The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
UNRAVELED.
A News-D Democrat Reporter
Clears Away the Mystery
Surrounding tho Unknown Babe
Found on the Steps
a South MARKET street Residence
A Massillon Woman the Moth
on, and tho Papa Said 10
BE- swell,

The mother Of the baby said 10 have
been loft 90 tho door " Mrs Caroline
Kooutls residence, on South Market
street Ia6t Thursday night, haa been
discovered by q NEws DEMOCRAT TO-
porter,
Since tho report Of the Anding Of The
child an active investigation has been
going on by the.police, Humane super
inleudent Frazer and tho trustees, but
II remained for q reporter OF tliF pa
per 20 learn the true facts In tho case
Not taking much stock ln the story
told by the Ko0utl woman, the reporter
started out on HQuiet tonr OF ipycbtlga'
ton thla informing, and discovered that
one Lizzie Miller Of Masslllon, was tho
mother of the baby aud had paid Caro-
'ine Koout8 10 get rid of H.
IL was also learned that Mrs, koontg
ent to Maf6ilOn Thursday evening,
pr the express purpose Of getting The
jby and bringing It 10 this city She
900 ON the same train, both going and
lmIng with Marshall Fletcher and
Onicer slagel but lttle did the o0iocrb
suarect that the w1mHu they SAYS pUs.
through tine cnr w.ih tho baby in her
arms, WaH brut uU lIy uul1wiuI HNl
pose.
ltuow appears chat the story told by
her about meeting % woman and c1r-
ryiug her baby tor her was simply %
dodge 20 throw Che officers ou the
wrong truck, lur not Is that she met
no such woman at ull,
The discovery made by our reporter
was given NJ police headquarters this
afternoon, and they will take proper
steps ~ bring che parties TO Justice
The manner ,u which the discovery
was made by olrT reporter win probably
prove interesting reading and for chat
reason viii De given iu full Having
conc To- thU uuUg.U ION lhUt an wash
right 600 lNo WH'.pr and 'Ng. MfN.
Koou,z had been pl|U 10 make way
win th0 bGDy a0 elll0dat hor house
and represented himself ~ sent TO see
her Uy nu attorney "a MuBsillun, who
had the matter n charge and wanted to
hush up the Investigation that was
going Oh Co discover the mother OF the
baby,
The plan adopted worked Ike u
harm aud though she was somewhat
sluctuut 40 first, soon made admissions
'hat were very dumngingltO herself aud
theirs, After considerable talk and
explanation the following conversation
I9Ok place;
Reporter Why was you foolish
enough W do 40 much tlltlng, when
you knew that II would got yourself and
others into serious tr0uGleY
.KoOntl--l had t0 dot bsaycmy
st.l. Marshal FLETCHER aud JnOther Of
ilcer VAS an the train and sl6 ne with
ababy, 80 j tuld the following story;
awhile | was ON ny way tOl the trU'u
Ia NJvalllou, / Iurt q lady carrying %
baby W her lfiUp She ulSll had U nu,
abuu, .uur yylIs ola with Ter, TO help
her g,OUg ! INuk 'ho plby Und egrrluGiJ
UU'I IS Aui 90 Ip nUrurrut IrulUtJ %
lAtIf5 stree. tiOlU cily, when ] glyv
b. To hes blby was ABOUT
fout months Wy hNAeu ! arrived homp
/ rouNI 61y ul my dnorStcps, and
Thought ~ was 'uU Nl,le one uutil ]
discovered w.. 0B about u week
old"
Reporter fear you have done too
much talking mid that II viii make
trouble for ail ot1Is,
Mira. K,-l had. 10 make up this story
and cell %, or tleJ WUlld suspect mn O,
having brought the baby from Nasal.
lon With me, ugGthe differences In the
age OF The two has thrown them of the
track.
Reporter You were we'll paid for
making WY with tbe baby and should
have kept quiet tur n we had NOT gup
posed you were person to be trusted
VIZ should not have employed you,
MIS- k.al know / W,s well paid and
am being paid While The baby w. here
/ AN 40 bu ora. Jtl ana have done what
] thought beei. AIp you not the father
}f th0 child ifyOu are tell me, as It
Iabps mo- dll,ergIGe 10 me,
Reporter nnl not the father OF the
iby lam simply egnthere ry u Mass.l
N lawyer 10 Try nod quiet The matter
p as we DO not want any discovery
AIDE.
Mr.. X DO you know the father OF
thG civ and are you acquainted with
the Miller girl
Reporlof-l do not know either Of
them mud have done al my business
with the lawyer whom she has en-
loyrd DO try oad quiet the matter Did
gu get the baby ulrect from the Miller
oman.
Mr. K-No. Lizzie Miller was up |
ans IN bed and another woman gave
e child 30 me, The father ! under. |
Lauo TX employed IN Massillon and
gets $50 per mGnth. do not know |
him. hope that there will be no
trouble over H.. / think you ought 10 !
tell me what attorney you represent rs
j am MS much interested IN IL as Lizzie
Miller rs.
Reporter-D0e anyone else know
that you took the child away from It's
motherY
Mrs. r.. John Kuhrt, Sr., knows IL,
but he Is trle no steel and will say
nothing about " 10 anyone.
After considerable other talk the re.
porter left aud she is undoubtedly still
Of the opinion that She WAS talking TOT
person who had her interest at heart.
The disclosures Will probable create
quite u sensation In this city and Mas
sillon, and from the present outlook
may get the parties implicated into
considerable trouble before the affair IL
ended.
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