The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02

developed strangers had been added to
tho population of Armstrong, while the
mother lay cold in death.
Two things which may possibly lead to
! her iden ntificatiOn were found among her
effects. One was a photograph OF her sis
ter and another an envelope, which had
contained letter received while at Arm
strong, addressed: "Fannie Squibbs'
1t was postmarked: "Pigeon p. o., Forest
county, Pa"
When Coroner Dressler arrived he inn
mediately orderei an autopsy. Drs. j.
NJ. Hamilton and l.. ID. Clarke performed
the service and gave the following certiti-
cate:
"Post morten, held on the body of a
young lady lying at the house of John S.
Mason, aged probably % years, height
five feet four inches, weight about 40
pounds, stout build, hair light brown,
blue eyes and fair complexion. We find
that death resulted from post partim hem
orrhage; stomach and bowels examined
and found normal no evidence of inflam-
nation in any of the abdominal viscera." :"
This certificate disposed of the idea that
an aboi ton had been committed. The
first witness examined by the Coroner
was Mrs. Rosanna Mason. She testified
that the pirl came to her house on August
10. 81 did not know her before she came,'
the witness said. at was evening when
she arrived, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Lanies. She did not keep the fact
that she was going to be confined a secret.
l told my daughter before she came that
l wished she would not bring her to my
house. l asked her her name and she
said Fannie Park, and that her husband
was working in Oil City. She said her
mother lived in the Pines. l asked her
yesterday if she felt sick, and she said it
was her bowels. She then took two doses
of laudanum, both large. She had taken
some laudanum the day before. She COM
planned at noon of being sick and two
children were born through the night.
She said she did not want a doctor and
aided her. have brought great many
children in the world but am not mid
wife. go if people come for me. / sent
for doctor after the children were born.
She suffered terribly and died between II
and O'Clock this morning. She told me
once she was married to Park. / got a
letter one evening at Verona, and it was
addressed Miss / don't know the name,
She promised to pay for me taking her in
and said she got money from her hus-
band"
Mrs. Harriet Hill, who was present at
the confinement, testified the girl acted as
If she was crazy. "She threw up her arms
and said, May God help me. oh, my
mother | wish my mother was here.'
asked her where her mother was and she
said many miles from here She told
me she was married.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mason testified that the
girl told her her parents lived at Pigeon
Postoflice, Forest county, John S. Mason
testified that he understood that the girl
was married to Park but could not live
with him, and that Park is an engineer in
the oil country.
Mrs. Mason's daughter, Jennie Lanies,
was the next " itness. She testified al
live in Verona and got acquainted with
the girl about seven weeks ago. Fannie
SGuibbs she said was her name, ] met
her at Mr.. Maeder's house. | understand
her brothers and this man paid for her
boarding. don't know the mans name
She said she did not want to bring dis
grace upon her parents and went to board
ing. think her people live in Westmore-
land county. She told me she was not
married, but did not confess her true con-
dition. This young man was to pay us for
her keeping. / did not see him and do
not know his name. No one ever came to
see her."
The jury returned the following verdict
"Fannie Squibbs, aged 25 years, came tc
her death on the morning of August 80
1885, at the residence of Mrs, Rosanna
Mason, Armstrong, Penn township. Ale
gheny county, after giving birth to twin
babies, male, and from all of the evidence
taken we, tho jury, find that she died oi
post partim hemorrhage, and we. the jury
| censure such practice of concealing such
cases away from home"
An effort will be made by Coroner
Dressler to discover the girls friends, bu
he has little hope of finding them. In al
! probability the remains of the betrayed
girl will be consigned to an unknown
grave.