The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-29
TO KILL BABIES.
The Torch Applied to Little Car
riages by Insane Or
RkVENGEFUL ENEMY.

and Removed The Infants or
They Would Have Been
Burned.
The most cruel attempt at revenge
OF the strangest manifestation Of In
sanity probably ever dealt with by the
New York Police D ;partment was
brought to public notice wednesday
night, when it was learned that tWic'
in four days efforts have been made to
burn infants In their carriages at Nos.
$50 and $40 West One Hundred and
Twenty fifth street, the block known
as Baby Carriage Row." where,
every daY. two hundred and fit!
helpless infants are seen. Because Of
the work OF the maniac, CHILD hater
or gengeful crlminal-whaeever be is
policemen were stationed all Tues
day night on the block, and nov
mothers will not let their smaller
children out Of their sight.
In No. $40 West One Hundred and
rwenty.fith street there are forty
families. Thirty-two babies unable
to walk are in the structure. 1t was
there the second attempt at murder,
brutal IS any conceivable was made
late on Monday night. The lives OF
the thirty-two little ones were en-.
dangered.
MI. and MIS-. James Carter, who
live in the building, had been spend.
ing a vacation in Massachusetts,
They returned Monday night. Thei1
s:x.montE-old baby Myrtes was
wheeled through the hallway, after
the family had been chesrily greeted
by the little army Of neighbors and
children who always throng the crowd
sd street.. The Carters intended to
return to the street after they had
changed their clothes. Mrs. Carter
pushed the carriage into nook where
the hall light would not shine In the
child's eyes. Then she changed her
mind about leaving the infant there
and took her upstairs.
The Carriers live three fights up
The wife said she would wash baby
and then place her in the carriage
sgain. Garter changed his clothes,
and Just as he opened the door to &c
downstairs, he smelled smoke. The
0dor was waited through the corri-
dors. and Carter, without making any
disturbance to cause panic, quickly
traced it.
He found the carriage, in which a
tewminutes before bis only child had
oeen, blazing in the nook under the
stairway.
The nan, horror-stricken at the
thought OF what would happened had
not bis wife changed her mind about
leaving Myrtes in the hallway, yelled.
Neighbors wenu to his aid, but before
The 4 mes could be e1tinguished the
vehicle was a char1ed mass.
No ordinary fire, caused by spon.
tansous combustion or q lighted
match, could have so quickly com
nuaicated itself to every part Of the
carriage. It was obvious that the
vehicle was ignited at half a dtzaL
points.
In five minutes the neWs had beer
flung from one end Of the row to the
other, and mothers Immediately dis
played mothers agitation. Many
lcurried to their rooms, others deter
mined that not for a minute OF the
day would they lose sight OF theil
cherubs.
Investigation by the police showed
that even the woodwork in the hall
1sg niche had been scorched badly
It had not had time to ignite, how
ever. Detective were hurried to th'
scene and several were placed upoI
the case because Of what had occurred
on Saturday night at No. 536. Thsr'
q similar dastardly attempt to incin
crate a baby had been made.
AS in the case Of the Carriers, tn
incendisry did not make make sur
that his prey was where he believed
| it. A Mrs. Parker had left a bab.
carriage under the hall stairs, as Mrs
Carter had, and he, toe, took tn
urecaution Of carrying her child t
her apartments. 1t was only a fe'
minutes after the infant had beei
placed In it's crib that smoke began t
filter through the halls and tenant
traced the suffo coating odc1 to the Cal
rIage, which was abl; ss. At tina
ime it was not thought anyone ha
Intentionally tried to destroy tn
carriage and it's supposed occupant
But when Monday nights occurrenc
was related none doubted that th
Two fires we're started by the sam
hand, and with the same intent.
The police believe that the incer
diary Is a maniac, whose 1nsanit
takes this frIghtful form. They d
not, however, scorr the theory tina
che burntngs may haVe been du
10 thirst for revenge, but what tn
connections between the Carters an
Psrkers is, 80 tar as enemies are cor
cerned, cannot be conjsctured.
Detectives Gilbert and Enrigh
wednesday night paid visit to ever
apartment In the buildings where ID
TWO fires have occurred in a search II
cieYs: but found nothing that Woul
> warrant making an arrest. They dit
=. however, arrive at a certain theor
> and promised that an arrest might
expected soon.
It was stated that a tenant Will
: ont children In the building In Whic
, ) the Carriers lived had frequently con
: : planned Of the little ones and naa +
y Gently been asked BY the agents TO r
move fron the premises.
''I cannot believe any one trleo
murder ny baby" said Mrs. Cart'