The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-28
WOMAN'S LIFE.
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whether the wound was caused before
or after death, or whether it would
have caused death If produced in life.
Autopsy was held at Clouser's under
taking establishment. Face was caved
in, nose, lips and eyes were gone.
Thought it white child. BY Prose-
cutor Sans: The racial marks would
be very distinct in a child two months
old, whose mother was of a light COM
plexion, and whose rather was color
ed. Certain parts of the body are
darker than in child of wholly white
parentage. Any physician can tell if
a body is not decomposed. In this
case the body was too badly decom-
posed.
DIR. T. W. Roberds: Lives at Bel
fast. Has been a practicing physician
over IL years, and is County Coroner.
Went to Greenfield october Sth, 1900,
to hold an inquest on the body of
child. Examined the body. Autopsy
was conducted by DR.. Wilson in pres
ence of witness. Saw no marks of
violence except on the top of the
head. The skull was crushed depth
of one inch and length and breadth
of . or 3 inches. Internal organs of
the trunk appeared normal. From
what he saw was of the opinion that
the child was killed by blow on the
top of the head. Visited place where
body was found October 9th.
Cross-examined Can't say there
was anything to prove the injury was
done in life. The body had been un-
dressed before saw it. Had doubts
as to the race of the child. Shape of
the head and face caused a question
in his mind as to its being of pure Cau-
casian blood. Face badly decombosed
and nose partly gone. Witness iden.
titled the skirt as that worn by the
child.
S. w. Wilson: Superintendent of
the Pike County Intirmary past 4
years. Has known the defendant
past IL years. She was admitted to
the Infrnary July 13, 1900. She gave
birth to child, as shown by the reg
lister of that institution, on August
2lst, and with it, was discharged Sep
tember 9TH. The register gave the
defendants age as 25 years, and
showed that the child was colored and
was named Joseph Joshua Allen Bob
Stoedgel. The child weighed l4pounds
the day after its birth. Defendant
ran away from the institution one day
because other inmates cast reflections
upon her because of the color of her
child. but was brought back. When
she left after her discharge, she went
part of the way in road wagon.
Witness identified clothing found on
the child as having been furnished by
the Infirmary.
The child appeared very healthy
except at one time, when it had some
trouble with it's head, A doctor was
called and the trouble was soon re-
lieved.
Mrs. S. W. Wilson: Is matron of
the Pike county infrmary. Has
known the defendant since Julr. Fa-
miliar with the clothing the child
wore. Identified the skirt, but had
not seen the other garments. 1t had
3een at the intirmary some time.
Could identify it both by the making
md the material. 1t was one of two
made for a pair of twins. The name
,iven the child by witness was Joseph.
The other names were added by 9th
RS in fun. The child was very healthy
except for two days sickness. There
.ppeared to be something wrong with
he bones in its head. 1t had spasms
nd convulsions. Is cert.in defend
mt took the child away when she
vent. The child was sometimes call
d "Little Black Joe." The defend
mt treated it kindly, motherly and ]
ffectionately. Saw the body at {
ireenfeld and believed it to be the
ody of "Little Black Joe." Cross I
Could not say positively I
hat the body was that of the Stodgel
hild.
S. W. Wilson, recalled: Saw the
ody at Greenfield. Think it was that
f Little Joe. {
VIM. Penn: Lives miles north A,
asst of Greenfield. Was in Greenfield 6
eptember 10Th, last. Was at the o.
. depot to meet his sister-in-law. I
aw defendant get off the train. Was
4 10 feet of her. She had bundle ,
n her left arm with her hand over it, {
s a mother carries a child. Saw her
ater on the road up town and again {
ear York's brick yard a half or three I
uarters of an hour later, still carry
ng the bundle as she carried it at the /
epot. She went past the brickyard
nd walked west on the B. & o. track. {
ross-examined: Had probably seen
efendant some years before at Idaho, I
ut did not know her when she got off
he train at Greenfield. |,
Mrs. VIM. Penn was called. Her
estimony was principally corrobora-
i've of that of her husband. Witness
ad not said she was "going to swear
D all she knew and find out all she
ould to swear to-, and denied having
against the defendant.