Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-13

eu out ara hurt mis- Jaw. three weeks ago
Rose Hammond had told her that Cammie
had come home with his stomach swollen.
She said she would like TO go in the house
to see Cammie, as she might help him.
But Rose was not willing to let her go in
Little Cammie, she said, last Sunday even
ing was very sick and leaned his head on
Roses lap, but Rose shook him off and told
him to sit up. Witness thought the hoy
looked as if he were dying.
Tied With n Clothes Line.
Willie Jackson, seventeen years old, who
lives with Mrs. Hammond, was called. He
was a small, light-colored mulatto boy, and
said he had gone to Mrs. Hammond's about
year ago. He knew nothing about his
mother or father, and had been brought to
Washington By colored man from Nir-
ginia. His account of affairs at the Ham
mond house differed widely from the testi-
mony regarding the whipping of Camlnie.
He said he had never seen any one whip
Cammie except Cammie's father, who, he
said, came to the house now and then and
would thrash the boy. in reply to ques-
tions he said that he had once. about a
month ago, brought clothes line. at the
instance Of Mrs. Hammond, who he called
mamma"
He gave the rope to George Fitch, who
tied Cammies hands with 1t to keep him
from running away. He said that Police
man Cox of that beat was there and APP
proved the tying of the boy. Cammie was
kept tied until the next morning. Witness
had his life insured, too, and paid ten
cents week to the Metropolitan Life In
srrance Company He was insured in
favor Of Rose Hammond, who had sug-
gested insuring his life.
George Fitch. black boy said Cammie
had complained of being sick for some
time, and had told him that he had been
eating from a swill tub. He said that
most of the whipping Cammie had gotten
had been given him by his father, who
new and then visited the house. He had
seen Mrs. Hammond hit Cammie but once.
He testified to the tying of Cammie, and
said that Policeman Cox was present and
hey tied for a week. Witness also in
sured his life about four weeks ago in
favor of Rose Hammond.
Policeman Cox IA Witness.
Officer A. W. Cox was called. He had
been on the force seven months. He said
he had spoken to Cammie dozen times
about his acts in running away. He had
never seen the boy doing anything wrong,
but Mrs. Hammond had told him of the
boy running away and stealing. He was
present when Cammie was tied, and told
the boy that If he had his way he would
tie him for a week. He told him this to
scare him, and keep him from running
away. Witness had been tied when a boy.
and he thought that was proper course
to take
What DIR. Rumn Found.
DR.. Sterling Ruhin, who made the post
mortem examination, testified regarding
the result of the autopsy. The boys gen
eral condition, he said, was very poor. His
muscles were very soft, and there were
what appeared to be lasheS on his back.
The scars We're parallel. from one-half inch
to 1l2 inches long. His lungs We're some
what diseased, though it was slight. This
condition was not sufficient to cause death,
but it would lessen the power of resistance
The most striking feature of the autopsy
was an almost complete absence of food in
the stomach and alimentary canal. He
never saw such complete emptiness of
stomach and alimentary canal before
There was no sign of infiamma ton about the
mouth or throat. The organs showed
marked degree of malnutrition.
IF you were to judge from the condition
of the boy, what would you say is the
cause of death?" Dr. Glazebrook asked
Il should not like to give an opinion
to the cause of DEATH replied DIR. Ruffin.
mo chemical analysis has yet been made
of the contents of the stomach
While DR. Ruftin said the boy had been
badly fed, he did not wish to say that
that was the cause of his death.
Deate for an Hour.
Martha Stevenson was then called and
said on one occasion she visited the home
of the Hammonds, and heard Cammie
being beaten. The beating lasted for an
hour and she reported the case to the po-
lice.
This concluded the testimony and at l
o'clock the jury went into executive ses-
sion
The Verdict.
After celebrating five minutes the jury
brought in a verdict. THAT said Camme
Hall came to his death by reason of i'll
treatment and deprivation of proper food,
and from the evidence deduced We the
jury, recommend that Rose and William
Hammond be held for the grand jury