Evening journal., 1913-08-23
SAY WOMAN
FED BABIES
TO FLAMES
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that she had attended Miss Dukes dur
ing the illness that followed
The arrested woman was exceed
ngly careful not 10 run afoul Of the
Federal authorities In her trade She
absolutely declined TO use the mails
either 10 solicit business or 10 make
arrangements for girls TO visit her
IN several parts Of the country she
had agents, 1t Is said, who forwarded
the girls 10 her
Roasted of business.
Miss simmons. IL is said. made no
attempt 10 conceal The nature NJ her
business from other inmates of the
house where she had rooms Paul
said she used 20 boast OF tho huge
sums she made weekly. Apparently
there was no objection made 10 her
utilizing the furnances for the dis
possl ol tho bodies the detectives
say Miss simmons denied. when ar
rested. sho had ever burned Tho body
OF an infant. hut Us said ~ have ad-
mitied incincrating clothes ana ac-
oessories used In the operations The
terrible stencil from the bodice per
mested the houses end The nciehbor
hood. and was often remarked upon
by passershy
For months Paul had been irving
10 get the goods" on the woman.
-Four months aEo he notified Captain
of Detectives Cameron of her illegal
lcallinR and four detectives we're sent
10 search 1907 Arch street where she
had rooms. According 10 one Of peul's
Witnesses the tools Of her calling
we're concealed in a bucket under q
pile Of old shoes Ono Of the detec-
tiyes thrust his hand among the
shoes. but failed to find the lnstru-
menis u is said that two girls who
had been operated upon we're in the
house ~ the time
J Have Names Of Victims.
The detectives have the names ol
some Of the girls who were operated
upon recently One lives in Coates.
T willie. Pa. another in Asbury Park ans
third in Swedesb0ro. n. J. Mis-,
Simmons patients were recruits from
= all walks of life, according 20 Paul
Women of the street and daughters O
proud families lay side by side as the,
, convalesced.
Z The arrest Of the woman was pri
[ marily due 10 three young me-
. residing at 1928 Arch street VIII
e searched her rooms. They found
complete set Of instruments am
promptly notified Miss simmons tina
she must pay 800 o. be exposed.
y They admitted to Paul that the
r we're simply blackmaiing the woman
s and had no intention of giving he
p away II she gave them the mono,
10 She refused to pay. and the coroner
10 Office was told that girl had die
W recently al the house. Detective Pa,
r looked up the death certificate in m
case and found that Il read. "Deat
q due In Inflammation OF the intcstincs
g The body was held up and examine
IS by the coroner's physician. lie r,
ported that death had resulted fro
criminal operation.
n II the charges against Miss Sin
I'd mons arc proved. she will easily on
H. rival Florence Ashmcad. of Miilyul
US \. j., who. four years ago. was d
~ nounced as the greatest offend
or against motherhood. Paul declar,
re the Ashmead woman was an amatel
o. beside Miss Simmons.
ON The rooms on Arch and Ra
ed streets we're handsomely furnishe
nd Miss Simmons had two expensi
ng player pianos. and lived In fine sty
Apparently she felt no fear OF 4
local police but when she was Z
rested She soon became hysteric
Of She viii be given = further hcari
ler next week when the detectives "
- have completed their investigation