Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-19
HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS.
Amelia Dyer,
Baby Farmer
and Stranger.

Not since tho terrible murders Ii White
i chapel hos London been SO shocked anG
i Interested as 1T has been during tho last
few weeks by the wholesale murder OF In
FAINT children for which Amelia Dyer is
now awaiting trial. 81 - "a 10
A coroner S jury found the woman guilty
of willful murder some days ago. There
& Is overwhelming evidence connecting her
with tho murder Of several children, who
were strangled and thrown into the
Thames after weights had been attached
to their bodies, and the woman has practi-
cally confessed her guilt. n
s.$s If tho police are justified in assuming
as they do--that many Of the children
\ IS hose bodies have been taken from the
river, or who are still mysteriously miss
lug, met death at the hands Of the notori-
Gus baby farmer or her accomplicos, the
woman is a lnurderess hundreds Of times
over and stands in the front rank of the
unique criminals Of the age. z III IA
Tho woman murdered for gain prinpa-
rily, but there is In tho history Of her crimes
q suggestion that she was in love with the
appalling work which made her rich, and
Z 81 lUlull uOuUIo Elctts uio Al OAAO WAAOACoeAO
disposal of her victims. Il W. #
While no correct estimate of the number
Z of babies she killed can yet be mado, be-
cause the inhuman parents who bargained
with tho baby farmer arc naturally anx-
ious to conceal their guilt, the police be-
& 1evo that her victims will be numbered
by hundreds. IA jill. E5
81 Tho police have succeeded in securing
y tho evidence of several mothers, among
them being Evelina Edith Marnon. .5
When arrested, Mrs. Dyer was living at
As Kensington road, Reading. Reading is
borough about 38 mjlos to tho southwest
Of London, situated on tho Konnet river,
near its junction with the Thames. Mrs.
Dyer was generally roputed to be very
pious. Over the door CT her homo was a
figure Of Christ, beneath which was the
: Inscription, Suffer little children to come
unto me- and forbid them not, for Of such
is the kingdom of heaven" / ".!T-s,.@
-Alas! Tho little children who were yluf-
fered to como tothis terribleo old ogro found
their way only too soon to the Kingdom Of
heaven. q
+ It has boon proved that since Christmas
20 children were intrustcd to Mrs. Dyer's
Keeping and that only are living. The
others have vanished. Prior to Christmas
many other children who hnd been placed
in her charge disappeared.
Mrs Dyer was first charged with the
murder of an unknown female child, l6
d months old, whose body was. found float
ing in The Thames. The date Of this muir
der was believed to TO about March 90. 4.
An autopsy proved that death was due
to strangulation, and on a piece Of paper
found in the parcel In which the child was
wrapped was discovered an address which
led the police to Mrs. Dyer's place in Cnyer-
sham. From there she was traced to Ken
ssington road. a J.
Is Il a. f soon as Mrs. Dyer was safe ia Gus
tody the Thames, near Caversham weir,
CLOSE by Reading, was dragged. Another
body was found, with a piece Of tape tied
about the neck, and a little later u bag
containing the bodies Of two infants and
some bricks was dshed up. In the River
: Kennel, at Reading, still body was
recovered. In every case an autopsy proved
that the infant had been strangled before
it was thrown into the water. n u. -ss5s
s Eyelina Edith Marnon, = single woman,
who lived in Cheltenham, testified that she
answered an advertisement relating to the
adoption Of baby, which she SAW in a
Bristol newspaper in February. The ad-
vertisement was signed Mrs. Scott, =
whose address was IS Kensington road,
Oxford road, Reading. She received the
following reply under date of March 20:
= DEAR MADAM-In reference to your letter
as to the adoption of q child. write to say
should be glad to have dear little baby girl,
one could bring UP and call my own. First
must tell you that wo are plain, honest,
homely people, in fairly good circumstances:
We live in our own house and have a good and
comfortable home. We are out in tho country
and som 1oimes am alone great deal. = s.
don It want q child for moneys sake, but
for company and as home comfort, have
no children of my own, and child with me
will haye good home and q mothcr's care.
We belong to the Church of England. and, al.
though want to bring the child up as my
. own, I would not mind the mother coming to
see it at any time. -.
1t is always q satisfaction to q mother to
know that her child is going on all right. 4
only hope that we come to terms. Ishould be
glad to have the baby as soon as possible.
. If could come for her at once would not
mind paying my fare one way. I should break
my Journey to Cheltenham at Gloucester,
where I have friend. Kindly let me have an
early reply. / can give you good references
and any questions you may care to ask shall
be glad to answer. am, yours respectfully,
I 4r Sl.S gy A. HARDING, Il
Il She wrote in turn asking for full par
ticulars and saying that if she parted with