The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-22
CARRIED DEAD BABY
In EXTENSION BAG
woodsville Man Who Said His Niece
Was Mother of Child, Took 1t
to Founding Hospital in
Manchester.

Manchester, N. H., Feb GAS the
result OF an autopsy held Wednesday
evening on the body of the male infant
that was brought dead to the founding
asylum connected with the Sacred Heart
hospital that morning by Charles IT,
Barrie Of Woodsvile an analysis, 1t ii
understood, viii be made Of the infants
stomach and also Of the contents of
d small vial that was found on Barrie's
person when he was searched at the
station.
Medical Referee George nj. Davis, who
performed the autopsy ut Goodwin's
morgue, declined to divulge any infor-
nation regarding the case beyond the
fact that he would make known the
result to States Attorney Wilson Of
Orange county, Vermont, who is expect.
ca to arrive in this city on an earlv
train, and to County Solicitor NJ. d.
Cobleigh Of Lebanon who arrived in
town Wednesday evening
It is expected that when the result
Of the autopsy il made known, some in-
teresting things may be explained.
According Ia Barrie's version Of the
affair, he left Wells River, VT, Tuesday
evening on the midnight train for Man
chester. The baby, which he said was
born Monday, had been fed and carcEnll,.
placed in the extension grip, which mad
been cut on The side SO as to allow afr
enough for the child.
On the other side Of Enfield, Barrss
said he put his hand in the bag and felt
of the dfild His body was warm. When
he had been riding about twenty min
utes more he again put his hand on the
child and found the body cold. It was
then That be discovered that the baby
had died.
but he continued on his journey JUST
the same, and after his nrrival here
went directly To the asylum, where l4e
related his story TO the sister in charge.
10 Detective Hildreth Barrie said that
the child was an illegitimatc one. He
admitted that he was the father of ii
and said that the mother, who lived in
Wells River, w.. WIS his niece. In view
OF the relationship, he said thar liz could
not marry the girl 30 it was arranged
hy the girls parents and his relatives
that arrangements should be made where
By the baby could be placed in some
founding asylum and taken care Of.
rs - tfNAAt HN Attttlt AaiN III ~ Az w.
Manchester to make arrangements for
placing the child in the asylum.
The fact that Barrie left Wells River
on midnight train would tend to show
/ that every precaution was made to hush
the matter mp in the neighborhood
Barrie said that he called no ones at
tion to the death OF the child in the
train, not even to the conductor. In
fact, he said that so far as he knew.
no one was acquainted with what he
had in the bag.
As to whether or not a three-days'-
old baby would keep quiet for several
hours unless il had been given something
to make II sleep il question in the
minds of the officials
That a baby 50 young would be abfa
TO get along without food for several
hours is matter Of conjecture In
/ fants OF this aye require the best Of care
and mourishment at least every two on
three hours. There is a possibility thaf
the child may have died from sufroca-
ton. As to whether or not tie small