The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-13
PLACED INFANT IN GARBAGE CAN
Witnesses Testify on This
Point at Examination.
PROMPTLY RELEASED ON BAIL
The Accused Proceeds to the City Hall
EE5ie Matter Of Bond Is Arranged.
Thought by Several Persons That the
Child Was Born Dead.

DR.. Charles E Hagner was today bound
over to await the action OF the grand
jury on charge OF 'InexcusabIo neglect
in permitting the death Of a child Of Mrs.
Clara L. Blair The action was taken by
the cOroner's jury which had assembled at
the New Jersey Avenue police station TO
listen to the evidence as to the manner in
which the child. which was thrown into a
garbage can in Goat Alley yesterday. and
afterwards died at the Homeopathic Hos
pital. met its death.
The verdict Of the jury further states
that death was due 70 a hem0rrhage OF
the brain that might have been occa-
stoned at the premature birth of the
child. Dr. Hagner, following the render
ing Of the verdict. was escorted 10 the
City Hall TO secure bail. He was released
on bail this afternoon.
Hearing of Testimony Begins.
The inquest began at te New Jersey
Avenue police station at 10.45 o'clock this
morning It was presided over by Coro-
ner hewitt. the following persons com
posing the jury: William Il. Chambers.
1907 Ninth Street northwest. IIveryman.
Barton Ever, 1920 Seventh Street north
west. furniture dealer; Max NJ. Rich. 1924
Sevent Street northwest shoe dealer.
Charles +. Pitt. 1880 Seventh Street
northwest. jeweIer; William O'DonneII
1929 New Jersey Avenue northwest. re-
tired merchant. and William II. SpignaI
1000 Seventh Street northwest. grocer.
DR.. Hagner was represented by Mr. A.
s. WOrthingtOu. Judge c. c. Cole. and
Messrs. William G. johnson and Randall
Webb. Justice Hagner. a brother Of DIT.
Hagner, was in attendance upon the pro-
ceedings.
The First Witness.
The first witness called was DR.. John
R. Shoup. resident physician at the Ho-
meopathic Hospital He testified that he
had received at the hospital new born
child, about neon yesterday. from Police
man Wagner. o. the Second precinct po-
lice station. Ths legs we're folded up
against the body. he said, and the child
was in a shoe box. wrapped in some ma
Mia paper and newspaper. A bloody
foam issued from the mouth Of the in
fant, which was dying.
He removed the child from the box and
put It in blankets surrounded by hot wa
ter bottles and bathed il il sweet oil
He thought one leg was broken near the
ankle.
DR.. Shoup said that the child died about
o'clock last night When shown the
box and paper which had contained the
child he identified them.
Ella Stanton's Story.
Ella Stanton. coIored. Of 6l3 Goat Alley.
was the next witness She testified to
having seen a man coming out Of Goat
Alley about II O'Clock in the morning
and going toward Street She said
that her sister had seen this man 90 into
the alley with a package under his arm.
Thinking that perhaps the package might
contain a pair Of old shoes her sister
called 70 her 20 come and see what was in
the box
She and her mother and sister then
went 70 investigate. They took the box
from the can, ald tore the paper from
it. They then put the box back in the
can and ran 20 notify the police.
Pointed to DR.. Hagner.
did you get a good look at the man
who came out Of the alley?" was asked.
Yes sir. that's him" said the witness.
positively pointing TO DIR. Hagner-
She recognized the shoe box
Alice Winder, coIored. Of 6l2 Goat Alley.
was then called She said that between
II and u O'Clock yesterday she saw a
man enter the alley with package un-
der his arm After entering her house
she saw him leaving the alley without
the package She said she thought that
the bundle might contain pair of old
shoes and called TO her mother and sister
10 come and see what it was They in
vestigated and found the shoe box in
the can. The witness testified that the
infant was sciI breathing and crying
plaintiyely when she reached IT,
The witness identified the shoe box and