The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-20

Copyright. 1922. by the Chicago
Evening American and Interna-
tional News Service. Reproduc-
Ton prohibsted)
HAMMOND. Ind. Oct. 2o.-Signifi-
cant revelations that are bound to
have a tremendous bearing on the
trial OF Hazel McNally. mother Of
Hammon6s mystery twins. were
unearthed today.
The most striking OF these dis
coveries are as follows:
AT the age of sixteen years.
Mrs McNally, who was then Hazel
Mills. borrowed numerous babies in
the vicinity of the tenement house
in which she lived at 2s2s Calumet
ave. and claimed the borrowed
babies as her own
2-Five different witnesses are
willing TO testify that at this time
she was frequently seen in the mar
row Railways Of the building sew
ing baby clothes. which she gave TO
her borrowed babies
3-That on one occasion when
baby was not TO be had, she picked
up a puppy dog and dressed 1t in
baby clothes. borrowed a baby
buggy and wheeled it around the
neighborhood.
4-That she frequented the baby
ward of the Hahnemann hospital for
the purpose of fondling the chill
dren until she became a nuisance
and the authorities forbade her to
come again. She circumvented the
ruling by appearing at the hospital
dressed in nurses uniform. rep
resenting herself to be visiting
nurse from Mercy hospital.
THAT It was at this time she
married Albert Allan, and a short
time later adopted one OF the chill
dren from the Hahnemann hospital.
This child Is the boy Raymond, who
up TO this time has been known as
the child of her first marriage.
6-That Hazel attempted to stim-
ulate approaching motherhood in
much the same manner in which
she claims completely fooled the
witnesses who testified as to her
appearance at the trial.
And 1t is also known that:
Floyd o. Jellison of Tiernan-
,ulin baby case fame. who is as
sisting Prosecutor Joe Todd in the
prosecution Of Mrs McNa1ly on the
charge of murder. has in his pos
session a certificate signed by DR..
w w. Kelly of Green Bay. Wis,
which specifically states that he
CDR. Kelly) performed an operation
on Mrs. sIcNally which makes her
incapable Of bearing children.
This series Of episodes which are
so strikingly similar in their plot
that they present perfect parellel
to the remarkable stories testified
to by the witnesses in the prelinin-
ary hearing now going on before
Judge Henri c. Cleveland were told
by Mrs Marie HolzeI and Jacob
Lyil. former neighbors and friends
of the girl ten years ago.
Both these persons and three 9TH
ers have signihed their Willingness
to repeat these stories on the stand
as witnesses for Mrs. McSally.
The information regarding the
Green Bay operation came through
a statement furnished by John s.
Martin, regal AQVlS6E ana IIFend Oh
DR. W. w. Kelly, to Samuel p.
Schwartz, counsel for the defense.
Martin stated that a week or ten
days ago. DR.. Kelly. who had been
in commu nication with Prosecutor
Jellison of South Bend and bad told
him of the circumstances regarding
the operation. received a certificate
which Jellison asked him to fill out,
in which he stated the full details
OF the operation.
DR.. Kelly brought this certificate
to the office Of Mr.. Martin. where
it was flied out and then sent to
Mr.. Jellison. This certificate con-
tains specific details showing that
is a result Of the operation Mrs. Nc
Nally was incapable OF motherhood.