The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
AFTER THE FATHER,
A Warrant Issued For the Arrest OF
the Father OF tho Babe Brought
20 This city by Caroline
kOOnta "A Reporter
Visits MaHaillOn,

The discoveries made on Saturday by
q NEwa DEMOCRAT reporter in regard
10 the baby lot NJ the residence Of Mrs,
Caroline koOntz, on South Market
street, viii probably lead TO the arrest
Of tho t0ther Of tho child on a serious
charge,
The article published In this paper
has caused q lively investigation 10 be
made by the officials Saturday night
our reporter went 10 MaasillOn and In
company with our special correspondent
In that city, visited tho house Of Lizzie
Miller NJ NO. 20 south street Az frat
she wag very reluctant to give any In,
formation In regard 20 the affair, but
when told that Mis-, Kooull had made
u full confession, Liz2le decided to toll
her story which was aa follows,
She claims that a glTl came to her
house and asked for a place 10 stay,
Seelug the glrle condition she allowed
her 20 remain, Anw tho babe wag
Iaru fAp deNret W set 70 uut oil tho
'hOl.e, Shr anya shl then came % Can
ton and saw Caroline KO0ntz who
agreed iu consideration OF $50 10 take
care oil ~ until 10 WIN ak months old,
She also says that she paid tho Kooulz
woman $40 on account, WHOM she TOOK
TIE baby AWAY,
The mother Of the girl was seen ut
tho house Of Lizzie Miller, She IN rath.
or a nue looking girl Of about twenty
summer, aud appeared 10 feel her dis
grace deeply, She said that her name
was Jane Il, Smith, and gave New
Philadelphia Os her home, She claims
% have been working iu Louisville for
the past year aud Willie there SHE snyG
that tlo mt one frank Cooke, Who,
under u promise OF marriage, ruined
her. She Nlya ihvj Cooke represented
To- lNr t'I. DO tlogp'rl tor 70 Ii ..ury
lrm iu Chicago. when asked II she
would prull CutN him she said she would
g,udly do no II She could only find where
he was,
The reporter desires 10 return thanks
TO Marshal Vending, OF Maealll0n, for
ilYOra shown while Ia that city. some
of the MusaillOn officers do not put
much faith In the story Of the girl In
regard 10 the father Of the child, and
think that hO IN NJ preBent In MaaslllOn,
superintendent Frazer Of the
Humane Society went 20 MassillOn
sunday and II Ia understood that he did
not learn any additional facts 10 those
given above, except that no thinks he
has located the father OF the child. 10
ia stated that u warrant has been issued
for the arrest Of Frank Cooke, but II In
not known on what charge,
superintendent Frazer Of the llu'
name Society, was Aeen this afternoon,
by u News DEMOCRAT reporter, and
stated that he had In his possession nm
affidavit signed by Jane II, Smith, for
the urreg. Of Frank Cooke on u charge
OF bpstgfdy II arrested u charge OF
seduction will also be placed against
him, IL is thought that Cooke Is now
IN Cleveland and superintendent Fra.
ger wired the chief of police Of that
city, giving him u description of the
man wanted and asking for his arrest,
Mr., Frazer obtained, Saturday last, n
fLll confession from the Ko0ntz woman,
The mother Of the child gave Mr..
Frazer full authority TO dispose Of II
ana he would like 10 receive applica
lions from parties who may desire TO
adopt It, 0a he wishes 10 get M good n
home for /, a0 possible.