The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-27
The Inquest Resumed.

Although ID was announced last Sun
day that the inquest into the Reynolds
case would be resumed ar o clock this
morning IL was l0:30 O'Clock before
Deputy Sheriff Inman could return from
Cranston, where he had taken Martin
Mowry so IL was that time before the
hearing was commenced by Coroner
Granger There were several new wit
Eesses present, but although 1t was noiscd
about the village that some interesting
testimony was TO be introduced there
was only q small crowd of spectators in
the court room.
Lydia :. sweet the wife of Hiram IL.
Sweet was the first witness. She testified
that on the morning prior to the fire she
saw Sevilla In the yard at George
ilumhs. she had been TO the sweet
house, but as the witness was not at home
she had gone TO the Plumb's. At that
time she expressed no intention of leav-
ing town. In reply To a question from
the coroner she said that she had not seen
Sevilla and Martin Mowry together often,
and she had never seen anything in his
conduct 10 show that he had more than a
friendly interest in the girl
Mrs. Fred Mowry, the mother OF Sevilla
Reynolds, testified that Edwin Reynolds
adopted the girl when she was two years
old, but from all that could be drawn
from her 10 was evident that no legal
adoption had taken place.
Mowry Too Attentive.
She said that she had worked for Mrs.
REYNOLDS once week for several years
and from what she had seen she believed
that Mowry thought too much OF her
daughter. On several occasions she had
seen him put mis- arm around her and
ca7ess her and Sevilla did not seem to be
pleased with such attentions Sevilla
had told her that she wished that the old
man would leave her alone as he bothered
her She did not think that Mrs Key
nolds ever kept any money in the house
What little she had was kept in the Ice
chest but she thought that she was
afraid 10 keep her money about her. 30
far as she knew there was nothing inn
proper I'm the relations of Sevilla and
Martin Mowry, although he liked to follow
her wherever she went This was, there
fore the first testimony that has been
submitted to show that the old man felt
anv particular attachment for tho. girl.
DIR Robert Wilcox, the medical ex-
amncr of Burrillville, testified that in the
morning of tho 18th, about O'Clock, his
door bell rang and Antoine Allen
answered. him when he called To him from
thu window. lie said that he had been
sent by Squire Inman and that rs there
mad been murder ut the Reynolds house
they wanted him to go there at once.
Mrs. Reynolds Wounds.
DIR. Wilcox immediately responded, He
found tho body OF Mrs. Reynolds lying
ON the ground. She was dcad. There
were seven punGtufed wounds in the head
and the skull WAS fractured. The right
eye was badly swollen. After the body
had lecn removed To ConuOr's under
taking rooms tho witness returned 10 the
Reynolds house and commenced system
utic search Of tho ruins, as he was in
hopes ot finding rhe remains of the other
three persons who were supposed, at that
time. 10 have been IN the house. AZ
Z. :81 o'clock someone called his attention
TO something That looked like portion
of "A human body. A ladder was procured
and after IL had been placed in the cellar,
water was poured over the bones 10 cool
them. Thoy wcrc placed in pail and
delivered To- the undertaken. They were
the bones of % girl, supposed TO he those
az Sevilla REYNOLDS. About halt or
three quarters of an hour later, the por.
.ions of q inale body were found supposed
to bo that Of Edwin VI. Reynolds. These
was also delivered TO the undertaken.
Testimony About The Autopsy.
Atis0 o'clock an autopsy was com.
menccd az which he was assisted by Dr.
Granger and DIR Capwell OF Slatersyillo.
The autopsy showed shat Mrs. Reynolds
dcnth was caused bY "a compound COM
iniuutcd fracture Of the skull The other
lpiics wcro SO badly burned that 10 was
impossible 10 ascertain the cause Of the
death I'm these cases.
Dr. ". u. Capwol Of Slatersyillc, who
WINS present nt the autopsy, testified rs 90
the condition 90 thB body OF Mrs Rey-
noids. Doath was unqucstiona. ly caused
lT crushing blow on thU head caused by
some blunt instrument. Tho cause Of
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