Show CLAIMS HUSBAND KILLED HER SON Convicted Mother Tells of Bea Beatings Hugs Boy Received BALTIMORE M Md 1 March 16 tRy By The Th Associated Press Press-Mn Press May Wright Coursey Couney Mon Mn-dy Mn day for the tb second time flung at ather ather ather her husband In open court ourt a B charge of hating ha beaten to death her five lve- year old year old son on Eldridge Ralph T Coursey a trolley car conductor Is on trial before a R bench of three judges In Baltimore county cIrcuit court at Towson Ton under tinder a blanket Indictment Herself convicted and awaIting sentence for tor manslaughter In con eon connection connection with pith the th bOYs bOY's boy death Mrs Coursey charged charRed between behnen fits fit of weeping on the th stand Monday that Coursey habitually had flogged flog I with wilh a doubled doubted sewIng ae machine strap and had beaten hIm wIth a small mall broomstick on ott Feb Feb- February Feb Feb- February f S and 6 Eldridge died Feb Feb- February Feb February 6 A coroners coroner's coroner jury lury found lound lie h had coin to his hi death doth by contusions contusion resulting from beating with con con- con as a a contributing cause On the th stand at her own trial last week Mrs Mr Coursey repudIated before a jury jury- a previous p confession which she ehe h testified she oh had signed In attempt to shIeld her husband and under mIsrepresentation at the consequences to herself GLARES AT WIFE Coursey glared at nt his wife when she took the th stand as the th first prosecution witness but kept his hili yes eyes lowered as a she h talked Mrs Mra Coursey deliverIng substantially the same am testimony that she h had hILd gIven In her own defense last week did not glance at him She recounted that Coursey Couney had bad flog flog- Ked god ged Eldridge with the small broom broom- broomstick broomstick broomstick stick which was presented In evl- evl evidence evi evidence dence when the tho th boy hoy was wa as slow show In getting nails from the th cellar on onI I the evenIng of February 5 S AgaIn I on February l 6 after an argument between Coursey an and 1 the tha boy at lunch her husband took Eldridge upstairs and administered a flog flog- flogging Kine flor-Kine ng J which she abe h did not see see ee but during which Eldridge screamed and screamed The boy became unconscious In the bath tub late hate that afternoon she he said and was waa dead when she h called it In neighbors In rn his hla hi opening statement AssIst AssIstant Assistant ant States State's State Attorney J 3 Bernard of Baltimore told the th judges that the th state was wa prepared to unfold a story tory of child beating be such as a your honors honor have hav never heard Leard before nor we w hope will vill willever willever ever hear again Little Eldridge Coursey was beaten for the mere asking for tor a glass of water he h declared He was beaten because he h asked aked for tor bread He was beaten day after day for months month until broken In Inspirit inspirit Inspirit spirit his body finally broke In death He lie referred to previous testimony that Eldridge was not nor Coursey's son aon |