Daily Republican., 1881-05-19

went into Grays store leaving Clar
- outside, and when they came out sh
was gone. As they were going HON
they heard her scream over the bridg,
: and ran to see what was the matter
At the south end of the bridge the,
met Atwood Carpenter. "Ho Alb,
said Barrett "Ho. Bill" answered
Q Carpenter. The man was angry ant
excited and as he passed he said eth,
damned bitch, III kill her." They
found the girl at Guthrie's shop. "Ab's
been beating me-" she said, "and
halloed for mother" Witness sale
she saw Carpenter Monday morning
and he said, indicating Clara, "If she
means to sue me she had better be quick
for if | catch her out I'll kill her. y
People thought tnat she had the small
poN. Witness talked with Mrs Smyth
but she did not think So
THE JURY AMUSED.
| The notorious Emma Jones was the
next witness. She was under oath for
nearly an hour and with loud voice, vo-
luminous language, and active gestures
told story the gist ofwhich was to
TINS effect: a man treated the Smith
girl and herself at Kyle's ico cream sa-
loon, and Atwood Carpenter stood ieaI-
ously outside. Finally he said that the
last plate of ice cream you will ever eat"
and he caught her and dragged her over
the bridge. can dar he downed her,
took her by the feet and dragged her in
an up on the gravel pile and jumped
on her stomach with both feet just this,
away" (And Emma laid flat down
on the tioor.) Witness demonstrated
with him saying he would kill the girl,
when he knocked and kicked her down
and then dragged the girl over to Guth-
rie's carriage shop when he beat haf
again. Witness ran across the bridge,
She told of much abuseto which Car
penter had subjected the Smith girl
before. Emma said many funny things
ana the jurors had to laugh heartily
many times. Her testimony was gener-
ally discredited.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
Annie Elizabeth Lockman, a quiet
colored woman, was next sworn and |
gave very important testimony. She
had been at Kyle's ice cream saloon
from $50 O'Clock until after 10, and did
not see Emma Jones' She left there and
went right over the bridge AS she
crossed the bridge she heard Clara
Smith cry ont at Guthric'S S carriage tac.
tory. In a little bit she met CARPENTER
and asked him what that noise was
about. He replied that it was Clara
Smith and she had called him II dirty
Ioater and he'd knock her God damned
head Oft, She hurried on and found the
Lirl crying, and asked her what was
the matter.
She said that Alb Carpenter and she
had had . fuss and he had kicked her in !
he side, stomach and back and knocked
her down. She was crying very hard.
IN TleSday at ! o'clock witness was
lskeh by the girls mother to 90 up to
he sick room and see her. Witness
lid SO and found the girl suffering much :
She asked her where she was hurt. !
'be replied. liam hurt up the hips and ,,
'r"ast. Do you think | am getting the ,
She alSo said he had hit ,
'er on the head and had kicked her
hard about the hips and !
aid that she would have him arrested !
5 soon as she got better. She thought d,
er sickness was because OF the kicks !
nj Carpenter beating her 50.
PECULIAR FOR SMALL r0X, i
Witness saw no signs Of snail nox, $
nj had been among it considerable in 5
eF lie. There were no pimplcS on her v
lrehead which were not natural and a
ways there. The girl always had Il
implies on her forehead. Witness was o
lcrt when the doctor came and after IL
le doctor left the girl spit up blood by b
lontAtulS all afternoon until she died. "
The DOCTOR" concluded the witness, a
said he did not know whether it was b
nall poX or not, but did not think she 7
Id the small pox. He said he would ri
IL what II was next day. After the "
T! death | went up to get the doctor ia
come and see if she had the small g
* but lie was not at home and did al
1t come. ! did not see Emma Jones W
at night, She was not on the bridge, III
THE Jury UNDECIDED, III
This concluded the evidence and the o.,
ry went into secret session to deliber- at
e. After an hours consultation it was
clded to have the body eXhumed and
aud the secretary was in
'ucted to notify Drs. .Oglc and Springer ne
do this and report at the meeting of hr
eJury tomorrow afternoon at 20 clock. on
Il jury then adjourned to that time. to
The jury in reaching this decision LJ
IS Of course fully decided except on ne
small poX theory. They had enough tr,
Idence OF Carpenter . violence to send M
II to Jail for trial but there still ex- rh
ed some doubt as to small pox, and en-
y naturally concluded that if the eX- pv,
lnatlon was not made immediately it ini
uid he impossible for il TO be made at
) and took the action as stated.
)it OF justice to DR.. Blocksom it ,
'i'ld be stated that no one censures w
Il. In view of the circum- WV
noes his action was net even unpro- po'
'lonal, but it was Il mistake that l'is
ny doctor might haremade. When ai'
made out the certificate he was nor ca.