A BABY'S TRAGIC DEATH

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 33, 2 November 1918, Page 6

A BABY'S TRAGIC DEATH

KILLED.. BY .ITS INSANK.rATHER. 'By Teleeraph.—Press Aesociation. ' ' Hamilton, iS'oveinbor 1. An iiiquest was held before .Air'. E. Hawsou, b.AI., into the death of Jonn violet jUorine, agod three months, .tlie victim of an attaclc by her father at .\iulio, on Uctober 23. • ■ ' • The evidence of. the mother was to the cft'eut that her husbaud stuyed at homo from October 20 to '£i, during which time he complained, of iieing ill. About .5 p.m. on- tho '23rd witness, her husband, and tho child were in the house' together. Witness was .-peaking on the telephone to a .neighbour. Mrs. Griffeii, I ho; others being in an adjoining-room. While at the telephone she beard the child scream and ran into the room, Shu'fouud the. child lying on the .bed. with blood streaming from' its c-yes. Her husband had a table fork in his hand, ahe.asked him ho'v he tould hurt the •baby like that, and he replied, ."It 'had ■to -be- done;" She told her husband,, "who- she knew must : 'be out of his mind ■'(he'had heeniiv an asylum before) to go. arid get the'-cows; mid ->ang- up JFrs. ;'(jififfeil and asked' bei- to '-cdiiie to he'r' assistance and get a doctor; -Hefofe Mrs; Gfiffen ' arrived her husband ' reth'rned and tried to get into the housCj but she 'had the door fastened. With' Mrs.' Griffen, \witncss went with the < hild to another neighbour's!' On Dr.- Mnirliii'e arrival the child was attended to and taken to the Hospital next day.

■A verdict was returned I hat deceased liied from injuries inflicted by her lather, who was undoubtedly, insane.. Morino was not present, but Dr. Stride's certificate, stating that lie' was of unsound mind, ivas read.