The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-19
Police Chief Cormon Identi-
fies Cincinnati Woman as
Wife of a New Paris, Ohio,
Physician.
SHE ADMITS FACT
TO LOCAL OFFICER
Mayor Zimmerman Is in Gin
cinnati Making Arrange
ments for Disposition of
the Little One.

The Mrs. Alice Martin. who came to
Richmond early Monday morning and
left her daughters five-weeks-old baby
boy on the front porch of the resi-
dence of Mayor Zimmerman, and who
was later arrested in Cincinnati, was
identified yesterday by Chief of Po-
lice Gormon who went to that city, as
the wife of DR.. Haldeman, who lives
near New Paris. and who for some
time operated the Cedar Springs sum-
mer resort.
Mayor Zimmerman, after comforting
with Mrs. John Stratton. in whose pos
session the baby now is, went to Gin
cinnati this morning where he will
make final arrangements for the dispo-
sition of the babe. Before leaving the
mayor stated that he would attempt
to have Mrs. Haldeman, alias Mrs.
Martin, and her daughter, Eva, to
sign papers relinquishing all rights to
the baby. Mrs. Stratton desires to
keep the infant despite the fact that
it is said to have a negro father.
What Chief Gormon Says.
when | entered her cell at the
Place of Detention at Cincinnati, Mrs.
Haldeman recognized me Immediate
ly,' said Chief Gormon today. "At
first l was puzzled to recollect her
name, although knew at first glance
that l had seen the woman before. !
was positive that she had given a fic-
ticious name to the Cincinnati authori-
ties. She called me by name and ask
ed right away if did not remember
her. I told her l certainly did,"
Mr. Gormon stated that Mrs. Halde-
man told him the story of how she
had attempted to hide her daughter g
shame, by going to Cincinnati as soon
as she learned of Eva's condition, and
| then of returning to Richmond on an
early morning train, last Monday
placing the babe on the steps of the
mayors home and returning to Gin.
cinnati.
"She had known DR.. Zimmerman
when she lived at New Paris" con
| tinued Chief Gormon. "and she knew
that he was a kind-hearted, friendly
man and ever ready to lend a helping
hand and she told me that she felt
sure that if she put the baby on his
doorstep he would find a home for IL
and see that it was well cared for"
| With the discovery of the woman'f
name marital troubles of the Halde
man household are recalled.
Last September, Mrs. Haldeman
filed an affidavit against her husband
-h@ IN, ID t0 h fr ~ r,t
medicine, spent his spare moments in
inventive work. Mrs. Handeman charg
ed her husband with having made
threats to end her existence on divers
occasions. She alleged that Haldemar
! had attempted to take her life but tha,
his plans were foiled.
| Charged Her With Arson.
| Following this sensational proceed
ing in the preble county courts the
Haldeman residence, near Cedar
| Springs, known as the house of the
many gables" either caught afire OIL
was set afre. The fire was extinguish
ed before it did much damage DIR
Haldeman charged his wife with hav
ing set fire to the residence and wenr
before the Preble county grand jury
at its session last October, charging
was returned against her on thii
charge.
Upon hearing of the incident, Mrs
Haldeman with her daughter and q
negro man servant by the name o.
Robert Bass. left the place. going Il
Kentucky and afterward going to Gin
cinnati. While in Kentucky the moth
er learned of her daughters condition
and was informed who had seducet
the girl.
| 1t is said that for some years priol
to the occurrence last September, Mrs
Haldeman and her husband quarrelec
| necessarily and that she with hel
daughter and Bass lived in a log hui
in the woods of the Haldeman estate
known as The Cliffs"
| DR. Haldeman, it is said. at one tim<
filed an affidavit against Bass, who. il
was alleged, was living with negress
upon the Haldeman estate, in a state
of adultery. The negress and Bass dis
appeared shortly afterward but Bas:
returned.
History Of the Woman.
Mrs. Haldeman is the second wife
ii is said, of DIR. Haldeman. She wal
employed as a caretaker for Mrs Hal
deman No. 1. about twenty years ago
1t is said that DR.. Haldeman had init
mate relations with his present wife
while still living with Mrs Haldemar
No. /. His present wife had him ar
rested shortly after the birth of hel
/ daughter. Some time afterward DIR
/ HaIdeman secured a divorce and wa.
married TO the woman now in Cincin
natl
Another child. son, was born II