Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-29
" Hiding Her Shame by Refusing to
Give Her Name"

The following telegram was printed
in the Pittsburgh Leader of Sunday, the
25th. 1t was sent from Rochester, Pa.
son Saturday morning last female
tramp, who has been hanging around
this vicinity for a week or two, was dis
covered living on the floor OF an old di-
lapidated log house, belonging to Mr.
Hays, about two miles back of town, in
feeble condition. She had during the
night become mother without the as
sistance of a doctof-in fact she was
entirely alone and deserted, and was
thus discovered by Mrs. Hayes, who i'm
mediately sent for the county physician.
AS she was too weak to be moved the
neighbors brought her bed, built fire
and made it as comfortable as circum-
stances would permit. Mr.. Meanor, the
manager of the county home, was in
formed of her sad condition, and will
take her to the county home as soon as
she is able to travel. and he has made
arrangements that she will receive
proper care until then. She is 20 OF 21
years of age, and said to be rather good
looking, and SAYS she is from st. Clairs-
vile, Ohio"
The Daily Independent, Bellaire, of
Monday says, "The young lady was ia
ken to to the County Infrmary this
morning" and that "tne Independent
tried to get her name, but the girl stout
ly refused to give her name;" that the
authorities of the Infrmary have sent
to st. Clai. syille to try and find, if pos
sible. who the family is of which this
unfortunate young woman is member.
On Tuesday we learned of the arrival
in this neighborhood of a young woman,
who so mysteriouslv disappeared from
her home two miles southeast of this
place, on the N. G. Railway, in company
with a married man, in December last.
Taking this for cue, we dispatched a
reporter to the residence OF the girls
father, to investigate the true inward
ness of the case. On arriving at her
home, the reporter was received kindly
by the father, and the secret of the
whole matter revealed. We do not pro-
pose to relate i'll detail the story as gath
cred by the reporter, but give facts, and
deny a portion of the above telegram
from the Leader.
Frank Schrumski, the man who eleped
with the above mentioned girl, had Sc
cured her services as nurse during the
sickness of his wife, some time last Fall,
and while she was serving his family
IN thof tn inf to
with him. AS soon as he discovered that
she had become e1lCierlte, to make trOu-
BILE worse All elOpement was planned
and carried into effect. They remained
away, until quite recently, when
Schrumski returned. In the meantime
he had secured work in Etnaville, and
moved his deserted wife and family
the:e last week.
At this point of the story begins the
sad circumstances of the caption of this
article On or about the 1st of this
month, report was circulated in this
place that the girl referred to, who is
the daughter of respectable laborer,
had comm tied suicide in Pittsburgh,a ,and
about that time Schrumski again disap-
peared, but shortly turned up again in
Pittsburgh with the girl. Out of en-
ployment and money! they fooued it from
there to Rochester-25 mileS-and there
rented tenant house on farm two
miles out of the town, for short time,
while he labored for her support. 1t
seems that she was not properly cared
for by him during this time-for he de-
serted her few days before she became
a mother. She was alone among strang-
eTs, and the poor girl was forced to stay
where she was until the worst was over
-running the risk of dying, without
medical assistance, or the presence of a
single person. But a neighbor, Mrs.
Hays, knowing of her condition. happen
ed in shortly after birth was given, and
a physician was procured, and aid and
comfort rendered. This occurred on
FRIDAY evening, the 10th, and Mrs. Havs
wrote Immediately the giil's father, in
forming him of her condition, saying
that she would be kindly cared for, un-
til able to travel.
The girl Claims that she made known
her name and residence when Schrum-
ski deserted her, and that she made no
effort to keep back the facts in the case.
Nor was she taken to the Infirmary, as
stated by the Independent, but was
kindly cared for until last Saturday
morning, when she started home, where
she arrived the same evening. On last
Sunday the child died and was buried
on Monday.
1t appears to us that the Prosecuting
Attorney should make it little too
warm for this man Schrumski, who de-
serted his wife and family, and brought
dishonor upon a respectable home, and
ruined and outraged weak girl, to re-
main in Belmont county.