Year: 1859




thinks he looked delicate witness is pretty that hi
sister is married RUSSELL does not know that such
the fact witness has heard his sister say that was he
intention to be very kind to the orphan the conversation
in which she said brought about by witness re
marking that there different families of chill
dren in the house; Mrs. Russell strike tn
| boy.


Juror DIR. Tappan-Did not all the children eat to
! gether


| and answer it too.


Witness-They all eat together don't know that an
property was left this child by its parents don't know
now Russell came in possession of this property have un
dersood that he lived rent free don't think that Russell
Is drinking man; Russell always treated the boy kind
IN my presence; witness has heard Mrs Russell say tn
BOY was ravenous eater; him garbage AM
never noticed his manner of eating the table, as far
witness knows Russell is good provder can't say tha
russell owns this property Russell and his wife have al
ways lived agreeably have heard Mrs Russell saw Il,
neighbors down on her.


Juror Root--What do Won moan bv .lovn n, bar
that is strange expression


Witness-They did not like her because she would no
associate with them; witness never knew Russell
te boy IN the cellar did not know Russes
dld not know anything about Russell until witness siste
went to live with him; Mrs Russell is witness only sis
ter. - ~
Geo: H. Sutton-Iived in the immediate neighborhood
from 1884 to 1856 often the boy very hearty
and looked though he was welltreated Mrs Russei
was kind to the child at the period speak Of don't know
who this property belongs to; don't know whether an,
property was left the child Russell always claimed to b.
the tather o the boy; knew Russell to be intox
cated


William Russell the party under for the crime





ceremony this property left by father in trust fo
myself and brother and sister, he also left rs property
enarp street witness father died in 1853 witness
wife has two brothers in Cumberland forbidden Mrs
Russell to allow the child garbage never told her
to deprive him of his victuals; forbid my house
Keeper to give the boy food can't remember how long
Mrs Richards acted in the capacity of house keeper
nor does witness remember how much he was to paw
don't think We had any quarrel when she left witness
cannot say but am pretty certain that witness paid he
the amount due when she left; have no evidence thai
witness did pay the wages witness had the dead hox
christened VIM P Russell at his mothers reouest there
is no poisonous medicines in the house; never told Mr.
Richards to tell persons who called that witncs
was out


Peter Douglas, sworn.-Lves door; knew the bo,
which were lying at the foot of Russes lot was not r
the habit of speaking to the boy witness on one occasion
Russell kick the child, jerk it by the arm throw II
into the door and heard fall the floor at the same
time Russell said to the child if you stay in tn,
house will be the death of you have lived in tn,
neghborhood over two years Mrs Russell has quarrelet
with some of the neighbors hut with me- saw Mrs
Russell slap the boy the face she did it because h
want a TO go out IN the street have never Russell il
liquor the kicking occurred last summer


Juror DR.. Tappan-Mr. Douglas, doesn't man some
times act harsh when he is in passion?


Witness-l think could answer that question very
correcty;-would not like to treat any of my chill
dren so roughly have other children treated badly
Mr. johnson, brother Mrs Russell at his own
was cal ledLast May Russell gave witness money t.
pay the passage the for two children from Cumber
land; have seen that the dead boy was more warmly
clothed than the rest Of the chden has that he ad
flannel on him


On the reassembng of the jury hafpast three in the
thp Ray
James Sewel certifying the marriage of William Rms
sell to Susan Rye; also the publication in newspaper o.
the marriage.


Martha Kisling swon-Witness resides in the neigh
borhood; before Mr.. Russell married his present wife
witness lived next door, it two wears ago lived
there for five weeks waiting on sick lady: was in
the house frequently and always the children treated
WELL they always fared alike have heard the nerhbors
speak well of Mrs RUSSELL the child always looked deli
cate have not been in Russels house for nearly wear
don't know whether the boy had been left any
have never heard that the boy had a sister living


The physicians after consultation did not deem it pru
dent to make post mertem examination Drs Dunba,
and Taylor, relying on the testimony of Dr. Yates


Dr. Yates, sworn.-Said on Sunday morning last
was called to hold an inquest the body the child
when first viewed the body under the impression
that death had been produced by fever or consumpton
on making an examination of the chest 7 found tbe
heart, lungs and other organs in perfectly healthy
state no evidence of disease being seem then opened
the belly and examined the liver stomach and bnwI
found them all in healthy condition. there was no food in
the stomach except small pieces of appes the
bowels were empty with the exception few hard balls
near the extremity of the bowels there was no fat on the
bowels was forced to to the conclusion that the
child had died for want of nourishment or in other
words starvation.


DIR. Dunbar testifed-He had waited to hear the tes
mony of Dr. Yates, and he had every confidence in his
ABILITY to properly conduct post mortem examinations
afer nearing the evidence he forced to the belief
that the child had not been properly nourshed he was
not prepared to give absolute opinion that the child
had died of sarvation; was dicult matter far tba
knife of the most skifu anatomis to reach in some
cases the cause of deat the facts however that all the
organs child were healthy and that ire hoJ o @
much emacated evidence that the child properly
nourished Dr. Dunbar here explained to the iury the
manner in which nutrment extracted from food and
the means by which it was conveyed to the body He
continued, the child might have died of some disease
which the most skful examination could not discover
of nourishmentl ""'''
Dr. Tavlor testified that he concded in the opinion OF
Drs Dunbar and Yates; he would say that the child
had died of starvation it might have died from other
causes; the interest which he had exhibited in the case
was prompted by the most humane feelings and nothing
else he could not give an opinion what the
hal the
child had not been properly nourished.


After the evidence of the physicians had been given
the Jury adjourned to the public house of Cole Co. No
Us Forrest street and after hours consultation ad
journed until this morning at hafpast nine O'Clock
They ordered the Coroner to summon Drs. O'Donavan
Giimer and Dusk, to make post mortem examination
the body.


SUICIDE


Coroner Nelson OF the Middle district was called upon
about hafpast O'Clock yesterday afternoon to hold
an inquest the remains of James p Williamson,
druggist No 126 North Gay street between High and
Front who died very suddenly about fifteen minutes be-
fore one O'Clock, Yesterday afternoon 1t appears that
Mr.. W yesterday morning complaining of sick
ness at the stomach and finding he did get any
during the morning about eleven o'clock he took dose
of prussic acid, mixed with camphor Finding that
the first dose did have the desired effect he took an
other, and larger dose about IL Shortly after taking
the second dose he retired to sitting in the bac
part of the house and informed his wife that he felt
great deal She then questioned him as to what
he had TAKEN when he informed her that he had taken
an unusual large dose OF prussic acid She Immediately
sent DIR. Baldwin, who arrived in short time and
applied the usual remedies for poison but without effect
the patient suffered in intense agony until about quarter
before one o'clock, when he expired in convusions-
Several witnesses who present at the time of his
death were examined, but none of them able to
throw any light upon the very mysterious affair After
hearing the evidence in the the rendered the
lowing verdict THAT the deceased came his death
the effects of overdose of prussic acid administered by
his own hands for some cause unknown


Mr. W. about fifty years of age and leaves wife and
four children. He has been resident of this city iol
many years past and was looked upon very upright
and honorable man.