The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-03-20
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thing. She had ali the balance and
poise Of q grown ~ person.
Her manners wsre, fauitiess. She
never failed to thank any one who
had done her q fAvor. and she aid 1,
20 prettiiy that the neighbors would
often invent an excuse to talk with
her and make her some little lift.
She was tall and robust and looked
older than her five years. she had
large, gentle brown eyes. brimmins
over with fun and good nature. and
her wealth Of soft brown curis 10 stan
gathered in the blue ribbon that bound
them when she met her fate. The
child was always smilins or singing
a. she went about among her many
The most Significant discovery thus
far made In the case II that for an
entire month this winter the children
Of the neishborhood were approached
by . roughly dressed. elderly man.
who offered them candy and psnniss
II they would 20 with him. When
complaint was made to the EaSs
Twsnty-second Street police. the man
disappsared.
Mrs. Helen spingier. who conducts
the Argus Press Clipping Bureau. on
the flrst floor above the street. In the
house In which the crime was COM
mitted. told the Evening World re-
porter about this suspect. The family
consists Of Otto Spingler. his wife,
their daughters. Helen. fourteen. and
Hildsgarde. eight. and their son
Alfred, six.
cHILDREN's ANNovgR GtUpes
THEIR PAReNTo.
II never saw the man." said Mrs.
SpinEler. but my children told me
Of him many times and I often looked
for him. He was rather old. perhaps
sixty. ~ they described bin: tall,
heavily built. and active In his move.
ments. His hair was gray. He was
clean shaven. Helen and Hildsgrads
reported that he spoke to them and
TO other children in the hallway, at
the street.
Several tenants in this house and
others near by were on the lookout
for the man, but he was 20 siy We
never got look at him. The an
noyance lasted during three or four
weeks. -
"when the detectives began to
search for him he disappeared. and
no one has seen him m the neiShbor.
hood since That was about six
weeks ago.
Mrs. SHERMAN. the housekeeper,
told me that her children had been
annoyed by the same man. fear
that he has come back. entered the
block somewhere else. passed over the
roofs and como down here. I don't
see how else the murderer could have
been in this building. was In the
hall on this floor for some minutes
before little Leonore came In with
the pail Of milk.
Ever since the strange man had
annoyed the children had forbidden
our girls to 80 into any part Of the
house alone after dark. Last evening.
not long after tbs. Hildegards asked
leave to 90 into tho hallway. I went
with her but remained standing near
our door. A gas jet was burning over
my head and on the noor shove there
was another jet burning. 30 that II
any one stood there ! would have
seen him.
VICTIM cHATreo ON WAY TO
HER DEATH.
AS Hildegsrde returned Lsonors
came upstairs from the street carry
ing her pail. She smiled at W and
asked. Where's Boobie?' meaning our
Alfred. six years old. She used TO say
jokingly that he was her sweetheart.
Then she went on up toward her
homo and Hildegarde and went into
our nat.
II am sure that no one could have
como up the stairs from the street
after that. for I was In my once ct
the front Of the apartment and must
have heard any one that passed.
There was no sound until fifteen min.
utes later. when heard Miss johnson
cry out when she found the poor child
groaning on the floor"
Leonore Cohn. when she died. still
held q lemon drop. She had not
bought any candy. as at hrst reported.
and this was all she had. II was
about an inch long ana had white
stripes. The police have searched all
the candy shops and stationery stores
In the region. but have not been able