The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-01-22

Johnson, and that she was stranger in
the city. He true name was Clara O..
Bante, the daughter of Ole o. Bante, OF
North Fork. and she had lived as do
nestle in several families in this city,
among them that OF DR.. ]. A. Dubois,
Owen Hyland and DIR. E. j. Lewis. Upon
leaving home, where her condition, it
seems, was unsupported, she told her par
ents that she was not well, and wanted
to come to Sank Centre for medical atten-
ton. On Saturday, January 10th, she
gave birth to fine boy. DIR. I. A. Dubois
attending her. During this and subse-
quent visits by the doctor, she concealed
her face completely, tor she knew she
would be recognized, as she was in his
employ only a little more than year
ago. The doctor understood the nature
OF the case and charged her particularly
to be attentive to the child, talking kind
ly to her with the intent of assuaging
her grief and shame. On Tuesday oflast
week she felt strong anough to get up,
and walked to the home of some ac-
quaintances in the city, and sent word
that she was ready to go home. On Fri
day morning size again visited those ac-
quaintances, the Nelson's, who keep a
hotel on Oak-st., and learned that some
OF her folks from North Fork would be
in town that day and she could return
with them. In going from the Eastern
House to the Nelson place she passed
through Pine-st. to the Little Falls &
Dakota track, and proceeded westward
upon it to Oak-st. She returned to the
Eastern House for the child. She had
wrapped in shawl, the people at the
Eastern House having provided the in
FAINT with few necessary articles of
clothing and an embroidered bib. They
had become attached to the little father
less wall, and when Clara left with it
they kissed it fondly and told her to take
good care oft. Who may enter the feel
ings OF that poor, erring mother as she
proceeded with her helpless little burden
through the streets of the city, seeking
only to hide her shame, at any cost, from
her parents, and the world at large. It
was about eleven o'clock in the morning
when she traversed the same course she
had previously taken to the railroad
track, but instead of turning westward
she walked in the other direction. She
was observed by two daughters OF z. NJ :.
Meigs, whose house she passed, and they
remarked that it was strange that any
one should be carrying an infant in that
direction, and not better protected from
the wea .her. They saw her turn from
the track and creep through a wire fence.
thence going toward a chimp of bushes
on the river hank. Soon after they OBJ
served her return without the child, and
their suspicious were aroused. They
communicated the fact to William Pang-
burn, and one or two others, who went
to the place she had just left and found
the body of the babe in the water, tied
to an overhangiug limb by an apron
string. lying upon it's face but the whole
body not submerged. @
They raised the little one up but life
was extinct. They notified Officer Carr,
and he procured ap aeeurafe description
of the girl, and learned from DIR. Dubois
of the tact that he had been attending a
woman at the Eastern House as above
narrated. The doctor accompanied the
officer in tracing out the movements OF
the girl from the time she left the hotel,
and she was found at the Nelson place.
apparently wholly uns9nsciaas of the
nature OF the terrible crime she had per-
petFatcd. She was visiting with friends
when 0ff1cer Carr called her out, and re
quested her to accompany him to the
Eastern House. She declared she hat
never been there and did not know wler,
# twas. The officer did not tell her what
he wanted of her, and her apparent SINGER
lty and lack of anything like excitement IN
her demeanar led him to believe she was
not the person wanted, Notwithstanding
the fact that the description he had from
the Misses Meigs was very accurate
On her way to the hotel, and indeed up
IA the very door step ofthe he use, she c,
;ied ever having beeu there. Upon open.
ing the door the landiady called her by
the name she had given, and at once en-
claimed-"wllat have you done with you,
babY!' This was too much for her en-
DURANGO and she bricks down and wcp.
historically, and told the officer tie
whoie story, saying that she could no
let her people know of her shame ant:
disgrace, and she had taken this means
OF deceiving them. When questioned as
to tine paternity Of the child She gave a
fictitious name. Size was taken to the
city lookup, and spent the atterno. n
aHd night in the CELL wssRing and MOAN
ing constantly, but evidently then not
fully approaching the enorulity OF. her
crime. Mrs. Parks. WIN lives near the.
CITY hall, spent the night with her. In
the evening she told OFFER Car, she
wanted to see certain young man who
lives in the city, and he as brought to
The lqsksap. R9t kHow;Hg the reason &c
his visit, and he was stricken with con.
sternatioa wheE he found that it was
the mother Of his il'egtmats child who
was under arrest for murder. He ask
81 her why h. dill not let him know her
condition. and ne would have made ii
right. His friends-and he is Of rec
spectacle family of the city--say that
he Won have made all the PREPARATION
In his poW-r. However that may be,
nc one need envy him his feelings A.
present. i
The next morning she expressed a de-
sire to see the body of her infant, and
it was brought to her in the Jail. She
carressed and kissed 1t, showing no lit
tie emotion. She was arraigncd be ore
Judge Barto waived examination, and