The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
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and continued to grow worse until
he died at II o'clock the next morn.
ing.
80 far as I know" she continued.
Mrs. Gaylord was in bed with her.
four-day-ol baby, both when I went
to breakfast and when. returned. I
have heard that this Is her third child"
Mrs. Gaylord In Limclight.
She could not tell whether Mrs. Cay
lords condition was such that she
could have gotten up. The questioning
closed around Mrs. Gaylord. and Miss
often stated that she did not administer.
the poison, though no one had accused
her OF the crime She was removed at
o'clock Sunday afternoon to room
dwnstairs. but she screamed SO that she
had to be taken back.
She did not know herself that Mrs.
Gaylord was unkind, but had heard
so. and knew that she was high
tempered woman: She had been used
ass; as general help. as she seemed TO
with the use and application of drugs
Gaylord could have gotten up she
replied that she had examined her ana
Aounu tHlL HeI t1eet5 were not sOlleQ.
She spoke highly Of the colored SER
want girl. ana stated that no men Were
allowed in the women's ward. Mrs.
Gaylord had told her that she was In
the operating-room at the time of the
called her. She had been heard TO
make statements connecting the COL
ored girl with the crime. Miss Vena-
.ble's testimony was important, though
it took some time to get 1t connected
and In pro-er shape everything COM
ing by piecemeal, for she was little
nervous. II, !.
!, Mrs. Gregory. matron of the home
n Mhig iac,; Mrs. GAYLORD. then Miss
occasion Of her frst visit to 81 the city tt,
was then called. Her testimony re.
lased chiefly to the character Of Mrs.
she was sixteen years old, When tbs
weeks.old baby. The matron said that
d dne didn't TT trust the girl with chill
h tia as the latter had told her she
own child since it was two weeks old
Her other children had been adopted
she coca stoned the first laugh in the
She had phhe eapd When she said that
nag ~; married a mission bum" who was
taken away from her by q previous
Colored Servant Tc.tiaes.
Lu mSef hoS sane y poor, nnocent-looking
her shn eyes We're wide with fear as she I.
shambled barefooted into thu roor,
Enough seventeen or eighteen YEARS
teen e she shes he0k co, to be not much over t-
Whisper. It was the fear Of the IL.
norant. She stated that she heard IA
Daoy choking just as she got to the
a Mlne: ro Mps GaXlord was in the oper-
mother oo eir, a. do, the time: and she sent
aole ct the child's condition. after 's al
nerselI had taken the SUFFERING hnhs
Used use s Sne testified est that Mrs Gaylord
but one nirnt TO to play with the baby
ft el not take its bottle She shoo !!
be The ,; sery oa testified that It's She haf
four minutes 'n ana u5o en- only three q
child playing. She Went - - , . n ~
room. at the end of the porch. ana y !
utes that haze re oee des during those few min
did not see anyone on the nn u.eu. en- en-
testified that Mrs. Gaylord IN ha adI' t Hnt
tales on her that were not SO. 1'N tot S
Hoskins Informed Davis.
,Dr. Hoskins described the child.s IN
s sata ana ms following sickness, ant
n noison ne tn Ma death due to irritan
that one Of his babies had been . I nois :
oned, and later told Mr.. Davis til,
,lrst time he saw him. He did no
know that any steps had been take,
u.s. tsoa a result. he thought Mrs. Gaylord
treated the children all right, and sail
that she had told him that she hat
poem moved because she was suspected
re couldn't say whether she coule
nave gotten up out OF bed. -
Inere was some mention OF a,
ia!otlc woman being near the ward
nut the jury did not think it neces
Sergeant Bailey listened alternative
! y to all the evidence. and frequentl,
4 questioned the witnesses for turtle:
polnts. The police will still work OF
The Coroncr's Verdict.
The taking OF testimony was no
Z completed until after 2 O'Clock. and i
u was nearly 10 O'clock when the ,jur,
returned the following verdict: II
eve, the jury, find that he came t,
his death on the Goth day OF July, 1905
crlminully administered on the 14tl
aud 10th days of July by a person q
persons, whom the evidence befor,
them does not enable them to nseer
tain, nnd they are Of. opinion that til,
authorities Of the City Home were neg
y case.'' Signed, il @ H b M 77'
William II. Taylor, Nj. ID, CORONER
II. W.. Smith, forcman5 jaime. w. G b
hons, J.TE. brown, A. NJ. Pride, Jame
Duffy, #. a. Jones, 3'i5
No Clue IN Norfolk.
The Times-p Dispatch received the fol
lowing from its Norfolk correspondent
"rhe local police tonight still
a say they have not been com
muntcated with by the Rich