The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-26
HAD NO KNOWLEDGE
OF DEATH OF INFANT
Greenvilie Physician Swears Miss
Sunie Mabry Admitted Destruc-
ton Of Own Child.

Greenville, Aug. 21.-"The baby
was by my side in the bed and all at
once I took the knife and began cut
ting and stabbing it," In these words
Sunie Mabry, 20 years old, now un-
der treatment at the city hospital,
confessed to having taken the lie c.
her new born babe in her room at
Greenville lodging house Tuesday
morning. according to the sworn tes-
timony of DR.. W. L. Mauldin, at the
coroner's inquest yesterday after
noon.
AS result of the testimony of DR..
Mauldin and DR.. Davis Furman and
another witness, Miss S. R. Coker, a
trained nurse, the coroner's jury re-
turned verdict that the infant came
to it's deadh ''by being stabbed by
it's mother, Sunie Mabry."
Not Miss jamie >Coker.
It was enormously reported in this
correspondence last night that Miss
jamie Coker was a witness at the in
quest. Her name was confused with
that of Miss S. R. Coker, trained,
nurse who was staying at the board
ing house, and she was in no wise
connected with the case, having no
knowledge Whatever of the affair.
Miss S. r. Coker, the nurse, was in
Greenville on business of another ma
ture, and was drawn into the affair
when friends of Miss Mabry asked
her to look into the condition of the
youhg woman home three weeks ago,
that being the first time she has seen
Miss Mabry. Miss Coker said she'was
in the room about O'Clock Tuesday
morning, having been summoned
there by friends who regarded Miss
Mabry's condition as serious. After
being out of Miss Mabry's room from
20 to 80 minutes she returned and
found blood on the floor, but no
signs of the infant.
Realizing that Miss Mabry's condi-
ton was serious, Miss Coker said
that she Immediately called DR..
Mauldin at his home and made as
full a report on the case as her
knowledge permitted. DR.. Mauldin
came to the house about II o'clock.
She believes the baby was born about
g O'Clock, and is satisfied that Miss
Mabry was the mother Of the child.
Miss Mabry seemed surprised at the
happe ~ings which occurred after DIR.
Mauldin's arrival.
Before notifying the physician,
Miss Coker said she did not ask the
direct question as to where the baby
was, but asked questions leading to
that" and could obtain no informa-
ton from Miss Mabry. During the
20 or 80 minutes she was absent
from the room, this having. been the
period in which events trahspired so
rapidly, Miss Coker testifiedkthat she
heard no noise coming from the
room.
knowledge of the Case Limited.
Upon the repetition Of questions
relative to her whereabout" at the
time of the death of the baby, Miss
Coker repeated that she was not in
Miss Mabry's room, and that her
knowledge of the case therefore was
limited. E
Miss Coker testified that about
5: 80 O'Clock in the afternoon Miss
Mabry was taken to the hospital. No
idea as to, where the baby was had
been obtained by her up until that
time.
About s o'clock, she said, she |!
went to the then vacant room and |
started a search. She did not know
Miss Mabry had the suit case as she
had been told by Miss Mabry that
she did not have one when the ques-
ton as to what. to pack her clothes
in came up while preparing to send
her to the hospital. 4
When she sighted the suit case un-
der the bed Miss Coker pulled it out
and opened it. There she saw the
body: it's head wrapped in a cloth.
She satisfied herself that the infant
was dead and then Immediately left
for DR.. Mauldin's home. Besides the
physicians, Miss Coker was the only
witness. The inquest lasted nearly
two hours.
SEN. FLETCHER
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