Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-28
WHOLESALE MURDER
CHARGED BY SLEUTHS
To THIS SPIR|TUAL|ST
Mrs. "Dr." Rachael Lynn, of
Cos Washington Street Held
on Sensational Charges--6
Arrests in the Case

Mrs Or" Rachael Lynn. an aged
woman of COS washington street. is held
at police headquarters on charges which
surpass in sensationalism the famous
case, against DR.. Rosa Monnish. In con-
nection with her case two negro women,
servants at her beautiful Washington
street home. are held as accessories after
the fact. and her grandson. Charles
Elynn, a 12-year-old boy, and two young
White women are held as witnesses.
The case is under the direction of Chief
of Detectives N A Lanford. and he in
statement to Judge Broyles following the
docketing of the case for o'clock Fri
day morning, charged the woman with
the wholesale slaughter of infants-by
strangling them to death with cords. by
piercing their heads with sharp iron in
struments and even with burning them
alive in red hot stoves and CRATES
Detectives have been working on the
case for the past II days, and on We'd
nesday secured evidence. which they con-
sidered sufficient to make arrests. Ac-
cordingly, Detectives Howell and Hol-
lingsworth, who have been identified with
the case from its inception, accompanied
by Detectives Norris and Clarke and Pro-
baton officer Gloer, raided the Washing
ton street home. placing under arrest
Mrs. Flynn, the two white women, and
the two negro women. The grandson was
arrested on Thursday morning. In the
raid upon the house the detectives were
unable to secure the woman's books
which they allege have been destroyed.
They found. however. certain instru-
ments, which they claim are used only in
criminal operations upon women.
BABY'S BODY FOUND.
TIL case originated with the finding of
a tiny baby, buried in the soft earth
near the railroad tracks at the foot of
Gordon street, in West End, on April
10. The chiId's body was dug from the
ground by a dog. which had accompa-
MED railroad man on trip of inspec-
ton. He Immediately notified the police
and Patrolman S. j Roberts started an
investigation, which developed that the
child had been strangled a few hours aft
er its birth by tiny silken cord. which
was still around its neck, when the dog
made his grewsome find.
Assisted by Officer Roberts, the two
detectives have been working on the case
ever since. They found evidence they
claim, that two white women and boy
had buried the body.
Since that date they have been work.
ing persistently in an effort to substanti-
ate idle rumors. which they claim to
have heard in regard to the character
of the house.
Chief Lanford declares that with the
information, which he has received from
certain witnesses, who have been sub
penaed for the preliminary hearing in
the recorders court on Friday his
charges bid fair to be substantiated
The two negro servants, Mary Jacobs.
a cook. and Lula Low, a maid. are ex-
pected by the detectives to prove their
Chief Lanford declares. says that she has
often smelled burning flesh in the crates
and stoves in the house, and that she
had seen substances. which resembled
charred bones. in the CRATES.
Both the negroes claim, according to
the detectives, to have heard the screams
of women patients. while they were lock-
ed in a room with Mrs. Lynn. Also, ac-
cording to the detectives statement, they
have seen many women go into the
rooms, remain several hours. and then
have TO be borne away from the house in
cabs.
The two white women, one of them a
trained nurse, who had had a patient in
Mrs. Lynn's establishment, it is claimed,
and the other an inmate of the place, are
held prisoners in the Juvenile ward at po-
lice headquarters and are not allowed to
communicate with the principal. who is in
the matron's ward
CHARRED ASHES IN CRATE.
Here's what Chief Lanford declares one
of them told him under cross-examina-
tion
That while she was in the house she
entered into a conversation with the
maid, who had been there some time. and
that the maid. following some remark of
hers about the peculiarities of the house.
told her that every CRATE in the house
had contained the charred ashes of a
dead babe. That she (the maid had on
one occasion known of live baby being
thrown into a red hot stove. That the
shrieks of the burning child had been so
bloodcurdling that she had been fright
ened."
The nurse will give evidence, claim the
detectives, that indicates malpractice on
the part of Mrs. Lynn.
One of the four women who are held in
the case is also alleged by the detectives
to have stated that when visitors came to
the house and explained their troubles
they were also asked questions of such
nature that showed conclusively tina.
Mrs. Lynn could and was willing to per-
form criminal operations.
Mrs Lynn fatty denies all of the
charges. She had employed Attorney
Harvey Hill to represent her at the trial
on Friday and expects to fight the case
TO a finish
She is IS years of age, the wife of Will
liam T Lynn, formerly a contractor.
She has children and grown grandchil-
dren, all well and favorably known in the
city. To a Journal reporter she refused
to discuss her case further than to state
that she was absolutely innocent of the
charges, that she was registered as
midwife and that her business had al