The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-24
CUPID'S FOIBLES AND FOLLIES.
Love, DesertiOn and Infanttetde-
Mary McManis Murders Her III.
legitimate Onspring.
Tom Kajn. n GIassbIower at the Ma
~ tiOnal Glass Works, the I'm
natural Father.
BELLAIRE.

natural Father.
BELLAIRE.
Yesterday morning about nine O'Clock,
Mary McManis was arrested, charged
with numbering her infant daughter, the
illegitimate offspring of liason with
man named Tom Kahn, glass blower at
the National glass house, in the southern
portion of the city. In conversation with
the girl, at the Jail, shortly after her ar
rest she Informed US that Kali had been
keeping company with her for some
time, and living in the adjoining
house TO he ipiscor of residence, they
were thrown much in the society
of each other, and that frequent
moonlight walks were taken by them
before her ruin, which Kahn effected
through promises OF marriage, which
promises he had failed to keep, and had
ruthlessly deserted her. The girl is large,
coarse looking woman, probably about
twenty.one years of age, and does no.
appear to be Frustrated in the least from
the effects of childbirth, she having
danced all night long Wednesday night,
leaving the ball room to give birth to
the child, and returning and joining
again in the dance Immediately after.
Soon after the discovery of the corpse,
Thomas Garrett, coroner, was summoned
and impanneled jury, consisting
of Geo. Criswell, Edwin Owen,
Uriah Venning, Geo. D. Callen, B. Stro-
bel and John G. Hotter, who
returned verdict, after hearing the fol-
lowing evidence, that the child "came to
its death by violence, produced by stran-
guation, by cord being tied around its
neck, supposed to have been done by the
hands of Mary McMsnis, who the jury
do find caused such DEATH"
THE EVIDENCE.
Mrs. Maggie Conner, being duly
sworn, stated that she WAS slightly &C.
qualnted with Mary McMsnis; last seen
her about halt-past nine o'clock this
morning. first found her at the wash
boiler on her own stove; l suspicioned
there was something wrong by the stains
on her clothes. | asked her if there was
anything wrong; she said there was
not. l said, Mary, l know there
Is something wrong; that she could not
deny it; that there surely was something
wrong. She then sighed, and said that
she wished she were dead. | then asked
her gain and she replied that she had had
a child. | asked her where it wasY She
said, in the privy vault; she said it WAS
alive when born. She then begged me
for Gods sake not 10 tell it, and said that
it was dead; it had been choked to death
with a string.
Mrs. Kate Carr was the next witness
sworn, who testified: ! am acquainted
with Mary McManis; have noticed her
for the past few months, and supposed
her to be in family way. | saw her on
the evening of the 22d, after this transac-
ton was supposed to have occurred, but
said nothing to her. This morning she
said that she bad had a child,
ard that it was born at six o'clock p NJ.
Tuesday; it was a girl. When asked
what she had done with it, she said she
wrapped it In her apron and put 1t in u
barrel until the crowd (meaning those
attending the dance) had gone, and then
threw il in the privy. She said it was
choked to death by cord.
Mrs. Lettie DurkIn testified: She was
acquainted with Mary McManus, and
susplcioned there was something wrong
but she would give her no satisfaction.
Miss Kate Cochran said she was &C
quanted with Mary; had asked her il
ANYTHING was wrong with her, but she
refused to tell her; thought she was in
family way.
Drs Kurz and Baker held a post NOR
TEN examination on the remains OF the
child, and were of the opinion that it was
full term child, and liable 10 live,
and said that string was found round
the neck of the child.
The woman was to have had pre-.
liminary examination yesterday evening,
but too late TO ascertain the result. 1t is
the opinion, however, that she viii be
placed under bonds to appear at the next
term of court.
POLICE CovRT.-In the police court
Yesterday morning David Boner and j.
Il. Muldoon were each fined two dollars
and costs for drunkenness.
! PITCHING horse-shoes is the iavorite
psstime heresbouts.
The Inteliigencer man is genius.
When the REGISTER scoops him on an
item he comes out and says that no such
thing ever transpired, and is "discredited
at police headquarters" Transparent,
young man.
| BRIDGEPORT.
AS WELL try TO get items as 10 tread
the straight and narrow pathway in tho
ranks OF the RAIDS.
Mr.. TOWNSEND FRASER, an old citizen
of this vicinity, died yesterday at three
o'clock A. NJ. Mr.. Frazier has been Iden.
tilted with Bridgeport since 1881 or '32,
and has been for years one of our most
prominent citizens, revered ard respect
ed by all who knew him. His remains
will be inferred at SCOTS cemetery, three
miles west on the National pike, this
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Sumner Band 10 thirsting for
glory. Tuesday night, we are informed
by the Bridgeport toll-keeper, about
fifteen mokes, including the band and
hangers on, passed over the bridge TO