Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-30
LOST.
Miss Jennie HummeI
Cannot be Found.
SHE FAILS TO HIDE HER SHAME
AND KILLS HERSELF.
WHOSE BABY Is IT.?
AN UNKNOWN BADY BURIED IN An
UNMARKED GRAVE NEAR
THE sTocIkYARDs.
II Is supposed to lie Jennie Hum
mel's, and That Its Father Is
Now in Missouri.
WHOSE BABY is IT.?

L
ing comp0ny's establishment last
| Thursday afternoon
Where ON earth is Jennie Hummer"
| was asked yesterday, with equal ear
| nestness. But now the subject had
| been agitatcd in quiet way I'LL all
| the nclghbOrhood and much OF the city
/ as well had learned Jennie Humm0l
| had disappeared soon after the burial
OF the motherless baby In an unmark-
| ed grave In the dank woods.
Last Friday mornings Gazette con-
| tanned In brief the story Of the finding
| by MIR. snyder of newly born Infant,
| but at that time It's motherhood was
| unknown, and since then reporter of
this paper has been investigating In
/ order that the public might know the
facts ~ TO Its parentagc and desertion.
| The story Is simply this;
| For several months Jennie Hummel
| and young farm hand had been the
observed of all observers In the neigh
| borhoOd OF the Blue Goose" saloon,
! located Just this Side the Fort Worth
! Packing cOmpanys grounds. These
/ two young people seemed to be ever
! happy IN each others society whether
| times were good or bad. They were
| ever content. except when the uuties
| OF the day kept them separated. Jcn-
! ME waH the l7-year-old daughter of
/ James Hummel a hard working and
respected man, employed ny the puck-
/ INK company, ANA the young gallant
| a rather handsome fellow who worked
| on IA small farm near by, Mr., Hummel
| s the fireman for the big packing CON
/ GERMS great power plant, and mas al
WAYS maintained the respect OF those
! who knew him. lie II the father OF
seven children. and since the death OF
| his wife has rs nearly as possible Tor
| him under the circumstances been both
mother and father to his three dauBh-
tors and four sons, Nor have the emil
dren been unmindful Of their interests
or their duties, Some of the sons have
! worked in the packing house, and the
! girls gave such aid as they could In
! keeping up the family, which included,
In addition to those named, the mothcr
OF Mrs. IIummel, n very ola Auy'
The Oldest girl. Calllc. worked FOR the
| Nntalorlum Steam Laundry on Court
sounro, and the youngest, Annie,
alcndcr girl OF some fifteen years, mas
been serving In the families OF those
In the Immediate nelghborhood whose
circumstances would permit the luxury
of girl II therefore, devolNed chiehy
ON Jennie, who was little more than
II, to attend the house, with the as
slatnnce OF the grandmother
For some time the girl VINO was
never strong, has been complaining,
and lately Il has been remarked by
sympathctlc women that Jennie IL
laclng herself TO death. but she cannot
hide II much longer
Last Wednesday, August rs, Jennie
was in bed and Dr. Cnpps was called
In Jennie assured him that she had
been very uuwcll for several months,
but that she was "nll right now
DR.. Capps ~ once came to the con-
cluSon that she had given birth to n
| child, but as he did not see the haby,
came away without informing her OF
his opinion Nest day she was out,
and Thursday she disappeared.
The unknown baby was discovered by
Mr. Snyder soon after noon, ms he
, was on his way from neighbours to
, His own home. lie passed near the back
gate OF the Hummel home, and In
, crossing n shallow ravine had his at
tention attracted by the unmlstakahle
0dor OF decaying human nesh, and the
body he found under n small heap OF
freshly pulled weeds. He called for help
/ from the rcaidence OF Mr.. Graham. and
left n Young Methodist preacher Ia
r watch while he won't to telephone for
o coroner While the young preacher
4 was there jennie Hummel came out
e and looked at the dlseolored and dis
@ torted little form, shuddering as she
A turned to go into the house, Justice
D Wright and Deputy sheriff Gunnels
i went out at once and found the llttlO
= thing lying MS first discovered, exactly
a as II was born, evidently having never
been moved, II lay on bloody cloth
of coarse cotton, the corners having
been hastily turned over the delicate
. iHnNlN nOlNt = W. NhNtAAlk Mut GUM
pleted by a few weeds II Is significant
= however, that while tho baby had
been born at least day and n halt
; before, the weeds were fresh and un'
. wilted. The poor hunted mother had
: It seemH, been, IN way, keeping watch
over her offspring, though forced by
poverty and shame 10 abandon It. ever
Y In It's death.
Justice Wright. In view OF the de
cGying condition OF the body, ordere,
its immediate intermcnt. And yester
day afternoon y Gazette reporter looke'
upon tho Wee bit OF q mound. at tn
, head OF which Ia a pine stick, guurde,
IN the little valley by the dr0opinl
houghs OF graceful willow,
The saddcst part OF the story is We
TO come, The poor girl, seeing that he
Mn had been found out. II appear
that she had committed no crime. wa
bowed down by sorrow and haunted b,
shame tn she could no longer face he
people. She announced that she wa
q going to town to see n doctor whom
she named. and started ont over
hot and dusty road alone, IN. dis
consulate and ruined. She was me
soon after she started and was see
before she reached the river; but sine
that afternoon she has been n
thoroughly out OF the world as thoug
!. she had never been born, The las
time she waa seen she was crossing
vacant field south OF what rs know
locally as the slough bridge" Sh
had lott the road. afraid to look upo
!, the face OF her fellows, and was goin
toward the river where there wa
plainly no means OF crosslng Wher
did she goY She did not visit tho doc
tor. She had a sister boarding in towI
!. hut she did not no TO her She had n
friends IN this city She had no money
- Did she cast her poor broken fam
II with her hearts crushing burden int
n the muddy water2 So rlSny think. s
think the officers that h. Sc sought hei
Her sister. Callie, IL heart-broken a
tho absence OF sister she perhnp
never loved as she loves her now. an
} are dumb with sorrow
/ rst the man who is ruepased I