The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-24
GL.ARoS' ACTION rs
THOUGHT INNOCENT
Physician Is Blamed For
Failure To Furnish A
Death Certificate

A tenet of the Greek orthodox re-
ligion, which views the burying of an
unbaptized child in a cemetery as
wholly against the faith and little
short of a crime, was the reason ad.
vanced Wednesday by Anthony Glar-
0s, an East Ohio avenue grocer ana
self-confessed father of the baby
found buried along the banks of Dry
creek Sunday afternoon by three
small boys, to Coroner J. M. Pumph.
rey, Sheriff John M. Wooison and
Prosecutor Charles Bermont for his
act. The greatest interest has been
manifested in the mysterious affair
since the exhuming of the baby and
the coroner's autopsy Monday after
noon.
1t was not until Wednesday morn
ing that Glaros heard of the discoy-
cry of the child. He read the news
paper accounts of the incident and
then told friend that he wanted to
see Coroner Pumphrey and explain
the entire affair,
The child was born, according to
the story told Coroner Pumphrey, on
Oct. 20 at the M. & s. hospital at $3.50
p. IN. The attending physician was
DR.. V. l.. Fisher. AS the infant was
still-born and, naturally unbaptizable.
Glaros carried his offspring home
and, after wrapping it in a blanket
and placing it in fruit box, gave It
to his father with the request that
the latter carry it four miles in the
country and bury it five feet beneath
the earth.
Glaros' father had just finished his
days work and Immediately set forth
with the box and a shovel. Evident.
ly, he thought four miles was too far,
as he merely crossed the viaduct,
walked down the bank a short dis,
tance and there, in broad daylight,
dug the grave for the infant, cover.
ing 1t with dirt and returning home.
All three of the oflicials-the cor
oner. the sheriff and the prosecutor
are of the opinion that Glaros was en-
tirely innocent in all that he did; that
he labored under the impression that
what Greece would regard as a most
natural thing would be regarded the
same way in this country.
Evidence bears this out. The box
in which the child was buried as
| mentioned in The Banner, had a la
bel attached to it bearing name
| which, at the time, was made out to
| be "A. Glason," but which, of course,
was "a. Glaros." Furthermore, II is
pointed out that the daylight burial
of the child indicates lack of Grim
inal intent on the part of Glaros, who
asked his father to do this.
In view Of this, no charge will be
preferred against Glaros. 1t is said
that the only charge which could be
laid at his door is that of nterrine
the dead without death certificate.
Officials are inclined to the belief
that DR.. Fisher was little careless
in not making out the death certih.
cate. Glaros is said to have stated
that DR.. Fisher told him that he could
take the baby to an undertaken where
1t would be buried for $40 or so.
Mrs. Glaros remained at the NJ, &
S. hospital some time after the birth
of her child, 1t is said. She was mar.
ried to her husband little over a
year ago, coming to Mt Vernon from
Youngstown. Glaros has resided in
this city about three years and a
half. He has enjoyed a good reputa,
tion among his neighbors and bust,
ness associates.