The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-15
The STRANGLED BABE.
A Strange Murder Mystery
Partially Unraveled
BY THE POLICE IN PHILADELPHIA.

A warrant Issued for the Arrest of Liz
zie McCarron on the Charge of Infanti-
cide-Her Present Whereabouts shroud.
ed in Mystery-Some Very Damaging
Evidence Against the Accused.
philadelphia, June l5.--A new light
was yesterday afternoon thrown upon the
murder of the strangled babe found float
ing in the Delaware Sunday, concealed In
a satchel, with gag of rags stuffed in its
mouth and the eyes starting from the head
through strangulation produced by stock
ing drawn chokingly about the throat
The verdict of the coroners jury in the case
at the inquest was infanticide at the hands
Of some person unknown.
The deck hands on tho ferryboat At
lantic, plying between Vine street and
Camden, at $3.50 o'clock last Saturday
night, observed a trinity dressed young
woman, carrying satchel, who did not
alight when the boat entered her slip on
the Jersey shore Instead she remained
standing on what was then the forward
deck and set the satche down by tine rail
As the Atlantic started for her return trip
lnb BlIl lIitu Ndihll W klCh Nut BIlpSdCh
under the lower bar of the railing The
space was too contracted for her to ac
complish her purpose, and she picked the
satchel up again and entered the cabin.
Then the deck hands. rendered curious
by her unusual proceedings followed and
saw her fling the grip through the window
into the river The men accosted her and
demanded an explanation of her stay on
the boat, and of her action in hinging the
grip overheard. Her replies were not such
as to quiet their suspicious, and the harbor
police were notified.
Officers arriving, the young woman was
arrested in the ferry house at Vine street
and removed to the Fourth District police
station, where she gave her name as Lizzie
McCaTon, and added that she was en-
ployed as a servant at No. 140S 1-2 Arch
street. Upon being questioned quietly by
the police, she told a fairly straight story,
averring that the satchel was an old one,
and contained nothing but a couple of
worthless skirts Tired of carrying it
about, and resolved to buy a new one, she
threw it into the river as useless.
The authorities were at the pains to in
vestigats her story as to her identity and
residence. So far as her statements could
be traced, they were found to be truthful
in every particular. The case against the
prisoner trifling as it was at the outset,
had now vanished entirely. The young
woman was released before midnight, and
she promptly made herself as scarce as was
he evidence against her
But in the mind of Sergeant Allen, of
'e harbor police, fingered very keen re
collection of the girl and her mystery.
ues day he read the published accounts of
the inquest on the infant found strangled
in the floating gripsack Thereupon be
went to Captain Linden, the superinten-
dent of the bureau.
The superintendent ordered the sergeant
TO swear out warrant for Lizzie McCar-
r0n's apprehension on the charge of infant
eide The warrant was placed in the
ands of Detective Geyer.
Geyer, in company with Allen, went to
he Arch street house where the girl was
mployed OF course, she wasn't there,
nd no hint of here whereabouts had been
cceived But in her room the officers
ound trunk containing unmistakable
ROOF that the corpse of the child had been
or some time concealed there
A picture in the room was identified by
lien as the likeness of the girl who flung
he satchel from the window of the ferry
oat into the river
And now, having discovered so much,
he authorities are asking everywhere,
here is Lizzie McCaToni
1t has been ascertained that the girl
anne from Toronto three weeks ago, and
os hired from an employment agency.