Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-08
| GRUESOME FIND.
Baby's Dead Body Discovered
al North Vassaiboro.
One Arm Broken and the Body Was
Frozen Stiff.
An Assyrian Woman Arrested, Charged
With Crime.

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into the basement of the brick tene-
ment block owned by the American
WOODEN 60. and occupied by several
families, late this forenoon. ana was
startled TO find a full grown baby boy
lying on :; pile of rags, dead, with Ole
arm broken and frozen stiff. He imIrc-
diately notified Constable William
Seenoy, WAC in turn notified Select
| man l.. y. Priest who summoned Dr..
G. ID. Cook Of this town. and Coroner
II. 3. Smell of Watcrvilie.
rs soon as the coroner arrived he
called Dr. Hardy to act with Dr. Cook
III making the professional investiga-
ZION. circumstances and conditions d. :
rected suspicion to an Assyrian widow.
Mary CorCro, who lives in t.ro rooms
on the second floor in about the middle
of the block, but she stoutlv main
tanned her Innocence and resisted the
Investigations of the physicians 40 best
| she could. She cannot speak English
very we'll, but did her best to make It
understood that she knew nothing
whatever about the child.
The circumstantial evidence was so
strong against her. however, that Co..
| onGr Smell thought it best to place
| her under arrest. The physicians con-
Siuercd That she was not in fit cOnGi-
! ton TO be moved from her lodgings in
SucA weather. so she was allowed to
| remain there under the guard of Louis
| Dion. who WAS secured for the purpose
| by the coroner. Directions were given
| Tor giving her the best of care and the
| vcstigation Will be continued, Mon
day. when an autopsy Will be per
formed by the doctors on the body OF
| Ihe child 10 determine the cause of it's
death.
\ thorough examination of the body
Of the child could not be made by the
physicians. this afternoon. bat from
what could he learned superficially it
| seemed tina, il had been born several
days ago. Il was Il male. fully devci-
nDcd. and would weigh 10 OF / pounds
The broken arm would indicate that
considerable violence had been infiict-
cd on il at some time. Very little cf-
fort had been made to conceal il in the
basement and it was pretty sure 10 be
found by the first person going there.
Mir. Murray, who found the child. does
not live in the building but his mother
in-laT does in another part. and it
was on some errand Tor her that he
went into the basement, today. This
part OF the building is not used very
much, which accounts for the fact that
the child was not found earlier
The tenement house is Il long, low,
| tWo-stCry brick building located just
beyond the wooden mill and has room
for several families. although it is not
fully occupied at the present time. The
lodgings Of Mrs. Cororo are of the poor
est. There is Il large front room with
ho furnishings worthy of the name and
| \ smaller back room occupied by bed,
cook stove, Il chair or two and a small
table. A small window in the rear fur
niShcd scanty light and the old. warped
Goor, fastened on the inside with Il
rough wooden button. but little protec-
ticn from tie cold Of the hall way. A
short flight of stairs leads 10 these
lodgings.
THE bed III one corner was but scan
tily furnished with bedding of the poor
| ct quality. The stove was old and
| cracked, the table covered with grimy
| oilcloth ana holding 4 few dishes with
| Vie 4'liNiiF.lits tNlttIili VI tiIt ifiSl
@cal. The room was low and dark and
;!inGy and cold. Tho wind found its
! WAY III about the old door ana the
| draughty in spite of the best efforts Of
III" fire ~ the old stove.
| In such quarters tn" woman lived alone
VITA her small two-years-oid son, ckin2
| cut . scanty living as best she couId by
| working in the card room in the mill The
mill has been shut down for a month,
! running a few days last week and then
being closed again on account of tic
: strike hy- the WeaVprS. There are other
| @s>lians in town and they must have
! cared il q way for their CoW1 try woman.
! although there was no sign OF them when
The officers came and non" could he found
! 70 give any valuable information cons
/ When the officers arrived the woman
| WIS found in the bed in the corner. and
| during their Investigations she sat ny
! Tlth the G,anty ciotnirg wrapped around
u ; watching ,vcrything with the aye.; Of
! human being but making no complaint
ANA hot sI"akire At AL unless obliged 10;
| Her fac" Wd+ Incl with care and showed
| much elder than her age. which is givcl
n: p. l!"r fairly abundant, straight.
hirt.i hair fell about Eor dark. pincnCd
| :acc in confusion ard neglect. adding 20
Tire Witness of her expression.
! SHE seemed 10 be irving with all hcl
might 10 understand tho proceeding: IN
assisted and to be getting hut Il FAINT
ciilnmer OF their meaning. When qics-
/ toned she stoutly asserted her Innocence
in broken English with pathetic vehc-
| nercc At last she seemed to realize that
| Coroner Smell WAS in charge OF it all and
when an opportunity offered she spranG
| from the bed and rushing up to him,
kagair declared her innocence and with
! .ohe and cries begged him to allow her
| 10 r,al:e away with herself she did not
want to live any longer. She was 3ppar-
entI,- afraid of the physicians and did hei
/ iJc%t to Keep them from coming near her
| So lar a., could ne learned. the woman
carln 10 this; country froh, Assyria Will
her litfla son something like two years
ago shortly after the death of her hus
bln,i. she came TO North NaSsalbor;
from Dover, n H.. about year ago ana
went 10 work in the mill. She was one
81 those given work when the mill start
ed. last week. after the shutdown FOR re
p1;rs hut was again thrown out OF eil
nloyme,t by the strike.
/ II could not be found that she has any
relatives, in this vicinity and is LITTLE
known to the residents outside those o.
her race. with whom she naturally asso
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