West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-09-15
speedy Detection Ola crime.

noticed cigar-b,x hpaliog upoo The
wafer in the slip a"j"inirg Pier No. 1
He took it ~, al the water gua judged
that from its weight it was not empty.
He opened the box aud found parcel
covered with brown wrapping paper,
which on being rcmoy,d disclosed tie
Cudy of child. May at once took the
box sud its cOuten TO AN Cllicer OF the
special service, who CARED tue whole TO
Police Hcai quarters. An examination
If the contents Of the be- there showed
that the Child haC been oOru prematurelY,
as ibe result Of malpractice. The body
was uniI jur.d, but tue top and f,out Of
the bead we-g crushed in. There were in
the box long heavy stone china soap
Dish, and match safe of the same mater
ta, both Of peculiar pattern. Inspector
Byrnes made a mivute and careful cXami-
nation of the contaDts of the box, scIu,in-
zue particularly the brown wrapping
paper in which lbe cbild's body was wrap
p,d sud The. chi0aware. AA1 former wss
wet from the wgter, end the Inspector
first caused il TO [ dIiod, His inVestiga-
ton of The chiDawere led him 10 conclude
that il belonged to a hotel, as it wss OF
The heavy, durable pattern used in such
places. He accordingly detailed Detec;-
ivts Dolsn and Al ans TO visit the hotels
OF The city and ascertain il ware of that
pattern was used in any % them.
When the brown rapor was dried tie
name of George l.. Davidson" was found
on it, written IN lead peLcil, with the adj.
dress, Room 12l, Fifth Avenue Hotel"
Inspector BY cnes at once set out for the
no el, 8" ompanied by Detective ne'del-
berg. They learned itom The clerE that
George l.. DAvdson was guest at the no.
tcl with his wife, having been there a few
days. They were both ia room No. 12l
ut the time. The inspector hac an txam-
nation of The room made by en- employe
OF tue hotel, sud 10y this means learned
that Tie match safe ana soap dishes
belonging ;htfe were missing T1e TN
ploye alsO reported trat there wee sick
woman IN the room and a gentleman.
BY means of message the latter was call
Cd down TO The Office, ard was there ar
rested, and then taken TO Police Head
quarters. Toe man there acknowledged
his identity, and said that be was the hus-
band Of The sick woman. Mr.. Davidson
was then accused of having taken the
child's body 10 the river and thrown it
into the water. He admitted the charge
at opce. He ssid that he had been mar
ried Tor six weeks. he ,dded that both
of them belonged to wealthy ADD well
known famihes He himself formerly
lived in Brooklyn, but his present home
was in Wes'chosler County, his wife's
maiden name WIS Mary Baldwin. aud she
was the daughter OF ex-Judge BALDWIN, of
Paterson, formerly of the Supreme Court
Of New jersey.
Nh Davidson said that bis wife had
been in most distressed state Of miod
over her condition, ibet che had brooded
upon inc ruin which she saw impending
over her name, in consequence. srd ihs,
she had begged him 10 liGd N. ans of rc-
lievipg her from tue worst consequences
They bad bc,u msuicd IN Paterson, at
Judge Baldwjn's house, six weeks before,
and had been travelling in Canada and
Northern New YORK since then, and duI-
ing this lime bis wite's fears and anxiety
constantly increased. She had repeatedly
said she could not and would not live if
the child was bora. She therefore begged
him TO call in g doctor to her aid Mr..
Davidson at length cent for Dr.. Theodore
Young KeOOy, homo palhic ply stefan,
of No. 70 Fair.st., Paterson, n. J. Dr
Kenny had baown Mrs Davidson from
childhood. lie had been her fathers
family physician. DR.. Kenny cane 10
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Fncay last
After be had fully informed bimseli upon
the case, Mr.. Davidson proposed to ~.
kenny hat if be would perform au cpsl-
alton successfully lie would pay him
50 COO. DR.. Kenny agreed TO the terms
and 81 once began active treatment 90 Sc
cure the desired result. Through Saiur
diy, Sunday and Monday the treatment
Vas pursued actively Ga Tuesday the
patient compl dred ct in'roso PAIN end
she evidently suffered greatly. Dr. Ken.
ny remai4ed with Mrs Davidson sll nigh,
on Tuesday. 4 great fo.uou Of the
night me Eat upon tre bed and encourage
her Oflcu be ok hei hard aad said
mamie, yODlI b. al RE b. 10 ycry short
time"
EarlY yesterday mor5ing Mrs Dsvi5scn
was relieved. She wss 10 avery cxbbu.
ted slate Tut sUG.ru puo no longer.
The doctor prescribed an onodyne, aud
soon sflerward she dropped into arc
freshiug slum5e-. Or. Reroy then 90
vised Mr, Davd-oo 20 procure cigar
b,z, vrap ihe chlld's body in pi cs OF
pspeT, place iu DE box something heavy
enough 20 sink BE- tuI is c01teats, srd
throw The Hhole into tbe river 4 c.au
b.x was procuud, end Mr Dvtd-gr
hastily snsicted up piece of brown pa
per from The table ard vrsppcI tn. boy
in g. On tbis piece Of paper, written u
lead pencil. vas Mr Davidsou's rams ard
address 10 bad been wrapped around
come article that bad been Iurcba.tI aY6
semitic their room 81 lhe hotel Afe,
lhe package bad en to1s,z o into o..
c.gar-bnx Mr Davidson 2.ced sosD
diem oud be.vy msfc5-ssfe 200 tbe q. s.
Then The lid a.s G. .a sad securely fs
toned
owen row vlsf vst.f g,s do -t+ s.