The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-01
before Ralph's death"
Tell what you know about Ralph's


Tell what you know about Ralph's
dea It'll -
II was just behind Mrs. Crostic and
Mrs. Haynes, andsI heard Mrs. Smith say
to Mrs. Crostic: Put you hand on his
heart. Mrs. Crostic said: The Lord has
taken him.. She said the child had been
sick. Mrs. Crostic said: Did you whip
him this morning? She said: No, to-
night Mrs. Smith then said: DO You
think 1 had anything to do with his
going away? Mrs Crostic said, the
doctor will tell. Mrs. Crostic asked what
the noise meant that morning. She said
there was no noise.
Mrs Crostic said the doctor will tell
wher he comes. Mrs. Haynes said We
DgIl haTc the coroner. Mrs. Smith said:
Are - blvnd to have doctor? and
went oyu%to table and struck her fist
upon table violently. She seemed eX-.
cited for the first time"
WAS the coroner then sent for?"
Yes, / went for Mr.. Crostic.
Was the door closed r.
1T was partly closed
Mrs. Smith asked me to close the door.
1 said my sister was coming. She said
she didn't want anybody in. said
would go, but my sister said No you
:.
would not let him in
Ibid you see bottle of camphor?"
Yes. Mrs. Smith said that she used
it to battle the child, and that 1t was
all she ever done',I also saw bottle
Of ammonia went out when the coroner
came"
are you positive that she said she
had not whipped the child that morn
ing?''
yes. she said tonight,
did she show grief?''
"she showed no grief as far as could
see"
Cross-Exarnination.
Cross-examined by Mr.. II. NJ. Smith:
why did you go to the smiths?'
because Mrs. Crostic asked me. We
heard that Mrs Smith had called the
Turner's for help and that Ralph was
dying
"How often did you see Mrs. Smith
at the Turners?"
-Four or six times.
How far were you behind Mrs. Cross
tic?'
II was a half the lot behind
You walked in?"
Eyes. i showed the door open and
! went In
IT didn't know. She had refused once
before to let me in.
~ went in and heard Mrs. Crostic
say. was your child slck? She said !:
He has been sick, but he ate his supper
as usual tonight.
you all began to cross-examine her
at once, didn't you?"
1--WE asked her If the child was SICK,
and about whipping him, and about the
noise"
"pid she make any objection to sending
for the coroner?'
,I don't remember"
you can't say she made any rbjec-
tion?''
mo, I can't remember"
Mrs BASS then showed by knocking
| how Mrs. Smith knocked her hand on
the table.
Mrs Bass said: "s,he didn't seem to BIO
M all scared when we first came in,
but after we had asked questions she
| looked like she was scared, ana she
| seemed excited and worried y seemed
as though tho coming OF the doctor
worried her. When Mrs. Childress came
| IN Mrs smith said: Don't let her SEQ 1t
nha body); don't let her see It; cover 1t
up
one must touch the body until the coroner
/
came?"
did not hear It.,
did any one touch the child until the
coroner Gamer
II don't know. .,
ibid not tho coroner say no one must
tonch the child until his return"
Yves. sir; he said no one must touch
was not Mrs Smith carrying out
instructions of coroaer7"
Eyes. sir
REORGANIZATION by Mr.. Pagei DO
understand you to say that the first
sign OF fear on the part Of Mrs Smith
was when the coroner was to pc sent
/ for7''
yes
(. "pld she show grIef?"
! "she did not shed one tear. Mrs. Cros
/ tic said when she put her hand on the
4 boys heart: God has taken him., bui
Mrs. Smith did not show any -sisl. 81
/, grief"
Mrs, Bass was then allowed to retire
\ Court then adjourned until $3.50 o'clock
to allow Mr., Page to secure his mex