Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
SLEW SON TO save
HIM FROM EVIL
Bucks County Woman Con-
fesses Giving Poison to Child
Three Years Ago
WORRIED OVER CR R! N E

Declaring that she thought her four
ycar-old son would be "bcttcr OF in
heaven than growing up amid the ter
rible evils Of the present day. Mrs.
Alice JlaIl0wcil, ot i'av ,>y,iir. 80
fcsscd. police say. to pouring acid dow"
the child's throat three years ago.
She is in the Bucks County Jail at
Doylestown, where she was placed after
her arrest by Constable W0dock yes.
tcrday following discovery OF new cvi-
denCc in the case.
Suspicion had been directed toward
the mother when the child died in
Abingdon Hospital in January. 1919.
Mrs. lIallOwel was cXoncratod by a
Montgomery County toronor'S Jury.
The verdict was that the boy was
killed by acid having been admins.
tered by some one other than himself.
Following the inquest District Attor.. Z.
ncy Keller. of Bucks County. announced
that the case would be cleared IN with
in two days. After that little was
heard of the case.
Suspicion was attached TO the mother
at the time because of acid burns on
ntT tllu. al lut inquest NII' Shi'i ''''
she had been burned when She cIaspcd
her dying child to her breast.
Mrs. Hallowell was an cmploye OF
the Sunshine Home at DaviSviile. She
related at the inquest how she had left
her son Mt the home one morning and,
returning few hours later. found him
diving in the arms of Beatrice Benner,
4 nurse.
She was committed to Jail without
bail to answer a charge of murder by
Justice of the Peace Hendricks at
Doylestown yesterday. In her confess
sion. as related by the police, she said:
Il was very fond of my baby. Harry
Uallowell. He was my favorite child.
but | wanted him out of the way. The
Home was about to close for the winter
and / was expected to go out to get
some employment and would have to
take the child with me. l was sorry
for the child. and thought he would be
better off If he We're dead and out Of
the way: that he would be better off in
Heaven than here.
Il had thought Of this matter for
about day. when decided to do
away with Harry. So, early in tho
morning of January %. 1919. I took
the bottle of acid out of the medicine
closet which was kept in the dining
room. also got spoon out or the
sideboard drawer in the dining room
and took that up to my room on the
second floor.
Later in the forenoon bathed
Harry and put him asleep in my room,
and while he was asleep got the bottle
of acid and poured some into the spoon
and forced it into Harry's mouth and
throat I took him up and carried HIM
to the sewing room. where I placed rim
on a pillow which was put on the rug
on the floor in the sewing room. | then
nut on my hat and coat and went out to
interview a woman 70 make arrange
ments to go to work. Later came
back. and when I arrived at the home
I saw Mrs. Genner, who had Harry Oh
her lap.
II don't remember what 7 said to
her. but ! remembr taking Harry ana
holding him until DR.. Parker came
Later I went with them to Abingdon
Hospital and stayed with him until ne
died about half-pa Q that night"
Mrs. Hallowell said further that the
confession was the result of ''worri- =
ment which had existed ever since it
happened.