The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08

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What did he do with the child i'm
| mediately after birth?"
| Il do not know"
| did you have any conversation a.
| that time with Dr. Jones in regard 70
| what would be done with the child?"
| mo. sir
sswhom did you get TO go after DR.
| Jones?'
'saIr Cogdell went after him"
| ibid you have conversation with
| DR.. Jones when he first came? %
mo, sir; did not He knew wha:
| was the matter with me"
Did you have any conversation after
| the child was born?"
Yes, I asked him what IL was and
he said il was boy"
What did he do with the child after
It was born?''
"He washed it and don't know wha:
else he did do
What else did he say about the
| child?"
He said it was black and that il
could not live. He said that as soon as
it was born"
''Did you see the child?''
"No, sir; did not a sk for It."
What else did he say about the
child?"
After he washed 1t he said it was
dead"
Where did he wash it?"
TN the same room where 1 was
when did DR.. Jones commence
| treating you?'
At this point Miss Reynolds detailed
her story about the kind Of treatment
DR.. Jones gave her. and she said that
it was for the purpose Of producing an
abortion. She had no hesitancy IN Civ
ing the particulars Of this dark chapter
| in her life whatever although the court
room was crowded.
do you feel too weak to go on with
the examination
mo do not"
One of the jurors asked: did you
tell him who was the father of this
child?"
81 did not"
County attorney: ibid Cogdell know
of your condition.
He knew Of ii all the time"
when was the last time Dr. Jones
gave you any treatment"
the last of October. 1895"
did you have a smoothing iron in
your room?"
81 did not"
''what did DR.. Jones say he was go
ing 10 do with the child
HE said he was going to bury it,
did DR.. Jones come back TO see you
after he took the child away"
mo sir. i never saw him since"
did you have any other doctor treat
you beside Dr. Jones?"
'No sir; had not"
'Where did you go after you left your
room at 254 North Main?"
81 went to Marshalltown, Ia, and ar
rived there last Sunday"
when did you come back?"
This morning"
'iHow much money did you pay DR..
Jones for treating you?"
Il paid DR.. Jones $40 in six months.
I gave him a So gold piece and other
IS in small payments, and 1 never paid
him any other money. The last money
l paid him was about Christmas"
BY one of the jurors: did you nave
any clothes prepared for the child?"
mo sir: l thought it would be born
dead. Yes, I felt life in the child. but /
thought after what had happened it
would be born dead"
DR.. Rentz, city and county physician,
was recalled and his testimony indi-
Gated that there had been no evidences
of attempted abortion. He said that
doctors sometimes deceived women by
pretending to procure an abortion and
did not do anything towards that end.
He said that ii was done very often
when women are in a nervous condi-
ton, for the purpose of allaying their
alarm.
Up to this time the investigation was
very tame. The county attorney had
left and the examination was ostensive-
" completed but the jury by some
legerdeTmain had made arrangements
with DR.. Darrin to examine the young
woman technically, and she was recall
ed. Dr. Darrin then took the place OF
the county attorney and proceeded TO
examine the young woman in a man
ner that brought all the crowd UP about
the witness. where they INDUCED in pro-
fuse rubbernecking.
Then a scene occurred. Rev. y. F.
Harmon came in white with indigna-
ton and pushing his way through the
crowd ne raised his hand before the
coroner and protested in the name of
decency and humanity against the fur
finer examination of the lone girl until
the room was cleared OF every man in
there except the officers, the jury and
those directly interested in the case.
Then all the people fell back and be-
gan 10 file out OF the room.
The next sensation caused was the
protest OF County Attorney John Davis
against the examination Of the witness
by Dr.. Darrin. He said that the jurors
had a right to ask her any question
they desired but he objected TO any
proceeding whereby an outsider could
be brought into the case to ply the wit
ness with technical questions without
her knowing whether she could legally
refuse 10 answer them or not.
Then the coroner who was sitting on
the table swinging his legs. jumped off
like a rubber ball and was eTnoa rrassed.
He thought the Jurors had a absolute
right to take the steps they had taken,
but John Davis informed him thai he
was boss" and as a result DR.. Darrin
was shut of.
The questions that were being asked
were in the line OF finding out more de-
tails about the attempted abortion and
in short speech the county attorney
informed the Jurors that they had no
legal right 10 inquire into The attempts
at abortion last: mat their sole duty
related 70 the child after its birth.
The case was then given 10 the Jury
and after due deiiberation they return /
ed verdict that the child died from |
want OF proper respiration"
THEY WERE TAKEN IN
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