The evening world., 1903-09-21
CONVICTION MAY SEND
THEM TO THE GALLONS.
Crowd Surrounds Court House
At UniontoWn, Pa, While the
Jurors Deliberate Have Been
Out Since Saturday Night.
Especial to The Evening World,

accused OF numbering their baby the
day OF It's birth. has not yet returned a
verdict, although It has been deli5er-
ating since Saturday night. It is said
that Judge McClunE will not be lenient
with the jurors, but will make them re-
main out until a verdict Is reached.
A great crowd " waiting outside the
court house.
A conviction a. send. Mr.. and Mrs.
". C. Arnold to the gallows. They
are charged with the murder of their
newborn child by putting a rag in
It's mouth and not since the trials
that resulted when ". L. Dukes. mem
Der Of the Legislature. SHOT and killed
Capt A. C. Mutt. cashier of the State
Treasury. has there been a trial here
that has excited such widespread inter-
est and developed as many sensational
features.
Mr.. Arnold Is t~wenty-six years OF
age, and a member OF q prominent
family in Franklin township that has
long been Identified with the Flatwoods
Baptist church. His wife Is a daugh-
ter OF James NJ. Clark. of Jefferson
township. who is worth several hundred
thousand dollars. Mrs. Arnold is twenty
two years OF age. and 10 attractive
and refined.
The couple were married January I
o: this year. and the child was born
July q. and lived but a short time.
Tho strongest evidence for the prose-
cution was that given by the attending
physician, DR.. W. NJ. Lilly. of Browns
VILE. who said:
"I received n call to the Arnold home
July "a. I did not not know the ma
ture OF the case. Upon meeting Ar
mold at the home he asked me to be
quiet. as there was another family
living In the other side Of the house.
After We entered the Arnold
locked the door. n l saw a woman
with a newborn babe beside her. ]
said at once that ! did not know what
kind of a case 1t was and had brought
the wrong satohel, but Arnold said to
his wife. Now, dearie, tell the doctor
what you want and Mrs. Arnold said.
Doctor. l cannot and will not keep
this baby. and | want you to kill 1t
Would Not DO u.
~ replied. Woman. l will not DO
that; you have the wrong man. Do
you wan me to be a murderer Mr..
Arnold then said. We cannot keep IL,
and YOU must Kill It.
~ then backed up against the bed.
placed my hand on my hip pocket.
and said. I will kill both OF you be-
fore l will take that baby's life
Arnold then asked me to attend his
wife. and ! said. 4 will not. unless I
have a woman to help mo. We neyer
DO this work without q woman, and |
II there is II In this house / want
her to help me-
"Mr. and Mrs. Arnold replied that
che woman was too old. and that
they did not want her 10 know any.
thing about the birth. The assist.
ance did not come. but | relieved Mrs.
Arnold.
u asked II the baby had any clothes,
anu the mother replied. No. Il has
not, and eve will have any l
'ound an old skirt and wrapped the
child and placed 1t on the bed. and
started away. n Mrs. Arnold placed
ner hand on my sleeve to detaln me,
and said. Doctor, do not tell any one
that had this baby and Arnold fol.
lowed me downstairs. and al the gate,
said. Now. do not ever dare to tel!
any 'one that my wife had a ba by
"When I returned there the follow
ing morning Mrs. Arnold said tina,
the baby had died and that her hus.
band had buried It," On cross-exami-
nation. Or. Lilly told practically tine
same story.
Undertaken J. I. Ross, Policeman
Ei Coma ana fNa,,.taIIa Iah. >taxsa.
all testified that they went together
10 the Arnold house July g. and that
after some hesitation Arnold led the
way TO a grave in the orchard. two
feet deep, covered with old lumber
and rubbish. where the body OF the
child was exhumed. il being buried
in n fruit-jar box.
Due to Sm%othrrIng.
Coroner A. 8. Hagan. DR.. C. C.
Reishard, DR.. w. II. McMullen and
Or. w. H. Ingram, the letter OF
Pl,tsburg, conducted the post-mortem.
and all testified that tho body was
that OF a healthy and well-deyeloped
child. and In their opinion death re-
suited from ~asphyNiation or smotaerinE.
They found the child fully developed,
\" ~ NliSTNbiANG HphlluHs
and being seventeen inches In length.
Its finger nails we're pofect. anu Il
had the Usual amount OF hair. The
lungs we're inflated. showing that IL
had brcsthed,
The climax OF the defense in the case
came when Mr., and Mrs. Arnold ap
pearsd on the stand in their own behalf.
Mrs. Arnold broke down frequently and
gave way TO sobbins. Both she and
her husband gave the impression that
they are people of refinement.
Mr.. Arnold testified that the night
his wife gave birth 10 the chiid he
was the only person with her, He sent
his brother for the doctor and before
the physleian's arrival the child was
born.
After daylight Mrs. Arnold was better
and they dressed the dad baby, Ar
mold Gays they then talked about a
funeral and decided not to have one,
as the child was so young. They de-
eidsd to bury the ehiId In the orchard.
7 and Mira. Arnold siid TO put II IA Boa.