Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-20
Eugene Burnett and His Wife Ac.
cused of Numbering Baby.
LOCATED AND LOST AGAIN
Manchester Police Said He Had the
Pair, But They Seem to Have Given
Him the sIip-curious Story Told
by Neghbors.

Warrants were issued by Police Jus
lice j. ID. c. Brown yesterday charg-
ing Eugene S. Burnett and his wife,
Willow Burnett. with the murder OF
their infant child Yesterday afternoon
al o'clock Chief of Police Lipscomb,
Of Manchester notified the local
authorities over the !Ong-distancc tele-
phone that he had the Burnetts in
custGdy, but later. after Sergeant R.
j. O'liara was on his way 10 Rich
mont to take charge of the prisoners.
Chief Johnson received telegram
from The Manchester chief. statingthat
they left on the noon train for the
North
Chief Johnson does not know just
what to think of the manner in which
the Manchester police handled the
case and the following special, re-
ccive,l by the Daily Press late last
night, does not make the matter
clearer:
"Chief of Police I.ipscomb, of Man
chester. said late tonight that he
thought Eugene S. Burnett and wife.
wanted in Newport News. were still
in Manchester and would be located
later. The Chief however. said he did
not know just where they were
The warrant against Burnett and
his wife was issued upon information
furnished by Mrs. Carrie l.inthicum. OF
222 Forty-lirst street. and other
acquaintance Of the young people. It
seems that the baby, which was just
five weeks old, disappeared about six
weeks ago and the parents have evad.
ed all inquiries concerning its where.
abomts. The investigation by the
ncighbOrs started several days ago ana
tile sudden disappearance OF the Bur
Nets Tuesday night caused the
neighhOrs to put the matter i'm the
hands of the police
Burnett and his wife are both very
young. The wife Is the daughter of
Carey jerks. of Manchester, where
she lived until August 80 last. when
she eloped to Elizabeth City, n. c..
with Burnett and married him. Her
father is head clerk for the Richmond
Cedar Works and Is sail to he prom.
incnt citizen Of Manchester
Came Here to Live.
The couple came to this CITY, where
burnett was employed at the shipyard.
They went 10 live with Mrs. w. II.
roler, on Forty.fourth street, hut
shortly aftcrward moved To Mrs. Lin.
thicumS house. where the baby was
born on January 81 On March 6 the
pair moved to 334 Twenty.suvmth
street. telling Mrs. Lnthicum that
they. were going to live with Mrs.
Tolcr. who had, moved TO 1925 Twenty
seventh street This was on March
6. and since that time the baby has
not been seen. When Mrs. l.inthicum
asked where the child was, she was
told that il had been sent to Mrs
l'olcr. for fear that ii would catch cold
while The furniture was being moved.
investigation Started.
Recently Mrs. Linthicum saw Mrs
'rOler and the latter had never heard
anything about the child. This cx-
cited suspicion and started the in
vcstigation.
When the warrant was issued. the
Richmond and Manchester authorities
were asked TO look out for the couple
and in two or three hours the first
message from Chief Lipscomb was
received.
The friends OF the Burnctts hardly
know what to believe about the affair
One theory is that the couple gave
the child away and decided 10 say
nothing about 1t.