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beating.  These  doctors  reported  that  they  found  the  nose  broken, 
eyes  black  and  blue,  the  upper  lip  deeply  cut,  and  the  left  ear  partly 
torn  from  the  scalp,  and  numerous  other  bruises  on  the  body  and 
head.  The  direct  cause  of  death  they  then  considered  as  due  to 
meningitis,  the  meninges  being  greatly  congested  and  angry  red 
immediately  underneath  a  decided  contusion  of  the  scalp. 
There  was  very  little  to  suggest  even  the  possibility  of  criminal 
poisoning,  merely  some  abrasions  and  scars  on  the  chin  and  lower 
lip  attracted  the  attention  of  a  relative  as  possibly  indicating  burns 
from  carbolic  acid.  Desiring  to  satisfy  the  imaginations  of  the  rela- 
tives, portions  of  the  viscera  were  removed,  and  after  placing  these 
in  jars,  were  handed  to  Mr.  J.  E.  Doughty,  a  grand-uncle  of  the 
child,  to  deliver  to  a  chemist.  With  no  definite  idea  as  to  what  to 
do,  or  as  to  what  was  expected  of  him,  he  carried  them  to  Philadel- 
phia to  consult  with  his  brother,  and  he  returned  again  that  evening 
to  his  home  at  Haddonfield,  N.  J.,  and  retained  the  package  con- 
taing  these  jars  in  his  possession  until  Monday  morning,  April 
8th,  when  finally,  acting  under  positive  instructions  from  the  prose- 
cutor, he  delivered  them  to  the  writer,  at  1 1  a.m. 
The  viscera  were  contained  in  two  1 -quart  Mason's  fruit  jars, 
wrapped  in  newspaper  and  enclosed  in  a  paste-board  box,  and  then 
placed  in  a  wicker-ware  hamper,  which  was  securely  tied  with  twine, 
and  showed  no  evidence  of  having  been  tampered  with.  On  open- 
ing the  hamper  and  package  I  found  the  two  jars,  the  one  had  a 
piece  of  paper  tied  to  it,  on  which  was  inscribed,  "  This  jar  contains 
stomach,  liver  and  kidneys."  It  contained,  however,  the  stomach, 
part  of  liver,  one  kidney  and  the  heart,  and  all  in  a  well-preserved 
condition,  and  in  addition,  a  small  amount  of  liquid  exudation.  The 
other  jar  contained  the  brain,  and  was  so  marked  by  a  piece  of 
paper  attached  by  a  string. 
The  lack  of  proper  precautions  exhibited  in  the  placing  of  a 
number  of  organs  in  the  same  jar,  leaving  the  jars  unsealed,  and 
for  nearly  two  full  days  in  the  custody  of  an  unofficial  citizen,  to  be 
delivered  to  the  chemist,  even  after  having  been  carried  out  of  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  State,  were  certainly  inconsiderate  acts,  and,  in 
the  light  of  subsequent  developments,  it  was  feared  at  one  time 
might  have  proved  a  serious  detriment  to  the  case.  Consequently, 
the  prosecutor,  after  receiving  my  report,  decided  to  have  a  second 
autopsy,  which  was  made  by  the  same  physicians  on  April  20th> 
