The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-27
BABIES MURDERED
IN STREETS OF BERLIN
THREE LITTLE GIRLS ATTACKED
IN SAME MANNER-PROBA
BLY, by MANIAC.

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cold blooded crimes, singularly re-
sembling the Jack the Ripper" mur-
ders, but for the fact that instead
of women, the victims were little
girls, followed one another with re-
markable celerity this afternoon, al
most in the center of the city, and
aroused the most intense excitement
and Indignation. Within short
space of time, the assassin success
fully enticed three girl babies, the
Oldest only five years, into doorways
of houses and stabbed them several
times in the abdomen with a sharp
instrument. AS result one of the
children is dead, another is dying
and the third is dangerously wound
ed.
The first knowledge that the
crimes had been committed came
when the occupants of a house found
the body of Margaretha Prawitz,
aged 4, lying in the doorway, bathed
in blood, the lower part of the body
horribly gashed. This was immedi-
ately reported to the police, who
were about to proceed to investigate
the case, when reports came that
Bertha Lenst, aged 3, and ELY Knis-
pet, years old, had been found SINH
larly, on the ground, but alive, in
the Preinzhauer alley and Henzer-
dorfer street, respectively.
Rumors soon spread, magnifying
the number of victims, and the in
habitants of the neighborhood be-
came intensely excited. Mothers
sought their children in the street
and made them return indoors in
fear that they might meet a similar
fate. Crowds gathered about the po-
lice station, shouting vengeance
against the murderer.
In the meantime the two victims
who still lived were sent to a hos
pital. Their condition is precarious
and they are not expected to survive
the night.
The officials acted quickly in an
endeavor to locate the murderer, and
$1,000 for his capture.
Shortly after the crimes were COM
mitted slip of paper with death
head sketched on it, was found on
a public seat in the square near the
scene. On it was scribbled in ram
bling hand:
Away, away; in five minutes
there will be a corpse. There is a
child murderer in the neighborhood.
Deliver this note to the police. /
have killed children in Belforter,
Preinzhauer and Henzerdorfer street.
The note was attached to the seat
by a sharp-bladed knife. Some par
ents have reported that their child
rem had seen haggard man, about
81 years old, well dressed and wear
ing a cap, Offering candy and fruit
to the little girls whom he asked to
accompany him.
A man was arrested shortly after
ward who tailed somewhat with the
description given by the children
Later he was confronted by the two
wounded children, who, however,
were too weak to respond to the
questions put to them. The man was
then taken in a cab, guarded by po-
lice, to the station. The crowd out
side the station, believing him to be
the murderer, attempted to drag him
frof the van4Ute nd iyuCh him and
ne was oriy sawed 1y the pcucemen
deewia hei swords and holding
fhe Fi. people then
atte.o, b.. Storm ne sta ard
the prisoner was removed to the CEN
tral station for security.
Tomorrow, should the two wound
ed children not die in the meantime,
the prisoner will again be confronted
by them.
Experts who have examined the
note found on the seat, have come to
the conclusion that it was written by
madman. They will secure sam
pies of writing from the prisoner and
compare them with the note.
Tonight the streets of the city and
suburbs are patrolled by large num-
bers of police. The most intense ex-
element prevails, and the people are
discussing the question whether or
not the murderer is still at large and
whether the bloody deeds are still
to continue.