Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-15
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He went to the waters edge, wadcd in
waist deep. aud lifted the limp body Of
little boy in his arms.
Laying il on the beach. Blair ran
out New Haven avenue to the first
house with II telephone and called up
chief Sprague. James Blake, Sr., was
sitting and nodding in the warm office.
When the bell tinkIcd he glanced up.
hoping against hone it was news that
his little boy had been found, his little
boy who could not talk
The chief listened. shifted unea~ily
in his chair and turned toward Mr.
Blake The father looked into his eyes
oud without word put on his hat and
followed him outside.
Father Clasps Body
When they "eached the beach they
saw Blair kucaling beside a huddlcd
bundle covered with newspaper.
Blake tore he paper of, fell upou his
knees and gathered the. wet form Of
his lost babv boy in his arms,
With rough Kindness the two men
urged him 10 hls feet and the three
walked TO the chiefs automobile and
drove away. with the father ciinging
tu his baby
"Runuy's" head was severely cut,
there WAS another rut beneath his nose
aud one eye was discolurcd. 1t i fairly
certain that none Of these were Sris.-
tanned in struggle The little chap.
it is believed. hpd gone trustingly with
his slayer. hand in hand. fearing moth -
ing and warm as toast in his little
gray wuolcn sw, alter suit in which his
grandmother had dressed him with low
ing care Friday afternoon.
Child Dropped Over Rail
Down to the pier they had gone. Out
along the railing toward the very end.
Little Bunny clinging moro tightly
for protection TO the hand that was
leading him, gazed wide, eyed out over
the ocean. Then the little fellow had
evidently been lifted over the rail and
dropped into the sea.
Following the finding Of thr body
Chief Spraguc had n warrant for Mrs.
Blakp'S arrest for murder. sworn out
before Magistrate Allen II. Endcott. ot
Vcntnor. Accompanied by County De-
tectives j. p. Wilson md BENJAMIN
Nusbaum and City Detective Charles
Earnest they went to Mrs, Blake S
home.
4 detective had been watching the
woman since Saturday. The Atlantic
City hospital ambulance was called and
Mrs. Blake was ordered to dress. She
did wearing black clothing and blacl;
hat. This mourning attire was relieved
| by n white veil.
| She was assisted from the house by
| q physician and Kirk Loveland, super
! intpndent Of the Boardwalk. who also
| lives in the Oriental avenue house with
| his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Mil.
! Ter. the latter his sister.
Shows No Emotion
| Good by" she said to Mr.. Love.
/ land as she entered the ambulance
/ 'Nou. your wife and Mr.. and Mrs
! Miller have been all that any one coult
/ be to me- My love to you all"
She expressed no signs of emotion
At the hospital she calmly undresset
and then listened attentively in her bee
while Chief Sprague read the warran
charging her with murder.
Physicians point to her attitude as {
further indication of a diseased mind
DR.. Thomas Youngmau examined her fol
the police and reported that she wa
suffering from drug poisoning.
Her attitude of unnatural cain in tn
face of the murder charge was broker
few times and then only wildly to pro
claim her innocence.
Mrs. Clara Miller and Miss Maud
Miller, mother and sister Of the accuse
woman respectively, who live at -
Vermont avenue, with Mr.. Blake an
Esther Blake, ten years old, the othe
child of the couple. saw the accuse
woman led from her home.
. The Vermont avenue home Of tn
Blakes is separated from the Orienta
avenue home Of Mrs. Blake by a back
, yard of a very few feet. They peere
from the second story window of thei
; home at the proceedings. Neither ha
expressed any intention of going TO tn
aid Of the accused woman.
Boy Was a Mute
Mr.. Blake said he and his wife ha
} been married in Baltimore about four
teen years ago. She was born and edu
cated in that city. About four year
ago they moved TO 100 Gowen avenue
. Germantown. but later separated. II
refused to tell the cause of the separa
ton, -
, mute. for some reason caused bar
! rier to grow up gradually between III
, two. The mother seemed to have
, superstitI0us horror of the effect of III
+, child upon the relations between hC
|, husband and her. She said she ha
r, wished for his death at the time
his birth
! The woman's relatives sided with h,
> husband and stayed with him to he
! his household.
Esther, the other child. is sick in be,
She has not been told of the fate
B her small brother. She constantly cal
= for him.
!; No hearing will pe given Mrs. BlaI
y until after the coroner's inquest.
Mr.. Blake left here about noon, tai
= ing the train for Philadelphia. 1t
e rumored the tragedy has really broug
the couple together again, the husbal
+ to pity and protect, and that he h
y gone to Philadelphia TO engage coun'
y y to defend his wife, believing her to ha
y been insane.