The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-15
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S'"' NcoS@Vo DlAnCf hSt1 uO p6EU1Cu-
lar love for little Gertie, the Guild Of
Agnes Ronoude. The 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
Madeline. nine years old-snd the
Ohildren's Society OFTEN promised to
interfere.
It vas to remove a cause for this
interference after the death of his
wife, something more than q year ago
that Dlnser, a master plumber and 3
mar OF more than ordinary intelli.
gence, brought to his home the pretty
young woman, Agnes Ranoude.
DinSer declared that the woman de.
ceived him when she brought her
little child to live in the poor quarters
he provided. She had not told him
that she had q child dependent upon
her for support. He wanted no other
child than his own and he hated Cor.
tie Renoude.
There had been some loud talk In
the Dinser home that the neighbors
overheard Oh Sunday night, and after
midnight the neighbors heard the
cries Of tho little girl, heart rending
cries OF pain, and the sound Of the
blows upon her little body.
Stop, stop, for heavens sake stopl'
came the voice Of the child's mother.
Don't beat her any more, and to-
morrow III get rid Of her. I'll send
her away"
Several Of the neighbors, who had
come to their doors, started for the
Dinser rooms, but just at this time
the cries Of the child gave way to
deep means, and it was believed that
the beating was over, the child was
moaning In grief and pain, and not
badly hurt, and the neighbors did not
interfere. The means continued for
some time, and then they ceased, and
by this time the other tenants were
in bed and asleep.
NOTICED THAI CHILD WAS MISSING.
Tuesday morning, while they were
discussing the benting, Dinser's three
little girls clme down stairs. The
nan and woman did not appear. IL
a noticed by the ne'ghbors that
little Gertie did not accompany the
children.
Where is Gertie2" they were
asked.
"Oh, her grandfather came and
took her away" said the eldest girl.
She had been told this thing by her
father and the children believed him.
Tie neighbOrs thought 1T was a good
thing that the child was taken out Of
ninser's hands. They had heard him
only q few hours before threaten &c
throw her out Of the winaow, and
feared that he might carry out the
threat, But the crime that they
were Ignorant Of vas quickly develop.
Ing only a few blocks distant.
Shortly after daylight james Corri.
gan, the son-in.law Of the janitress at
No. AGA Eleventh avenue. had disoov.
cred the body OF the murdered child
in the hallway Of the house. The
police Of the West Thirty seventh
street station was notified and detec-
tives were quickly on the scene.
Coroner Scholer also responded and
gave permission for removal Of the
body to the morgue fer an autopsy tC
determine whether murder had beer
committed.
There was no marks Of indentifca.
tton on the few articles Of clothing
worn by the child. No one in the
neighborhood recognized it. The tai
low marks suggested somo crime of ar
unusual nature and the mystery
promised to prove a battling one. The
story Of the fading Of the body Of the
murdered child began to spread and
reached the ears Of the neighhors OF
Dinser and Mrs. Ronoude, and stirred
them with suspicion.
1t was then about 3 o'clock In the
afternoon, and arriving at a quick
decision, MS John Graham, WHO O C
cupied the front fiat next to Dinser's
and had heard the cries and means OF
the little girl; Miss Annie Dazst, who
lives on the floor below, and Mrs.
Amelia Twaller, another neighbor,
vent to the station house and told
Sergeant Nash that they were SUSPECT
Gus about the disappearance Of little
Gertie %lIyland and thought that it
might be her body which was found
In the hallway Of the tenement.
Sergeant Nash questioned them and
Immediately dispatched them to the
Marguc with two OF his men, after
consulting Cal ia n Ward. Then De.
tectives Buckrluge and Price were
sent to Dlnser's flat and brought him,
Mrs. Ronoude and the three Dinser
children TO the stat on house. The
children were questioned and knew
only what their father had told them
about little Gertie's disappearance in
the night.
The man and woman were taken
into the captains Office and the chill.
dren sent to the Gerry Society. At
the morgue the neighoors quickly
identified the murdered child as Ger.
tie Hyland, and returned to the sta
tion house and made their statements
to the officers about the occurrences
Of the early morning In Dinser's
rooms md the threats they had
heard.
DinSer, a man Of thl~rty.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, ID rather small, Of good figure
a pretty face that tells Of her French
blood, gray eyes, with dark lashes and
dark, wavY hair. She was dressed
carcleSsly In a gray accordion pleated
skirt OF light material, white waist,
gray checked Jacket and q jaunty
straw tnrban cauUtt mn at ono oi1o