The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-08-28
ACCJsED OF KILLING OWN BABY.
Greenyille Woman Said to Have Con-
fessed HeinOus Crime.

Greenville, Aug. 21.-"The baby
was by my side in the bed and all at
once l took the knife and began cut
ting and stabbing it, In these words
Sunie Mabry, 20 years old, now under
treatment at the city hospital, con-
fessed to having taken the life of her
new born babe in her room at a
Greenville lodging house Tuesday
morning, according to the sworn tes-
timony of Dr.. w. L. MaulGin, at the
coroner's inquest yesterday after
noon.
AS a result of the testimony OF DR..
Mauldin and DR.. Davis Furman and
another witness, Miss S. r. Coker,
trained nurse, the coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict that the infant came
to its death 'by being stabbed by its
mother, Sunie Mabry.'
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
young woman some three weeks ago,
that being the first time she had seen
Miss Mabry. Miss Coker said she
was in the room about s O'Clock Tues
day 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-
tion was serious, Miss Coker said that
she Immediately called DR.. Mauldin
at his home and made as full re-
port on the case as her knowledge
permitted. Dr. Nauldin came to the
house about 10 o'clock. She believes
the baby was born about 9 O'Clock,
and is satisfied that Miss Mabry was
the mother of the child. Miss Mabry
seemed surprised at the happenings
which occurred after DR.. 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-
tion from Miss Mabry. During the
20 or thirty minutes she was absent
from the room, this having been the
period in which events transpired so
rapidly, Miss Coker testified that
she heard no noise coming from the
room.
knowledge of Case Limited.
Upon the repetition of question
relative to her Whereabouts 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.
Miss Coker testified that at about
$3.50 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 8 o'clock, she said, she went
to the then vacant room and started
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 question as to
what to pack her clothes in came up
while preparing to send her to the
hospital.
When she sighted the suit case
under the bed Miss Coker pulled it
out and opened it. There she saw
the body, its head wrapped in a
cloth. She satisfied herself that the
infant was dead and then Immediate
ly left for DR.. Mauldin's home. Be-
sides the physicians, Miss Coker was
the only witness. The inquest lasted
nearly two hours