The sun., 1895-05-26
TRIED TO KILL THE BABY.
LITTLE ROLLS OF CLOTH PoKED RE-
PEATEDLY DoHN ITS THRoHT

PEATEDLY DOHN ITS THROAT.
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Frances Weber ia not quite nine months old
She and her mother live with Mrs weber's
father, John A. Harrington, a Newspaper man.
at 2l1 West 117th street. Minnie Murphy, a
ffteen-year-ol colored girl, began service with
tho Harringtons as a nureo for the baby on
April 10
The girl at frst took good care Of the baby,
but she had not been in the house week before
small sums of money were missed. Then small
pieces of bric-A- brac were missed, The Har-
ringtons suspected that tho young nurse girl
could tell something about their disappearance.
They told her 30, and she seemed horrihed She
said she had never In her life taken anything
that didn't belong to her.
One day. about three weeks ago. Mrs. Har-
rngton was about to 60 out shopping. She
knew that her purse had contained, besides
other money, 81 bank note. As she took the
purse from bureau drawer she opened il to
mako sure OF its contents. Tho 81 note was
gone. She at once accused Minnie Murphy of
having taken 1T Mimic protested her in
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noeenee' e
Now, Minnle,' said Mrs. Harrington, L IN
going out, and when return shall know OK
actly where that bill is. 1know fortune teller
near by who is able to tell where things that
have disappeared are. l am going to see her.
and ~ Won can ,noei,a where tho monev ia
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you'd better hnd 1t before return
This had the desired effect for before Mrs
Harrington ro,urned Minnie went To Mira Weber
-;,S ,h n1.ufhru hu, M,e wen' % , .uv
it in the bathroom. That night Minnie was told
TINT hsr ssrv;ces ,vorIa nn, ho r.nnir.d .f,.r
her month was up, on May 10.
On Friday afternoon, the 18th, Mrs. Harrlng-
ton heard the baby coughing violently, as if it
were choking. Hurrying to the crib where 1t
was lying she saw that the child had a piece of
noticed lint !, ,. n,sca ~, ,ha drs.s ro.n n
n,'.e no'aea .ha. i. was piece Oh 'he aress upon
l;,t,e - Tho oaonrrano" aono,,s;nr ,,,a, sts
niue OF the occurrence concluding that the
The next duv about noon the child oouShed in
the same wav again This time she was sitting
IN ha nuh hn rms ,me mes she Was. was st'ns n
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but she knew that such must be the case from
its appearance and notions. Calling tho morher
Mrs. harrington told her To run Tor DOCTOR.
DOckstAder.
Dr. Dockstnder saw that the baby g throat was
clogged with something. He gave 1t some
ipecac. and the su distance was ex pelled. II was
found to be another piece of the dress goods
Mrs. Harrington and Mrs Weber began to
wonder II the coored nurse girl had attempted
to strangle the child About two hours later.
while the baby was in its cradle in q bedroom
and Minnie Murphy was supposed tc be at
work in the kitchen beyond they were startled
by hearing the choking sounds again.
Mother and grandmother rushed to the bed
rnom They found the childs limbs cold her
eyes set The only sign of life about her was a
gurgle in her throat. With all possible haste
the mother again went for a doctor This time
she brought DIR. james Reilly.
At the first glance DIR. Reilly thought that the
baby was beyond aid. Opening the mouth and
depressing the tongue he could see All end OF a
piece Of cloth in the throat With his forceps
he drew the cloth out. 1t was a carefully rolled
wad about an inch long and a Quarter. Of an
inc in diameter 1t proved TO be another piece
five inches wide.
When Dr. Reilly became assured that the
child would live he made an examination Of
the throat and found It lacerated and bleeding.
as he thinks by some instrumcnf
used in forcing the cloth down the child 5 throat
Minnie Murphy was sent to n nearby drn1
store for some medicine for the baby.
said that the druggist was unable TO tili the
prescription because he was unable to read Dr
Riellys writing. This proved TO be untrue
Tie girl had not even gone to the drup store
Getting the medicine Or. Reilly returned to
the house and gave the child a dose. In a short
time two other pieces of cloth were expelled.