The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23
SIN AND CRIME.
ANoTHEh VICTIM.


ANOTHER VICTIM
THE BODY OF YOUNG WOMAN UNDER INvEs-
TIC ATIoN-A voAIAN's SHAME AND HER
SACRIFICE.
The Chicago Tribune of the 18th inst. con-
tains chapter of the mystery of crime In
ahat city: Saturday morning last well
known citizen appeared at the Madison
street station, and reported that death
under suspicious circumstances had occur
red at the house of a woman named Hyland,
No. IS6 South Jefferson street. So assured
were the police officials of the necessity for
Investigating the mystery, that Captain
Hickey Immediately dispatched two trusty
officers to the locality, with instructions to
sift the matter thoroughly. Some three
weeks ago girl aged nearly 10 years. LETT
the residence of her 6rother,in-law
> woman Hyland, to remain there
during the period of her confinement. Her
relatives were familiar with the condition
that necessitated this movement, and as
sumed The responsibility for all expenses in
cident to the affair. She had resided with
tine brothsr-in- law, whose name Is ". II.
Flagg, and whOis doing business as a bar
Der az No. col West Lake street, she being
employed in domestic capacity for long
time prior to the event which eliminated in
0er QedbI. III the SIdt6tDSnb Oh lHe Wcilldt
is at all reliable, she was taken sick ten DAYS
ago. and remained in partial convslescent
state, attended by the notorious DIR. Earll,
assisted by physician whose name is sup
posed 20 bs Brooks, until an early hour Sat
urday morning, when she
EXPIRED IN GREAT AGONY,
induced, it is alleged, by premature delivery.
When the officers reached the house and in
terrogated Mrs. Hyland concerning the
death said to have taken place beneath her
roof she replied that young woman named
Rosetta Jackson had died that morning,
but her friends had procured burial GER
tifcate, placed the body in coffin, and re-
moved il to the depot of the Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad, designing to convey the
remains to Mauston. Wis. for burial-a
place not far from WinOna Junction. They
hastened to the depot, only to discover that
the train bearing the corpse had departed,
= and for the Donce were left at a loss. Re
turning to the station, they reported the
facts TO Captain Hickey, and, after cOnferring
with Supt Rehm, it was decided to acquaint
the officials at the terminus of the route of
their suspicious, and direct the retention
of tine BODY until it could be sent
for, and subjected to a post mortem inves-
tigatiOn preparatory to judicial eXamina-
tion into the causes which led to her death.
Accordingly, the sheriff of that county was
advised of the facts by the telegraph, and a
renewal Of the efforts to solve the mystery
was undertaken. The officers again visited
Mrs. Hyland, and subjected her to a rigid
Gloss -exa amuatiOn in their attempt TO eXtOTt
the secret that was burdening the conscience
of the presumably guilty accessory. At first
she vehementiy denied the existence Of any
criminal acts on the part either OF herself or
DIR. Esrll, whom sne denomlnated as ''heT
family physician" with an ardor such as
only woman can express. But the ques-
fiOpS y,rr.ronndod mat nv pOTtrgHfc-
tory replies and she finally confessed that
a child had been taken from the unfortunate
Rosetta Jackson. Upon being asked
WHAT DISPOSITION
had been made ofit, she fatty refused to en-
~ ~lighten her sdversaries, who, with the skill
of modern Tinville's clung to their witness
until finally she stated that it had been de
Gently inferred, but were they were unabli
to wiring from the unwilling witness. a
bandOning all hope of receiving the desired
information from her, they began ther
search about the premises. Attached 90 th'
house is a roomy back yard, such as is to b.
found surrounding the hOuses in the les
thickly settled portions OF the city. Int
this they betOok themselves, and began thei
hunt. Their attention WAS attracted 20
corner of the lot, where the appearance o
Sfresh losmy earth indicated that it had re
Sently been disturbed. Procuring a shove
they sounded the depths. and bad not de
scended more than foot into the soil be
fore the blade rested upon something tina
impeded its further advance. Scrapin,
away the ground that hid il from
view, the TesurrectiOnists came
upon cigar box, which thel
brought to the surface, confident that it con
tanned the connecting link in the chain o
evidence that would develop the existence o
|. crime which they were assured from the ac
.--tions of the woman, the tenor Of her conver