The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-06

PROBABLE INFANTICIDE ~ ALTOONA
The Altoona sun Of Tuesday furnishes the
following in regard to the finding that morn
ing, in a sink on Chestnut avenue, that city,
of the lifeeSS remains of a large and we'll
developed infant, which girl whose home
Is in this place admits she gave birth to, but
declares that she could not see any signs of
life in its little body when brought into the
world, AID hence that She is not guilty Of its
death. The sun says:
There was considerable ora sensation created in
the locality of Chestnut avenue. between Tenth
and Eleventh streets about hall-past this morn
ing caused by ;le hnding ny the police. who mad
been notified. Of a large. well-develolcd male child
in the sink OF wate--cosct at the house of Mr..
HanHtUn. lie oincets were compelled 10 nsh inc
child. which OF course dead from the bottom
Of the vault Subsequently the coroner and coro-
ners physician we're summoned Tho coroner i'm
pancled n iury and Dr. Christy made ToSt-mOr-
TEN examination. cutting open the breast OF the
lifclcss babe and taking thereirOm the lungs. The
coroner continued the investigation. aud it was
shown that Mary KimbaII whose parents reside in
Ebensburg and who i employed aS u domestic in
the family OF Mr.. Hamilton. was the mother Of the
child. She was visited in her room 10y the jury.
and she answered the questions put her freely and
with no hesitation seeming to prefer that all the
facts connected with the circumstance should be
known. She stated that the child was born about
a. IN. that she could not observe any signs OF
life in the little one. and picking il up she convey
ed II to the watercloSet and threw It into tho we'll
when she returned to her room and went to bed
DR. Chrsty contradIcted the girl and informed her
that the child was alive when tt was born wei,
she replied. If it was didn't know it. was pos
. itivc that il dead D~. Christy informed the
Jury that the child had reached maturity and re-
peatcd that it alive when born. Miss KIM
ball is about p years of and in her testimony
she remarked that the father Of the child had sup
+ piled her with material about six weeks ago ana
at other times to produce results 10y which her
shame would not he made public aud lac particu-
lary insisted that thc affair should bc kept secret
I in some manner. The lady In whose employ thc
/ girl l. speaks very we'll of her ANA gives her q
4 heretofore excellent reputation, stating that she
was excellent worker. At the close 81 the testl
| mony the cOrOuer'S jury rendered a verdict tiia'
the child its death owing TO neglect at the
hands Of Its mother from other causes uuh noWi
I to the jury
/ 1t is not known at present whether the young
man concerned in the above ease viii be arrested
not. but the supp0sition is that he VIII be, as t
I is known to the authorities.
The same paper in its issue of wednesday
evening gives the following addit ional IN re
gard to the shocking affair
The chief of police states that the girl Mar
KimbGll. Who threw her newborn bane into q vrivl
vault on Chestnut a.enue yesterday morning. hd'
packed W her clothing aficrward and vas prepHr
ing to leave the city Sae grew much weaker
however. that she was compelled To change ne
plans and lut TO bed. There il pToba hilit
that She viii be arrested when in TT condition :
be removed from her room. She was quite III a
the lat est accounts. Howard II las.,crtv the N0An
mau charged bv the s.jrl with giving her mc,iiciu
to conceal the results OF theiT mutual ind scfeto
and also with being the father OF the child Wa
arrested about o'clock yesterday afternoon }!
denied giving the girl any drugs. He WIS take
/ before Alderman hose and without any eyideuC
answer the charges against him at court.