The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
THE sTEPHoEHER SUSPECTED.
A Jersey Woman Arrested Charged
With Murder of :, Child.

RIVERSIDE, Y. j.. April S-AIay Fen
ton Haines, stcpmOther TO three-year-old
Gwendoline Haines, is in the Mount
Holly jail charged with murder. Appar-
entity suspicious circumstances surround
ing the death of little GwendOnne form
the basis of the charge
Howard Haines, a travelling salesman,
whose home for the past year has been in
Delanco. half a mile from Riverside, is
Mrs Haines husband. GwcndoIine Hatnes
was a child by Mr. Haines first wife. The
little girl died last Sunday night within
a few minutes after DIT. W. II. Weller
had been called to see her.
DR.. Weller. according to a statement
made yesterday, found the little girl in
such a condition that, when death ensued
he felt justified in refusing to sign a death
certificate. He notified Coroner Wells. of
Burlington. who. after viewing the body,
issued a certificate which permitted a
burial in a Camden cemetery.
X. S Doughty. who is the proprietor
of the Sherwood Apartment House. Thir-
tv-eighth and Chestnut Streets. Philadel-
phia. is Gwendoline Haines' uncle 1t is
said that he has not been satisfied with
the treatment accorded the little one since
her fathers second marriage and had no
titled Mr. Haines that ne (AIr. Doughty
would hold Mr. Haines responsible for
GwendoIine's safe keeping
When Mr.. Doughty learned of the little
girls death he began ar Investigation.
In this he was aided by Mrs. B. II Clark
who occupies one-half of tla double cot
tage in Delanco, where the Harnesses have
lived for yea Mrs Clark made an AFT
dayit in which was set forth allegations
of inhuman treatment of the little girl.
Among other things. Mrs Clark alleges
that the means and cries from the ad-
Joining house were so continual and pit
eous she was compelled to change the To-
cation Of the sewing room so as to escape
them. She declares that frequently the
sounds were such as to lead her to be-
Iieye that the little girls mouth was being
mufiicd TO prevent her making an OutCry.
Among the other results of Mr.. Dough
tvs Investigations was the discovery of
the fact that little Gweudoline's face was
battered and bruised at the time Of her
death. These bruises formed part of
the basis for DIT. WeileT's refusal to sign
u death certificate
The stepmOJher and her husband give
the latter cause as the one which resulted
in the child-s death They say the little
girl was subject to commissions and that
in one of the attacks last Sunday night
she tumbled down the stairway When
Dr. Weller arrived at the house he found
Gwendoline lying on the floor in an uncon-
scious condition
Mrs. Ha.Hes WAS arrested about o clock
Saturday afternoon on d charge Of muir
der preferred by Mr- Doughty. After an
examination before Justice OF the Peace
Zeigler she was committed 20 the Mount
Holly jaiI without bail TO await the ac-
ton of the grand jury. MI Doughty was
the only witness at the examination Mrs
Hdines was given an opportunity 10 make
q statement. but refused to say ANYTHING
Prior 10 the arrest the body of Gwen
doline. which had been buried in a Cam
den cemetery. was .eXhumed under TIE
supervision of County Prosecutor AtkIu-
son Coroner Wells, and Or. A H Small
of riverside The little girls face, il Is
said. showed evidence of maltreatment
by direction Of the coroner post-mortem
viii be made today