The Detroit times., 1909-12-11
l3-YEAR-0LD GIRL
OUTRAGED AND MURDERED
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stances pointed strongly 10 her hav.
Ing been grossly abused, fact made
certain by the coroners Investigation.
Kinsaide. greatly excited, ran to the
ONCE OF the trucking company, near
by. and told of his find. Persons In
the offico notified the police at once
aud Henry &. Smith. OF the nyins
squadron. was promptly on the scene.
Footsteps Furnish Clue.
lilo was quickly followed by Patrol
man William Mitchell and Detective
John Steinhebel. The officers found
numerous footprints in the snow
around the truck and are keeping them
intact in the hope that they will fur
nish clue To the identity OF the
fiend responsible for the crime. Later
practically every detective in the cen
trail precinct was assigned To the case.
Detectives Fenton and Baker are IN
general charge.
The Brown girl spent Friday after.
noon in the home OF her aunt. Mrs.
Miles w. Palmer. No. 80 Fifth-st, who
made her two wooden petticoats.
These the girl put on and about $3.50
started for home. after thanking her
aunt profusely for the new garments.
Aren't you afraid to go home alone,
when il is SO dark" Mrs. Palmer
asked.
NO. I'm not afraid. auntie,' re-
piled Helen, bravely. and started or.
That was the last seen OF her alive
by her friends, for she never reached
home. The shortest route to her
home was through Jones-st. and past
the trucking company's yard. Ii Is
supposed she was accosted at that
time and that the crime was com
mitted within a few minutes OF the
time she left her aunt's home. This
would give the murderer plenty OF
time to make his escape If he decided
to leave town.
When Helen failed to appear at sup
per time, her mother became anxious
about her and made inquiries for her
at the aunt's. The mother anxiety
gave place TO genuine alarm when she
learned that the child had left for
home at $50 o'clock. With her hus-
band she searched re entire ne ghbor.
hood and made inquiries OF all their
friends. but no trace OF Helen could
be found. Finally. at 1870 O'Clock,
Saturday morning, she reported the
girl to the police as missing.
Body Quickly Identified.
1t was largely through this report
that the girl was identified SO prompt
~. When Detective Steinhebel ar
rived he saw that the body OF the
murdered child fitted the description
of the missing girl and the dentitica-
ton was completed by neighbor OF
the Browns.
Mrs Palmer. ON learning OF the find
inS of the body. hurried over TO tue
yard and confirmed the nelghbor
Identification. As her eyes fell on the
new petticoats she had made for the
child only Friday. her grief knew NJ
bounds. She burst into hysterical
sobs and had to De assisted from the
place.
Evidences Of Struggle.
About - feet from the place
here the body was found and towards
the southeas; corner OF the yard. the
detectives found evidences OF a strug-
gle. The snow was trampled down and
close by was the blue felt hat worn
ny Helen when she left Mrs Pal
mers
The little girl. it was learned. was
getting ready TO make her first com
munion. She was the eldest Of
family OF six children. including five
girls and one boy. The father.
Alexander Brown had been ont OF
work for some time and only Friday
secured employment with the West
orn Union Telegraph Co. Mrs. Brown.
~ helm support the family while her
husband was idle, had been work
ing az scrub woman in the new En-
pire theater on Woodward-ave. She
was at work. Saturday morning when
she received news OF the finding OF
her daughters body. and, dropping
everything. fastened TO the yard.
Saw Man Enter Trucking Company's
Yard.
Information that may prove OF value
to the police was furnished by little
boy named George Miller. No 10i
,oncs-st.. who says he saw tall man
in brown overcoat. crawl under the
gate into the carriage companys yard
about Z o'clock Friday evening. He
vas asked To describe the ,pan as min
utely as possible and the police are
now trying To- locate the fellow.
The teamster. Kincaide. says he un.
hitchcd his team for the night abou,
$40 O'Clock. He left the yard shortly
before o'clock. The gates were open
up to that time John Whitman,
brother of George II. Whitman. pro-
prt tor OF the yard Is in charge of the
Office. which is located just to the
west Of the yard. He says he looked
cut into the yard just before he left.
about o'clock, and could see no one
II was very dark. however. and II
would have been possible. IL is
thought. for man 10 conceal himself
IN the far corner Of the yard without
any danger Of detection. The yard 10
tightly enclosed on all sides. on the
font by n high brick wall and the
Office building. and ON the other three
sides by sort of board wall. which
is more than n fence, and yer. .soiiti
i'm construction. The only access to
tho yard Is by means Of the gate in
tie front, which is always locked at
night
While the premises are still occu-
MED 10y the Whitman Carriage Co. the
y ward is now owned by the city. having
hcen purchased about a month ago by
the park and boulevard department
Preparations are now under way TO
erect a city barn on this site.
Within a few minutes after Mrs.
Brown. the child's mother. learned
that her daughters body had been