El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

/ and returned at ? p. m. Tor cross
/ examination
Mrs. Emma Webster. probation Of
I ficer, testified regarding a baby for
which she and Mrs. Mcconnell had
/ found home She said that the
children at the Mcconnell home
I seemed at all times clean and well
! cared for.
, Mrs. Mary A Felso, mother Of Mrs.
l Mcconnell, testified that her daughter
was a combination Of French. Italian
and Irish, and had not a drop of
+ Mexican blood in her veins" She al
so gave some testimony regarding the
[ birth Of various children and those
Of her daughter.
Mrs. W. r Mcconnell. Of Sanderson.
Z Texas. related an instance IN 1905
when a cyclone struck Laredo where
they were living. She said that at
that time Mrs. r. W. Mcconnell had
a child two days old and that she was
forced to leave her nome and carry
the child TO the other home to avoid
Mr. Mcconnell formerly worked as
machinist in railroad shops at
Laredo.
Nurse Gives Testimony.
Lieut. Emily Smith, head nurse at
the salvation Army rescue home. was
the first witness called Friday after
noon
7 remember when Bernice Baker
was at the home" she said. I cared
for the child and I knew that the
BABY vas 70 be given away Bernice's
mother said she would find a home
for the baby. I met Mrs Mcconnell
before the baby was born, when she
came to our home and got girl
( baby. This was a Mexican baby,
which later died Bernice always
said she would not give up her baby
OF her own free will"
Mrs. Harry +. Hare, a chauffeur
living near Mrs Mcconnell, testified
to taking Mrs Mcconnell to the ad-
dress at sos Mesa avenue, to get the
baby. Il drove her up there and an
elderly LADY ana a girl got into the
car, handing the baby 20 Mrs. Nc
Cornell" she testified The elderly
woman then told us to let them out
at a dark place, as she did not want
anyone TO see them I forgot myself
and said, Anyone who gives away an
innocent baby ought TO be in dark
place I then drove 10 a point back
Of Mrs. AIcConneIFs house. where she
got out. I live Just two doors from
her"
Guadalupe Eatson, 110s East Over
land street, small girl, testified TO
seeing Mrs. Mcconnell give away a
baby about a year ago. She said
she and Agnes Mcconnell and a lit
tie girl named F'lossie Razer were
playing together and saw Mrs. Nc
Cornell at her own gate with a baby
in her arms Then, she said, woman
drove up in a car and Mrs. Neon
nell gave the baby TO her. She said
Flossie Racer. 11O6 East San Antonio.
testified to practically the same
thing.
Testines to Birth of Child.
Peralee Jones, e21 East Third
street. a negro woman, testified to
attending Mrs Mcconnell at the birth
OF the child which is the object Of
the litigation
Il wash for Mrs. Mcconnell" she
testified On the night Of Nay g,
1913, a messenger came for me and
told me 10 90 TO Mrs McCOnnells
house I went She was on the floor
in the kitchen by a trunk. a baby
boy was born there. She asked me
to help her out There was no physi-
clan there. I helped her some and
then washed the haby. Mr.. Neon
nell was sick in the front room at the
time After the baby was born Mrs
Mcconnell went to another room and
went to bed I am positive that the
child was born there"
Speaking Of the care given the
children in McConnelIs home, Mrs
Laura J. Cramer, 1914 East San An
tonic, the next witness. said that she
could not say they were neglected.
Mrs Mcconnell told me her husband
thought the children were his" the
witness said.
Agnes Mcconnell. IS, was the last
fence When Mrs Coils and the
other women were there after
the baby l told my mother I'd kill
them if they tried 10 take the baby"
the little girl said i told them they
we're hypocrites. On May my moth /
er told me she was going TO be sick !
and must call a messenger. When she
got one she sent him after Mrs |
Jones. They were in our kitchen
for about an hour.
Six Children in Two Ke-rr
on cross examination the girl de-
ciared that there were five children /
younger than herself.
The twins are youngest" she said. /
Ihey were both born while ] was at 4
school One was born in December /
and the other on January 6. There 4
were - children in. our family. and 1
six Of them were born since Febru- I
airy II, 1918. Ny mother never has
adopted a child.
away baby She brought il to our
house in a car and about an hour 1
later a woman came after it She i
was Mrs Jones, who lived in Cali |
Iornia- I would not know her now
u 1 saw her, but she was small Aunt
NARY Jane, a negro woman, who is in !
New Mexico now, usually attended |
mother when the children were born, !
put Mrs. Jones attended ner when
Bruce was born"
The girl gave the dates Of birth
and names Of the children born since
february II, 1913, as follows:
February II, 1918, Donald Nc /
Cornell This child has since died.
June 8. 1913, Edward Allen Nc
February 20. 1913. Mary Estsne