The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-09
FIFTH EDITION.
ENFANTIoIDE CASE.


IGeorgfann Risley Hides Her NewiyBorn
Child In Trunk, Where 1t Is Found
Dead. ta
! Mr.. and Mrs. Antoni steinke with o
little five year old daughter compose
a very respectable German family, re-
siding at No. 500 West Second street,
where they keep cigar store.
Mrs. Steinke not enjoying very good
health looked around about the first
of April for female help, and COM
inundated her wants to some of her
neighbors.
About that time Georgiana Risley
came to Wilmington from Smyrna
looking for home. She went out
Front street inquiring from house to
house as she went along until she
came to lady In the neighborhood OF
Front and jefferson streets, who took
her to Mrs. SteinEe, who she knew
wanted girl. Georgian 81 years of
age,apparently hearty, prepos essing in
appearance and withal Intelligent, was
at once employed by Mrs. Steiuks and
at once entered upon her domestic
duties.
| After being In the employ of the
'Steinke family few weeks, Georgi-
,ana's appearance excited the suspicion
OF Mrs. Steinke and she had q talk
with her. She, however, denied so
stoutly that anything was the matter
with her, that Mrs.Steinke took pity on
her and decided to keep her at least
until she could find other shelter. Mr..
Steinke, however, was for turling her
out Immediately, as he did not want
any person in his family that could
rot be implicitly trusted.
Mrs. Steinke again questioned tho
Igirl, who seemed to have reasonable
answer for every excuse and taking IL
for granted that corpulency was In
herent In the girls family, as she claim
led, and on her representation that she
was suffering from rheumatism,
kindly prescribed liniments to ease
her pains.
Finally DR.. Charles Z. Baird, the
family physician was called In and
confirmed the suspicious of Steinkes.
Still the girl through the extreme sym.
pathy OF Mrs. Steinke was permitted
TO remain.
On Friday last Mr.. stcinke went TO
attend tho German S@ngerfest at New.
ark, N. j., and Mrs. Stoinke followed
on Sunday morning at O'Clock, leav-
ing Georgiana In charge OF the
little girl. A neighbours daughter 0
years old, went in and stayed with the
= little girl on Sunday night.
| When Mrs. Stelnke came home from
Newark, on Tuesday morning, she
found Georgiana dangerously Ill.
Suspecting the cause, she had DR..
Baird summoned Immediately. The
doctor responded and informed Mrs.
Steinke that Georglana either had or
was about to become mother.
B The girl. however, denied every 40
! her to go to the Delaware Hospital, but
INSTEAD, she gathered up her satchel,
sIwent to the depot, and took the train
sIfor her aunts ct FELTON,.
y Mrs. Steinke then set about an ex-
Examination OF the room occupied by
tlGeorgiana and found beneath the bed.
1ding some clothes which confirmed
sthe suspicious of DIR. Baird and herself.
] 1t was not, however, until last even-
ling that she found the child that she
Thought must be somewhere about
sthe premises. Entering the room she
lIdetected sitting smell, and direct
ling her eyes to trunk belonging to
fthe girl ahe saw that blood had oozed
/. out from 1t and was forming pool on
1.-THE floor. Opening the trunk she was
mortified to find within 1t, amongst q lot
pof clothing. the dead body Of Georglana
! lRlsley's Infant. 1t was a female
s,child, and had evidently been dead
eIsome time.
8 Word was Immediately sent to
!, Coroner Sparks who promptly went
eIto the house and viewed the child. He
j then went out to. get County Physi-
1 clan Smith to make an Investigation.
elm his absence William MeClelland,
aIthe Coroners son-in-law got officer
Simon Co hen to stand guard over the
: house while the Coroner WAS away.
g When Coroner Sparks got back with
gIPhysieian Smith, he was surprised to
dlmeet face to face the girl who had re-.
turned from FELTON,, and was brought
Ito the house ip cab. DIR. Smith, after
reviewing the body of the child, stated
: that 1t had been dead several days.
Questioning the girl in relation
TO 1t, sho said that the child was
eeIIborn on Sunday morning and
,flafterwards. She then placed 1t In the
trunk and shut the lid. She gave to
Coroner Sparks the name oil the ehlld's
father, who lives In Smyrna, and mar
Tried since he got her In trouble.
Mrs, Steinke, talked to the girl and
lupbraided her for the course she had
pursued. She told her that II she had
b lonly told the truth she would have
|. lfound plenty of friends to assist her
!, In her trouble.
. Word was sent to the City Hall foR
I a cab and Captain Francis responding,
n placed the girl under arrest, and by
VI order of DR.. Baird she was removed
y to the Homeopathic Hospital.
o The doctor said the girl wasin pro-
Il earious condition. Detective Haw-
nIkins and matron White took the girl to
eIthe hospital In o closed carriage.
o At Ii O'Clock, this forenoon, coroner
: Sparks qualified the following jury to
,9Iltake evidence and determine as to the
hlcause of the death of the child:
q William Legg, foreman; William FL.
b Walker, secretary; George Nc all,
'fIGeorge Downey, s. P. Walker, John
!, a,IhIevey, Andrew W. Jones, Thomas j.
eIGlles.
. The evidence of county physi.
!. clan Smith was to the effect that the
:. Iclild was born ut maturity, in a
healthy condition, Its life however
subject TO other conditions attending
i'lsueh cases.
: Detective Hawkins, who took the
4 mother to the hospital, testified az
Ito tho statement made by her to AIn,
y (which does not differ from tho faets
i. giyen.
Anton and Frederick Steinke and
Carrie Strobel. little girl.and sister of
Mrs. Stcinke, testified but threw no
NEW light on the matter.
After full consideration of the faote
land evidence the jury rendered the
z:lfollowing verdict:
d Resolved, That in the opinion of this
e-ljury, the cause OF the death OF the un-
: named infant found In trunk In tho
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