Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-12
By WARD GREENE

The feature of Mondays teSti-
mony in Atlanta's mixed-babies case
was the story of the birth Of her
child ..
Other witnesses Monday were
the Grady hospital; a hospital nurse;
DR.. o. B. Lusk, and several relatives
of both families. ~:
Another interesting occurrence was
the Introduction as evidence Of the
ears of Mr. Pittman. ., >-'
1--WE offer Mr.. Pittman's ears in
evidence your honor" said William
E. Arnaud. attorney for Mr.. and
Mrs. John C. Garner. "He has very
peculiar ears, what I layman.
would term convex ears. The ear
in the picture of this little dead
girl, Mary Elizabeth. you will note
also are convex"
When the hearing began Louise
Madeline was in the witness room.
but later Judge Bell ordered her
brought into court. and by his N
structions her cap was removed The
Judge also had brought into the court
Edna -Pittman. the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Pittman. The three IT.
tie Garner girls also were In court
Mrs. Pittman took the stand. and
like Mrs. Garner last week. told
timple, but dramatic story of the
birth of her child. She said hat
while she took an anaesthetic she
was semi conscious all the time and
came from under it's influence while
still in the delivery room. She told
how the nurse, Miss Stewart, said,
"Oh. what fine baby" how, the
nurse caught 1t in her arms. how
a boy. how the nurse answered that
it was a girl, how she exclaimed, II
wanted it to be a boy" how the
nurse answered, That's the way
with all these mothers, they want :
boy"
Mrs. Pittman said her baby had
black hair, which was inclined to be
curly. She described in detail the
arrangement Of the bed In the ma
ternity ward. She said the babies
were brought IN in the day time in
the arms of the nurses. That at
night either the nurse or Lily, the
maid, would bring them in. some
times in their arms. and sometimes
on a truck.
Scratch on Face
Her child was born at $50 Thurs
day night, she said. 1t was brought
to her at o'clock Friday morning
TO nurse. She noticed its features,
It's hair, the scratch on it's face. She
had it again from to 3 p. m. Mr..
Pittman came in at this time. She
has pretty black hair, she gets 1t
from me-" Mrs. Pittman said she
told him "She has sweet little
hands," said Mr.. Pittnan.
Continuing this statement Mrs.
Pittmand said: 81 saw the scratch
on it's face. 1 also saw on the back
Of the neck, near the edge of the
a birthmark, three red splotches.
For two months after birth the
marks showed plainly. 1t is on the
child now. but very dim"
cat 2 o'clock Saturday morning"
said Mrs. Pittman. Lilly brought in
the babies on the roller truck. She
carried the babies to their mothers
Mine was the last taken off. Some
how I didn't think I had the right
child. I laid there in the dark try
ing to decide while Lily left the
room for minute. When she came
back I asked her to turn up the light.
looked for the familiar marks
They were not. there. I asked Mrs.
Garner if she had a baby in grey
scratch on its face. She said she
did. The Lily looked at the tag
on my baby. She said to Mrs.
Garner What's your name? When
Mrs. Garner. answered Garner she
changed the babies, giving me my
Louise Madeline. the baby two
mothers want, is one year, four
months and eighteen days old.
In politics she is a bit Of Social
kick against restraints and to de-
mand freedom vt speech.
Her chief inc. or sport is thumb
sucking. One also feels she would
make good golfer; her stance is
excellent, though a bit wobbly, and
She is devotee of style. Skirts
to her ankles she insists on wearing
to her neck. thereby revealing socks
and pink knees in the mode.
She also believes in sleep and
plenty of it. regardless of time and
Her conscience must |
be clear. for she snoozes under a |
judges nose with bailiffs and law |
yers all around her.
Her poise is perfect. She is as
much at home in a strange court |
room as a debutante at a party, and
can outstare witness with the calm
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