The evening world., 1912-05-21
BABY COOS TO Jury
At MOTHERS TRIAL
FOR PO|SON|NG NINE
Winifred Ankers Goodies Her
Merry Infant While Her Life
i Is at Stake.

OK Jurors were IN the box to-day
when winlfred Ankers. clutching tight
~ IN her arms tho nameless IN FAINT that
10 lid to have inspired her TO crime.
APPEARED before Justice soudder in the
Supreme Court. Brooklyn. to answer to
the charge Of numbering nine helpless
babses-tust like her own-in che hospi-
tai ward OF the Brooklyn Nursery and
Infants Hospital The work of coanplct-
ing the jury was resumed Immediately.
Although nine babies are satd 70 have
persisted as . result Of the jealousy of
this young woman. whom the state
charges with being a latter day Borgis,
Assistant District-Attornsy voss. in
charge OF the prosecution. elected TO
try her FIRST for causing the death Of
Richard Gamersal a three-snonths-
charge Of the hospital. who died Feb
ruary II OF oxalic acid poisoning.
Miss Ankers, former girl Of the
streets. who sought 10 reform when her
child was born. 10 accused of placing
the acid IN the milk used in the hospital,
where she was employed as . maid of
all work. In her first confession
which she has repudiatsd-she said she
did not intend to kill tho baniss
DEFENSE CHANGES TO DENIAL
AFTER confession.
The nurses had sitshtsd Johnny
Bull and me-" ellie said. and I wanted
to get even. I thought I could make
the babies sick. so those nurses who
had stunned me and my baby would
have to work hard to get them we'll
again; honestly. ! did not expect TO Mil
them."
Her defense. as outlined BY Edward
]. Reillsy. her counsel. viii be that she
I'd nothing TO do with the presence of
poison In the milk. He will charge
gross carelessness In the management
Of the hospital and will reputiiate her
oft-repeated confession.
. The police threatened to take Johnny
! Bulr away from me- she ssid to-day.
but said could keep him n I con-
fessed. Why. l would have confessed
almost anything then to keep Johnny
0s'r with me-" and she snusglsd the
eabbiing babc closer to har breast
Z 4iss Ankors. dressed In q Peter Pan
shirtwais, and black skirt. bore the
child In her arms as she entered the
soourt-room. She sat IN q corner by .
n window. watching passing cars and
! automobiles and pointing them out to
the cooling babe. She laughed almost
cloud a. Ferdtna nd her baby's real
HANDICAPPED his chubby hands to-
'gsther and shricked shriily ~ an auto
horn footed.
! with her left hand she famed
Johnny Bull with her handkerchief
The fourth finger OF the left hand
barren of ornament; yesterday. was
4 slrcied to-day with a band OF gold.
shining In Its very newness; a wedding
ring that was not placed there by .
husband before the Altar.
INFANT coos At JUROR WHO
81 TRiEs MOTHER FOR LIFE.
When she moved to the table behind
~ counsel, who gave her little heed
- he examined talesmen. she held
Johnny Bull 30 that he faced the
fury. Tho chuckling infant held out
hls arms toward Juror No. 5. and tried
20 crawl across the table toward the
1ury-box Juror No. Is stern-viraged
! man, who said he could send a woman
20 the death chair. But the sight OF the
child, hold In the arms Of the slight
, Sltti. woman who In said TO have killed
nir~ other. unneryed him. There were
! 800. IN hic ewes az he turned his face
Ccr.,a.r.h,. dio,culty wa. exrerience
4, s.c"r,ng ,urv few man being will
- aJm,, that they could send 4
$500. x,,,i,y ~ the dea,t
49,. 80. ,a.. ,,,sn,,ar
10 tho selection of Jurors than she dc
yee.eruay' spsna'"s 'ne ,' .,,n
van hec p"o'' No"u v. e
oeciety women "no rnu No'."'.os"
hst the young wo"sn u"rhs NV
tnal WAS present IN the 'eouIt room
John a. Petrie. manufacturer, o
NO. Hs Decatur street brooAiSh. too'
eeat No. Z In the box AFTER an exhaust
i've examination.
A. the morning passed with the te
Aious examination OF talesmen.M ISIS An
kGs lost the smiling demeanor tina
marked her early conduct. She passe,
eh~ playful Johnny Bull to Mrs
Amelia Carney, mstron OF the Raymon,
rtrsst 1a,l. who sat at her side, an,
rest a her elbow On the table. neryousl,
Sa.a.-- =. IL.