The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-01

It was 1910 O'Clock when Judge Ciop
ton entered the court room and ascehueu
the bench. Mrs. Smith. the prisoner, ma
already entered and counsel were in their
places.
Mrs Smith again had the moral sup
port OF her mothers and brothers. pres
ence for both or them entered with her
and took their seats by her side. Motner
and daughter were dressed IN deep DlacH
and were heavily yelled.
Mrs smith leaned forward and talked
long and earnestly with Dir. Wells, her
Junior counsel.
Sergeant Saunders opened court and the
-ssrors answered to their names.
Clerk Duya!3 read the record OF Ihurs-
days proceedings which was slshcu ny
Judge Clopton.
Mrs Smith called her senior counsel
and with gestures and many mods OF
the head talked with him. Mr.. II. NJ.
Smith seemed greatly Interested.
Mr.. Page, the Commemorative attor-
ney, announced that he had expert med!-
cal testimony to introduce and asked the
Indulgence Of the court until he coulu
communicate with the witness.
Judge Copton granted the request ana
permitted counsel for the defense to with
draw with the prisoner and her rela-
1ves 10 the scrgeant's ONCE.
It was lo:i5 o'clock when Mrs. Haynes,
the first witness OF the day was callcl
and was sworn. III.
Tho prisoner was again brought into
court and Mrs. Haynes began her tes-
!. tinony.
what Is your Manner
Mrs. Lucy J. Haynes. No. 3o2 East
Sixth Street"
DO you know the prisoner?'
Yes I've known her ssace last sep
tember,''
Ibid you know Ralph =
Yes
When did you last see him
ION the night he was killed.
when was that?
ION Wednesday night. April 18th.
TELL what you know of Ralph Smiths
death?''
II was called and told that Mrs. Smiths
child was dying. The door was closed ana
the blinds down Sha didn't ask MS IN.
] went in. She picked UP the body and
threw II on the sofa as II u was COB.
wouldn't treat my dog that way. The
81 body was warm, but the boy was dead
The body was covered with bruises. She
showed no sympathy. snwsa stick lyinG
on he floor by the child. That's the
very stick (Mr. Page exhibited stick).
saw bottle of camphor on the floor,
wouldn't touch 1t. but kicked II with
my foot.
"The child was in the front room near
the end OF the sofa. He was lying on ms
back and on quilt "
~ ..She didn't speak to US when we came
TO the door, She grabbed the child up
in the quilt and threw him on the sofa
like dog.
Had He Been Sick.
she asked Mrs. Crostc to feel his
4 a hnto tnfy Nrc
Crostic told her No" l also put my
hand on his heart.
airs. Crostic asked her II the child
Fl had been sick She said: yes he has
been sick for two or three days. She
said T undressed him and whipped him
IN nut him to bed Mrs. Crostic said;
Don't you know you ougth not to whip
the child? She said: I have right to
whip my own child. and do as l please
with him Mrs. Crostlc did all the talk
ing and listened.
..She said the boy couldn't hold any
thing on his stomach.
Mrs. Crostc asked her what the
bruises we're doing on the child. She
said she had whipped It,
BY Mr.. Page: ..Did Mrs. Smith state
that she knew the CHILD was sick when
she whipped III"
II can't tell you" Mrs. Crostic asked
If she didn't whip the chic tnat morn
ing, and she said, No, ] whipped him
tonight.
Mrs. Crostic said, What was all the
disturbance at Your house this morning.
She said there was no disturbance. She
said she whipped the child with Il razor
strop. j did not see It. did not see
any bottle except the camphor bottle.
She shut the door after us when we
went in Mrs Haryel, Mrs. Davis. and
Mr.. Jim Johnson came, but she shut the
Goor In their faces and said she did not
want them there. ! think Mrs. Crostic
shut tho door, The ne!ghbors wanted 70
see the body, but she did not want them
to see It. Mrs. Childress {wantld 10 see
the body, but she said No.
Mr., Page: "yvhat reason did Mrs
Smith give for whipping the child?"
F Mrs. Haynes: For dlsobedence."
"The coroner came about thirty minutes
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