Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-17
NOT KILLED BY VIOLENCE,
Boy Charged With Woman's Death Ex.
onerated by . Coroner's Jury.


fourth precinct police station yesterday ct moor
10 determine whether the death Of Mrs. Elizs
hinsiow was due TO an injury received last
month or whether IL was the result Of an attach
Of typhoid fever
Mrs. Kin.low lived at No. 1917 LIST street
southwest. and on the f7fh Of last month, dur
ing an unpleasantness about the conduct OF
some children, boy named Ohas. Hunt, it was
charged. kicked her IN the stomach. Mrs.
kinslov was then in . delicate condition DR..
Winters attended the woman recently and Sat-
urdsy she died The doctor testified that he
was first called to see the woman about the 23d
Of last month. She had q rlrvous chill and he
house elderly lady. Mrs. Branson. told him
that Mrs. Kinslow had been injured. Three
| days later witness examined her to determine
The condi lion of her child but failed to find any
signs OF life. Witness examined the patient to
see about any injuries abe might have sustained
and he found bruise on her arm. There was
also a redness Of one hip, but he could not say
that 1t was the result of an injury. Witness de
scribed the symptoms of the patient and said
she had the typhoid fever. DR.. Fenwick. who
called TO see the woman, also pronounced the
case one OF typhoid fever.
STORY OF THE TROUBLE.
Mrs. Eta Jordan. who resides next door to
the house Of the deceased, testified that on the
day OF the trouble, September II, there a
quarrel between small children and Mrs. Rims
low went ont 70 stop them. little girl picked
up brick and threw 1t and then Mrs. Kinslow
picked II up, but afterward dropped it. Mrs.
hinslow took hold of the girl by her shoulders
and the girls brother Charlie Hunt, came out
TO take his sisters part. he grabbed MIRA
witness could not say that he hit her. Finally
he grabbed her around her stomach and she
called to him to let 60. The boys mother then
went out and released his hold.
The coroner asked witness II she heard Mrs.
Hunt say to her boy, "Give her h" and witness
said that about the beginning Of the trouble
Mrs. Hunt said to her boy, "Give her II"
or KNOCK bout OF her." Afterward she made
the boy let 60 Mrs. Kinslow. Witness had
known Mrs. Knslow about four years. and abe
had pretty quick temper. She asked Mrs.
Kinslo- sftsrwsrd why she did not hit the boy
and make him let 60, and she said she could
not on account Of the way he was holding her.
MRS. HUNT TOOK HER BOY AWAY.
Henry McIn.osh, an aged man, also de-
scribed the trouble that occurred on the morn
ing Of September II. He said the boys mother
her"
"Did you see Mr.. Hunt come outand take her
boy away?" asked the coroner
Yes. SIR" replied witness, latter Mr..
Teachum had called to him to let 60 the
woman"
Witness did not see Mrs. Kinslow shake the
gil, but did see her shake the boy. he thought
the boy squeezed Mrs. Kinslow tight enough to
have caused fever or inflammation.
Robert Z. Teachum testified that he was
working in the house, when he heard some loud
quarreling outside. When he looked out the
window he saw the Hunt boy have Mrs. Kins-
low around the waist The boy released his
hold when witness called him That was all
that he saw of the affair. When the boy had
hold of Mrs kinslow he was in front Of her
and his arms extended around her.
Chas. Angel, a boy who lives near the scene
Of the trouble, testified substantially, as other
witnesses had, as to the action of the Hunt boy
and the remark OF Mrs.. Hunt.
Mrs. Annie Wildly testified that she saw Mrs
kinslow attempt TO pick up stones, but did not
see her throw them. When she saw the boy
grab Mrs kinslow about her waist she heard
his mother call to him to let her go. She did
not hear Mrs. Hunt tell the boy TO knock h
out of her
STRUCK HER HEAD AGAINST THE HOUSE.
Miss Eta Cadle. a resident Of Q street. testi-
fed that she Mrs. Kinslow grab the Hunt
girl and strike her head against house. Then
she her throw a stone at the boy, and the
latter grabbed her about her waist. Witness
heard Mrs Hunt tell her son to take his arms
from around Mrs. Kinslow's waist. She said
that the boy only had one arm around Mrs.
kinslow's waist and he held her with the other
hand. She did not see Charlie strike Mrs. Kins-
low.
DIR. Winter was recalled and he said that there
was nothing about the patient to suggest that
she had been assaulted. He thought that the
woman pains and aches were such as generally
usher in typhoid fever.
Miss Annie Lambert testified that the little
Hunt girl struck Mrs. Kinslow on her leg with
p1ece OF brick. Charlie Hunt grabbed her
around the waist and squeezed her as tightly as
he could. After the affair over Mrs. Kins-
low showed witness the bruises on her arm, leg
and back.
MRS. HUNTS STATEMENT.
Mrs. Sarah Hunt, mother Of Charlie Hunt,
testified that on the day Of the. trouble enc of
her boys and Mrs. Kinslow's boy had a back yard
fight, and afterwsrd she heard Mrs. Kinslow
using oeths and threatening to smash her child's
brains out. When she went out Mrs. Kinslow
had her daughter by the shoulder humping her
head against the house. Her son Charlie came
up and Mrs. Kinslow threw a brick at him Her
boy took his sisters part and witness told him
to hold her until she (witness) could get out
there.
Did you tell your boy to knock h out of
her?'" asked the coroner.
No. sir. she replied, 'but said, Charlie,
hold her and don't let her kill you with a
brick
Nltness SAID mat Mrs. klnSl0w was quick
tenn cred woman and she always made threats
Of what she would do when there was trouble
among the children.
''Her husband" said witness, sis brother
OF my husbands sister-in-lav" Two weeks
after the trouble her husband got warrants for
witness and her two children. Her son Charlie
she SAID, was fourteen years CID but he is small
for his age, because he has always been sickly
When questioned by the coroner, witness said
she got warrant for Mrs. Kinslow the day of
the trouble.
THE BOYS STORY
Charlie Hunt was then called and he testified
that his little brother and Mrs Kinslow's little
boy had been quarreling. but he did not know
anything Of il. He was ON the sidewalk when
Mrs kinslow came out and beat his sister and
then she came to him. She threw one brick at
him and was about to throw another when his
mother called to him TO grab her and not let her
strike him. He grabbed her around the waist
and held her, but did not strike her. His
mother did not tell him to knock h out Of
her,"
THE BOY RxoNERATED.
Deputy Coroner Schaeffer testified to having
made the autopsy. lie found evidences Of
violence and said that death was due to typhoid
fever.
The jury, therefore, returned a verdict of
death from typhoid fever and e1onerated the
little boy.