The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

was not stormy 4 did not say anything
harsh to her. Her husband came TO my
house on Fourth Street and showed ma
the postal. This was before the interview
With Mrs Perkins. said nothing to
Mrs. Perkins about consulting law
yer nor did make any threats OF any
kind
Did Not Send Lunch.
Miss Mitchell bushed furiously when
she denied sending any hot lunch OF
fried chicken to Mr.. Perkins 1t was
mentioned In one of the anonymous let
tors that Mr.. Perkins had been receiving
fried chicken from some one. MISS
Mitchell said that during Mr.. Perkins
illness with pneumonia she had taken
things to eat to the entire family, she
tniphatically denied all knowledge OF the
anonymous correspondence, except the
one postal which she had been charged
with writing
Have you ever noticed anything very
pccu lar about Mrs. Perklns2" asked
Coroner Taylor.
emo Dumb Women"
Nothing more than that sho loves to
talk a lot about people"
That is weakness Of the sex, think,
n1iss!' exclaimed the coroner In his dry
manner. And then, as IL an after
thought, he turned to Mr.. Richa rdson'
and snid: II have heard dumb women
but never saw one did you, DAVE
The Commemorative attorney admitted
that he had never seen such sight.
Miss Mitchell said that she mad met
Mrs. Bryant In the morning while walt
Ing as witness for the coroner's Jury.
This was the first time she had ever
spoken to Mrs. Bryant.
II stopped going to Mrs. Perkins be-
cause didn't think they were my equals.
Mr.. Perkins was never at my house;
except when with his wife. am not
aware of any jealousy that might have
existed"
At 2:15 P. M. the Jury took a recess
until o'clock. Mrs. Bryant had not
been called.
Mrs. Mcdowell Testifies.
Mrs. Mamie Estelle Mcdowell, WIDOW
OF Mr.. q. c. Mcdowell, was the hrst
witness called after recess. When she
had taken the oath, Coroner Taylor ex-
planned to her that lnasmuch rs she
had been accused of the poisoning OF tne
two children, It was not obligatory upon
her to testify to anything
g"You have no lawyer present, and
want to tell you that 1t Is entirely as
cretionary withgyou as to whether you
shall give any testimony or not" SAID the
coroner.
IT am perfectly willing to tell every
thing know about the case II you
ask me any questions VIII answer
them" replied Mrs. Mcdowell.
5..You have sometimes been called Mrs.
Bryant, have you not?"
'"rhe Perkins family stated that; am
Mrs. Mcdowell, and am known by no
other narne."@.i
Mr.. Richardson here required the wit
ness to write according to his dctauon.
The same postal card that Miss Mitchell
had copied in the morning was dictated
to her, and she copied It, Mrs. .McDoWell
labored with the dictation. She writes
with some difficulty, her penmanship Is
poor and her spelling not Of the best.
my relations with the family have
always been pleasant. Mrs. Perkins has
always minded my baby when went
out. I knew all the children Little
Willie was at my house nearly every
day.; all Of the children were running In
and out Of the house"
The First Child.
,Thc child was not taken sick In my
house. One day Mrs Perkins told me
that the child was sick and wouldn't
eat anything. Mrs. Perkins brought him
to my house, and crushed up some Ice
. for him. The child was not seriously III
sthen-just complaining little. This was
before the Perkins family went to the
country. They spent four days at Mr..
Perkins's home In the country They
came home on account OF the sickness or
the child. l saw the child several times
each day OF the week Of his death. All
Of the children would come to my house.
rnldopo nv
himself One OF the other children always
came with him. During that week
(meaning the week preced ng the ch.ldsI
death) didn't give him anything to eat,
for he wouldn't eat anything. But be-
fore this always gave the children any
little something to eat happened to
have In the house at the time they
came.
"About $50 o'clock on the afternoon
Of his death was at Mrs Perktns's.
when Mary Bet, the child's sister,
brought him in. Mrs. Perkins said to
the little child Where have you been-on
bones? Mary Bet. said, We've been on
there, but haven. been picking up any
rags or bones.
'NIr. Perkins about that time called
me to look at a piece in the papen a bout
that Smith case In Manchester. TIE
baby commenced to heave immedia tely
after 1t was brought back, and was 8 OK
while was there, but got better before
left.
IT came back about 7 o'clock and found
Mrs. Perkins sitting on the front porch,
holding Willie Mrs. Perklns was cry
ing and called me to look at Willie.
did not go into the house. but went back
home again; and about $3.50 o'clock Mrs.
Perkins came to my door and said that
she believed little Willie was dying. and
asked me to come over; that she would
rather have me than any one else.
went with her back to her home and re-
manned until about five minutes Of his
death. The child did not vomlt at all
that saw"
"N1r. Perkins called my attention to the
odor Of the child's breath. heard him
cay that he believed inflammation had
set in, When he reminded me Of it,
smelt the chlds breath. and 1t was
very bad, There was no suspicion OF
poison at this time mentioned.
Met at the Store.
MONDAY morning about o'clock (the