The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-10
WOMAN, ARRESTED,
ADMITS DROWNED
BABY IS HERS
DECLARES INFANT ROLLED FROM
BRIDGE RAIL AND SIGHT PAR.
ALYzED HER-AllEoED GO
BETWEEN is HELD.
REMoRsE, OR ANGUISH?

to rest myself. Then the baby
suddenly awakened and rolled off
into the water.
remember hearing a splash
and there flashed across my brain
the terrible truth that my baby
had fallen into the water and
would be drowned. II was quite
a distance down to the water from
where II fell and l realized that
! must hurry to save the baby.
tried to arise, but was paraiyzed
with an awful fear. and as
CROPPED my way to the edge OF the
bridge, | could hear a piaintive
cry below, slight gurglins In the
water, and then all was quiet,
And then that fearful night!
l undressed and went to bed.
could not sleep. could not even
close my eyes. The terrible pic
ture of my baby falling from my
arms into the water stood out be-
fore me. ! could almost feel its
presence in the room. II seemed
as though the baby was drown
Ing there before my eyes.-FROM
MISS LEMONS STATEMENT.
SAGINAW. Mich, Aug. 10.-Miss
Mabel Lennon, aged 20 and Joseph
Duffy are under arrest In connection
with the drowned infant case which
has been the talk of the city. The
young woman has admitted that the
baby was hers. Duffy Is held as an
alleged intermediary between the un-
fat ~
Lennon.
The mother. who lives with her
widowed parent at S73 North
Fourth-st., made her admission
only after two nurses from the Wom-
ans hospital who had attended her
there as Mrs. J. c. Osten," positive
ly identified her at police headquar-
ters as the mother of the infant who
had taken 1t away in a coupe the
night ii was drowned. Miss Lennon
then broke down and gave her YER
sion of the tragedy to the police.
She Historically denied that she
had murdered the babe: declared the
drowning, was purely accidental and
related her alleged doings on the IA
tai night when she carried the In
FAINT from the hospital.
This is part OF the woman's re.
markable story:
"The night was dark and after the
cab left | walked with the baby, which
had awakened and was crying. was
afraid some one would hear 1t crying
and carried 1t UP and down the street
as | had seen the nurses do at the
hospital to quiet II.
After I had succeeded in quiet
ing the baby walked to the bridge
and laid baby on the rail of the bridge
to rest myself Then the baby sud
denly awakened and rolled of into
the water.
Heard a Splash.
IL remember hearing a splash and
there flashed across my brain the
terrible truth that my baby had fall
ent into the water and would be
drowned. 1t was quite distance down
to the water from where II fell and !
realized that | must hurry to save
the baby. | tried 10 arise, but was par
alyzed with an awful fear. and as l
groped my way to the edge OF the
bridge, | could hear a plainive cry
below, slight gurging In the water,
and then all was quiet.
Il tried to get down to the brink
and to the child, but l stumbled
again and again and believing that
could not reach the baby, I gave
1t up. was dazed and my brain
was all In a terrible whirl. I felt
for a few moments that | was dying
myself under the awful realization
that my boy was drowning In the
water but few feet from me and
I was powerless to rescue him. The
air oppressed me and | could hardly
get my breath.
II did not scream. was dumb
with terror and could do nothing un-
til 1t was too late and | knew my
child must be dead And then | fed.
Feared Accusation.
"The thought flashed over me that
tragedy had occurred and real
ICED that might be accused OF kill
ing the boy II never dawned on
me till 1t was all over what an aw.
full thing had happened. | was dis
graced and | knew that the baby
would be found. Ny one thought
then was TO protect myself II pos
sible. | decided | would tell no one
OF the accident. for IL would do no
good. ran from the place. II
seemed as though l was ursued by
demons and II was all | could do to
keep from screaming. | don't know
how I got away or just how went,
except that | crossed the bridge and
hurled home.
My mother supposed | had been
out OF the city on vacation, and |
told her had Just returned. I still
had my suitcase with me. made
an excuse that was tired and went
To my room
A Night OF Horror.
And then that fearful night. 1
did not seem TO have the power to
even undress myself. The room was
close and | thought | would smother
Il undressed and went to bed.
could not sleep. could not even
close my eyes. The terrible picture
OF my baby falling from my arms
into the water stood out before me.
could almost feel it's presence In the
room. II seemed as though the baby
was drowning there before my eyes.
Then next morning | put on a
bold appearance and went about the
house as though nothing had happen.
ed: My poor mother suspected moth.
ing wrong. When | read in the papers
that the baby's body had been found
! resolved to stay at home and hoped
they would not find out that | was
its mother.
Il did not kill my baby. IL was all
an accident. would not have drown.