Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-29

mother said that Il seemed to be cold.
She picked IL up and found that IL was
dead. though its body had not grown
chilled. She said that its face and chest
and hands were purple, and that there
were the marks OF finger prints on rs
throat. II was her opinion that 1t hao
Just stopped breathing when she entered
the room. She expressed the opinion that
strangulation could have caused the con-
dition in which the baby was fognd.
According to her testimony, the moth
er never voluntarily mentioned the child
after its birth. Nothing concerning il
ever came from her tongue except in re-
sponse to questions from the two nurses.
Referring to the letters Mrs. Harrell re-
oeived, Mrs. Dawes testified that they
were mailed in Stockbrfdge, on the train.
and in Atlanta. All were addressed to
Miss farrell.
Mrs. Harren explained this, she said, by
saving that before marriage her surname
had been Harrel. and that marriage had
not changed her name, and that many
still referred to her as Miss" Harrell.
Physician Testifies
DR.. ]. r. Sewell, Of ISL Richardson
street, the physician who attended Mrs.
HarreT. was the second witness called
He testified that the circumstances at
tending the case were suspicious, but he
would not testify to the immediate causes
of the baby's death. He said that on
birth IL was normal and healthy without
indication Of disease and that Tuesday ii
was In sound condition. But Wednesday,
when he examined II after its death, Its
entire body was purple. He said that
there were no marks OF violence that he
could discover, but that the bones OF the
head were more disconnected than is usu-
ally the case He, too. spoke OF the indif-
ference the mother is said to have dis
played toward her baby.
After the baby's death, DR.. Sewen re-
fused TO sign a death certificate, and II
was this fact that caused the inquest
The matter was referred to the coroner
by the undertaken. Harry O.. Poole, and,
on investigation, he decided that the case
warranted investigation by jury.
Two other witnesses were called, Mrs.
]. L. Hooten and E. z. watson. Mr..
watson's testimony was simply to the
effect that Mrs. Harrell had rented a room
from him December Z. stating then that
her husband was a travelling man and
that she wished a room for a month.
Mrs. Harrell was seen by DIR. Hurt and
told that an inquest was being held over
the baby, but she said that she did not
wish to make a statement. She does not
know that she has been connected with
her baby's death.
AS soon as Mrs. Harrelrs condition i'm
proves. the warrant issued by the coro-
ner viii be served and she will either
be imprisoned or placed under bond, un-
I'll <he grand jury meets. AS soon as
possible her case Will be taken before il
for consideration.
Mrs. Harrell is about p years old. and
Is described as a pretty woman Of blond
hair and light complexion.
The verdict of the ooroners Jury was:
I'VE find tn edeceased came to his
death from strangulatien. We recon-
mend that Mrs. Harrell, alias Miss Har-
rell, be held for further investigation
before the grand jury and that Mrs. B,
C. Yeargan be held as witness"
The foreman OF the jury was Daniel
Boone.