The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-23

said that DR.. Richards stated to him
that II he had little money he could
quiet that Wichita matter (neaning the
death Of the baby)
| James Adams testified that he was al
| the house and saw the baby after j.
was dead and remembered hearing Dr..
Richards curse the dead child, calling
t names that he could not repeat in
court.
The next witness was Emily Flora,
wife of C Flora. the former witness.
| She also stated that DR.. and Mrs Rich
ards had lived with them and her tes-
timony consisted largely OF things told
| her by Mrs. Richards She said:
Mrs. Richards told me that she and
| the doctor were not married. that they
| frequently quarreled and fearing that he
would leave her she wished 70 have >
child. thinking it would keep them to-
| gether. They came 10 Wichita and when
they returned to Rusk they had with
them the baby. Both the child and DR..
Richards were sick and Hrs. Richards
stated that Mr. Richards had taken a
dose Of medicine and had given the baby
one TOO. She called the sick child some
hard names"
Z. L. Stratton testified 10 having seen
the baby before its death and said il
appeared nearly dead. and that there
were several sores and marks around
the mouth
Or. J. W Hutton was next called
and stated that the first tine ne saw the
defendants was in the Carey hotel. He
was called there TO wait on the child.
which he found in 2 drowsy condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Richards told hin they
had given the child paregoric TO quiet it
and feared they had given It 100 much.
He stated that he gave It heart slim
ulant and when he left it was much bet
ter
DR.. s. L. Mayberry Of Enid gave some
important testimony He said:
I have known Or. and Mrs Richards
for three years. and about the FIRST Of
June last I was called to attend Dr.
Richards ! found him suffering from an
overdose OF cocaine. He was not ra-
tional and did not recognize me. The
baby was also sick and ar Mrs. Rich
ards request I examined it, spending
about one and one-half hours with il.
/ found the stomach in an infiamed
condition. and the child very sick. Mrs.
Richards told me Il was her baby. and
seemed very much concerned about it's
health. following me out Of the house 10
question me SIS 10 its proper care. The
child was neatly attired and seemed TO
be even more neatly dressed than the
average baby"
Mrs. L. W. Richards. one OF the de-
her residence as Rusk. Oklahoma. and
said that Mr.. Richards was a practic-
ing physician and owned drug store ct
that place She told her story as fol-
lows
ON the 18th day Of June the doctor
AID myself came &c Wichita and asked
Mrs Shields for a child six or seven
months old. She found me one three
months old. which We took After reach
ing the Carey hotel the baby seemed I'M
well and we gave it a dose Of paregoric.
But as it continued 10 grow worse I
called a physician. who relieved the caild
for Tie time. We went to Rusk. Cklaho-
ma. Sunday and both the child and Mr..
Richards were taken i'll. A physician
was called. who gave me advice regard
ing the care OF the child which I fol-
lowed as nearly as possible"
Here Mrs Richards showed the cloth
ing the child wore at the time Of its
death. Apparently they were not ex-
tremeiy filthy. She then continued:
Mr.. Richards remained sick and wish
ed to go to Chicago 10 be placed in a
hospital. and as the child caused a great
deal Of work. I concluded to bring II
back to Mrs. Shields. which 7 did. She
would not accept it. but sent me TO Mrs.
Miller, from whom she had gotten It.
The baby died at Mrs MIlers home I
had become very fond Of the child and
was sorry to give II up"
The case was continued until a. m