Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-11

neighbor were in the room. He said
that he repeatedly asked the girl
what had happened to the child and
she answered in a dazed and rathei
excited manner, II don't know" He
said he found the baby suffering
from carbolic acid burns of the
mouth, tongue and throat and on
both sides of the neck.
Coroner OH Stand
Coroner Jacob Eckinger on the
witness stand said the girl told him
she Intended to use the acid to COM
nit suicide, and spilled it in a fit
just as she leaned over to kiss the
child. Mrs. Heinbach was called
next and was questioned about what
happened during the morning of
June 10. She said that about noon
she went upstairs and was about to
enter the bathroom when she heard
Cathleen scream 20 mother, look at
my baby" Running down stairs she
saw the girl standing in the middle
room holding the child in her left
arm and pulling down her hair with
her right, screaming "look what 1
have done to my dear little baby"
Mrs. Heinbach said she took the
child from the girl, who fell to the
floor
DR.. j. Harvey Miller and DR.. Park
A. Deckard, who conducted a post
mortem examination, said that the
child died from carbolic acid poison
ing. They described in detail the
burns found in the baby's mouth
throat and stomach. They said the
only exterior burn was one about
two inches long. crescent shaped ex-
tending from the left nostril curving
around the mouth to the chin.
Intended Suicide %
Constable I. ]. Grove and County
Detective James T. Walters who
later, said she told them she intend
ed to commit suicide and had the
acid for that purpose.
Fred S. Laucks, a chemist. wns
called to testify that he had examined
land analyzed the liquid in the bottle
secured at the Heinbach home, and
found 1t contained carbolic acid
The bottle was found in the bath
room by John Stewart, husband OF
the girl-mother.
He was the only other witness
called by the defense before court
Iadjourning at 1890 o'clock He
told of his wife's condition and of
finding the bottle of acid.
otXCy are OduCu
Selection of jury required almost
an entire day. Sixty of the seventy
two jurors in the panel were called
before twelve were agreed upon
Throughout the greater part of the
afternoon the defendant did not ap-
pear to be tired, but late in the day
she seemed weary of the rather
monosonous proceeding of selecting
jurors. AS each one was called she
was required to stand and face the
juror.
The questions asked the Jurors
seldom varied. They were first ask
ed their residence, their occupation,
sometimes were queried about their
aget their health and their hearing
Each one was asked whether he had
formed or expressed an opinion as
to the guilt or innocence of the girl,
whether they were conscientiously
opposed to capital punishment,
whether they were married and IL
married, whether they had any chill
dren. One juror said he had known
the defendant since she was q little
girl, and did have an opinion about
her guilt or innocence which would
likely influence him in giving q
verdict If he were accepted as q
juror. He was challenged for cause
and excused.
s,. One City Man
Only one of the jurors resides in
Harrisburg, and he Is the foreman.
There are five farmers, a merchant,
a miner, teacher, q teamster, two
motormen and a clerk on the jury.
3. The complete jury follows: w. e.
Scott, 519 Muench street; J. Leroy
Ebersole, East Hanover township;
ELI Martin Londonderry township;
Harry Hoffman, Williams township
Charles A. Fornwald, city; John e.
Meyer. Lykens township: Peter Hoff-
man. Wayne township: H. B. Curtis,
Williamstown; John Crozier. Will
, Jamestown; George Meyer, Swatara
| township; Robert A. Shultz, Swatara
township Frank P. Stein, Washing
ton township.