Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-24
IDENTITY Of
HERBERT CLARK
IN DOUBT YET
Cross Examination Fails to Alter
Story Told by Miss Wen
dell :,
MRS. PALMER'S STORY
COMPLICATES SITUATION
Many Dispositions and Letters
Are Filed by Both Sides ,
in Case

days session Of the supreme court,
which is hearing the case, ended.
The morning session was taken up
Anna Wendell, the nurse, by Senator
Trewin, counsel for C. F. Clark. A
grilling cross examination failed to
shake the story told by the woman
the previous day on direct examina-
ton.
Mrs. G. F. Poffey of Rockport, Mass,
a suburb of Boston, was the next wit
ness called. Her testimony was to
the effect that she had charge of the
boy for period of one year, and was
paid at the rate Of $3.50 per week. In
July, 1912, she took the youngster to
Boston and turned him over to Miss
Wendell.
D. X. Cook of Mott was placed on
the stand as character witness for
w. j. Side. Dispositions were intro
duced from Ida M. White of St. Paul,
at whose home the child was born,
Sept 1, 1907 She stated in her de-
position that the mother of the child
born on that day registered as Miss
Smith. A deposition from DR.. Camp
bell, the attending physician, was also
read. In it he stated that no birth
certificate was made out for the child
through neglect Of his.
Guardianship Papers.
Because of the fact that the birth
was not registered, guardianship pa
ers were taken out by Miss Wendell
in Boston. in order to have the child
I'd, ,,,i+Iod tn This in.
formation was given by Miss Wendell.
Miss DR.. Johnson of Iowa City stat
ed that the baby was brought to her
hospital by Miss Wendell Sept. s16,
and that it was normal and not in the
best Of health. The baby remained
there two weeks, when it was taken
by the nurse.
Further pictures of the child were
introduced, and deposition by George
III. Sidle, who stated that he knew
nothing of the child until the present
action was started. In addition he
stated that Oscar Edwards; Mrs. ST.
dies grandfather, was known as the
"Whi4e Headed Dutchman" because OF
his light hair and blue eyes. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Side are very dark,
lille Herbert Clark is extremely
light, with blue eyes.
Numerous Dispositions
A number of dispositions substant1-
ating evidence were introduced, from
DR.. William Lauder of an IOWA Sana-
torium, Mrs. Minnie Mii;er, and George
l.. Miller a banker OF Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. One was also introduced, sworn
to by Sarah Tracy a servant in the
Wendell home. One by a Mrs. Swy-
kert was to the effect. that when first
taken into the Iowa City hospital tle
child would have died, mad not a wam-
an in the hospital, nursed it back to
health, in addition to nursing her own
infant.
Mrs. Pa|mer's Story
Mrs. Jennie Pamer, one of the
most important Witnesses in the case
was placed on the stand late in the
afternoon All her testimony was OF a
startling nature. and in a number of
instances was in driect contradiction
of testimony given by witnesses pre-
viously examined.
Mrs. Palmer, middle ageG mother
ly woman, at present is n,atron of the
Sunshine Mission at Davenport, Iowa.
She has been engaged in similar WorH
for a number of years and according
to her testimony has found homes for
innumerable homeless waits.
The first meeting between Mrs. Pal
mer and Miss Wendell took place While
the two were travelling on the same
train. A discussion relative to the
, disposition Of homeless babies was in
progress, when the two women met.
A few days later Miss Wendell ap-
peared at the home Of Mrs. Palmer
with baby boy, stating that she
wished to leave it there. She said it's
name was Herbert Thomas, but would
give no information relative to it's
parents, stating that any communica-
tions which were necessary should be
sent to her.
Brings Several infants
Mrs. Palmer stated that the baby
was SMALL pale and thin1y clad, ana
could only say few words in baby
talk 1t never mentioned anyone but
nurse. Miss Wendell did not return
again until December of that year
191O), and then told an entirely dif-
ferent story in regard to the parents
>of the Child. According to Mrs. Pal
mer on this visit, she said the child's
name was Bryce WenZel that the
mother was a nurse and was serious
ly i'll at the time due to fall, in which
she landed on ler head badly injuring
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