Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-23
DEEDS OF DEPRAVITY
Charged to a Woman Under Arrest
for the Murder of Her Babe.
ANOTHER CHILD USED AS A GUIDE
To the Hidden Grave of the One Who Died
,-s< So Mysteriously.
FOUR OF THE OFFSPRING DESERTED
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov o.
| Detectives Oliver and Housell, who brought
Ann Bagley here last night from Lebanon
on charge of having murdered her 81
months old child, Hannah, to-day took her
| to South River to find the place where the
child was buried. The woman led the
officers wild goose chase for couple of
hours, and no trace of the grave could be
found From descriptions already in pos
| session of the officers they believed the
grave was across stream on Wade &
Benner's property, near South River. but
the woman said she had never been there.
Finally, her s-year-old child Bridget, who
had told of the murder. was brought to the
spot. She shrank from her mother and
would have run away if Mrs Halter, who
took charge of her when her mother de-
serted her, had not urged her to try and
find the spot where she saw her sister
buried Then she took up the trail, and
following path through the swampv woods
pointed out the spot. A sock, shoe and
piece of a dress were found near it. These
the child identified, but the woman per-
sisted she had never seen them or had been
near the place.
Finding of the Child's Body.
Then the grave was opened. There was
no appearance which indicated that any al
tempt had been made to dig grave, but
rather that some sand, earth and twigs had
been heaped up. Here it was that the body
was found. 1t was wrapped in lot of rags,
pieces of clothing, etc, and put in pillow
case. The body seemed to be in good state
of preservation, and was taken in charge by
County Physician Donahue, who, to-mor-
row, will make an autopsy. He thinks he
can tell if the child was murdered or died
natural death. There was large crowd
probably 200 persons-about the place at
the time and the excitement was great.
The grave corresponded, even to the
sticks in the sand, to that at first described
by the child Bridget. When the woman was
brought back to this city Detective Housell
made complaint against her and her hus
band Patrick on information and belief of
murder and she was duly committed to Jail
She made a statement in which she said she
identified the clothes found in the grave
and that the child died on or about July Is
last, of some throat trouble, and that she
and her husband buried it. The spot is a
lonely one, seldom visited. and the crime
would probably have never been discovered
but for the child Bridget following her
parents when they left her.
Not Visited by Deserted Children.
The couple, when they left South River,
walked all the way to Lebanon, Pa, where
the woman has sister living, and where
she was allowed to stay. Her husband was
not allowed to come there, however, but
the woman frequently met him, and they
drank together. They did not attempt,
however, to visit two of their children
who are in that locality and who are doing
we'll. They were deserted about eight
years ago by the couple, who are of disso-
lutte habits and who do no work, and have
been frequent occupants of jails. Two
other children out of ten the pair have had
have been. deserted and are doing well.