The Washington times., 1902-03-14
Jury Charges DR.. C. E.
Hagner With Neglect.
$1,000 BAIL FOR GRAND JURY
Relatives of Child's Mother Testify
That They Believed the Infant Was
Dead-Fhysician Did Not Go on the
Stani-Stories of Witnesses.


charged with being responsible for the
death of Mrs. Clara L. Blair's infant. He
was released last evening on $1,000 bail.
The signers of the bond were Messrs.
Charles Z. Hagner C. +. r. Hagner. and
Justice B. n. Hagner.
The coroners jury decided that the
death of the infant, which was found still
alive in a garbage can. bundled up in
shoe box. in Goat Alley Tuesday morning,
and died later at the Homeopathic Hos
pital. was due to a cerebral hemorrhage,
which might have been occasioned at the
premature birth of the child.
The Coroner's jury.
The inquest was held at the Sixth pre-
cinct police station yesterday morning at
1880 o'clock. The jury was composed of
the following business men: William II.
Chambers, 1907 Ninth Street, northwest,
Iiveryman: Barton Ever. 1920 Seventh
Street northwest, furniture dealer; Max
NJ. Rich, 1924 Seventh Street northwest,
shoe dealer; Charles F. Pitt. 1880 Seventh
Street northwest, jeweler; William o'Don-
nell, 1929 New Jersey Avenue northwest.
retired merchant. and William S. Spignal,
1000 Seventh Street northwest, grocer.
Coroner Nevitt presided over the in
quest, assisted by DR.. Glazebrook, the
Deputy Coroner. DR.. Hagner was repre-
sented by Mr. A. s. Worthington, Judge
c. C. Cole and Messrs. William C. john
son and Randall Webb Justice Hagner,
brother OF Dr. Hagner, was present.
The Witnesses Called.
The witnesses called were DR.. John R.
Sharp, the resident physician of the
Homeopathic Hospital. where the infant
died at about o'clock on the evening of
its birth; Ella Stanton and Alice Win6er,
residents of Goat Alley, who discovered
the box in the garbage can; William r.
Downey. plumber, of 459 Florida Avenue,
who took the child 10 the Second pre-
cinct station; Deputy Coroner Glazebrook;
Peter Blair, the husband of the childs
mother; Mrs. Ella L. kiess, and Mrs.
Sarah z. Legge. who are, respectively,
Mrs. Blair's sister and mother, and who
were present at the time Of the infants
birth. DR.. Hagner was not called upon
to testify.
The first witness called was DR.. Sharp.
He testified to having received the newly
born infant at the hospital about noon
on Tuesday from Policeman Wagner, of
the Second precinct police station. The
child was in a shoe box, which was
wrapped up in manila paper and news
paper. The legs were folded up against
the body, and a bloody foam issued from
the chiid's mouth. but it was still alive.
he removed the child from the box.
bathed ii in sweet oil, and put it in blank
cts surrounded by hot water bottles. In
spite of the efforts to save its life the
child died about o'clock the same night.
DIR. Sharp identified the box and paper
which had contained the child.
Ella Stanton's Testimony.
Ella Stanton, colored, of 61S Goat Alley.
was the next witness called. She testi-
fed to having seen a man going out OF
Goat Alley about IL o'clock in the morn
ing and proceeding in the direction Of
Street.
Her sister called to her and her mother
that she had seen this man enter the
alley with bundle under his arm a few
minutes before, and that the three of
them. thinking that perhaps the package
might contain a pair of old shoes, de-
termined to investigate.
They found the package in the refuse
can and opened 1t. discovering the in
FAINT The witness said that her mother
had heard the child cry before opening
the box After discovering the child they
returned it to the can and ran to tell the
police. She identified the shoe box OK
hibited to the jury as the one which
had contained the child.
did you get a good look at the man
who came out Of the alley?" was asked.
Identified Dr.. Hagner.
"Yes. sir; that's him., said the witness.
positively pointing to DR.. Hagner.
She recognized the shoe box.
Alice Winder, colored, of 613 Goat Alley.
was then called. she said that between
II and IL O'Clock Tuesday she saw
man enter the alley with a package un
der his arm. After entering her house
she saw him leaving the alley without
the package.
She said she thought that the bun
die might contain a pair Of old shoes
and called to her mother and sister
to come and see what # was. They in
vestigated and found the shoe box in
the can. The witness testified that the
infant was still breathing and crying
plaintively when she reached It.
The witness identified the shoe box and
recognized DR.. Hagner as the man whom
she had seen entering the alley with the
package.
Sister of chiid's Mother.
Mrs. Ella l. Kiess. of 70i N Street
northwest. the sister OF Mrs. Blair, tes-
tilted that she and her mother were pres
ent at the birth of the child. which hap
pened shortly after II O'Clock on Tues
dsy The witness said that DR.. Hagner
had been treating her and was making 4
professional call at the time her sister
was taken ILL., Her sister told her what
was the matter and she asked DR.. Hag
ner to attend her, which he did Mrs.
Kfess said that she thought the child was
dead at BIRTH but had heard no one else
express that opinion.
"Did you know what disposition was
made of the child?"
Il did not" said Mrs. Kiess.
Never Saw the Infant
In answer to questions Mrs. Kiess |
stated that she did not see the child at
birth, and never had seen it.
"Then your opinion that the child was
dead was based entirely on the fact that |
the child did not cry?"
"Yes. SIR" answered the witness.
She testified that she did not see DR.. |
Hagner with any package In his posses