The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-09
FOUND IN THE FURNACE.
Coronor's Inquest ~ Tho Body Of a
Infant.


C~oroner's Inquest on tho BODY of an
Infant.
Coroner Peasants yesterday held an in
qucst on the body Of a we'll developed in
FAINT taken from tho furnace in tho Masonic
temple. VIM. Diokerstafi. fireman of the
building. was tho principal witness. His
testimony was to the effect that on last
Saturday about five O'Clock. while he was
standing in the hall between tho outside
door and the boiler room. Dr.. u. j.. Ksl-
logg came out OF his Office and asked him IL
there vas goo q: IN ths furnace; On
went to the furnace, opened the door. put
a package he had in his hand on q shovel
and threw II into the fire. Immediately on
the doctors retirement Bickerstaf testified
that he went to the furnace, and taking the
shovel removed the package. He had his
thrown beyond the rod coals onto some
dead ashes. Opening tho parcel Bick-
erstRff said he found II con-
tanned the hsAdlsss body Of
baby. Ho left II In IN unoccupied room
till Monday, when he took 1t to Drs. Colo
should do about It. They told him to soc
the county attorney. but this he did not do,
because he said he was sick.
In reply to II question Of County Attor-
ney Nolan, who was present at tho request
of the coroner, Bickenstaf said he had his
snsptcions aroused in regard TO parcels Dr..
Kellogg was throwing into the furnace by
JAS. Fulkeraon. a former fireman. who. no
said, had told him tdat the doctor throw
embryo infants into the furnace. Bicken-
staff testified that few days before Dr.. KEEL
loRg had thrown into the furnace the leg Of
an adult. He did not know whether IL was
lawful or not. aud he asked Mr.. Ray. Mr..
pa YnhArDu inrouA~tkt.n Ah0nk uhA
latter said he did not know whether IL was
or not, and on being told what Fulkerson
said. advised that il no found the body Of
an infant in the furnace he had better re-
port IL.
James Tuner, an assistant OF Bicksn-
stati's. testified to tho circumstance Of the
body being put into tho furnace and it's
DR.. Cole was the next witness. He said
he frst saw the body on Monday. whom
BickenstafT brought il to his office. In his
opinion it 1t wal a male, progressed be-
tween the sixth and seventh month. AZ to,
whether it was alive when born he could
reason whv this head should have bsen re.
moved. He also testified that in cases OF
premature births 1t was not the custom of
physicians to take charge of the results nor
to consiRn them to furnaces.
DIR. Kellogg. Who was not present at the
OeRIuuIuK VI tu6 luv0btlRaVIOu UUt WHO
came In while DR.. Cole was testifying wac
the next witness.
The testimony Of the preceding witnesses
was repeated to him In q concise fotm by
the county attorney. The doctor said
he had thrown the body into
the furnace in order to keep i
out Of the vay. He also said
tend a lady. and On whom he had not
waited before. The furnace incident was
neoessitated by her condition, and he
wanted IL fully understood that there was
nothing criminal in the transaction. Asked
as to who the lady was. after consideration,
he said personally he had no hesitation in
giving it. but did not feel 1t would be right
for him to do 80 until he had consulted
hor, or her husband. who was a lawyer. He
preferred, no said. to have the lady testify
herself as to the circumstances. His
opinion was that the child had progressed
three months or over. He told also Of
throwing the limb into the furnace. saying
he did not know it was unlawful, and
added he had thrown various things into
this same place, the result OF surgical oper.
atoms.
DR.. Ballard examined the body and gave
az his opinion that it had progressed seven
months. As to whether it had been born
alive, he could not say.
DR.. Rockman gave it az his opinion that
the infant had progressed eight months,
and that 1t had brenthed after being born,
al examination of the lungs satisfying him
on that point.
The investigation will be continued to-
day.
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