Evening star., 1905-10-23
Finding Of Dead Body of
Female Infant.
IN SMALLW GOD CASE
MAY BE CHILD OF WOMAN SER
Want AT HANCOCK's.
New Phase of the Situation Bearing
on the Absence From the Home
of the Victim.

The finding of the decomposed body of
a prematurely born white female infant
in Paint branch near Lakeland yesterday
afternoon enlivened interest In the case
OF Miss Emma Smallwood, who died at
the home of Col Hancock near Hyatts-
Vile ten days ago. While nothing was
found yesterday that would make 1t GER
tain that the body was that OF the child
of Miss Smallwood. the county off1clals
who were engaged in making the investi-
CATION thought it might have some bear
ing upon the case and attached some I'M
portance to it. The place where the body
was found is something like four miles
from the home of Col. Hancock, but this
fact does not affect the investigation, as
nothing has yet been found to show
where the operation upon Miss Small
wood was actually performed 1t has been
contended by the people at the house Oh
Col. Hancock that the operation was GER
tafnly not performed upon his premises
but that 1t was performed In this city OF
in some part of Prince George county
away from Collingswood and that the
victim of the operation was carried 10
the Hancock home in a dying condition.
Should 1T eventually develop that sucn
was the case 1t may also be belleved tndt
the body found yesterday Is that OF tne
Young womans child. 1t Is known that
Miss Smallwood had contemplated going
away from the home OF Col. Hancock TO
have the operation performed, ana tne
absence of evidence to the contrary leads
some OF the county ofhcerS to pelleFe thdl
such was the case.
Statement Of Domestic.
Carrie Carroll, colored domestic VINO
worked at the house of Colonel Hancock
one week during September, was found py
a Star reporter this morning, and her state
tIoa hat
Smallwood went away from the Hancock
home and was operated upon. Carrie Car
roll was employed by Mrs. Mackall. daugh-
ter of Colonel Hancock who found her
serving a term In the workhouSe upon the
occasion of one of her visits to her hus-
band. who is an inmate OF the almshouse.
The husband had conferred with Carrie
about going to Collingswood upon the ex-
pira ton of her sentence of fifteen days.
While there Carrie Miss Smallwood.
and the two We're on friendly terms. Miss
Smallwood asked Carrie questions bearing
upon her Miss Smallwood's) case and
wanted advice stating that she wanted In
formation for n friend in Virginia.
I'm going away for about two weeks
Miss Smallwood told the colored woman,
and expect to see the woman who asked
me 10 get her the information"
Miss Smallwood wanted Carrie to remain
with Colonel Hancock'S family during her
absence, and offered her extra compensa-
uon. but Carrie had become tired of the
country after being there one week and
ueCIiiled the offer. That was about the last
OF september or ten days before the disap-
pearance of Miss Smallwood from the home
OF the Hancocks. During the conyersa tion
win Miss Smallwood she told Carrie Car
toti t that the information she wanted was
not for herself. Statements we've ned -
a star reporter to indicate that no jmnor-
lance Is attached to the finding of the nj
legged blood-stained coat 80
Ihe stains were made by natnt or e,,. y,
Interest Enlivened.
The finding of the infants hos,- 4,
""' ordheh' as already stated. has en-
interest In the case and given the
authorities something upon which to work
ne Two sons of w C. Carroll of CoIIees
fark round the remains of the infant In
Paint branch. where the stream rims nv
9er the bridge of the City and Subur
pan hiectric railway near Lakeland The
pouy, whlch was perfectly formed, was
wrapped In towel. and lay in a posjtion
IN the stream which would indicate that
some one may have dropped it from a "a r
as ~ passed over the bridge The water
i; az tlls POINT runs quite rapidly, and If
uisPoseu OF IN this manner. 1t is more than
ikely that the person who dropped the
bundle evidently thought Il would he
washed down stream and lost. The body
was uecomposed to a considerable extent
DR. h. o. Etienne of Berwyn declares that
the infant was prematurely born Justice
or the Peace e. p. Van of Lakeland Sc
cured the body and notified Squire John
i. Burch of Berwyn. The latter directed
Constable Charles A Kicks of BeltsvilIe
10 confer with Constable Thomas H Gar
rison or Riverdale, who is investigating
the circumstances connected, with the
death or Emma Smallwood. Judge Burch
stated this morning that, while he did not
believe the finding of the body had any
direct bearing upon the Hancock case he
deemed the circumstances Of sufficient Inn
portance to warrant an Investigation
Should the report of the officers, which
he expects will be made this afternoon or
tonight. warrant such action, he will order
an inquest. The body Is now in the pos
session OF colored man at Lakeland for
interment.
Constable Garrison went to Lakeland this
afternoon. 1t has been arranged to dis
inter the Infant and secure the towel in
which 1t was wrapped. The towel was care
fully examined yesterday, IT is said. but
mark by which 1t might be identified
was found. 1t is proposed to use the towel
as evidence.