The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-10
A DEAD CHILD.
1t is Left on a Car Seat by Prominent
Woman Who Is Missing.

Woman Who Is Missing.
WICHITA, KAN, March 9.-At the union
depot. about IL O'Clock to-day, Santa Fe
brakeman noticed bundle on a car seat
and also remembered that the bundle for
some miles, as the train came in from the
north and west, had besn nursed by
woman and young man, apparently
her son. He had supposed it was poodle
dog, and, seeing the woman and son were
on the train, supposed they had left it
by mistake, and he picked it up hurriedly
to take it within the depot. AS he rushed
out of the car he noticed it did not feel like
pet dog, and removing the shawl as he
hastened along was greatly surprised to find
that he held in his arms the corpse of q
child. he Immediately made the fact known,
and the traiamen Immediately commenced
to look for the woman and young man. The
boy was picked out and in an instant placed
under arrest, as he was taking hack to
leave.
Some of the passengers in the car were
summoned by the authorities to hold over
for Information. The corpse and young
man we're taken to the coroHer's Office One
of the passengers detained, as well as some
citizens, recognized the young man as Otto
Burkett of Kingman, fifty miles west. After
some questioning he admitted his name and
later, breaking down, said the woman with
him was his mother, Mrs. DR.. P. J. NJ. Bur-
kett of kingman, who is sister of d. l..
Green, prominent man here, and the sister
of the wife of Hon. H c. Sluss of this city
The young man claimed to know nothing of
where she was, and the authorities, city and
county aided by a detective agency, COM
menced to look for her. They called on all
the relatives in the city and nothing could
be learned of her.
Later on all stations for some miles were
wired a description, and outgoing trains
watched. At 10 o'clock tonight absolutely
nothing had been heard from her. The
coroner's inquest was postponed until to-
| morrow in order to gain time to make the
arrest. 1t was believed by some that she
was heing held by relatives somewhere, in
order to save her from the Jail tonight. The
| young man says he and b is mother have been
to California, and were returning home.
| While on the coast they took the child from
a hospital, and it died twenty mile.
from the city, and not wanting to be put to
any trouble they left it in the car, thinking
| the authorities would take charge of the re-
mains, and they would not be put to any
expense. He also makes the statement that
the Child belonged TO a friend, and they
were TO care for il q few weeks, and that i
was only one month old, refusing IN the las
stateme. e TO give The name of the friend o.
where they came in possession of it. He i
| IN safe cell at the Jail. A passenger say
that he noticed the woman and young MAJ
were very nervous for 100 miles, talking il
a whisper. No one saw what was in th(
bundle.
The city physician, with four Others, ex-
amined the corpse, and report that indica
tions are that the child was starved t.
death. One of the physicians says dealt
may have resulted from strangulation.
Shortly before II O'clock tonight the au
thori.ies called at the residence Of D. S
Green, brother of Mrs. Burkett, and dc
manded to be informed of her whereabouts
He consented to give the information, an,
said she had been held at his home, the il
quest being put off until tomorrow, fearln
she would be taken to jail. She then toll
the officers the same story told by the boy
Owing to the prominence of her brother
and as a result of pledge from him, SD
was allowed to remain at his residence owe
night.