The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-09
AN ArRUCl' Us ACT.
A. D. Aokerman, the OrrvIIle Agent Of the
Reymann Brewing Company, of
wheeling, Implicated
In the Case.

Some time ago an attempt was made
by unknown parties TO enter the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. B Ackerma0, at OrrVille,
at night, supposedly with the Intention
to commit robbery. Nr. Alderman IL
general agent for the Reymann Brewing
Company, of Wheeling, with a bOttllpg
works at OrVi le, aud usually has
a considerable sum Of money about him.
He visits Canton frequently, and ls wei
known here. ShOr .ly after the attempt
to break into Mr.. Ackerman's house u
bullet was fired from pistol through
the VII dow of his bedroom. The latter
occurrence was quite mystery. POssl-
bly both the occurrences mentioned bad
some connection with case OF sedne
tiOn, etc, which Is detailed In the fol-
lowing dispatch:
SANDUsKY, O., Dec. 7.-As indicated
in my dispatches yesterday, Marshal
Bowen of this city was closely on the
trail of the child muTdereTs. He found
them about two miles from Clarkshsld,
Huron county, station On the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie. They we're found al
the house of a respectable man named
Porter. The girl In the case Is his
daughter, May Porter, aged l8, and the
man Jerry Fahey. The story In brief is
| as follows:
A man named Ackerman, who travels
for brewing establishment, became
acquainted with q girl, who is pretty
and of attractive manners. Ackerman
Ia married and has children, He accom-
plished the girls ruin, tnen induced her
tO.cOmpTOH ise it for certain sum. She
left home and went to Lakeside where
her child was born. Fabey had boarded
at her fathers house and knew The glrl'a
secret. He followed her to Lakeside and
they lived there as man and wife for
three months under the name OF FltZ-
gerald. They remained there nearly
month after the birth of the child, during
which time 1t was brought to the sur
geon here to be operated on. Last Mon
day week, Mrs. Cooper, the midwife
accompanied by the couple, went tt
Toledo. Here Mrs. Cooper turned
the babe over to them alive anC
well, and left them. May and Fahel
took the train back to this town TIL
/ same evening, put up at the Weige
house and remained until Tuesday even
ing. They then went 10 the b, d U
} depot taking the babe with them. Tn
: girl told the officer that at he dep0
! Fshey said he would take the child t
an infrmaTy director. He was absen
! for some time and returned without
+. and they went on TO Huron county. Las
night Fshey admitted to one of tn
Z officers that he had taken the chill
= down the track which led to the plac
4 where it was found, fastened rop
\ around the child, attached stone to
a and, alive as IL was, tossed 1t into tn
a bay. The marshal arrived wit
his prisoners this morning an
= !, they were jailed. They were Intervene
by your correspondent. Fahey denit
!. his crime. having consulted an sttOrne
IA He admitted that the child was wit
them at the hotel, but says he last sa'
it with the girl at the hotel, and that
was not with them when they went
the B. & o. depot. He did not explai
why he was not surprised. The hot
10 people say the couple took the child
the depot with them. The remains haV
n been thoroughly identified by the mi
10 wife and others, and the girl, May Pc
ter, does not deny it Is her child. The
Ia much indignation at the cOld-blOOdt
i, atrOcity Of the crime.