The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-13
Crime Caused by Hate for a
Helpless Little Girl.
IN NEW YORK SLUMS.
Man Admits that He Struck the Little
Child and it Died. HoTrified
Mother Washes the Little
Corpse and Goes Gut
to Hide II.

People ssiiving in this sect:cn OF the
county have little CT 60 conception OF
the wickedness Of a big city ike Ne"
York. II you want TO get a slinpe
OF sluo life in that city read the fol-
lowing FROM tie New York Amerl-
can:
While al t0e city vas holiday nsk-
Ing Moncsy the police, working over
the mystery Of 3 oaby's dead body
found in the hallway Of the tenement
at No. 464 Eleventh ayenue, brought
gradually to lisb5 tragedy OF CRIME
blacker, more 2snolsn!y crusl arc
more hopelessly so15id than had &C.
faced their recor& for years.
Gustave Dinser ard Agnes Renouoe
lived st No. 43l West Forty
street. The wcHan nac two year
old child. The r:sD i.a.eo and abused
1t. It was in tea way. II tee scd he
slew it with al the ferocity CT g wolfe
Then the body as hurried away IN
der cover OF night aao hidden in g
tenement hallway nine blocks dis
tant.
When it vas fund and identified
the police caught the pair and the
womau brt ke co9n. Her story was
most saocA.1s. Ths man also con
fsssed.
It was 3 o'clock Tuesday morning,
one Of the few hours Of quiet between
midnight sad dawn in a great city
favorable to the covering up Ct dark
deeds, when mother, Ter heart torn
With anguish over the Staying OF her
first born, and with tbs pititul dying
means cf the fair haired girl SILL
sounding in Ter ears. worked feVeiSn-
" at Ler task OF washing the baby'S
body by the light CT candle.
al Others in the tenement building
were asleep except this mau and Wo
man in the top story back fat OF No.
431 West Forty-6tJh street. La the
adjoining room, where tie msn sao
rejecting in the gloom OF tie night
and his own deeG--a crime against his
maker, man and nature. in taking, by
brute strength, the young life that he
could not restore-three little ones OF
his own flesh and blood we're sleeping
fttully.
They had been awakened by the
sgon!zsd cries Of theif little pla7 mate
the child Of their foster mother whom,
their father oetestei AID whom ne
was beating to oeath. With the poig-
nant fesr OF cGiichcSd they sncshsre3
their sobs in their pillows and waited
until sleep blot1ed out the;r terror.
what are you dung? Waats
keeping you?" asked tae ncn n
pesulant tone. He had told the wo,
man simply that they would have to
get rid Of ,he body Of the child, thus
making her in the heipiesscesS OF heI
g1ief and in the terror OF death q
partner in his crime,
The little white undecwaist haa
been buttoned, shoes ard stockings
hurrie6ly drawn on, and tie mother
could go no further. Sicksniog grief
was again gaining ths mastery oyeE
her when the man called again anc
came into the room.
BIS mood was still sulien and be
ordered the wonsn to put on her hat
and coat. Mechanically size obeyed.
Then he wrapped tie little girls BODY
up in news paper, thrust the bundle
into the wonan's arms, and b2oe heI
be quiet and follow him.
Down the dark stairs they c-ept
softly, starting when board creakec
beneath their weight. Tlsy finally
stood in the darkness and silence OF
the street landing. The outside door
was closed. TIE man opensd it sof5ly
and the night air rushed il and sooth-
ingly touched tie wocan's brow. See
stood in the shadow SIS .he man looked
outside. Street lamps wsre burning,
but there was no one Ii sight
Come" be said, and she oosdiently
followed.
Down Forty-ifth street in the d.
rection Of the river they stole, and the
woman thought size devi-ed the mans
purpose.
Not that, not that" she whisper
ed, clutchi1g his arm, ard when tney
reached Eleventh avenue he respond
ed to the touch On bis arm and turned
south.
Several persons passed, but Dinser
was walking rapidly, and tie woman
gained courage from bin and paid no
attention to the passers-by. Sac had
gained tte courage Ct the criminal
who seeks to hide his crime and her
mind turned 60 tie same channe!.
Down Eleventh avenue the pair
stole, keeping clcse to the shadows.
Past Forty third street, then acrcSs
Forty-sscond street, where the lights
burned brightly and the hum Ct TIE
trolley cars snote tkeir ears, on, bur
rying, moving slowly and cautiously.
stopping and On aga;n tney went IN
til Thirty eig:h street Vas passed.
Then they paused. TIE s15set was
dark and deserted there. 8 door
stood partially cpsn.
In there" the man said. And
while he stooc cu.sids the woman en-
tered the dark hallway aa3, with
whispered good bye, staggered ont tc
where the man waited.
A man ard soDtlDg woman whose
arm he firmly clucc;isd made their
way back over the same route, back
into the tenerent building where
many slept unconscious CT tie grim
tragedy that was going on about them
and back up tie dark ard c:eaking
stairs to the rooms they called home,
where the mans children sJiE slept.
The nan swurg the door to behind
him, locked il, il the candle again
and looked into tie eyes OF the wo-
man. She uaSerstooC. She had made
8 sacrifice and must bear the burden
Of her grief IL silence.
Then the man vent to sleep in a