The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-16
DROWNED WHILE IN A FIT,
Martha EDWARDS Body Pound 10 a
Small Pool.
FISH HAD EATEN AWAY HER EYES,
u Looked Like q N1rder, hut Those
Who Knew Say she Was sub
tect TO Fits.

same little negro children made a ghastl,
discovery yesterday in neck OF Buffal,
bayou AMI just back OF the Cleveland con.
press The neck is a series OF small pools
fed by back water from the bayou aud an
arsos.an well. These little Pools are alive
with cray ash. and around /, the children
81 the neishborhood spend most OF thei,
time.
Three little pieSaninnies went fishing
about ESQ O'Clock to a shallow pool at the
bottom OF very steep bank They had
scrambled down the hank and were about
to wade into the water when they were
startled by the sight o. woman living In
the water. very stiit and quiet. The chill
dTen were frightened and ran to their
maurnas, to whom they told the story OF
their End
The mammas told others, and soon a
large crowd of curious men aud women
were gathered about the place. When the
Older people arrived and saw The badv
they recognized it as that of Martha Ed
wards, negro woman who resided In 4
little hut near by, keeping house for Dick
Bashy. negro employee OF the Phoenix
Lumber company.
one Of the men went after Bagby and an
other 10 notify the police. Justice Hill
was also notified and he repaired TO the
place Immediately in the capacity OF cor
oner 10 hold an inquest Bagby did not
show up at all. His reply was We'll |
can't help it, and continued about his
work.
The position In which the woman's body
was found was such that at first il was
thought that she had been outraged. muir
dered and thrown into the creek Her nose
was out Of the water and she was living
upon her back. Her limbs were stretched
out and her fingers were tightly clasped
About her face swaTmed minnows, and now
and then a big cray fish would crawl over
the face and nibble AT the nose and eyes
Her eyelids had been eaten away and the
flesh on her nose aud cheeks was badly
marked where the fish had been feeling
On the bank was small brown felt hat
and tin bucket. which the women who
gathered AT the place identified as the dead
" oInan's property.
The last seen OF the woman alive was
about o'clock in the morning. She was
then standing in her yard
Justice HUI took the testimony of several
women. and tho mystery OF thu womans
death was cleared to the satisfaction of
The justice Several OF the women stated
that The woman was subject to epiieptlc
Its and had been since child. These at
lacks came upon her very suddenly and
lasted sometimes for hours When thus
stricken she would almost double into a
Knot. her hands would clinch and the whole
ornI become rigid
From the testimony. the Justice came to
he conclusion that the woman had neeu |
'rlcken with a TT while on the bank and
oiled into the pool. where she had been
irowned. When the body was removed no
marks Of violence wcrc found on hcr pcr.
on. which strengthened tho Justices CON
usions.
The body was removed to the undertake
ne establishment OF Ross & Wright, from !
which place 1t will be buried today at the |
Expense OF the county.
The deceased was about 81 wears nj age (
he has sister living somewhere IN the /
iiy and other relatives at Richmond. |
'cSgs.