The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-07-11
Doubt That Mystery Woman Could
BeMother OF StraneIed New Born
Baby Inquest Witnesses Testify
alleged Husband Of Missing Woman
Sill Om At Sea, HamIin Says

Serious doubts as To whether the who reg.
stcred al the Greyhound Post House June % two
days before the discovery of strang born baby
could have been its mother, developed at the inquest
held by Coroner Roy EIamn, Yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The alleged to be the husband of the
j. still sea- said Hamn, and could NOT be brought TO
Key West TO testify because of the expense involved
His appearance is expected sometime week.
Key witnesses estifying before the 6 man jury in
answer 10 questioning by State Attorney ]. LanceIo
Lcstor. agreed:
She could not have been nine months pregnanI."
Florida Greyhound bus driver, j. ]. Register, who
only drove the 10 the Greyhound fOst House
from Miami, but look her on june ~ from key
West back To Miami, the most artculac witness.
lie the dark-haircd, light cOmpleNiOncd "o-
man. between 80 and 85, she got ON the bus
in Miami al 8 p M, ON Thursday, june 28.
Register noticed that the preg-
maml but swOre yesterday that she could not have
been more than five months pregnant.
she was big enough TO be mine months preg-
nani. noticed her Immediately because she wor.
ricd about her baggage Also pay particular aten-
lion pregnant women busscs 10 see that they
don't fall or anything.
The woman told Register that she going To
Key West TO meet her husband, that his boat due in
Thursday. She said she had ridden from her home
in Chattanooga, Tenn, and that she bcautician.
When the bus stopped at Greyhound Key, The
out To Register and sad
II ann going TO stop here for the night
too sick go on
Register asked Mrs. Ida Edwards, clerk al
The Post House il there a vacancy There and
that was the last that Register of the woman un
the Friday morning at II 80 in Key West.
Mrs. Edwards, II dark haired, crisp'manncrcd NO
man. testified:
II saw that she was pregnant but she didn't look
nine months along While she registering she said
she was sick and left abruptly for the rest ROOM
The woman spent an hour in the room,
cor,ling to Mrs. Edwards The clerk offered TO
help her but all the woman wanted was her black suit
ease Mrs Edwards said:
II thought she having miscarriage caused by
the long trip she had been on.
Finally Mrs Edwards showed the woman TO her
room AL ut the post house She carried The suit ease
the sick woman carried paper parcel
The woman was carrying several parcels m add'
lion 10 her one suitcase early Friday morning when
Manager al the Post House, G. ID. Jcnncitc testified
thai hc saw and talked with her.
Icnncttc said he did moi notice that the woman
wa, pregnant She looked Kind of pal" h" said She
said Jcnncllc;
y have been ira, cling a long lime. didn't sleep
all night
The woman went into the rest room shori, after
a : Il. M breakfast BY this time Jani'or Victor Price
had already given The rest room It's every ~ hour
cleaning,
Price. a TALL older with eat and blue
ewes. !. hani>-n,an at the Greyhound Post House
He s>orc Yesterday that there no body III the
trash can Friday morning when e cleaned at a.
II was Saturday al o, that prc discovered the
bod, of the newborn baby in the bottom of the metal
trash disposal cau under the removal burlap trash
sack.
The baby could have been there Friday, Price
declared else he would have il he bent the
burlap bag after cmptying ii in cardboard box.
II noticed some hair-sIcking out from
newspaper Price said. II poked it gently 10 see
if il ii doll puppy dog. II was baby
Price told the manager, Jeanette. few minutes
airr about the discovery. They notified Coroner Rov
HmIiu Immediately and Hnmn arrived al 800 Sat
urda, morning.
Price testified that the paper wrapped care.
full, around the baby.