The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1882-01-26
b was born in our house.

1t was born In our house.
Dr.. r E. Brown, ss0orn In sub
stance DR.. Brown stated that he made
a post-nortem examination of the
body Of the girl 90 Monday morning;
found shot wound on left side OF body,
just below the nipple; left lung was
very much shattered, also portion of
spleen, and tenth rib was broken;
death undoubtedly ensued almost in-
staotly after the charge struck her;
death was caused by the gun shot
wound; also found her with child;
could not say whether it was ehite or
black; cannot detect the color Of q
child when SO small; she had been
pregnant about 81 or 4 months; could
not tell whether it was of mixed blood
or not; believe she received the full
charge.
Dr.. A. e. Budd, recalled, cor
roborated the testimony of DR.. Brown.
IL the matter of the infaut he said
that it was light colored-all are at
that stage; should decide that this
child vas black one; but could not
state 80 with any certainty; no abor-
ton by instruments had been attempt
ed in this case.
Mrs Morgan ,Reeues, recaHed.-
Objections were made by Col. Stratton
to the admission of her testimony;
that her evidence had no bearing d.
recsly upon the objects Of the inquest.
Mr.. Hendrickson, for the prosecute.
insisted that she should be heard, and
the coroner allowed her to proceed.
We put her evidence in the follow
ing shape that it may be more clearly
understood and save space: Lizzie and
became acquainted when / lived in
a tenant house on the farm with my ia
Their. At that lime she never told me
anything of Importance further than
that William Hankinson was The
father of her child, Marie, now living
and on the farm; during the past four
weeks, however she has told me a
great deal. | now live on Top-e-toy
aud have lived there nearly year;
she would stop 10 as she came along
to Mount Holly. On the I4th inst.
she was there and told me she was 10
trouble and did not know what to do
unless she poisoned herself, as she
could not stay at Mr.. Hankinson's; she
seemed to cry about it and / told her
not to cry, but to stay there as she
did before; she said she could not do
it as they were going to put Marie,
her little girl 10 home and she would
have to so too. On the 9th Of De-
cemher she again called and said she
was in trouble by William Hankinson;
he told her rot to say anything about
to anybody. One night he scared her
SO With a gun that she slept in the
barn all night and she was always
afraid Of him; she also said that once
she was cleaning house when she made
a miscarriage and went to bed; Will
came up and took it away she did not
know where; she said that William
Hankinson was the father of it. lie
went to Philadelphia and purchased
for her seven bottles Of medicine
(pills) 100 in each bottle and she took
them all; he threatened to shoot her il
sha exposed him. Sometimes | would
doubt her story and at other times /
didn't know what to think; she wasn't
supplemented girl, and | never knew
her to tell extravagant stories.
This closed the evidence and the
jury without further remarks were
allowed to retire and decide upon their
verdict, which they did in short
time as follows
"Thas the said Lizzie Johns came
to her death on Saturday, the 2lst
dayof January, 1882, from a gum
shot wound inflicted by a gpa in the
hands of William A. Haukinson.'