The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-26


Chatsey as n fugitive from JUS
ice and ordered taken
back TO Albany. Detective Reed
was her custodian on the return
Trip TO the city where she must
stand trial for murder.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.-Speciai-s
Mrs Edith Melber. whose amazing
confession that she murdered her
five-year-oid boy in q bog on the OUT
skirts OF Albany. and who has shock
ed even the hardened police. win be
taken back to Albany.
On account or Mrs. Meiber's threats
TO follow her child into the grave ShA
is closely guarded TO prevent any att
! tempt at suicide, and Is constantly
watched by q matron.
Mrs. Uelber showed traces of the
terrific strain under which she Is n =
boring, and today she wept convuli
/ slVely in her cell and refused to "a
Relatives Of the self-confessed nun
deress declared today that they woulA
come to her aid, and at the same time
animated that insanity would be the
defense when the unnatural mother
is placed on trial.
Look for Suitor.
Among the reports today was one
mat the name of young Schnec-
! tady man would be brought into the
case, although not in a criminal sense
1t was said that Mrs. MaIber had
posed to him as single, and that thew
! were engaged to be married within
Although Mrs. Melber retained a
! great deal Of possession during
! the recital of her crime when she con-
tessed that she had slain her son be-
cause she could not support him, she
was on the verge of Mysteries this
morning. She slept very little. toss
ing about upon her cot and moan
| ing.
The confession of the woman. which
| rs today in the hands of the police Of
( this city, is one of the most remarka-
pie documents in the darker annals OF
/ crime. "a
According. to this document the
| mother had carefully planned the
/ murder long before she carried n ont
her light to Rochester led the police
! TO think that she wanted to escane
10 canada, taking refuge in Toronto.
HSiingston, Montreal or some Canadian
city Just across the lake. Mrs MeIber-
was questioned again this morning by
the police in the hope OF learning ad-
ditional details.
Bought CarbOIIc Acid.
II tried very hard to get poor little
George into an institution of some
! kind, but il seemed impossible" said
she in her confession. On that awful
Friday in Albany ! was nearly dis
tracted. so ! decided to end il Geor-
gle was with me and we stopped in
a drug store. 1 paid five cents for
some chocolates and fifteen cents for
n little bottle OF carbolic acid. All the
| rest of the afternoon we walked the
streets.
AT last we got on street car and
rode a while. l don't remember much
about II, but we got Off on Schenec-
tady Road. II was cold and dark and
| lonely and there were no houses in
sight. I took poor little Georges
hand in mine and we again started
TO walk He was so tired that he
could hardly drag one foot after an
other. In his other hand he held his
chocolates. He cried a little and com
planned Of being thirsty.
Murder In First Degree.
ALBANY. n. Y.-Spl.-ATurder i'm
the FIRST degree Will be the charge
which Mrs Edith Melber must face
when she is placed on trial for the
The police are now bending their ef-
forts TO locate the suitor whom Mrs
Melber was TO have married soon. IT
is learned today that a schenectady
man. with whom Mrs. Melber was very
friendly. left Schenectady for San
Melber disappeared. The police OF
Kansas City have been furnished with
! him.
1t is claimed that Mrs. MeIber was
Kirk. OF Schenectady. She told him
I that George" was the son OF her
/ brother, and that she had no children
I The direct Ca. 80 WIS made against
! Mrs. Melber by Charles 4 >-GTpith. the
| childs uncle, that she got riu of her
I child that she might marry again
| Child Was In Way.
| Smith is said TO have told the police
I OF remarks dropped by Mrs Nelber
which would establish this as the mo-
4 tive for the crime
she lied to me and my family"
Smith said. She complained that her
/ child was in the way. You have heard
| that song called Always In the Way'Y
I Well, that seems TO be the only mo-
The police are anxious to get in
/ touch with Mrs. Mesber's sutton TO
! learn from him anything which the
I woman might have told him regarding
I her child. The authorities did not claim
! that this man might have guilty
! knowledge which would make him an
/ accessory before the fact
! The authorities have learned that the
young widow had a number OF ad-
\ mirers
Mrs. J. F. Bartlett, of Schenectady.
| by whom Mrs. Melber was employed,
| told the authorities today that Mrs
! Melber showed dislike for the boy and
peat hin IN an unmerciful manner
! Mrs. Melber brought the child to my
nome on several occasions, but always
said he was the son of her brother"
Mrs. Bartlett said. II was surprised
and indignant at the manner she treat
! ed him. BY the testimony of Mrs
Bartlett the authorities hope to rid
Ole the accused womans insanity de-