Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-31
/ INTEREST
Aroused In Pearl Simp-
sons Case.
ACCUSED OF HAVING MURDERED
HER cnrLD-FRIENDs CAME
TO HER AID.
SYMPATHY Is FELT
FOR THE uNFoRTuNATE GIRL IN
HER SORROW
II Is Now believed That the cbiid
.As Killed by Fall
naiI Granted.
SYMPATHY is FELT
FOR THE uNFoRTUNATE GIRL IN
HER SORROW.

Austin. Tex. March 3O.-(Special)-
Pearl Simpson, the young woman ac-
rused of having murdered her child, ~
chief subject OF conversation in Aus
tin today. Since yesterday morning
interest has strongly increased, ana
nany who at first held up their hands
an horror at the idea OF Il mother huv-
irN attempted 10 destroy the life OF
her baAe Of u month, now believe that
she 1,ade ne such attempt. and syippa-
thize raost yrofouudly with her In the
double SORROW and shame that Is at
tached TO her name.
After the deVN baby was taken TO
Weeds undertaking establishment an
autopsy was held by Or r. 5. Graves.
who, In his report, ND. MY opinion
is that death was caused from con-
custom OF the brain, caused from fan
from some distance"
Yesterday Mr.. John Rid\>e, OF Riddle
Bros. manufacturers Of untertakers'
supplies, st. Louis, who Is here on
business, became interested and de-
clared that the girl had to have such
assistance out OF tho trouble as money
could procure, He placed In the lands
of undprtakcr Weed the money tu pay
for another autopsy and the matter
WAS then placed In the hands of Cover
nor Hpeg, who AT on"e went 70 work
with characteristics energy. He ae-
cured the services Of Dr. bennett.
Jones and Denton. who made another
autopsy. After careful examination
they pronounced it as their opinion
that death resulted from natural
causes This added decidedly inter-
csting feature 10 the preliminary trial.
which occurred this afternoon.
b. 'r' urartimc Mira Nrpianhurg
and Miss Georgia Church OF the Wo-
mans Rescue society, have Interested
themselves In tho poor girl making
her as comfortable as possible la the
county JAIL
The deserted young mother has
shown great rrlef for what she has
done. and at the same time has rx-
hlbitel horror at the idea of Her ChilI's
being buried iu the paupcr cemetery.
Yesterday Undertaken Weed assured
her hc would give the dead baby de-
cent lntcrWHnt, which has greatly
comforted hor one ground Of SYM
pnthy for the forlorn woman Is the
persistence With which she has tried to
shield her family from the shame at
tendnnt upon her position. II vs. now
believed that she has never given her
rr1l name or that ~ her Ytr u'a Her
uncle. Sir ". J. HogshcaI 81 Temple,
arrived yesterday and spent tho after
noon and this morning ln consultation
with the poor girl and her attorneys.
Governor Hogs and SIR 4. w Huus-
ton Mr. hpsHhead says that the Young
mother-wh1 Is his vines nitcp-is
really hut sixteen years old; that her
parents are both dead and that she is
absolutely homeless and pcnniless. He
has thus FAR. refused 10 give the re-
porters the girls real name.
There is much Indignation expressed
concerning the action of city phvslrIau
Graves In giving certificate 10 thr
erect that the baby was Killed by n.
fall from the car wiudoH. causing con.
cussion the brain. when he after.
wards acknowledged that he had moi
examined It's brain.
When she was arraigned In Justlc,
Johnson's court this afternoon IN,
house VAS flllcd. the bar being occu
pied by ladies' representing charitable
societies. Governor Hogg appeared foi
the wretchcd girl and. though the tx
aminlng trial could not proceed, sue
ceeded In getting the court to accep
bail for hnr appearance Wednesdn,
morning., This wns on the strength a
the AFFIDAVIT Of the three physiolan
That the child was not murdered. TN,
bond was readily made by v. o. Weed
John l.. Nredenburg AID others.