The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-13
SHOCKING MURDER
CHARGED TO GIRL
INFANT KILLED AND LEFT IN A
BADGER-HOLE.
Story Of Crime With Which Name Of
Miss Bessie Allen Of Fergus Falls Has
Been Connected, as Told by Prescott
ing Attorney Of Waterville, Wash.
Special to The Journal.

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{ Wateryille, WASH, April l3.-Prose-
Sheriff !. A. a. Lytle Of Douglas county
are much disappointed because of the
refusal Of Minnesota's governor to
recognize the requisition of Governor
Mead OF Washington for the extradition
of Miss bessie NJ. Allen, charged with
completely in the murder of her newly
born babe near St. Andrews, Douglas
county, ,Wash.,, about one year ago.
Saturday, April l, 1905, Sheriff
Lytle, upon the, receipt Of a telegram
from the sheriff of Otter Tail county,
had been arrested, secured requisition
papers and at once started for Mime
sofa. The governor of Minnesota.
however, refused the extradition Of
Miss Allen, it is said here, because there
had been a delay in the proposed ar
rest and prosecution.
Pending the hoped-for return Of Miss
Allen to Washington, Mrs. Amanda Dut-
ton and her two grown sons were ar,
placed in Jail in the absence of 100000
bail each: Mrs. Dutton is. an aunt of
Miss Aliens and it was at the Dutton
home that the young lady lived.
Prosecuting Attorney Canton gives
in substance the following statement Of
the case: r..
-@ Babe In Badger-Hole.
During the four and a half months be-
| fore her departure for Minnesota, April
| ~, 1904, Miss Allen was at the Button
home continually. Five days after she
left newly-born child was found by
a farmer named George Miller. It had
been placed in badger-hole, but had
been dragged out from it's hiding place
and when discovered the legs and trunk
had been eaten by coyotes or dogs. This
was on land but half a mile from the Dut.
ton place. An inquest was held May a
1904, and the verdict was that the chile
came to it's death by foul means. Three
cousins of Miss Allen sat at Jurors al
the inquest-two being the Dutton boys
| What little testimony was given at the
inquest was directed against party O.
newcomers, who passed that way b!
wagon.
| The sheriff and myself were last Marcel
for second time prevailed upon to inves
tigate the murder Of the child. and Marcel
%, 1905, learned for the first time o
Miss Aliens possible relationship to thu
child.
From a prominent physician It wa!
learned that about April 1, 1904, young
woman, giving her name as Johnson. Wis
tied him ana requested ElIl " peIAoiAi
criminal operation, as she wished to re
turn east, and did not wish to do so in tn
condition she was then In, or as mother
The physician refused positively t
perform an operation and tried to dis
suade the young woman from her course
The young woman then appealed to
druggist Being again refused crimina
assistance, she Is said to have remarke
that she would get rid of the child, any
way.
The young woman is identified by tn
physician as Miss Allen.
j" Charges Filed.
: After I had investigated, I filed infor
nation In tho y superior court of Thu
county, charging Miss bessie M. Aller
, Mrs. Amanda Dutton aad her two son
with the crime of taurAerGin the first de
gree and Immediately requested the gov
ernor Of this state to issue a requisit1o
!, on the governor of Minnesota for. the ex
tradition. Of Miss Allen. The goYerno
now issued the warrant Miss Allen EN-
ployed counsel to fight extradition an
:; Governor Meads application for extradi
ton was denied by the governor OF Min
nesota 49,. 49,. {.
,i Mrs. Amanda Dutton and her two son:
when informed of the action Of the Min
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