The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-04-08

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and when the testimony they brought be-
fore the jury last night was sifted the Deputy
Coroner concluded to commit Miss Susan
Kinks without bail until she could have a
hearing before the Justice this morning.
Fourteen witnesses were examined at the
inquest and Miss Kinks was allowed to make
a statement in her own behalf. She made a
denial Of the charge, but admissions she
made and the testimony given by the wit
nesses, made a pretty strong case against her.
DR.. James Stein, who made the post morton,
was the first witness and he gave the result
of the autopsy as stated in the HERALD last
evening. He also stated that from the con-
dition of the body he would suppose that it
had been in the cess pool from one to six
weeks.
When other witnesses were examined they
said that Susan Kinks was i'll some weeks
ago, but the testimony varied as to the exact
period. Some said it was four weeks ago,
others said it was seven, but the testimony
which impressed the jury as the most correct
fixed it at six weeks, which dove tailed the
opinion of DR.. Stein. The accused girl said
it was nine weeks ago.
The clubhouse in which the body was found
is in he yard of the house in which Susan
Kinks reside with her parents, The testi-
mony of the family was that early one morn
ing the young woman entered the house at
the rear door and called for assistance. Mem.
bers of the family responded and Susan
swooned. She remained unconscious for about
twenty minutes and. upon recovering stated,
that she had been taken ill in the clubhouse.
Members of the family confirmed the state
ment by inspecting the clubhouse. These
witnesses also testified that Susan stated at
the time of the occurrence that her illness
was premature.
In making her statement before the cor
oner's jury Susan stated that she did not
give birth to the body found in the clubhouse;
that her illness was premature and she
lacked several months of maternity. In
reference to he latter part of the statement
DR.. Stein and several witnesses testified that
the appearance Of the young woman even
three months ago was quite contradictory to
her statement.
The c%oroner's jury rendered a verdict to
the effect that the child met its death by
being thrown into the cess pool by Susan
Kinks on or about the 18th Of February, last,
The accused was committed to the lookup
for the night and insisted upon having the
company of her three-year-old child. This
morning she was taken before Squire Cardin
and after hearing the testimony of some OF
the witnesses the Justice committed the
young woman without bail. She was taken
to the county Jail this morning by Chief oil
Police OHara.
Although Susan Kinks is not quite twenty
one years of age she has quite an eventful
career, and the many circumstances that have
brought her before the public long since
caused an impression that she was not alto
gether mentally responsible. A few years age
she sustained injuries on the Lehigh Valley
railroad from which she suffered for some
time. She was walking on the track with hen
mother. The latter retained her presence oil
mind and escaped, but the daughter became
bewildered and was struck by the train. Later
the young woman figured in a romantic af
fair. She caused the arrest of a Polish young
fellow, who furnished bail and then skipped
The bondsman was arrested ON a charge Of
furnishing STRAW" bail, but a short time after
all the |litigations arising out of the affair were
terminated by the fugitive returning to town
and marrying a sister of the young woman.
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