Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-01
THE MOTHER REsPONsIBLE.
The Coroner's Verdict in the Case of Infant
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THE HOTTER RESPONsIBLE.
The Cor0ner's Verdict in the Case of Infant
icide.
An inquest was held at MCCARTHY & Don
nelly's Yesterday, on the remains of the
girl baby found in the vault of Patterson's
boarding house on Robert street, it's moth.
er being Ellen Kelly, domestic employed
at the house. The full circumstances of
the sad affair appeared in yesterdays issue
of the GLOBE, and the testimony at the in
quest resulted IN no especially new devel-
opments.
DR.. Markoe, the first witness, testified to
having made a post mortem on the re-
mains; in his opinion the lungs had respir-
ed air and the child had evidently been
born alive; there were no evidences on the
body of violence.
Mrs. Patterson testified that the mother
of the child had been in her employ; wit
ness had suspected something wrong in
the condition of Miss Kelly, but there was
no certain evidences of it, she had made
inquiry, but the girl denied that she was
enciente. Thursday morning she had
started to wash, and complained of not
feeling well; witness ordered her not to
work, saying something was wrong, but
she denied it. Witness then testified to the
evidences which led to the finding of the
body. John Patterson was the next wit
ness, but he offered nothing new.
Mary Thornton, domestic, testified
that Miss Kelly had slept with her; all
OF Thursday night she seemed to be
in pain, but she denied being sick,
towards morning she had left the
room twice, the last time being absent
| about an hour. VIM Guischman and DIR.
Davenport testified to the circumstances
relating to the finding of the body which
ended the testimony.
The jury found that said Baby Kelly
came to her death by means of exposure
Immediately following birth and that the
child was born alive and that the mother,
Ellen Kelly, is responsible in not giving it
/ such care as would Ihavs preserved its
life.
The unfortunate girl, who is now con-
fined to her bed, will probably be held for
infanticide.
The unfortunate girl mother was resting
quite comfortably yesterday, ana she
seems to begin to realize the extent of her
crime, II indeed it is such. Her greatest
dread lies in the fear that her shame will be
discovered by her father, respectable
farmer, residing near Belle PLANE. She
is extremely reticent when questioned as
| to the author of her ruin, but from what
was learned yesterday he Is be-
| lieved to be young man,
the son of farmer residing about four
miles from Belle PLANE. After the in
| quest yesterday Officer Mattocks was de-
tailed to keep surveillance lover the sick
| girl, and she will be kept under guard I'M
| til such time as she shall have sufficiently
| recovered to appear for examination in
the municipal court. The baby was
buried yesterday.
Meeting of the Committee on Streets
At meeting of the committee on streets
last evening the following business was
transacted:
Communications were received from
the chamber of commerce in relation to
the drainage pipe made by the ST. Paul
Clay works. which the committee decided
to use, after subjecting it to as severe tests
as used on other pipe.
A communication was received from the
city comptroller relative to the final esti-
mate of contractors for grading Third
favorable report was made for allowing
the same.
The matter of establishing a grade on
Carroll street from Mackubin to Dale
street was laid over that the property own
ers have an oppor unity to be heard.
In reference to the report of the board
of public works in relation to Dakota
avenue, new order striking out Sibley
| street was made.
The mattersot grading Exchange street
was referred to the engineer and city at
torney to see if new arrangements could be
made with the contractor
On the acceptance of. the report of the
chamber of commerce in relation to paw
ing Third street with cedar blocks, and
from Cedar street to Sibley street with
granite, the committee on vote was a tie,
two being for. granite all the way.
Upon the general report for paving sew
eral streets the coming season, the vote
was favorable for the work and the paving
of those streets with cedar blocks and
granite curbing.
resolution in relation to grading Her
man street, was indefinitely postponed.
The protests of parties to paving Third
street from Sibley to Cedar, paved with
granite, was put on file.
The petition of Mrs. John Schaefer in
relation to filling her cellar with debris
from q street was left for the committee to
examine, with Alderman Smith.
The contract was awarded to s. w. Sher-
wood for building steps on Seventh street,
in Phalen creek valley.
Adjourned.
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