The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-22
TAKEN TO ILLINOIS
Nellie CorneIison Is Removed
From Scene of Sisters Death.
HAVE CAREFUL TEACHING
By Relatives Who VIII Have
the Girl in Charge

Nellie CorneilsOn has been taken to
Illinois to live with her uncle in 8Iadi-
son county. She was taken away Mon
day evening. She will reDosdn in that
country for number of yea rs and it is
hoped that she will forget the death of
her sister and 1t may be pos sible 10 take
away her disposition for telling a dozen
different Stories about a thing. Nellie
will be partly excluded from the society
Of children. Her uncle has none and they
live on a farm near Moreanl and Nellie
will be kept there most Of the time. Her
aunt win teach her and give her the best
training possible.
Nellie Corneilson was y years Of age
last November She was born in Moreau,
Madison county H., and lived there up
10 three years ago last October when her
father came TO this city to try and bet
ter his condition and for her mothers
health They lived for nearly two years
fn the house at the corner of Cleveland
avenue and Third street and Nellie went
TO school at the Washington school and
also q little time at the Kellogg school
She was a very bright child. in fact one
far ahead of her years in learning. She
could rea das understandingly as the av-
erage child of sixteen and she was posted
on nearly all subjects that woald inter
est person of that age. Her great de-
light was 10 read the papers, but no one
who ever knew her has said that she
ever read n cheap novel and some few
stated at the timo she killed her sister
that they thought she had been reading
some novel and tried an experiment on
her sister ard was attempting to be like
some character in the book. Her teach
ers say she never read, to their knowl-
edge anything that was not 1T to be read
by airy child that could read it and TN
dorstand what the book was meant to
convey.
About a year ago Der father moved to
;145 Dayto navenue, 0sYest Side and they
have lived there eve9 cfrce. Nellie went
10 Scaool at lde9orr1ick school, which
was close to her home. There her teach
ers found her a Teay studiCus child and
one who did ner Nofk thoroughly and
worked hard at her studies. They can
assign no reason for the cutting of her
sisters throat except through an acct
dent. It was stated in the Eagle last
week by one who had known her ever
since she was in this city. that up to
about one year ago did tie child ever
show a disposition 10 tell stories and run
away from home. 1t was only last Jane
that Nellie first became known PUB
icly, as it was a few days after the
schools had been dismissed for the sum
mer vacation when she ran away from
her home aud told awful tales of her
fathers treatment Of her and that her
mother had ordered her to go away and
work 1t was later found that these
stories We're false as she had a good nome
and was not III treated by her parents
She was gone from home about week
st that time and the entire police force
was hunting for her DAY or two.
IT was thought 1T the time of the child $
Killing of her sister that legal proceed
ines would be commenced and the girl
sent 10 The industrial school for girls al
Beloit, bat whom the uncle came TO this
city and was willing 10 take the eirl to
his home ana care Tor her. it was thought
best TO let her go, 50 TO Warrant was
sworn out for her arrest. She did not
realize the awfulness of her crime for
severai days after it was committed. and
then she broke down and since thar time
~iet1 tN'-4 iA4 a. 1.lL Oh nervous collapse.
the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Corneilson died at 1 o'clock Yesterday
morning. The child was born last Thurs
day. 1t was apparently a healthy child.
hut the shock given the mother at the
time OF ner daughters death, was the
cause Of the little ones death. Tho fun
eral took place yesterday afternoon and
The little babe was laid 10 rest beside
his sister in Maple Gcove cemetery. Now
the parents are forced To mourn the loss
Of two iittie children. who would have
made their nome palace of Joy instead
Of a den OF sorrow. AIRS. Cornenson has |
not recovered from the snock Of her
daughters death and grave fears arc en-
tertained fer her recovery. Last night
she was reported 70 he in very serious |
condition.