The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-03

occurred here This morning, In which
Annie Stull, u domestic, from Roberts
Vile, Stark county, gave birth TO q fully
developed child, without the aid " u
physician or midwife, and then drowned
her living offspring In Il prlYy vault.
HER ANTEoEDENTs
Annie Stull IL a large, coarse looking
woman Of decided y unprepOsaessing ap'
pearance, aud gives her age ~ twenty
three years, although she looks mnCh
older, Shit came here from RObertsYlle
In the llfat part OF last October and on
the twelfth day OF that month obtained
employment AZ the Barnett House az q
domestic, working In the kitchen and
about the house generally. On NOvem-
Der 81 she quit work and left the city,
saying she was going TO visit her
parents In Waynesburg, She returned
TO Canton a week later and went TO work
again at the Barnett House, remaining
! .rre until November Goth, when she
again quit While working at the Bar
nett House II was remarked on the quiet
by other employees Of the house that she
looked as though she was about TO
BECOME A MOTHER,
But beyond these occasional illusions no
particular attention Was paid TO her
condition. Where the girl went when
she left the Barnett House the second
time In not known, but Tuesday ahe ap'
pile for work at the Union Hotel, kept
by Mr., George Heldenbrand, on North
Market street. Mrs. Heldenbrand was
not at home and, upon the representation
that she was pennlleas, one OF the girls
al the hotel said she might help them 10
wash, This Miss Stull gladly consented
TO do, Having worked faithfully MIR,
lleldenbrand permitted her to remain
over night at the house, although he did
not Intend to keep her In his employ,
Daring the night Miss Stull became sick
d, from the symptoms Of her Illness,
the women about the house suspected
all waa not right.
During the night and early this morn
Ing the girl made frequent yi8lts 10 the
priYy. About 1880 O'Clock this morning
she went there and remained quite u
while. The hOstler, who was working
near by, heard the feeble cries Of ar ln-
fant coming from within the Clubhouse,
aud told the women folks, When Miss
Stull came out she was pale and weak
and her shoes and undergarments were
dripping with blood, To the question.
Ing OF the women she first said she had
had u miscarriage aud flally admitted
that she had given birth to n live, full
grown female infant and had
DROWNED THE CHILD
In the priyy vault because she was too
poor TO keep II. She said she wanted TO
20 back TO Robertsville, and getting on
a street car, despite Ter weak condition
and blood. bedraggled appearance, she
started for the COnnotton depot. Mean.
while Mr.. Heldenbrand had been notified
and that gentleman started nj once for
the Mayors Office TO report the affair,
Meeting Policeman Yantthe two started
for the C0nn0ltOn depot, where. they
found the girl, She at ilrat refused TO
accompany the officer, but was forced TO
60, aud shortly after nine o'clock she
was locked up In jail,
Miss Stull aaid she llrst threw the In
fant into the vault and then forced II
below the surface OF the refuse matter
with q stick,
Coroner Lelninger had been notified
Of the matter and going TO the Union
hotel he Ashed out the bO!y Of the dead
child aud took II TO his office, Here the
remains OF the murdered infant were
viewed by the DEMOCRAT, The child
was perfectly formed, healthy looking
aud weighed AZ least ton pounds.
P0sTMORTEM AND INQUEST.
This afternoon Coroner Leininger will
make a pOatnloltem examination and
hold an inquest upon the remains,
To Policeman Yant Miss Stull said
she was married but did not live
with her husband. Tho father OF the
dead child, abe said, lived In George
town, Ohio, but she refused TO name
him. From other sources come the
statements that her previous reputation
was questionable one. She has child
living, alleged TO have been born out Of
wedlock, and for the parentage OF
which, II Ia said, she had resident OF
RObertsyille arrested some years ago, Az
all events her present position IL an un-
envlable one, and is only another warn
Ing TO the other heetlesa aud lmpulsiye
members OF her eex to beware OF COM
mltting n like indlscretion.
lnfantlciie In law IN treated the same
~ murder, aud has the same penalty
attached.