Evening journal., 1897-03-06
the telegram we returned home a

the matter was, but she refused to tell.
| thought ell was not we'll, as / saw
that the woman was in a delicate con-
dition. On January IL she gave birth
to baby boy / did all / could fer her,
as | had grown to like her"
Did you ever hear her talk about
death previous to her confinement
Yes, and after confinement"
What were her exact words?" She
said; oh, my; / wish l was dead, or
somewhere-anything but this I
heard her say very often that she would
never return TO Wilmington alive, as
she lid not want Mrs. Pyle TO glodt
over her misfortune"
Did her husband ever call?" Every
Wednesday and Sunday nights"
Did you ever see any OF the tele-
grams that he sent her?" "Yes. one.
When Mr.. Tuchton could not call he
always sent a telegram"
What was their manner toward
each other, before and after the birth
OF the child?" They loved each other
dearly. Mrs. Tuchton would put the
baby in chair and ask what | thought
of it, and If it looked like other peoples
babies. She often asked silly questions. %
What became of the child?" Zone
day Mrs. Tuchton said to me: Nom
will you dress the baby | want to take
it to a friend in the country. | did as
she bade me- and placing a shawl
around the baby she babe me goodbye.
and returned late that day"
The witness said that Mrs. Tuchton
asked her if she were going to purchase
a turkey for Christmas. When Mrs.
Beidleman replied in the affirmative.
Mrs.Tuchton told her to save her money
that Stan" was going to send her one.
rhe turkey arrived as promised "The
day l prepared il Mrs. Tuchton was
leaning on a table where / was work
ing" continued the witness. During
our conversation she said: oh. my, ]
wish / was an angel i wish you were
said. She then asked me what was
the easiest death. ] told her | had never
been dead and therefore did not know
but that drowning was the easiest"
Did you ever ask her where she had
placed her child?" Yes. She told me
with q friend in Trenton"
did you ever hear her make any
threats of suicide?" Yes. repeatedly
when was the last time you hearC
her make threats Of suicide?" 'Abou
a week previous to her death. One day
Mrs. TuchtOn received a registered let
.er. She went upstairs, read it, and hur
ried downstairs and, going to the stove
she burned the letter and stood fully
three minutes watching its dying EN-
bers She then ran to me and put hei
arms around my neck and said
Oh, Stanley has left me. He has beer
20 good to me. What will l do? ! can
not live without him. That same da,
]. a.sIr IA 1ffIf
said: I will be up on Sunday night.
Did he Gomez" Yes, sir.
What time did she leave You
house?" "On Saturday about II O'Clock
I had been to market and when ] re
| turned she had gone.
Mrs. Beidleman said that luchto
! called on Saturday night and when sh
Jaw him she asked him if he had see
Maude." He said that he had not an
answered that he had sent her a lette
containing $40 with which to pay ne
board and buy a wrapper Mr. Whit
lsked the witness how TuchtOn actcr
when he found that his wife had gone
md the witness answered that he seem
ed much excited. He left Mrs Biedle
mans house. saying that he would re
urn TO Wilmington.
How was he dressed when he calle
| At your house first? "He wore
light overcoat and slouch hat
when did he return?' about
o'clock. He asked If 'Maude had re
turned. / told him she had not. He the
said that he would go to her brothe
md see if she called there. He return
ed to my house about 1 o'clock. sayin
hat ha did not see 'Maudes' brother.
-old him to so to bed.
The witness said that Detective VIII
sill asked her to go with him to identil
the child. They found that the bah
had been taken to a hospital. The
went there. but she could not identii
he child. as she had seen so many, bl
she did identify the baby's clothing, 9
she had made part Of it. The witne'
was asked by Detective Tate If Stanle
ruchton had said anything TO her
! reference 10 the disposition of Il
) child. She answered in the negativ
/ The witness was not asked to identil
Mr.. Tuchton.
{ The next witness was Mrs. Magg
o. Campbell employed at Mrs. Beidl
G mans. Her testimony corroborao
81 that of Mrs Beidleman.
?. MRS. ANNIE WOODS STORY.
s Mrs. Woods, Of No. 113 Pine stree
b | Philadelphia, was next examined. 81
J Is the woman that Mrs. Tuchton ask
3 to take care Of the baby. She VI
O shown the picture of Mrs. Tuchton, al
!. recognized It as that of the woman WI
S left the baby.
{. DR.. j. r. Smith and DR.. J. p. Py
took the stand. and their testimoi
Il vas ia accordance with their post-mc
j. EN- examination, and has already be
published.
r. Mrs. Natalie Wilson testified that s
d saw Mrs. Tuchton pass her house
Saturday afternoon with a very q
man, dressed in black She idenuh
the photograph as that of the wom
Z, she saw.
IL The testimony OF Stanley Tucht1
d. husband of the unfortunate girl, thrl
? no light on the mystery. His testimo
in every respect cOincided with
J. story he has told since the finding
The body last Tuesday.
IL The jury returned this verdict:
Resolved, That Fannie s. Tucht
q came to her death from injuries
ceived in manner or form unknown
as the jury on or about February q, lS9