Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
BURIED A BABE ALIVE
Railroad Laborer Saves the Life Of
the Little One.
MAN AND WOMAN UNDER ARREST

An Italian and His Reputed Niece, n
crAttempted misunderstanding Child
Only Two weeks Old.
New York. April 23.--Patrick Nc
Evoy, laborer employed by the New
York Central railroad in Hastings-on-
the Hudson, saw a man and woman
bury a 2-weeks-old baby boy alive yes
terday. AS soon as McEvoy realized
what was being done he ran to the
rescue and succeeded in removing the
loose earth from the child in time to-
save it's life The man and woman ran
away, but McEvoy gave a description
of them to the police, and an Italian
man and woman were arrested in
Yonkers on suspicion that they were
the would-be murderers.
The man said he was Givori Dutta-
cavolo, of Manhattan. He said he was
married and had three children. The
woman said she was Francisco Stin-
ella, Is years old, a dressmaker, and
unmarried. She declined to say where
she lived. but to Roundsman Brady at
police headquarters in Yonkers she
volunteered the information that she
was a niece of her companion. They
were hurried into cells and strong
guard placed over them, preparatory
to their arraignment in court, the po-
lice fearing that when the story be-
came known there would be danger OF
| Tod hot he
babe was hers. She said she never had
a child After being arraigned before
City Judge Kellogg they were taken
back on trolley to Hastings.
| In the mans possession was found
| lather's Ratchet. 1t was covered with
dirt. On the mans hands and under
| his nails was also sand and dirt.
| Last evening the prisoners were
! given a hearing before Justice Tomp-
| kins, of Hastings. They refused to say
| anything when formal charge OF at
| tempted infanticide was entered against
| them, and they were committed with
out bail to the county Jail at White
| Plains.
McEvoy told an interesting story
| last night of his discovery of the living
| child In It's grave He said that he
/ was at work on one of the border
| streets of Hastings when he noticed
a man and woman walk into the woods.
The woman was carrying bundle.
Shortly after the pair entered the
woods McEvoy heard cry. He look
| ed into the woods, but couldn't see
the couple, they having disappeared
| into the most dense part and were
hidden in the underbrush. McEvoy
said afterward he resumed work, but
the cry bothered him and he became
convinced in his mind that 1t was the
woman trying to cry out and her cries
were being stifled. He says that per-
haps three minutes elapsed before he
started to investigate.
1t was probably ten of twelve min
utes from the time the couple entered
McEvoy sighted the couple he says
they were in the act of stamping down
| earth on the side of a ravine. He as
serts that both were so busy that he
was able to approach pretty close to
| them before they realized he was near.
AS soon as they saw him they ran. Nc
Evoy did not follow them, but went to
the spot where they had been at work
and began to remove the freshly re-
placed earth.
About Is inches down he came upon
a cloth, and taking hold of it dragged
out the child. The couple had not
waited to dig the hole large enough
| length. Instead it had been curled up,
| so that it's feet were almost touching
| its face. Before placing the little one
| in what was intended to be it's grave
| its cape had been drawn over it's head
| and allowed to rest on the face. This
kept the dirt from contact with the
face, and probably saved its life. The
little one was already black in the face.
McEvoy in hauling it out allowed the
head to drop and the arms to fall back
ward. This was probably another
thing which tended to save the child,
for the lungs were thrown open.
AS soon as he had the child out Nc
Evoy bolted through the woods for the
road, and was just In time to catch
car bound for Hastings He directed
the motorman to put on all speed,
and Hastings was reached in record
time. The first drug store pasted was
the goal. In this place the child was
quickly revived 1t was coming around
itself and five minutes of artificial
respiration put it out OF all danger.