The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-12-04
DIR. KRUGER .
THOUGHT BABY
DEAD--m'N 'NALLy
Physician Admitted Placing
Smith Child on Dump,
But Claimed He Considered
Life Extinct, Evidence.
NIGHT SESSION FRIDAY

Fifth street dump at tho time DR..
Krueger is alleged to have thrown the
Smith infant down an embankment,
formed the greater part Of the testi-
mony In the fourth day Of the trial Of
DR.. Frederick. Kruger. in Wayne cir
cult court. on q charge of manslaugh-
ter, Thursday.
Most of the witnessed this morning
were women living near tho place on
South Fifth street, where the child
waa found They said DR.. Krueger
stopped his automobile at the dump,
took q package out Of the machine.
walked to the edge of the the en-
bankment and tossed It down the hill.
Several of the Witnesses testified that
the child was alive when brought to
the top Of the hill. and that it moved
its hands and arms.
Witnesses who testified concerning
the finding Of the child were Mrs. Min
ME Smith, Mrs. Anpa Overman. Mrs.
Bell Wallace, Mrs. Andrew Minner.
Mrs. Margaret Vest. Mrs. Rose Nc
CURE and Mrs. Margaret Smith.
Edward McNally. city detective. fol-
lowed Mrs. Smith on the stand, and
testified concerning incidents follow
ing taking the child from the dump.
According to McNally, he took the in
faIt to the Office of DR.. Kinsey. city
health officer, and while there. DR..
krueser came to the office and ad-
mitted that the child had been placed
on the dump by him.
"WouId Soon Be Covered
He said he thought it was dead,
and that seeing the fresh dirt on the
0h hot hA
place to put it as it would soon be
covered up. McNally said.
He also testified that DIR. Kruger
police. but that they turned it over to
DR.. Kinsey.
"Kinsey Informed DR.. Kruger that
the child was still alive and that it
should be returned to its parents" Nc
Nally said. He claimed that he left
DR.. Kinsey's office after the infant had
been placed in DR.. Krueger's car.
The next witness was Mrs. Mary
Love. who was nurse when the child
was born. She testified that DIR.
Kruger told both Mr.. and Mrs. Smith,
parents of the child. that It WAS A
freak of nature" and that ~ wos1i9
live only Z short time. She also tAstf.
fed that DR.. Krueger claimed the
child was dead before he left the
Smith home. She said that the doctor
told her 1t would be unnecessary to
wash the child after birth.
Believed Child Dead.
Mrs. Love claimed that she believed
the child to be dead after the doctor
had pronounced it so, until she return
ed to the Smith home in the evening
and heard the child move and make
a sound in its throat. She claimed
that she did not see the child after
DR.. Kruger wrapped It in q cloth and
placed it on a dresser, following the
birth.
Judge Cause, said that the triaI
would be continued Friday from Z un
til 9 p. M, to make up for time lost
in selecting jury.
Or. kinsey Takes Stand
DR.. Kinsey took the stand in the
afternoon. He testified that the child
was still alive when it was brought t
his office. but that the pulse was ver1
weak, and the heart-beats almost i'm
percetible. but that he could tell there
was life in the child by movements.
He said the body was well developed
except the head, and that the umbilica
cord was united, but not bleeding
There was considerable blood on th'
cloth which. the body was tied prob
ably from the cord. he said.
When he returned the baby to th'
home. he said, DR.. Kruger suggested
that he, DR.. Krueger. should dispose
of the child. as the parents were yer!
poor. and that he, DR.. Kinsey. sait
that DR.. Kruger should let the cit!
take care enough of the child, that DR.
Krueger had done enough.
At the autopsy, he said, after thu
babe had died and been returned tt
the undertakers. the body was prac
tically in the same condition, show
ing that no care had been taken Of /
after it had been returned to tn
family.
He said the autopsy showed tha
there was very little blood in thu
body.
-'Where had this blood escaped %
was asked.
From the umbilicus I presume,
he answered. That was the onl,
place open" He said that blood clio
on the brain was one of the few place.
where there was blood in the body.
bruise on the head revealed by th'
autopsy. he said, he believed cam,
from the fall down the embankment.
He was cross-examined.
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