIE ~ nIeu. ". ffatt; ;. John Ihsmpson
| y. WEIGH and John III. Richardson 49,
| Isaac Talbot, sworn: Did not know the p-isone
| az the bar; at the time Of the occurrence was EN-
ployed at the apOtheeary store, Twelfth stree
| and Penlsylvania avenue. Mrs. King called WITT
ness to clear out the cellar and take the ashes
| away. While doing it, VIM. SteBhney. who We:
| working with witness, heard something csy
thought ii might be a cat or a dog; lit q piece =
paper, and looked back behind the lumber and
saw a little baby. 1t was alive. covered with
ashes and badly bruised, and bloody about one
eye. Did not take the child out, but went for a
policeman who removed il.
Crossexamined: 1t was in the back part Of the
cellar that the child was found. The trapdoor
LED up to the Kitchen. There was passage be.
tween the mont and back cellar. 1t was about l
O'Clock that witness heard the baby CRYING Ii
was lying behind lumber pile almost naked.
he;direct: The child lay two feet from the steps
By a iuryman: Opened the trap-door; did not
light the cellar where the child lay.
Sergeant Dinsmore, sworn: First witness saw
of the child was at the station house. Went 10
the house and found
THE WOMAN LYING IN THE ATTIC.
Asked her what she put ir in the cellar for. She
said that she thought it was dead; IL it was alive
bring ii back and she weuld take care oft. The
infant was alive at the station hOuse until A
o'clock in the evening.
Cross-examined Did not know why the child was
not take it back to its mother. Reported the fact
that she was willing TO take. The mother was in
bed suffering at the time witness saw her.
=, Oheer Harlow sworn: When witness came to
the station house, between 5 and 8 O'Clock, the
child was there alive, and its grandmother was
with IT. The baby was afterwards taken back TO
the mother. Witness went on duty and about N
O'CLOCK the Lieutenant came a w and oil
him to get the child and bring IL back to the stH-
tion-hOuse, as 1t was dead.
Crossexamined: Did not know when IL died
The day was an average cold day.
Mary N. Williams, sworn: Knew the accused:
she Is single. First saw the child at the station
house; Witness was sent for by Mrs. King, who
thought tharh daughter was dying When she
got to the house she found that the child had gone
to the station. Witness went and brought il hack
about O'Clock, and was with it until il died
Cross-examined; Did not carry the child to its
mother when it was brought back to the house.
the world she put the child there for. She re-
plied that she went TO the cellar to get COAL was
SEIZED WITH PAIN AND THE CHILD DRoPPED.
She did not know it was alive: if she had she
would not have left II there. Witness replied
t mat u she had brought the child home she would
DR.. ]: F. Harfigan. sworn: Examined the body
oi tne ehlld. There were marks and bruises about
inc BODY, especially the right eye and shoulder
The navel cord was cut three or four inches from
the body, and came to the conclusion that death
LSoultOu AIOm lOsS Vi DlOOu. neglect and posi-
Bile exposure. Apparently it was a healthy,
vigorous child, fully nine months old, and had
been born a few hours.
Crossexamined: The bruises might have been
caused by struggling in the ashes. II the navel
cord had been tied, under ordinary circumstances
the child would have lived.
DR.. MeBlair, sworn: When witness saw the
child 1t was Just gasping for breath and that was
all. Applied the usual means and respiration
was brought about. The immediate cause Of death
was exposure, but the navel was not cut, and
there was considerable loss of blood.
The Government here closed their case and the
defense ts opened and prGduced testimony to prove
was devoted to her master, and previous to the
Sth of January had a severe fall: that she had
been employed for nearly three years in the fam.
lily OF MIR. King. and during that time
HER CONDUCT WAS ABOVE SUSPICION
or reproach. She was accustomed to 20 to the
cellar for coal. and it was one of her duties The
lumber had been gathered for ire-wOod.
The evidence then closed, and the counsel made
The District Attorney said that he should not
contend for a verdict Of murder, but thought it a
plain case OF manSlaughter.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty of man.
slaughter, and recommended the prisoner to the
mercy Of the court. Sentenced to two years in
james Adams, Fielder Gray and Dewitt Fra
zier, petit larceny. Plead guilty. Six months in
Jail for each of them.
John Wolf, assault on Ofieer Aglin. An ap-
peal case from the Police Court. Not guilty.
Ellen Wolf alias Ellen Reynolds, indicted for
grand larceny IN taxing S45 from Michael Kelly.
This is a case where the latter visited a house Of
prostitution kept by the defendant, and while in
a room with her charges that he was robbed Of
the amount above stated. Not concluded.
The court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
Equity court-Judge wylis.
The May term Of this court opened Yesterday
and the following business was transacted: Cool
idge vs.. Blunt: decree authorizing trustee to bor-
row. Lane ct al. VS.. Lane ct al; decree authoriz-
ing the receipt of payments of notes. Mary H.
Eastman VS.. Henrietta Andrews ct al; decree
title N tho nlaintiF