New-York tribune., 1902-03-26
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
THE HAINES TRIAL BEGINS.
FAMILY DOCTOR TESTIFIES TO FINDING
CHILD DEAD-REFUSED DEATH
CERTIFICATE.

Mount Holly March 25-After four adjOurnments
the trial of Mrs May l.. F. Hanes for the alleged
murder of her two-year-od stepdaughter, Gwendo-
lin, begun here before Judge Garrison TINS
morning There was a great rush for seats, and
every available space in the courtroom was occu-
pied a few moments after the doors were opened
a number Of women being among the spectators
AS 1t is feared some disturbance will be made by
the spectators. the court ordered that any one
creating a disturbance should be forcibly removed
Mrs. Haines entered the courtroom with her
three -year-old boy, Howard jr., in her arms
With her was her mother. who carried the prison.
er's six-months-od baby born since the mother
was imprisoned and who for the first time was
outside the Jail. Howard Haines. the husband or
the defendant. entered the courtroom previous to
the arrival Of his wife. and as soon as his wire
was seated he took the boy from her ana TOOK
chair near his wife.
The child of whose murder Mrs. Haines is ac-
cused was the daughter of Howard Haines by his
first wife The present Mrs. Haines was a friend
of the dead woman, and was married 10 Hahes
five weeks after the death of his first wife. The
dead child was found on the floor OF the Kitchen
on April , 1901 by Dr. Weller, OF Riverside the
family physician who refused to give a death GER
tifcate lie said the childs was smashed
flat and one nearly torn off One eye was al
most gouged out and the lips and mouth looked as
though they had been burned with acid.
Coroner Wells of Burlington informed and
after questioning Mrs Haines decided that the
child died from cOnvulsions, and granted burlal
The neighbOrs became indignant, ana
made some statements which led William Dough
erty proprietor of the Sherwood apartment house,
Philadelphia, and Captain John Dougherty or
Haddonfield uncles of the first Mrs. Halnes' 10
begin an investigation which resulted in the arrest
of Mrs. Haines
After the jury selected to-day Prosecutor
Atkinson opened the for the State his address
occupying about twenty minutes. He said that the
State would show that for twelve weeks previous
to her death the child exclusively In the
charge Of her stepmother. He told how she was
found dead and said that DIR. Weller the family
physician, had refused give burial certiilcate
The prosecutor pointed out that certificate was
granted by Coroner Wells AT the solicitation or the
defendant. George NJ. Berringer, OF tamden' a
chemist would show the presence or hye grams or
State would show that arsenic was used IN lhe
embalmIng fluid. and that four weeks beIore its
death Mrs. Haines had cruelty treated the Chilu'
kicked il in the mouth and Knocked II uOW ilSIdis,
and that the neighbors were compelled TO interfere
on more than one occasion on account ol h'' III
human actions. 80, ,,.-..,,. -
Mrs. Hanes seemed to Ue the most unconcerned
person in the courtroom.
DR. Weller testified that on March 81 he was called
and prescribed for the child for a cold An houI
later he recalled to the house, ana found ths
child dead the floor The body was c9NeteI
with wet blanket. The body emaCiated and
o her eyes baCkened and the lip torn. Inc
nose was crushed and the left ear torn off.
Conyulsiuus and In answer 10 questions me witness
said he did believe the child ever had conVul-
sious. The circumstances, as he viewed them. were
too suspicious for him To grant death certncate.
lie said that Mrs. clark. neighbor related 70 him
alleged III treatment of the child by Mrs Haines
'Ihe real cause OF death meningitis but the in
gits. The injuries which made him suspicious had
been inflicted a very short time before death