The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-13
MARRIED ONLY
FOUR MONTHS
Charles G. Merriman, Calm When
Taken Into Custody. at First
Denies Killing, but Later Signs
Confession Stating That He
Buried Newborn Boy. Telling
Physicians Child Had Beea
Sent Awsy-coroner's Inquest
This Morning.


R.yipx. Of Aelirsoas woman ~ -
poist Of death In the virginia Hsee
yesterday led to the disclosure q -
murder Of her tnfant sen. the reeves
of the tiny body, which haa been
In = vvoodhosse. and the arrest g
husband ~ the ehilA's slayer
body was found by CAPTAIN 81 &c.,
tive. NcNahon and Detective Sergee "a
wiley sad Kellan interred N
about eighteen inehes below tne
face Of the aeor OF woodhesse - -
rear Of 1915 West Main street.
Charles G. Merrinan. twenfy.1esfs =.
old, q carpeater, made bis heoe.
had been there for two WeeA
was In q fri8htful state Of Seee -
sitioa. Foilowing the Erues -
covery Sergeant Wiley seeeh. a1aE
man and found hAn ~ wefN s.--
street, sear Rowland. He was
In custody and NJ nfss -
wife, whoa he married aeses
naenths ago. had ever seeene .
aaA that he knew aothf1E 81 -
Later he made . signed eenfesese 3
the crime, which - now n sne -
sion Of Captain NcMshon.
Kent Repeatjng StoTy.
,,. w,,. Mrs. Hattie r.
Drummond Merriman. has been . pa
tient at the Virginia for about W.
weeks. suffering from kidney tosS
She became deltrious few days atteks
her admittance As patient IN
wild talk while unconscious sne Gun
stantly referred to the aspnS4iata0H s
her child by gas ana saio ne ne
killed by her husband shoSIiy e1ses - =.
birth, taken from pae aweAsue 49,
buried In the wcOdhouse. 90 pos
were her rambling remafAs sn.n -.
nurse thought It 9aosisaose % .en -
attending physician s..l
Nuckols. Of Ss4 West 0tsCe 49, 2
The latter at once told III. =. ~ d.y
son, medical inspector OF ne
Department. while Mrs Aefr'ulsu
unconscious. and ne IN turn sp. sss's
the matter to Captain SieMann
the result that serseahts
Kelians were put 70 WORK ON tue
yesterday morning.
The suPerinte ndent OF Tue
was interviewed oy tne oe.eS -.
she repeated the story toio Dy tue
tending nurse. tnouSn
vulge her name. although II 10 unos
stood she Will be summoned y !. ~,
ness before coroner.s jury wnicn "As
inquire into the case to-morfo".
Brske In shed.
E.,,o.,;,, tho interview the detec-
On the home of Nerrtman
80 800 HI. slater Nra virGinia
49, ~ ,aIs west Main Street They
-. a., r.,resented themselves as san
-. i,snac,ors from the Health De-
a,sn, and were readily granted
,,srn,i..ion TO look over the premtDea.
nh.v rent to the woodhouse In the
rear of yard and found IL seouSesX
fastened with = new lock a oAer
was procured and II was with d1meunN
that an entrance was made.
The detectives were % perosoteu1 y
their efforts that Mrs Brock remafHeo.
The way you act person wouSe
think a murder had been committeo,
and then returned to the house.
Upon entering the small whatewasn-
ed shed nothing unusual met ene ee<s
of the officers. \ big pile OF woee
had been thrown against the rear, 49,
Wiley and Kellam began the tas1 %
throwing this 70 one soe. 10y
NOT progressed far when they saW
fresh earth, covering a space OF Sco1s
ten inches wide and two feet long
KeIlam Immediately began 20 81
with his hands. while Wiley packe0
up a single and used IL - q shovel
they had dug little more than dfeeen
inches when Keilam fell back aghsss
as his hand ciutched . small human
foot. In a few seconds all Of the tiny
body, buried Ia . thia coating Of uoe.
was disclosed The stencil was -
great that the omcers
nau.ea,ed. Wiley. however. lost No
time in seeking Merrirnan.
v~rvs~a, CsDR.
H.. mas foupd at work on . aew
,,,,,s;,., IRA .sixp,ayed NO SurpgtSo