Evening star., 1902-03-13
PLACED ! UNDER BONDS
DR.. Charles E. Hagner Held
fol. Grand Jury.
DEATH OF A CHILD
PHYSICIAN REGARDED GUILTY
OF INExCUsABLE NEGLECT.
Admits Having Deposited Body in q
Garbage Can-Beieved Child
Was Dead.


Late yesterday afternoon the detectives
succeeded in solving the mystery surround
Ing the case of the live white infant found
In an ash can in Goat alley, as published
In yesterdays Star. The infant was the
child OF Peter and Clara Blair of 512 F
street northeast, and its birth took place
IN the Christiani Flats at 7th and NJ streets
northwest, where the chiId's mother was
visiting her sister Mrs. Ella L. Kieso. DR..
Charles e. Hagner. fifty-six years old, of
S12 18th street northwest is the professional
man who deposited the child in the ash
can. He was arrested about $50 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon when he returned to
LOOK after the sick woman He admitted
he had put the baby in the can. and -said
ne did so believing life was extinct. The
child died at the Homeopathic Hospital
about . O'Clock last night. DR.. Hagner was
released upon 5000 security. Mr.. Randall
Webb qualifying bondsman. Today Cor
oner hewitt held an inquest in the case at
the sixth police station. A verdict was
rendered holding Dr. Hagner for the action
OF the grand jury. The verdict reads:
That the child of Clara L. Blair came
to its death March r. 1902, at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital. as the result Of hemorrhage
or the brain; that said child was born alive
rhage might have been caused during the
premature birth. We, the jury, believe that
Dr. Charles E. Hagner, who attended at
the birth Of said child, was guilty of mex
child after it's birth. We are further of the
opinion that DR.. Charles 4. Hagner should
be held for the action Of the grand jury
A number of friends of the doctor were
present at the inquest, including Justice
Hagner of the District Supreme Court and
ex-Justice Cole, Attorneys A. S. Worthing-
ton and w. G. Johnson were present as
counsel.
members of the jury. Precint Detective
Evans and Sergeant Sprinkle selected them
They were William H. Chambers, livery
man at 14O7 9th street northwest; Barton
Ewers. furniture dealer, 1920 7th street
northwest; Max M Rich, shoe dealer, 1924
9TH street northwest: Charles F. Pitt, jew
eler, 1880 7th street northwest; William
ODOnnell, retired stove merchant, 1879
New Jersey avenue northwest and William
HI. spignol, grocer, 1000 7th street north
west.
DR.. Sharp's Testimony.
DR.. John r. Sharp. resident physician Of
the Homeopathic Hospital, testified that
about noon yesterday he received new
born child at the hospital. The child was in
shoe box with its legs folded over it's
body. Policeman Wagner brought 1t to the
from the mouth. The child was so feeble
that it was deemed best not to handle it.
Witness had no hope for it's recovery.
Death occurred bout o. clock last night.
He thought one leg OF the child was broken
about the ankle. The infant, he said, was
white-or very light. 1t was baby Of be-
tween seven and eight months. Witness
Identified the shoe box which was exhibited
to the jury.
Ella Stanton, colored, 6l3 Goat alley tes-
titled that she was sitting in the alley when
a man came in and placed a box in garb-
age can. Her sister. she said, called her
attention to the man and shortly afterward
she went with her mother and others and
found the baby When she saw the man
he did not have the package.
Did you see him." she was asked
''Yes, sir the girl answered.
rs he i'll this room?"
'Yes. SIR the witness responded; there
he is. pointing to DR.. Hagner.
Witness said she and those with her
thought there was probably pair of old
shoes in the package when they went to
the garbage can and found the baby. She
said her mother opened the box and when
she found the live baby in it she went for
a policeman. Her mother opened the box
to give the child air and left it In the garb-
age can until a young man came and took
1t away. Ella said she remained there un-
til the police came.
did you have to fold the legs to get the
child in the box?' asked a juror.
I'VE didn't take the child out, the wit
ness responded.
The baby was crying when they rea ched
the garbage can. the witness stated, and it
cried all the way to the station.
Present at Child's Birth.
Mrs Ella Kfeso, sister of the mother Of
tie infant, was next examined. She told
the jury she was present yesterday at the
birth Of the child. Witness said her mother
was also there. DR.. Hagner was in attend
ance. The doctor was there to treat wit
ness when her sister was taken sick, and
he went to the latter's room and delivered
the child. While the doctor was there,
witness stated, her mother came
DO you know if the child was alive?'
the coroner asked.
Il do not" was her response
did it make sound?'
'It did not
Witness said she knew nothing about the
disposition of the child. nor did she hear
any conversation regarding it. She was in
Hagner was there. While the doctor was
in her room her sister, Mrs. Blair called
her to come to her Her sister told her
what was the matter with her, and she
called the doctor
The witness was cross-examined al length
by Mr.. Gould. She thought the child was
born about II 30 o'clock. Witness did not
see the baby at all. She saw the doctor
notice that he carried a package DR..
Hagner had never attended her sister be-
fore. Witness said there We're several shoe
boxes about her house. but she could not
identify the one shown her as having be-
longed to her. Asked what became of the
child. Witness said she did not know. She
did not take it away. nor did her mother.
There were no servants employed about the
house. Her sister was married in August
sac had been complaining for several days
She fell an the Ice about month ago and
injured her side
Carried Bundle.
Alice Minhefl eolored. 613 Goat alley.
testified that between IL and IL O'Clock
yesterday, she saw DR.. Hagner enter Goat
alley earring afbundle- She was returning
home from th4 store. When the doctor
left the alley he had no bundle.
II told my ulster about it, she said
."and she thought he had thrown away 4
pair OF old shoes"
Witnesy explatned that they went I'm
search AZ the bundle and when they found
it she was afraid to open it. Her mother
came and safd there was q baby in the