Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-17
HElNBAuGH HELD.

! HElNBAUGH HELD.
His Wife Discharged-His Bond Fixe,
at $500.
! Lloyd Heinbaugh and wife, Kate
Heinbaugh, last week had theil
preliminary trial before 'SquiresWin
scott andlHarris. They were charg
ed with causing the death of theil
baby through criminal negligence
The Coroner and the Coroner's jury
came to the conclusion that the chile
was starved to death. Heinbaugh
was mail carrier between Centralia
and Rowena and had only been mar
ried four or five months when the
child was born. The attorneys fol-
the State are Prosecuting Attorney
J. G. Trimble and Hiram Moore
for the defendants, Geo. Robertson
of Mexico, and Mr.. Whitecotton, Of
Paris. The defendants in the case
have the appearance of. not being
possessed of ordinary Intelligence.
After the evidence was all in and
the arguments made Mrs. Helm
baugh was discharged. Her hus-
band was held for the grand jury
under $500 bond which he prompt
Iy gave.
The following is the testimony in
brief: The first witness was Harriet
Walker, colored, of Sturgeon: Il
live in Sturgeon; | am so years old /;
my business is nurse for the sick ;
| have been in the business ever
since | was grown; l have known
Heinbaugh three months and have
known his wife about two years; l
have waited upon Mrs. Heinbaugh;
| attended her when she was sick
about two months ago; Mr.. Helm
baugh came after me; | live about
16 miles from where they live; when
| went there the child was about a
day old; l remained there one week;
Mr.. Heinbaugh would not let her
let the baby nurse and said the rea-
son he did not want it to nurse was
because it was not his child. He
told her If she let it nurse he would
leave her and she was afraid to do so.
| carried the baby in my room and
kept it at night for the lady, and
when | took it in there he would
fetch it back in my room. He car
ries the mail, and the morning he
went away he gave the baby a dose
of medicine. When [ went into her
room she had the baby and he told
me to take the baby and he gave the
baby the medicine. | ask him what
that medicine was for and he said
it was to settle its nerves. He said
if anything happened send to Barnes
at Sturgeon. She told me if it died
to bring it in in its new calico dress.
He washed it's face with soda and
salt in water and he said the DR..
said that would fix it all right. When
he gave the child medicine it was
not sick. The medicine made its
lips turn white and then purple and
made the mouth sore inside Of its
mouth, as it was too strong, and its
head fell back"
BENZ. Barnes: 81 live at Stur-
geon; am IA years old; l know
Lloyd Heinbaugh; l had a conver-
sation with him about May 1st in
Sturgeon as we were coming from
church. Mr.. Heinbaugh told me
that my brother was the father of
the child and that he wanted him to
come and kill it; that there would
be no one there but him and the
DR.. and that no one would never
know it,"
James A. McConnahay: Il am
postmaster at Rowena L know Lloyd
Heinbaugh; l remember a child
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Helm
baugh June 10th; | saw Mr.. Helm
baugh hitch to his buggy and start
west and shortly he returned with
Mrs. John Jones; | asked him if
Katie was complaining and he said
it was al! over; he said it was a girl.
l ask him why he would not raise it
and he said Katie would not own it.
| asked him if he knew whose it was
and he said it belonged to young
Barnes. live about 125 feet from
Heinbaugh. l heard the child cry
ing Thursday night. don't think
| saw it when alive
John Potts: II live in Centralia;
| am furniture undertaken; | know
Lloyd Heinbaugh; | had a conver-
sation with him in reference to a
coffin about three weeks before the
death of the child. 1t was in my
place of business. l was sitting in
front of Burks' store and Mr.. Helm
baugh took a seat by me and said
he wanted me to go in the store.
He told me he had child that was
weakly and that he was poor man
and wanted to know if he could get
n coffin If he should send for it and