Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-11
Feared Another Lie

'Cull1UNN IVi' thN' WV
and the criminals ovrrfull soul would
break out in the agony of the truth.
Feared Another Lie
From Harrisburg Major Adams has
tened to Norristown. afraid lest some
mompntary airging bnck Of hope or
hravndo might change PasQualc's mind
IIc found the kidnapper in an abicct
state, however. ut least as eager to
confess Ms he had been to conceal the
truth before.
pasuualc told his story. protesting
that the babv'S death had been acci-
dent. not murder.
II went into the room where the
baby was slcrping." began paSQunl".
II had got into the room by means
of ladder placed against the house.
I had to 60 out the sam" way.
II mt the bahv under my coat. and
started for the window. The child was
asleep when I took him up, but he
woke. ard cried. stopped and lis
tened. There was no on" else in tho
room, but the door into the adjoining
room was open. I stood very still for
an instant. Then ! Lcard noise in
the next room. Some one was moving.
had to hurry.
the room where was. So I buttoncd
nv coat over the baby and ran to the
window. | climbed out aud down the
ladder. with III" baby still under my
coat. | was afraid. | knew that some
one was astir in the house. SO ! did
not wait for anything. but ran. | did
not stop until | was some distance from
the house and thought | was safe.
Dok,, r., p,,xs,I
Then unbuttonrd my coat and
looked at the baby. The child was dead.
II had smOth"rcd.
That was not the end of Pasquale' 5
confession. He told one other Siprcmcly
! important fact-thc pace where he had
hid the body. The child's last poor rest
ing place, however. remains secret
with Major Adams. He will not tell
whcrc III" chill is brricd until what re-
UainS of the little body is found.
The hasty grave in which pasQUale
buried the baby's body probably is
somewhere noar Egg IIarbor. where
PaSQualr was arrested. This inference
i based on the fact that Captain Gear
| hurt, Of the state po ice. one of Major
Adams lieutenantS in the search. was
~cft to that n"iehbOrhood early TODAY.
There is much yet TO tell before the
whole sad and terrible story shall have
been unfoldcd. Pasqualc has yet tC
supply the police with the details Of his
gruesOme flight. the dead baby wrapped
in his arms. II is easy to imagine the
terror he must have felt. as he carried
4 the little body from place TO place, colo
and stiff in his arms, dreading every
moment that some one would stop hin
and examine the pitiful bundle in hi.
arms.
lie has yet 10 tell how he was able
! with the child dead and buried in some
mean hiding hole, to bring himself t
play upon the anguish Of the father
! and mother and cXtOrt $12 900 from
them, and then attempt in his over
reaching greed, to get $12 900 more.
Parents Not Notified Yet
No word could be- had today from
any Of those most intimately connected
with the case. Mr.. COughlin calleC
| his office in Philadelphia. where he IL
member Of lithograph firm, early
! this morning and said that he would no
he in today. He gave no reason. Mrs
! CUughlin also was reported away from
home.
Major c. Townley Larzclere, the
family lawyer and fast friend, Who has
worked on the case from the begin
ming, also was away from his home IL
Norristown. 1t is believed that all have
gone to the spot indicated by Pas
! QuaIe as the Child's burial place.