The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-29
Coroner's Investigation
Discloses Evidence of
a Startling Nature
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which were made by the week, on
June "a. They were paid by the
father. The oldest girl was insured
for little better than $500, while
the next was insured for $240.
The Cruel Whip.
Among the articles which the coro-
ner found and took possession of was
a contrivance which the boy readily
recognized. "That what we was
whipped WITH" he blurted out when
it was shown him. This consisted of
three leather thongs fitted to a wood
en- handle, after the fashion of cat
o'-nine-tails. Neighbors readily
stated yesterday that the children
were frequently beaten.
The Funeral at O'Clock.
The funeral of the little girls will
take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
and the interment win probably be
made in st. MichaePs cemetery. Due
to the efforts of kind hearted peo-
pie decent burial will be given the
little children. They remained at
the undertaking parlors of Frank R.
Pou all day yesterday and last night,
and parties who viewed the little
bodies discovered many instances of
rough treatment on the head and
shoulders of Tennie, the older girl.
One arm was scratched there were
thumb marks on the neck, and a
bad bruise on the nose.
One Body Was Warm.
when Captain of Police Thomas Gu
sachs reached the house. ''I really
believe there was life in the little
child which lay in the front room,
said Captain Cusachs yesterday to
The Journal. "When I received the
report from Officer Anderson we went
to the scene as quickly as possible,
Officer Anderson had extreme diff
Guilty in getting satisfaction over the
telephone, the man at the other end
being so excited that he could hardly
explain. He said the children had
been found dead, and talked so ex-
citedly it appeared that Officer An.
derson remarked he talked like q
crazy man. We found the house with
some difficulty, after searching around
the woods, and when / placed my
hand on the pulse of the little thing
whose face looked up so piteously
/ do believe there was slight 49,
and it was then opened the Ioson
of her little gown and placed my
hand over her heart. That was whe-
I noticed that the body was very
warm. She had life in her when WI
reached the scene or else she haC
4 Just died. 1t was the worse case
have ever witnessed, or which hal
ever come under my observation
What 1 cannot get through my sys
| tenn, however, is why the report o
the children's death was so long II
being reported. It was telephones
here at exactly Z o'clock, for the bel
struck while Officer Anderson wa
trying to get some meaning out o
the telephone message he was taking
and officers were reporting as usual
The telephone message was plail
enough, it was stated, with the ex
ception of the location of the plac
where the children had resided"
Bleeding to Death. First Report.
Otto Reichman, residing on Mort
Fourteenth avenue, was the man VIII
telephoned the report to the station
cit was brought to me-" said MI
Reichman last night, "by little DO!
named Clinton Mcconnell, who, i
telling of it, said two little girls wer
bleeding to death. He said that Nj
Fudge did not ask him to tell an
of the neighbors, and really I say
Fudge for, the first time when | hun
ried over to the house. l can't sa
when the bodies were found, nor ca
I say who might have been respor
sible IN keeping any one from know
ing about the killing"
evidence Suficient"1Johnson
Judge VIII L. johnson. who was Il