The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-08-10
THE MURDERED BABES.
The Coroncr's Inquest Continued T
DuV.

me NOEOhtE W.
Day.
The two colored women arrested on sus-
picion of the murder of the Fisher children,
are still held Mt the station-house. This
morning u CRITIC reporter called ut the
cell of the old woman Taylor, and endeav-
orcd to extract q statement from her, but to
no avail. She sworc that she was innocent
of the crime. The reporter asked her If
she had ever had any trouble with any of
the Fishers, and she answered that the
Fishers were her friends.
"Did you not have some trouble with the
children"
No sah,' answered the old woman.
"'Fore God boss, dem children never give me
no trouble; loved dem children used to
pick 'cm up in my arms every time / would
see dem"
Rose was also seen by the reporter, and
she stoutdy maintained her innocence, say
ing that she did not see the children on the
day of the murder, nor had she seen them
for three weeks previous.
The boy, Samuel Golf, grandson of the
old woman and nephew of Rose, stated to
the reporter that he lived with Mr.. Lynch,
who keeps dairy near the Fishers. His
business is to mind the stock.
The old woman said when she went to
take the washboard to Fishers house she
did not remain there more than minute or
two, and then went Immediately home.
Rose, on the contrary, told the reporter that
her mother was gone from the house fully
two hours, and that when she came back
she was very much excited. -
The Inquest Resumed.
A few minutes past II Coroner Patterson
arrived at the station and the same jury
which heard the evidence Mt the first ex-
animation were called.
Rose Taylor was the first witness called
She testified that her mother went to
Fishers house, the first time about or
o'clock. The Coroner asked her II
she didn't tell somebody that it wa:
about 3 o'clock She said she had no
clock in her house and might have
been mistaken in the time. Continuing
Rose said: She went away the second
time about o'clock, after Mr.. Fisher came
home, and thought she was gone about Q
quarter ofan hour; when she came back she
seemed to be excited, and said that Mrs
Fishers two little children were out in the
yard dead, that somebody had murdered
them she then sent me up to Mr.. Lynch,
to tell my nephew, Thomas Goff, to come
home right away, that the
Fisher Children had Been Murdered
and we would all have to leave the place.
u
and mother was in the house when Mr.
Fisher drove toward his house going from
market; | did not hear Mr.. Fisher
call but mother did. She further
said that her mother sometimes had fits
and would get very mad and ugly, ant
would sometimes threaten to pick up some
thing and knock us in the head. When II
these fits she would accuse us of aggravat
ing her, and we would have to, leave til,
house.
Mr.. Harry Brown, who resides with Mr.
Fairfax, in Prince Georges County, Md.
Just outside the District limits, testifie'
that Rose Taylor was at work at Mr.. Fair
fax's house on the Wednesday before tn,
murder of the children.
A BiOOdthirsty Disposition.
Emma Green, colored, was called, an,
said that she knew Christina Taylor; sh
stopped at her house the Both of May las
to get water; had baby with me, and sh
asked if it was mine; told her No, that
had raised it, She asked me why l wante,
| to bother with other peoples children whel
you have got none of your own: she salt
take and throw it down there on the stOn
pile and kill it; then sell the carriage, an,
no one will ever know anything about il
when my husband came from the city
told him, and he said the old woman mus
be "witchified" fool.
Mr.. Elliott Barnes testified that he as
sisted to hitch up the horses the day Fishc
went to market Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher wen
in separate wagons; both teams left to
gcthor; he had the double team and she tn
Il single; did not see any one pass the hous
that day, until the old Taylor woman cam
out
Lieut.. johnson testified that on Monda
morning last the old woman sent for hil
and asked if she told the truth, would h
let her go. The lieutenant told her he woul
do the right thing by her, when she sait
81 will talk some more at another time an
tell the truth all about it," When pressed
however, she would dodge the question.
The ax which was found near the bodit
Of the children is at the statiOn-hOuse. I'll
blade has u few drops of blood on it and or
picked up after the murder was found tn
! morning to have blood upon it.
} Afterth testimony the case was given
the jury.
The Verdict.
After remaining out over two hours, IL
jury came it with the following verdict
"That the said Joseph and Lizzie Fish
, came to their death between the hours of
a. M. and p. M, August 6, at their res
, dencc Dundas farm, on the Bunker Hi
Q road, from injuries to the head. The jul
are unable to say positively at whose ham
l the deed was committed, but from the ey
/ dence adduccd, suspicion points strongly
A Christina Taylor as the guilty party.