The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-17
or the Little Waif Brought 10
This City by Caroline Koonta1
Harmon Simon Arrested for haa'
tardy and Jennie lind For
Abandonment,
A newh-Dsmoofat Reporter Visits Mae
ailion aud Navarro aud uathsrs
Additional h'aots,

resident OF MaHhlllOn IN under arrest on
q charge OF baatardy.
Since the first article In regard 10 the
matter appeared In the NRwa'Dhho-
GRAF a lively investigation has boon
going on aud last night tho AFFAIR oul.
minated. Superintendent Frazer, OF
tho Humane Society has been tele'
graphing TO different Gltiea aud from
an tho information gathered, he came
10 the conclusion that Jaue 10, smith
was not her correct name ana that
Frank Cooke was not tho father OF Tue
little waif.
Yesterday no received information
from MaRailOn that the girl had left tho
city but that the supposed father OF
tbs child was atill there, Last night
| superintendent Frazer and u NEwa'
DEMOCRAT reporter went ~ Maaaill0n,
A warrant was sworn out by Mr.. Fra
ger for the arrest Of tho girl for aban'
dOning the child. The township trua-
teeB also aWOrG out "a warrant for
SimOn'a arrest on a charge OF baatardy.
Tho warrant for tho girl was given "
0mcer Thomas llagan and the one for
Simon 10 Constable Shepley, IL WAS
learned that the girl jennie Lind was NJ
the homo OF her mother In Navarro,
and about 3 o'clock this morning on
GERS Hogan and Erllo accompanied by
II, \. Hathaway, OF tho NEws' DEMO'
CnAT stan, started for that city. II
waa q cold ride and tho roads were In
terrible condition but the trio finally
reached Navarro shortly after day
light. Jennie Lind was arrested aud
later on brought 10 Maaiillon where
eh0 will DO given n hearing before
| Mayor Frantz,
Harmon Simon last night went 10
Navarro and had quito n talk with
Jennie Lind, lie waa arrested early
this morning by Constable Sheploy and
will DO given u hearing later ON.
superintendent Frazer said TO a
reporter that no had a confession from
the K0Ontz woman that made IL look
very bad for Jennie Lind. Caroline
KOOntz claims that she saw jennie 70.
fuse 10 nurse the child. Tho matter
has caused u great deal Of excitement
aud II ia understood that the cases will
all be pushed 10 the bitter end.
10 appears that Lizzie Miller did not
take tho girl for charity sake but was
we'll paid for her trouble. She wasseen
last night and denied that sho had
wanted the girl 20 leave the house on
Saturday after tho News DEMOCRAT
reporter had called ON hoe. She also
denies having received any money
from anyone Tor tho Keeping Of the
girl, and claims that she paid the $40 10
the KOOnt2 woman out OF her own
pocket, aud says that Harmon Simon
never saw the girl while she was there,
II was learned last night In MasslllOn
that u certain friend of Jennie Llnd'a
had called on u well known doctor
some two months ago and desired 70
have u criminal operation performed on
tho said Jennie Lind, but the physician
refused 10 commit the crime The
name Of the party who called on tho
doctor could not be- learned,
Jennie Lind was seen on the train
this morning by the reporter, and
claimed that Frank Cooke was tho
father of the child aud that Simon was
q friend OF hers, but not the father,
She admitted, however, that Simon
came TO SEQ her while she was nj Li22ie
Miller'a house. She also admitted that
a certain party called on q Masslll0n
physician 10 try and get him to perform
n criminal operation, but she could not
be induced TO- give his name, She says
that Simon has been very good 10 her
aud that she viii not prosecute him,
She denied having refused 10 nurse tho
baby, but said that she could not take
care Of II.
Harmon Simon was seen by the 70.
porter, but would make no statement
except that no was not guilty. lie has
done considerable talking 10 other poo
pie, however, and the following was
learned from tho officers In MaSsillOn:
"rhat Simon admitted no had been Ia.
Innate with the girl but that no was
not the father Of the child" 10 was
also learned that he had paid u portion
of her doctor bill, and hrs sudden trip
TO Navarro last night would seem 10 in
dictate that he was interested Ia some
manner. 10 was learned that Simon
claims that u certain professional man
had been trying to bluCkmail him, but
at present tho name of the party Is
withheld.
Yesterday n gentleman saw Jennie at
her mothers home In Navarro, and
from statements made To him, 10 would
seem ms if Simon was Interested In her,
but that for some reason she desires TO
shield him. Simon says that he will
never marry the glrl.
The affair IL cr0Hting n great deal IF
excitement In both this city and Nasal.
lon, ana now Navarro will probably
come In for her share Of the glory. IL
Is not nc all unlikely that some more
arrests will be made In n short time
aud they will likely DO Of II very 30 nsa,
tional nature.
Superintendent Frazer received word
from MassillOn this afternoon that
Jennie Lind had boon held for trial on
saturday next.
A late telephone message from our
MassillOn correspondent gives the IN
formation that Simon was arrested In
that place this morning on the CHARGE
Of bastardy and was placed under $500
bail for his appearance w dnesday.
NOT SLEEPING M us POST.
NAvARRE, Jan. t0.-lSpeCial There
is great excitement NJ Navarro. ON
GERS Erlle and Higgins, of Masaillon,
came TO Navarro about three o'clock
this morning and arrested Jenny Lind,
az the residence of her parents IN the
West End, for being the mother Of the
child which was found of the door Of u
Mrs. Koontz in Canton n few days ago.
Jennie Ia now known 20 be the girl
who had given her name as Jennie
Smith, and who gave birth TO the child
at the house Of Lizzie Miller In Massil.
Ion, w.