Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-15
not know that the child Robbie Thompson

not know that the child Robbie Thompson was not well cared for.
 Mrs. Bulkley, the accused, took the stand. She said she had had the care of children for thirty years. The girl Mary now in the court room had lived with her since she was three years old, and she had brought her up and schooled her at her own expense. In regard to the Thompson child she said it cried and worried all the time when she took it.. It was thin child when brought to her and shortly after broke out in sores After this was cured it began to sink away. wrote to it's mother, but she took no notice of it. A diar- rhosa set in three or four weeks before the child died. called Dr. Linds- ley's attention to the child and he said he thought it was going to die. I told him I thought so too. I had separate milk for the babies, put up in a.separate can from that used by the family. fed the baby as often as it cried and never stinted 1t because was receiving no pay. had no idea that the child was starving to death. used to give the babies Imperial Granum and oatmeal as
 well as milk.
 On the cross-exapination witness said that
 she sent the first letter to the Town Agent to
 take the child in April, but he took no notice
 of the letter. She said she told Mir. Bollman
 that the child had the diarrhoea and told Dr.
 Lindsley the child was sick. She said $9 was
 all she ever received for the support of the
 Thompson child.
 In reply to Judge Studley, witness said she
 did not give the child anything but milk dur
 ing the latter part of it's illness:
 Captain W. M. Hyde said he lived near
 twenty-five years. Her reputation was first
 class, so far as the care of children was con-
 cerned.
 Mary l.. Lockwood was called and said she
 was Is years of age, and had lived with Mrs.
 Bulkley since she was year old. Since she
 was three years old Mrs. Bulkley had SUD-
 ported her. She said the Thompson child
 was sick when it was brought to Mrs Bulk
 ley's. It soon after broke out in sores.
 During the last few weeks the child could
 not keep food on it's stomach. It alse had diarrhoea. never knew that the child was
 starved or stinted in food. She said that
 Mrs. Bulkley had always taken excellent care of all the children.
 Mrs. Mary Freeman, daughter of Mrs. Bulkley, was called. She said she often saw
 the Thompson baby while it was living, and
 had frequently talked with her mother about
 it. The child was very delicate when her
 mother took it, and she advised that she take it back to Hartford. Her description of the child and its condition was similar to that of previous witnesses.
 Mary Hanley testified that she had made her home at Mrs. Bulkley's for the past six years. She described the condition of the child, her testimony not differing materially from that of previous witnesses. Minnie Hyatt was called and said that she boarded at Mrs. Bulkley's about year, when she was eight years old. She was now nine. | teen had often visited Mrs. Bulkley's since, and believed that she was an excellent wo. man in the care of children. Mrs. Nash was called and said that she was
 mother of the last witness. She sent her two children there to board when she first came
 to New Haven, and Mrs. Bu1kley took the best of care of them.
 Adam Miller said he lived near Mrs. Bulk ley's. I have often called at her house in my | line of business as butcher. I believe hel character and reputation as nurse is first class
 Mrs. Samuel How'd knew Mrs. Rulkley anG | saw the baby in question at Mrs Bulkley'l
 house It did not appear we'll. Mrs. Bulk | ley appeared to take good care of this chilc and all the other children
 Dr. c. A. Lindsley was called. He said hs assisted at the autopsy of child that died al ! Mrs. Bulkley's last fall Afterward he rec | commended a child to be sent there. He rec ollected of being called to see child at Mrs l Bulkley's shortly before the Thomp | son child died. His attention wal called to the child in question
 and he thought it was suffering similarly to the | child he was called upon to prescribe for. That 1 child had the summer complaint. He di6 | not get an idea that Mrs. Bulkley was crimi nally negligent in the care of the child. IT | cases of cholera infantum there is diarrhea often vomiting, and general cancellation. He | said starvation might come from insufficient food or from the food being thrown off the | stomach or not assimilating. l This closed the evidence for the defense. Prosecuting Attorney Pickett read iron | Greenleaf on Evidence to show that the evi dence of Mrs. Bulkley before the coroner's | jury could be submitted and received as evi | dav10n in rohn,to1 fha frio1 Ho ac | the point briefly.
 Mir. filling replied, reading from the same l authority to show to the contrary, and said | it was exactly against the position taken by Mir. Pickett
 Judge Studley excluded the testimony. Lewis Mix was then called in rebuttal. He stated that he saw Mrs Bulkley after the | child died at her house and asked her what | was the matter with the Thompson child, and she said she did not know. I asked her ii the child had the cholera. and she said no She said nothing about the child having the diarrhoea or vomiting.
 Mary Lockwood was again called by the defense, and stated positively that she heard Mrs. Bulkley tell Coroner Bollman that the child had been troubled with vomiting and diarrhdea for number of days before its death.
 Coroner Bollman replied that he had no
 recollection of hearing Mrs. Bulkley make this statement while at her house. Mir. Pickett said the only other witness he had was MT. J. J. Coogan, who was present at the time of the conversation between Cor
 oner Bollman and Mrs Bu1kley and he thought would corroborate the coroner'f statement.
 It being o'clock, the further hearing waf adjourned until Monday afternoon at Z o'clock, when the closing evidence in rebutta will be given and the arguments will be made.