The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-16

have child she adopted this one. That
when she awOke early in the morning
she noticed that the child was quite
quiet. and upon examination found
dead. So also found an empty bottle or
iaudanum upon the floor. and saio tnat
the child evidently had taken the bo'tia
from the dresser and drank 81.
She said that her name was NJ Jane
Jackson. Of indianapolis. and that the
chnd's name was Mary Adams.
PATHETIC ApPEAL.
Irpon his second visit 90 the apartments
al the hotel Dr. Taylor found that Mrs.
Fannie kilbournc the proprieirss oi the
windsor Hotel. had intercepted a note
which read as follows:
Richmond. Va. June Zsth.
~ E. Rogers. Manchester. Va
Come 90 Windsor Hotel. Eighth ana
Franklin streets. Immediately. ] am in
sad sad trouble. so come at once. j..
The accused had previously stated mat
she knew no ono in Manchester ana
also that she was unable 90 bury the
child. but that 81 the Coroner could wait
until she heard from an uncle VINO haa
promised 10 meet her that afternoon I'D
Richmond she could get the money 10 pay
the necessary expenses.
CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT
Then the Coroner related the second
story told him by the accused. in Wnlch
she said that the child bad been poisoned
oy some one and then given 20 her by
man. Tpon being questioned she dld not
know who the man was. but thought IL
might have been her husband.
Immediately upon making tnls s'aie-
ment. she declared that she would ten
him the whole truth, and said that she
r.. HIN
some milk
when This statement was made the
Coroner told her that he must arrest
nor She was extremely nervous, and
asked Dr TAYLOR to hold her by the
she asked him not % arrest her. and
when he told her that he must do so'
sne requested that So be not done unih
night. A telegram was sent to- her iather
10 come at once. The manner oi tne
young woman was by no means reassur
ine. She was in condition of thorough
exhaustion.
later m the day the Coroner again
visited the apartments at the WINDSOR
Hotel. and in reply TO questions as 10
why she killed the child she SAID lhat
she had been badly treated.
The question was asked her' are you
a married woman
"I certainly ann she replied impress
sivciy. .--.,
Then sho was carried to the station
house. and when the Coroner visited her
a. the stati0n-house that evening she was
greatly changed from her depressed con-
drion of the morning and told how she
had administered Me laudanum To- the
child and then drank some herself. The
laudanum made her sick. and being afraid
mat she would v0mit what had been taken
She stonped Sine admitted that sne had
given the child one spoonful
I'm reply Go question DR. Taylor said
that half a tcasp00nful of laudanum
would have been sufficient 10 kih the
child.
She talked freely Of The poisoning and
when the doctor left She expressed the
hope that she would see hfn again soon.
f1r She wanted % show him photo
graph of the child
At no time did she appear to think she
mad done wrong.
There were TWO incidents that served 10
indicate that She had taken poison. one
was an exclamation that she uttered early
fn the morning upon the first visit of the
doctor. when she said: co. why didn't 7
die t0o" and the other was her state
men. that it made her sick.
T4Fv GENERALLY DRINK ALL
Th. rule Of those who take laulanum
for suicidal Intent so far ae The C0roner's
observation went. was that~al the laud-
anum ohtainahle was consumed.
The post-mortem examination disclosed
every indication that death had been
reached from am overdose OF laudanum.
But the traces of laudanum were absent