The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-22
THREE WITNESSES
ATTRACT INTEREST

Young Storm. newspaper man:
Mrs. Osborn and her youthful hus.
hand. were the three witnesses
Who attracted interest. Others
were doctors. investigators and
neighbors living near the Osborn
houseboat on Lake Union.
Storm testified that on the night
Of September 81 ne was crossing
the canal In rowboat. He was
seated in the rear seat. facing his
father. w. c. Storm. who was row
ing the craft. flat-bo,tomed. dou.
bie-oarcd skin.
~As we approached the Osborn
houseboat." Storm said. Il saw a
light In the window. Mrs. Osborn
|>zvns at the window holding the baby
I'D and striking II. I stood up on
the stern and asked my father to
turn the boat around TO keep m.
In the line OF vision. saw her
strike the child don't know how
many times she hit IT, Then she
threw 1t violently from her--like
that
storm raised both hands above
his head and brought them down
with force. forward. demonstrating
Mrs. Osborn's action.
Then" said the witness. mfr.
Osborn came TO the window and
snapped the blind down quickly.
The scene was ended. 90 far as We
were concerned"
And you didn't do anything
about that horrible incident that
night except go home" cut In de-
Tense Counsel Wright, cross-exam-
ming.
YES HE
TOLD POLICE
-Oh. yes. ! did" corrected Storm:
II reported to the police"
~You don't even know how many
times you saw her strike the
baby?"
Il do not; possibly half a dozen
times"
ibid you see any curtains in that
Window"
mo"
ibid you hear the baby's
screams?"
mo"
You mean to say that baby
didn't scream during all that hor-
rible beatingy- ironically.
II don't say that. say
didn't hear any screams
did you see a jardiniere Of gerani-
inns sitting In the middle of the win
dow?"
mo"
~Curtains in the window. a jartlin.
iere of geraniums In the window. ana
all you could see was woman beat
Ing a baby behind them?"
II wasn't interested in jardinieres
Of geraniums just then" Storm came
back, coldly. Il was interested In the
thing that was going on inside
Counsel hastily dismissed the wit.
ness and called Homer Osborn, the
accused woman's husband, to the
stand. He testified his age II %,
that he married his present wife May
"a. 1921. and that the baby was left
with them by Mrs. Pappas.
Il don't know whether her name
was Pappas or Mrs. wilson, really
don't" he said. "She was to pay us
$50 month for care of the baby.
She paid one month.
Il should think" Osborn con-
tinued, that the baby wasn't n
healthy baby. II was small, its
left leg was drswed up, its face
would peel off when we washed
II, II was very easily marked.
always was whimpering, your
fingers would make mark on
It's flesh"
Relating the experience Of septem.
Der 81. Osborn said:
II went out to see about some
boxes about 5 o'clock that evening.
We were moving. When l came back
the baby WIS asleep in the rocking
chair. About II O'Clock my wife says,
We better give baby bath and go
to bed Well. ] thought I had as
much right to bathe the baby as she
did, loved 1t. too. SO we fixed the
water and put the baby in the tub
and washed II.
BULLDOG WAS
CHASING CAT
"Our dog and cat play together.
The bulldog was chasing the cat,
they were chasing each other. The
deg jumped between my legs Just as
was lifting the baby up and