El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-23
MRS. ORNER IS HELD WITHOUT BAIL
ON CHARGE OF POISONING HER CHILD

other than poison. There did not seem
to be any trace of any disease, organic
or otherwise.
This examination was made in the
joint laboratory of Drs. Brown and
Rogers
The first test we made was what is
known to the medical profession as the
sublimation test Then we made the
Marsh test Then we made the .Berze-
Illus modification OF the Marsh test.
l never saw the child iuring her
4 could not advance an opinion as to
whether it was pure arsenic or not that
we found. Some of these contents are
still being saved"
Child Well at Noon.
J. D. Lee was then sworn and testl-
Il live at COS North ochoa street I
am an electrical lineman. / have known
mrs. orner two weeks. She is a tenant
OF mine reserve one room upstairs
Tor myself. I boarded with her and
knew her little child. Lille, who died
last Saturday evening. last saw the
child before death between 1890 and
o'clock at dinner The child was
present at the table at that time. as
was Mrs. Orner. I next saw the child
about $50 in the evening. cf the same
day. She was then dead.
AT the dinner table Mrs. Orner said
she did not believe her little girl was
gong 10 live very long. : asked her
why, and said, she seems all riobt
now. She said. she is puny.' I had
seen the child every day and there did
not seem to be anything the mater
with her.
NO one else lived in the house with
US at that time. There was A preasb-
er wife there a few days, 1 Gamer re-
call her name, but she moved cut
shortly after Mrs. Orner came.
Neighbors Tell of Death.
@Neighbors told me of the child.s
death on my way home 1 went in and
looked at her. She was on the bed.
MIS- Orner was in the other room.
me child had never been sick while
they were there, so far as 1 know: she
was always able TO be at meals.
said Mrs. Orner Had Been Drinki,~
Mrs Orner had been drinking the
night before. 1 saw her then at home
Two nights before she telephoned me
TO come and meet her on Missour,
slreet and take her home I met her
on the street.
complained to her about her traat-
ment of the child the week She die6
she scolded her for burning some pota-
toes and | told her I didn't think II
was right She said she was too good
20 the child, who did not obey her.
Child Insured.
Mrs. Orner told me the cbiId,s life
was insured. I do not remember when.
At the time she was talking about some
mining stock and. some lots she had
ma also about being engaged to get
married to some fellow up in New
'IeAleo- She said her life and her
MIC were insured and the insurance |
dexico''
On cross examination Mr.. Lee said. |
believe She said both her Insurance /
nd her child's were made over to This |
elbow in New Mexico.
She did not say in what companv
ne childs life was insured and 7 never
much ~"
she was reading a letter to me
oort Fer being engaged to get married
TINS fellow in New Mexico do NOT
-Ecw the name Of the man. She said
nc was engaged to him and what ne
ao was made over to them and what
ne had was made over to him do
OF know what was in the letter. The |
etter did not have any reference 70
MS statement I am sure she said her
aughter was insured
The child was we'll and up r1lnnine,
round the house every day thar I was
mere She skipped school some DAYS.
lrs- Orner said that she herself was
lex and kept the little girl home TO
o the work"