Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-18
DEAD BODY OF MALE CHILD
Feunds by Three Boys at Sodon1 Dam
Captain Richmond Arrested Guilty
Woman, Who VIII Be Charged with
Some Form OF Murder

Sophie wo1inska a Polish woman
aged about IS. is being held at the po
Lice station pending an inques: by Cor
oner Arthur G. Bill of Danic-son at
ten O'Clock today (Mondarl. in all
probability some form of murder will
be charged to her door,
About IL o'clock Sunday forenoon,
three boys Walter Nowak and Philip
and Leo Moore, who were fishing IN the
Wil1imaRtic river near Sodom. stiScOv-
cred the nude body of a male child
on the lower lip of what is known as
the Sotlon dam opposite Regaa's place
and about fifty feet from the cast end.
The boys notified the pou a AMI
Capt E. H Richmond with Officer
Thomas Grady, after the captain haG
telephoned Medical Examiner Louis
/ ]. Mason, went to the dam and took
possession of the body until the ex-
aminer arrived. Captain Richmond left
~the body in charge of Officer Grady
and Immediately started out on the
case, his suspicious having been 9rOus-
ed to the extent that there we're a
number of clues to follow.
It was about 1915 or so when the
ca ptain left the dam, and going to
house at 20 Lafayette street in the
Polish settlement began to make in
quiries. When he asked for a certain
woman who was known to have left
the mill one day last week rather sud
denly he could not get mucn infOrma-
ton. but pressing the inmates OF the
house closely found that the asr1 had
skipped out to an outbuilding+ and,
when coFnered. she refused to talk for
Is or 20 minutes, and in fact. could
not talk English, but through the aiG
of an interpreter. the captain ascer-
tanned that she had left the mil. last
Thursday afternoon, knowing that she
was about to give birth 20 chIlfi-
She went to clump of woods near
the river and gave birth to the child.
and admitted that she threw Il into
the river. Captain Richmond tcck the
woman TO the station house and she
was locked up within an hour from
the time that the captain left the dam
where the dead baby was found
Medical Examiner Mason, after an
examiHations gave orders for the re
mova1 Of the body to the Undertaking
rooms of Funeral Directors Elgunre &
Shepard and there at about ) o'clock
pe2formed an autopsy.
The autopsy disclosed the fact that
there was life in the infant after it
that some form of murder wouiG.
therefore, be charged up to the wo-
man.
1t is known that this same woman
gave birth to an illegitnate 7niId at
the home of a Polish family oout
year ago and it IS understood that the
doctor who delivered the chill AZ that
time told the woman not To pace 1t
in hot water. and she failed 10 listen
to his warning. and is said T. have
done so. The, child died and this case
is also to be investigated in connec-
ton with the present one
The woman under arrest charges
young French fellow with being the
father of the present dead baby but
said that he was not in town at the
present time.
Doctor Mason said that the child
undoubtedly lived but short time aft
er birth, and that it had been IN the
water for something like two days or
so. Tt is thought that the heavy storm
of Saturday evening washed he body
up and down over the dam to the lower
lip, where it was found by the three
young boys.