Evening journal., 1918-03-12
accused OF
POISONING HIS babe
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husband was rocking The baby on his
knee. and near him on the table was
an empty glass Thirsty, sne took the
glass filling it with water, and when
she tasted it. % caused a contracting
singing sensation Of the throat and
mouth, giving evidence Of having con-
taned poison, Mr.. Reinhardt said.
shortly afierward the child died IN her
arms. becoming rigid. the effect Of
strychnine poisoning, Mr.. Reinhardt
charged.
Jaroslowski failed 10 attend the fu-
neral and later told a story Of how the
child died. He said he had bought the
strychnine 20 kill foxes that were KILL
ing his chickens. Reminded that he had
no chickens. he said that he was going
TO buy some next summer and that the
poison was for the purpose Of killing
the foxes that would kill mis- chickens
Mr.. Reinhardt asserted
The poison he had on a paper and
some Of it accidentally fell into a glass
OF water and his daughter drank it,
Jaroslowsh was alleged TO have said.
Jaroslowsh had made previous at
tempts 20 buy strychnine, Mr.. Rein
hardt said. and got Il only when he
inducedd dof fof moi WON fom fofmfy
it was 90 kill foxes.
When Mrs Mary Jaroslowskf, the de-
fendants wife was called 10 the stand,
Mr. Layton objected to the wife's tes-
timony against her husband, bu, his oh
r lection was overruled. The witness ey-
I pressed her willingness TO testify against
. her husband.
, Mrs. Jaroslowski said that her hus-
] band came TO their home. No. 1905 Pull
2 man street. later than usual on Janu-
= airy 25. Needing some coal oil. she ask
4 ed her husband TO go to the store for
c II, but he insisted that she 60 She was
gone about i5 minutes and when she
Il returned her husband was rocking the
l. baby near the table She said that she
r picked a glass from a table near her
re- husband and, filing % with fresh water
l. tooN a drink. Il caused a bitter sensa-
D tion, and when she made the remark
IN to Jaroslowski, he said it was only
n from her stomach"
Later. she testified he called her into
Is the cellar. and she carried the baby
K with her down stairs.
"a While she was describing this Mrs
- Jaroslowski broke down and cried bui
shortly resumed her testimony
" In her arms, sch said the baby be-
came rigid and her lips and hands
turned blue, and her teeth became
locked. she declared. About twenty
minutes later, no remedies having any
effect. the little one died.
3- Jarolowsk left her the next day 10
buy a hat and gloves despite her pro-
tests that they did not have the money
to spare. He rett4rned after The funeral,
III but then she refused TO allow him In,
she said. Again, the next day he re-
l.. turned. demanding his overalls so that
he might go 90 his work, and when she
y, refused to let him in the house, Dc
said according 10 her testimony:
LET me in ana I'll tell you what I did
to the baby.
He then said that he had purchase
powder for chickens, and some had acci
dentally fallen into a glass Of water
% and Waclawa drank It, the mother testi
fed.
lie declared. witness said. that he die
not mean 90 do IL.
Mrs. Jaroslowski said that her hus
band never liked the bay, saying tha
it was not his.
, He delayed the christening Of th
- baby, she added
Annie Botasz, who lived with Mr.,
Jaroskowski, was the states next wit
ness She testified to Jaroslovski
visit TO the house. demanding his over
alls and work-checks. and later sayin
that Waclawa mad drunk the strychnin
powder from a glass. He explained tha
he had bought powder for the chickens
and. in changing IL from one paper {
another. some OF il fell into a glass. th
baby drinking IT, When he told thi:
Mary, his wife, tainted, Annie said
- Josephine Morowitz, similarly explain
i' ed Jaroslowskrs confession. She, IN
witness. upon hearing his statemcn
screamed, murder" and the prison'
c, tnen ran away.
Albert ]. McCrery, deputy corone
told Of the disinterring the baby, and q
e. \ holding an autopsy.
Coroner John T. spring, Sr., told
or taking the lar, containing the baby
stomach, TO the laboratories at NeWar
Peter BienkOwski. a druggist. testih'
that Jaroslowsk had endeavored
purchase strychnine at his stort Wi
ness said the prisoner told him
wanted to kill rats. and he Bic
kowswkD advised him TO use anoth
poisonous preparation, but the prison
declined, and left the stort.
sea Helen Jones, a clerk in Danforit
'H- drug store, told Of Jaroslowskis bu
ing strychnine from her about 5
zen O'Clock on January %. At the Z q
lay he said he wanted the poison TO K
foxes.
az Charles stump, a druggist employ
De al the same store, told OF preparil
neu the strychnine for jar oslOwski, wl
tue gave his address as Newport
De- throughout the trial, Jaroslowski s
calmly, with a cc'ti'ual flicker Of
smile about his mouth, i'm tht priso
ers dock, showing the interest Of
re- ordinary spectator in the proceeding
ton Court took a recess until , o'clo'
line. the jurors being allowed 10 et ol
3en- ~ -o- their dinner, accompanied
tion a bailif.