Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-24
Rochester's Sensation.
DR.. Ryder Given Hearing for
Child rlurder.

renee. There was large crowd In
attendance.
| Cora M. Smith testified that Fred
Austin was father Of the child. She
had only seen Ryder twice before her
sickness, once in Truman Martins
hop field in August, the second time
at home. When she said 81 wish !
was dead, and baby, too," Ryder re-
piled, "Don't say anything about dy-
ing; if there is any dying to be done
| will attend to that"
The child was born October 18th,
in the afternoon between 3 and A
O'Clock. She heard the cry Of the
child but once, just after the birth.
When she saw the child, it was dead.
DIR. Ryder told her that if anything
was said to say that the child was still
born.
On cross examination, she said that
the f9tus was about eight months old,
and that she had never talked with
the doctor about the case. 1t was her
first child. She married Thomas
Smith Aug. 10, 1888, and left him
two years ago.
Fred Austin was father of the child.
The doctor said that Fred would set
tie the bill. Austin proposed marry
ing her after getting her a divorce,
but she did not accept. The doctor,
his wife and her mother were the only
ones in the room during the child
birth. When the doctor arrived, he
came Immediately to me and put his
hands on my forehead and said, "poor
baby"
Mrs. Mary Shepard, mother of Mrs.
Smith, corroborated the previous tes-
timony about the childbirth. She
heard the child cry but did not see it
until supper time, when it was dead.
The doctor and his wife refused to let
her see it, saying, "If the
Case Was Ever Brought into Court
you will have nothing to say" The
doctor went away about O'Clock, and
the child was in crib, wrapped in
bloody sheet. The child was put in
box by her husband after the doctor
went, and was buried in the cellar.
The last time that she saw the child
was week after New Years, when it
was exhumed to be carried to the in
quest.
The doctor made an examination
Immediately after his arrival. Mrs.
Ryder and the doctor assisted at the
birth. She did not know who put
the child into the crib. The doctor
only went out of the room once dur
ing this time.
George II. Shepard, father of Mrs.
Smith, testified to going after DR.. Ry-
der, as he understood, at Will Hois-
ington's in Rochester Hollow. He
told him that Fred Austin would pay
the bills. Ifeverything was all straight
between them, he would pay well for
the job, from Sl5 to $40.
Henry ID. Carey testified to being
at Hoisington's, October 18th, when
Austin was there. He heard the doc
tor tell him, 81 will fix everything all
right" He did not hear the previous
This finished the testi-
mony for the state.
The defence called DR.. VIM. M.
Huntington, who testified that he,
with his son, VIM. D. Huntington,
Dr.. +. j. Fish of South Royalton, DR..
L. M. Greene of Bethel and Harry l..
Jhaffee, a medical student, made a
post mortem examination Jan. 18th.
The victim was male child, weigh
ng six pounds, with finger nails and
lair well developed. There
Were Two Wounds on the Head
lear the brain, through the scalp but
lot through the skull. The larger
lole was one-eighth of an inch in di-
lmeter. The wounds were covered
With blood, but the body was pale and
without any blood in it. Upon test
ng the lungs by several tests, it was
proved that there had been life in the
hid. He thought it was living
hid.
He could not say whether the
were made before or after
leath, The wounds could not have
'een made by instruments used in
UGH cases. He thought the child
must have been of nearly full term, the
lair being one inch long. He did not
lotice any drugs or other matter in
he body. His conclusion on examine
ion was that the lungs had been in
lated and respiration had taken place.
This finished the testimony.
States Attorney Enright stated his
lain for binding the respondent over,
being that the respondent had been
ired for an express purpose; the
rounds were made from an attempted
portion, and that failing in this he
lowed the child to bleed to death by
OF tying the navel, and would not
It Mrs. Shepard see to it on that ac-
cunt. j. j. Wilson made the plea
nat the respondent should not be held
5 there was not sufficient evidence to
onvict.
The states attorney then made an
oquent and able plea to have the
ourt bind the respondent over.
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