The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
THE SEQUEL
OF the Austin Infanticide-A Terrible
Tale OF WOman's Weakness and
Mans Depravity.

Mans Depravity.
From Sundays Daily.
The finale of the sad affair, an OUT
line of which was briefly given in yes
terday's STATESMAN, has come out in
all its CHASTITY entirety, and further
concealment is at end. 1t is the. same
old story of confiding woman led
astray-only the name of her betrayer
is still unrevealed. The fall of wo-
man from an estate of purity is terri
BILE, but even this paleS before that
other crime, the commission of which,
thank heaven, is so rare in the locality
of its occurrence as to excite univer-
sal horror and condemnation. 1t was
an unnatural deed, done to screen the
UNWEDED MOTHER
from public ignominy-but done in
vain.
The name of the young woman who
figures as principal in the matter is
Alma Gruenert, a pretty German girl
who has been in the employment of
several families in the city as house
maid. Friday night the poor creature
fled her home, and her present where
abouts is unknown. The following is
in substance the testimony elected
from the witnesses before the jury oil
inquest summoned by Justice Purnell:
Mrs. Gruenert, mother of the Girl,
being duly sworn, testifies:
My daughter was sick on Tuesday
of last week. She was sick about two
days in bed, and then was up and down
every day for a day or two; was up on
Sunday. She had no doctor.
The girl said she was loos-
ing blood, but she. her mother. did not
paV much attention ty it. She was
home all day and could no5 say
whether it was her daughters regular
menstration or not. Her daughter
was working near DR.. Sinners place
at Mr.. Wards, who has cattle ranch.
She did not stay at Mr.. Wards long.
she left De. Salm on the 9th OF June,
1884, and was a week or two at Mr..
Wards, after she left DR.. Salm's. She
was seen>by many in the nelghbor-
hood; she was pale and looked bad.
Did not notice much decrease IN her
size after sickness; she washed all her
daughters clothes at the next wash
day, but she, herself had the same loss
of blood before. Her daughter had
been at DR.. Salm'S for two years be-
fore going to Mr.. Wards; was two
years away from home hired out, and
she did not know if she had had the
same kind of sickness before. Her
monthly period was always stoutand
strong.
Miss Hettie Gruenert.
ALMA's SISTER,
on oath, testified that her sister had
been sick one night last
week: that size was greatly
reduced in size after that sickness,
but that witness was not at home on
the night mentioned. She presumed
her mother was there, but did not
know who was present.
DIR. NJ. sALM
on oath said: 81 have known Alma
Gruenert for some time. She was a
servant in my family and would have
gone to Georgia with my wife but for
trouble between her father and my
self. Neither myself or wife have
noticed any change in her. Have
never known of her being out at
night; unless she behaved herself she
could not have staid. Witness had
occasionally been asked by his wife to
give Miss Gruenert something to
bring on regular menstrual flow.
Alma left their home on June q,
when Mrs. Salm left for Georgia. The
girl was stout and healthy always;
was never sick. A boy named Boyt
was employed at the same time with
the girl. He was almost blind
and Frequently spoke in an un.-
favorable way about the. girl.
Witness had q brother who left for
Cincinnati in March or April, and had
been with him for some time before
his departure.
Mr.. q. Gruenert, the
GIRLS FATHER,
being duly sworn. on his oath says:
/ lam the father of Alma and know of
the child being found on my prem
ises. Ny work detained me out dur
ing the day and l was only at home
in the evenings. She was sick sew
eral days last week and laid in bed
several days. Cannot tell exactly, but
she was sick five or six days. She told
me she had caught cold, and l was
in the room but could not tell what
her sickness was. My wife was with
her most of the time. My other
daughter was not well and staid home
about five or six days. There was nc
doctor as they were not sick enough
Mrs. jackson sent my daughter, Het-
tie, home to recruit. The one who
was confined or sick in bed was always
stout, and well built. noticed heI
being pale afterwards but did not
look much after her. No one of my
family, to my knowledge, consulted
any physician. She had not been
sick before she bad been home
since the 9th of June. She only
went out to the store. Cannot
tell whether she was keeping
company with any one, or if she was
engaged TO be married. My daughter
left yesterday, and / don't know
where she is now. Cannot tell wher
she left home. Saw her last at dinner
Last night when came home 8bou
: 8 o'clock or later, my wife was lying
in bed and crying, and said my daugh
ter was gone, but did not say much
NV wife told me about the child being
found; did not know of it before
There were inquiries made by Mrs
Bruckman of my daughter Alma re
pareing the child some days age. bu
She denied it all. l knew about it
week ago. told my wife to lool
after the girl, and she sent for ply
stefan to examine her, but / was no