The Redwood gazette., 1901-05-08
A SURVIVING CHILD.
Has a Happy Home With a Redwood
Falls Family.

Falls Family.
Enjoying all the comforts Of a
happy home III this city IS the only
surviving child Of the late William
Rosenfeld, the St. Paul teamster,
murderer Of his own children, and
suicide, and the only members Of
| the family left are the grief-stricken
wife and mother, and the little girl
lresiding here as the adopted daugh-
lster8of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cain, ss5r.
Readers Of the daily papers have
read Of the awful crime lof w illIam
Rosenfeld, the insane father, who,
on the night Of April 18th, drove to
the house where his wife and chill
ren we're residing ia Minneapolis,
and !, while Mrs. Rosenfeld was abb
sent, gathered four little ones, the
eldest only nine years old, and the
| youngest a mere baby, into a carri-
age on the plea that he wanted to
take them for a drive, and drove
1 direct to the Marshall avenue bridge
lover the Mississippi river, where,
after knocking the eldest son into
unco conscious usness, threw the boy
over into the river where the remain
ing life was drowned out Of him.
The other three children were like
wise thrown over the bridge and
drowned, and then the inhuman
father himself Jumped into the river
and ended his own life. The body
1 of the eldest son and father were
recovered on last Thursda day and Fri
day. The bodies of the other three
children had not been recovered at
/ that time.
e was on March 9th, 1895, that
the. little girl who has found a happy
home with Mr.. and Mr.. Cain was
born into the world Six days later
/ the father and mother certified that
they were unable to support the
little one and asked the Children S
Home society Of st. Paul to take
charge Of it and find it a home. The
society accepted the charge, named
the baby Nellie !, after its mother,
and after caring for the little one
/ for over three years, they placed
her in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
!. Cain Of this city. On Nov. 18th,
1 1898, the child was formally adopted
by Nj. and Mrs. Cain, the adoption
proceedings occurring ii open court
before Judge Webber, with Attor-
fney A. e. Dolliff as their legal rep
resentatiye. The papers IN the
case we're filed with the clerk OF
court, where they now are. ].
The original certificate Of the
parents is attached. Rosenfeld gave
] his occupation as a teamster, at that
1 time % years old. Both parents
stated that they had two other
children, Joseph Rosenfeld, then
] three years old, and Mary Rosenfeld
] at that time 13 months old. The
other two children who were vic
time of the father S madness on the
might Of April 18th. were born after
il Nellie.
It was Joseph who apparently
made the fight for life against his
I father s strength, as the result OF
which the father found it necessary
! to beat the boy into insensib bi1ity be-
! fore throwing him over the bridge.
Nellie is . bright little girl Of six
years She has light hair and an
exceedingly pretty face Her adop-
ted parents are giving her the best
OF care, and she is more than conten-
/ ted IN her new home.
Il sS ------------
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet with Mrs.
Henry Goodacre on Thursday (to-
morrow at 3 .. ID.
Col. 2. B. Haleof this city was
notified Saturday Of his appo iintment
as an aid on the staff Of the com
mand n-ehief Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic for the encamp
to be held il Clev veland in August
Of this year: Col. Hale expects to
be in| Cleveland during the sencanlp-
lment week