Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-17
Brute Killed Baby.

recited by woman's lips was that yester-
day by Agnes Renoude, common-law
wife of Gustav Dinsor, in General Ses-
sions in New York, telling how the
plumber killed her two-year old child,
Gertrude Hyland, and how they after
wards hid the body in a hallway.
The woman said "On the night OF
September we came in about midnight.
He had already beat me on !be stOOp. He
told me to 90 get some beer, aud was
afraid because Gertie was there. Then
he pulled off a shoe and hit me on the
head with the heel.
al cried out with pain and he went
out. Then he came back to where | was
sitting at the table, trying to stop The
blood from running over my face, and
bit me with an iron bar Then he grab
bed the baby out Of the bed, carried
her into the parlor and threw her on the
floor.
"He knelt down BY her and hit her
eight times with his fist as hard as he
could.
{" Dom. hit her anymore, | begged.
For Gcd's sake don't. I'll take her
away tomorrow
{" I'll throw her out on the frees
cape, he said.'
'T ran into the kitchen with the
baby, trying to get out, but the door
was locked. held the baby in my arms
all the time. | hacked up against the
wall. He grabbed up an iron bar with
a hook aad ball on it. He hit me on
the head again with the iron bar and cut
my head. staggered but | held the
baby fast. The blood ran down in my
face and the baby was making little
bit Of a faint cry, kind Of a moan, that
was all.
al said to him: please give me
drink of water
"Still holding the iron bar, he dew
some water and brought glass to me.
He sat the glass down, after l was
through, aud came back 10 me | tried
to shield the baby with my arms, but he
hit her in the face. She gave one little
cry aud stopped. He grabbed her out
Of my arms and took her back in the
parlor, dropping her on the floor and bit
her three times more. | ran IN and iell
down and tried to cover my baby up.
lie hit me again, but held on. Then
he got up and SAID: Here take your
kid; she's dead
ooh, Gus, is she dead?' | said.
"'Yes,' he said; she's dead. Go
wash your brats face. Go wash her
corpse.
al washed her little face, but she was
dead-just rs he said. Then he told me
we must get rid of the body. l said to
wait until morning and then we would go
to the underlakers who buried my mIther.
He said we must get rid ofthe body right
away; that if | did not do as he said he
would tx me, too.
al took of her little clothes, and oh,
Judge, they were all bloody. Iput them
in a tub to soak, dressed her in clean
clothes and he took her in his arms and
we went out together l did not say any
thing. was too scared.
ave walked and walked without meet
ing anybody. After while we came to Il
doorway. He said we would leave her
there. He went in alone. In minute
he came out without the baby.
"And we went back to the house. | did
not speak, but he threatened to fix me if
| said anything. We wentto bed, but |
did not sleep. | was awake all night
thinking about Gertie. think he slept
we'll"
Agnes Renoude had sObbed when she
spoke of her baby's bloody garments, but
she did not really break down until she
started from the court. Her face was
working as she neared The witness-rOom
door, and when it opened she shrieked
ooh, Gertie," twice and fell forward 10
mysteries. Court attendants caught her
and CARED her out Of h caring.