Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-25
TIE HAYES nUsOEE CASE.
Tho Jury Completed aud the Tria'
DexuB.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April A-Ine lwen!n
Juror IN the Iiawes case was secured wiz
little delly tbs morning. Ihe unl'eIs',
comment il that the jury Is uhusuaiiy soou
in general appearance. .
and continued throughout the day. Inc
csse now on trial Il for the murder OF NAV
Hswes. his oldest daughter. who was laSt
seen alive or Monday and whose BODY was
found floating in East lake on the next morn
ing. I'll
Coroner Rabbit. the first witness, tesu'
fed 70 the general iacts II finding the BODY
and The examination he had made.
Keith. Rsgsdale, and BOyce testified 10
fading the body, snd that no water came
from the mouth and nostrils when II was
taken IN.
Adjourned for dinner.
AT the afternoon session the first witness
VS.. W. W. Lsslie, the undertaken, who en-
halmed the corpse oi May llawcs. He saw
10 evidences Of violence.
Doctors Wilson AMI Parke. the physicians
who made the autopsy, testified that deatu
resulted from asphYXiatiOn, when nigut
have been caused either from drowning or
smotfcung. Some symptoms OF drowning
were iacklng. Asa rule the BODY Of per-
?
foriv.cighf hours. Wilson testified thai
ne thought the child had been dead
about twelve hours when brought 10
the citg from East lake, also th1t
there were some scratches on the child
nose. Both physicians said the contents OF
the stomach were quite fresh, indicating re-
cent death. Raesdale, Boyce, and Lsshe
.Geul fed The hat and shoes worn by MAY
Iawcs when the body was found. Dr. Jones
bad seen TIE BODY the next DAY and had no
feed the scratches upon the nose aud
break on the skin on each side. Eliza john
son (cOlOieD who furnished meals 10 the
! Hawes family, had seen them last on the
Sunds; before the killing. 4. y. Gram
bling had seen IIaWes on Monday
evening before Mays BODY was found.
| Halves said he was going 10 get married
Ills two girls were Ia convent IN MOBILE
| HAYES came 10 her DOarding-house on Toe
saturday before the finding OF the body.
! He engaged board for himself and vile.
! she objected 10 boarding children. HAYES
laid he had one little boy in Atlanta. lie
would be married next week sud would let
| her know By telegraph when he wOnld
arrive. H.wes proposed 10 furnish bis
room himself and seut furniture on bOnoay.
/ A motion 10 exclude this entire testimony
was ovcrrued. On crOss-cXamnaii)n Wit
/ ness said she had agreed to bosrd the little
| boy. Charles :. Chapman. collector Tor the
| singer Sewing. Machine Company, had gone
| 10 collect a bill on saturday from llaHcs;
! found HAYES and the three children at home.
! Hawes told him 10 call on Monday At Mrs
/ Fuller's: which lie did. Not finding liawes,
| he went again 10 bis house, where he raw
| Fannie Bryant, DOW indicted for the same
offence with HAYES. Olber children we're
present Fannie Bryant was packing trunks.
Barace Gardner (cOlored) knew the HAYES
| family and lived near them; went TO tue
house on Monday. HAYES, Fannie Bryant,
and May were present She went TO collect
some money due her. llawes said bis
wiie hsd Roue 10 Atlanta. she had
been there on the Saturday before and
seen all the family. ca Monday witness bad
| heard IlawCs tell Fannie 10 take May home
with her. G.. +. Broom lives at OXsnna,
[ and did not hear Of the finding Of NAYS
| BODY until the Thursday after. ON Monday
/ Of the same week be had met llawes In The
office OF T'imekeeper Newman, OF the
/ Georgia Pacific railroad. HAYES said he bad
( been To Mobile, where he put his girls IN a
| convent; said he was gong to marry on
| wednesday next. and that he had gotten
I divorce from his first wife in Atlanta.
Charles Newman, q time-keeper OF the
( Georgia Pacific railroad, said Halves hsd AZ
| Piled for his money before II Va. due and
| said he wanted To get of from duty, a. he
| bad 10 take his daughters TO Mobile before
! be went 10 Columbus 10 get married.
The court adjourned hh tomorrow.
/ Crowds OF witnesses are present and the
room is packed with pe0ple-al white. No
lsdics except witnesses are present. Hawes
has ost whatever indifference he ever had.