The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-11-23

Natchez valley. When she left nome on
Saturday, May %, they did not know of
her condition and supposed she was
coming to town to work in a private
family. The fact that she had become
o mother while here was never known
20 them until it was brought out In the
course of a preliminary trial of Willard
BOYD in the court of Justice Taggarl on
the 10th of this month, when he was
accused of seduction, and with being the
father of her second child. born about
tao months ago. In brief, her testi-
irony regarding the birth of the first
child is as follows:
She came from her home in the Match
ez valley on Saturday, May Odd, because
sne had an arrangement with Willard
Boyd to meet him here. The day before
coming to town she had sent her clothes
in a valise, which was placed in gunny
sack, by a neighbor. who left them at
Schott's grocery store to be called for.
Meeting Boyd on the street. he cave
her so cents, and told ner to 60 to the
Yakima lodging house and get room.
She did so, and was given No. 10, an in
side room. Boyd spent the night in the
room with her, and while she was there
brought her meals to her. Sunday even
ing she was taken sick, and went out 10
hunt MIN, also sending the Chinese of
whom she rented the room. He could
not be found, but came in later, being
accompanied by Will higgins. They
stayed but a short time and went away
The next day, Monday, was the day on
which Roosevelt visited this city, and
with Boyd she watched the parade from
front room of the lodging mouse. At
2:30 in the afternoon of that day, or
near that time the child was born. and
remained unattended with her until
Wednesday evening. 1t was alive. and
she heard it cry frequently up to Tues
day evening. At this time Boyd came
in and began talking to her. when the
infant cried, and he took up the covers
lying on the bed, threw them over the
baby, pressed them down and held them
for awhile
did it continue to cry them" she was
asked.
1T made a slight noise at first" she
replied, "but at the last it did not
This was on Tuesday evening. The
dead body of the infant remained with
her until Wednesday evening. Some
time after it was smothered. Boyd took
the body and placed it in her vaise,
after taking the clothing out. On We'd
nesday evening he told ner he had spot
ted good place to hide the body, and
at 10 o'clock that night he came to the
room, removed the body from the valise.
placed it in the gunny sack and told her
that he was going to throw it in the
Scnanno ditch, at the culvert Just east
of town. The witness said that Just as
he left the room he said. Il hate to do
this, and | hope | may be forgiven for it
some time" He had told her afterwards
that he threw the sack and its burden
where ne had intended to, and later on.
when the discovery was made and the
finding of the infant in the sack became
publicly known, Boyd had said to her
that they must stand together and tell
the same story if trouble resulted for
them. She had never told anyone of the
birth of the child except Granville Boyd
and Frank Clark, until Attorney Snive-
ly wrung the truth from her at the trial
for seduction referred to above This
was the substance of her testimony. and
the defense was unable to tangle ner or
cause her to vary in the least in any
essential detail after one of the most
searching cross-eXaminations possible
DR.. Frank testified that he went with
Acting Coroner Taggard to view the re-
mains in the Schanno ditch wnen the
discovery was reported The body was
taken to the undertaking establishment
of +. l.. Sessions. where he performed
an autopsy. The child was male. of
large size, and apparently we'll formed.
although the body was in an advanced
stage of decomposition when examined.
An examination of the lungs showed
eonclusively that they had contained air,
and that the child was born alive. The
umbelical cord had not been tied and
the child had had no attention at the
time of its birth.
Tom Yong, or Young, the Chinese who
was proprietor of the Yakima lodging
house in May, 1908, gave his testimony
through Sam Chong. interpreter. He
had rented a room to Blanche McCallum
on the Saturday before Roosevelt visit
ed North Yakima; she had the room one
week. and paid for it herself the first
night; after that Willard Boyd paid for
it. He knew Boyd; saw him visit the
girl. Did not see them together in the
room, but saw them in the hall Saw
Boyd in the lodging house on Sunday