The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-13
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that GuStaV9 DlDSer lau no palIlCG-
ar love for little Gertie, the child OF
Agnss Roroude. Toe baby was a
source Of annoyance to him. He
cruelty punished his own children,
three little girls-Barbara, eight years
old; Florence, twelve years old, and
nine years old-and the
Society often promised to
interfere.
It was to remove q cause for this
after the death Of his
wife, something more than year ago
that Dinser, q master plumber and a
nan CT more than ordinary 1ntelli.
gencs, brought to bis home the pretty
young woman, Agnes Ranou6e.
Dinser declared that the woman ce-
ceived him when she brought her
little child to live in the poor quarters
he provided. She had not told MN
that she had a child dependent upon
her for support. He wanted 20 other
child than his own and he hated 0el'
Tie Renoude.
There had been some loud talk IN
the Dinser home that the ne!ghoorS
overheard on Sunday night, and sitter
midnight the neighbo1s heard the
cries OF the little girl, heart-rendlng
c7ies OF pain, and the sound OF the
blows upon her little body.
''Stop, stop, for heavens sake stop!
came the voice of the child's mother.
Don't beat her any more, and to-
morrow I'll get rid Of her. III send
her away"
Several OF the neighbors, who had
come to their doors, started for the
Dinser roons, but just at this time
tee cries OF the child gave way te
1eep means, and it was believed that
the beating was over, the child was
moaning In grief snd pain, and net
badly hurt, and the neighsors Gid not
interfere. The means continued fol
some time, and then they ceased, aro
by this time the other tenants we're
in bed and asleep.
NOTICED THAT CHILD WAS MISSING.
Tuesday morning, while they were
discussing the betting, Dinser's three
little girls csme down stairs. The
man and woman did not appear. Il
was noticed by the ne:ghbors that
little Gertie cid not accompany the
children.
"Wh re is Gertie?" they were
asked.
ION, her grandfather came and
took her away" said the eldest girl.
Size had bean told this thing by hel
father and the children believed him.
Tre neighbors thought it was a good
thing that the Child was taken out Of
ninser's hands. They had heard him
only a few hours before threaten K
throw her out Of the Winoow, anc
feared that he might carry out tbs
threat. But the crime that they
were ignorant Of was quickly develop
ing only few blocks distant.
Shortly after daylight James Corn
gan, the son-in- law OF the jsnitress a.
No. 4S4 Eleventh avenue, had discov
cred the body Of the murdered CHILD
in the hallway of the house. Th'
police OF the West Thirty seventh
street station was notified and detec-
tives we're quickly on the scene
Coroner Scholer also responded ant
gave permission for removal OF thu
bcay to the norgue fer an autopsy tt
determine whether murder had beer
committed.
There was no marks Of indentifca
tion on the few articles Of clothing
worn by the child. No one In tht
neighborhood recognized it. The tai
low marks suggested some crime OF 81
unusual nature and the mYster!
promised to prove q bsfiing one. Th'
story of the finding OF the body OF the
murdered child began to spread ant
reached the ears OF the neighbors O.
Dinser and Mrs. Ronoude, and stirred
them with suspicion.
It was then about o'clock in tht
afternoon, and arriving at a quick
decision, Ms: John Graham, who &C
cupied the front fat next to Dinssr'
and had heard the cries and moans O.
the little girl; Miss Annie Dazat, wht
lives on the floor below, and Mrs
Amelia Twaller, another neighbor
went to the station house and tolc
Sergeant Nash that they were susplcl
Gus about the disappearance OF little
Gertie Hyland aud thought that II
might be her body which was found
il the hallway CT the tenement.
Sergeant Nash questioned them ane
Immediately dispatched them to the
M;rgue with two Of his men, atte]
consulting Cal TN Ward. Then De
tectiyes Buckrtdge and Price were
sent to Dinser's fat and brought him
Mrs. Ronoude and the three Dinsel
children to the station house. The
children were questioned and knew
only what their father bad told them
about little Gertie's disappearance in
the night.
The man ard woman were taken
into the captains Office and the chill
dren sent to the Gerry Soclety. At
the morgue the neigh oorS quickly
identified the murdered child as Ger.
tie Hyland, snd returned to the sta.
tion house ard made their statements
to the officers about the oecurreeces
Of the early morning in Dinser's
rooms and the threats they had
heard.
Dinser, man Of thirty seven, with
dark hair and a slight dark mustache,
not large but OF well knit frame and
great strength, appeared perfectly
cool under the examination OF the
officers. Mrs. Renoude, as she calls
herself, is rather small, Of good figure
a pretty face that tells Of her French
blood, gray eyes, with dark lashes and
cark, wavy hair. Sne was dressed
carelessly In gray accordion pleated