Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-11

desire to continue to board with Mrs.
Beidleman. Mrs. Beidleman asked her
il she did not intend to go to house,
keeping, to which she replied "I'll
never go back TO Wilmington alive.
I'll never give Lizzie Pyle chance TO
laugh over me. I'll never go back
there. - She emphasized tho declara-
tion, Mrs Beidleman stated, by clinch-
ing her fist ard making significant
gesture. Three weeks after the baby
was born the young mother, without
previous notification, took the child
away, saying that she was going to
take it to friends in Trenton, N. j.
She left about IL o'clock in the morn
ing and returned later on the same day.
About Christmas time Mrs. Beidlomau
received a turSey from Sam Taylor,
as Stanley Tutbton was known. While
Mrs. Beidleman and Mrs. Tuohton
were examining the turkey Mrs. Tuch
ton asked Mrs. Beidlenan what was
the easiest death. Mrs. Beidleman re-
piled that she did not know. but mad
heard people say that drowning was.
Last Saturday week Mrs. Tuchton re-
ceived registered lettsr, and after
reading it seemed downhearted. Mrs
Beidleman questioned her about it and
she stated that STANLEY had loft her. "
Mrs. Beidleman tried to comfort her
and Fannie said II hope he'll not
throw himself away. He's been 50
good and kind to me; hope he will
not throw himself away. He'll never
he back" Last Saturday, while Mrs.
Beidleman was ut market. another
registered letter was received by
Fannie, and at noon Fannie left the
bI,, thu ,vtf hpl nt,t
her since that time. On Saturday
night SAM called at the door. Mrs.
Beidleman asked him if he had seen
MAUD" as she always spoke of
Fannie, and be replied that he had
not and asked where she was. He re-
NAMED about three quarters of an hour
and left, stating that he would co,re
to Wilmington, as he expected that
Fannie might have come here to sue
| his father. He returned to tho house
near O'Clock, but in the meantime
had evidently changed his coat. He
stated that he had been to Wilmington
| but failed to find Fannie, and said he
had an engagement TO moat Fannie s
| brother at Broad strsot 6tation at II
O'Clock that night. lie left the house
and returned at l O'clock, when he
| stated that the brother hal failed TO
keep tho appointment He remained
there during the night. and left next
morning. lie returned last " ednesday.
Thursday night Detective Witsil
visited Mrs. Beidleman, and at bis
request she accompanied him to the
almshouse, where tho child had been
placed, ami identified it. In reply to
a question from Detective Tate of
PhiIadeIphia, abe stated that nothing
had ever been said to her In regard to
the disposal of the child.
Stanley Tuchton was brought into
the court room, and Mrs. Beidleman
recognized him as the man who had
been visiting her house und or the
name of "SRm Taylor. -
Mrs. Maggie Campbell, daughter of
Mrs. Beidleman, who lives with her,
corroborated her mothers statements,
so far as shd was acquainted with the
facts. She also said that she had never
heard any cross words between Fannie
and Tucht0n, and what appeared ia
worry her was the dread of coming to
Wilmington.
Mrs. Annie Wood of Philadelphia,
who makes business Of caring for
young children, stated between Z and s
o'clock one evening late in January,
Fannie won't to her house, accom-
panied by man, and they left the
child there. Young Tuchton was
brought into the court room and tine
witness stated that he was not the
man who. was with Fannie that night.
The couple gave their names as Mr..
and Mrs. Robertson of No. 702 North
Eighth street. but Mrs. Wood after.
ward found that there were no such
persons living at that address. On Sat
urday last the baby was taken sick and
1t was sent to the alnvhouse.
Coroner's Physician Joseph r. Smith
testified to making the post mortem
examination. In his opinion death
was produced by external violence.
There was a mark running obliquely
across the centre of the forehead, as
il produced by some blunt instrument,
and the right ego was completely de,
stroyed. He examined the lungs, and
found that death could rot have re.
suited from drowning. IL she had
fallen 30 or 60 feet into the depth oi
water under the bridge there would
have been some bones broken. Death
was not produced by fail into tht
race. There vas bruise on tho right
side Of the head, which looked as if il
had scraped against something II
was not sufficient, however, to draw
blood. The wounds could not have
bean self inflicted. They could have
been inflicted with club without
breaking the skin. There were bruisci
all the way down the side. The lung
were found TO be in normal condition
Tho DIR. Joseph p. Pyle, who assisted
in making the post. norton examina
tiop, stated that the wounds on tht
forehead and head were the tlirec
cause of death. There was dee,
wound on the righ. eyebrow and eye
which probably caused death. Ther,
was also deep wound on the hacl
part OF the skull Death ensued befor,
the body reached the water. 1t is i'm
possible for water to reach lungs with
out respiration. In his opinion, tht
woman was injured and her death wa
slow. There were swellings on th,
right arm and leg and these, togethe
with the blue finger nails, indicated
that his theory was currect Their
was no decomposition present and tn
stomach was normal.
J Detective j. II. Tate of Philadelphii
testified to the visit of Stanley Tuchtol
and his father to the City Hall in tina
city, where thoy reported that Faupi,
was missing. They gave her name a
Fannie s. Taylor" and her residence
| as Wilmington, Delaware. They sait
she bad left this city to visit friend
, in Philadelphia. Tate asked them Wit