New-York tribune., 1922-02-27
'StrangedF dFromWife, ,Bov.
70, soaxes Her to Let
HIM Take months Son
for Ride and Kills Him
Kisses Him Goodhv
Md Fills Batltul,
Puis Child In, Bolts Door
and Rushes Away to
ELL Mother BIZ Dead

Walter L.ddle, of 50T East 179th
et tra Bronx. Who is rinetcon
ssss old drowned his seven-nonths.
cid sbr William. last night. "be.
c-us nss unable to get along with
w wife @sa decided to end it all by
Killing 'as baby and having the sta to
o.sct.oCHte ne. according to state
neat ns.r.er Attorney Idward j
Geruo' said the rr'soner made to him
a4le aaa a's vafe have been living
saaft lo~ rc'th She took The bab,
se- went to her mothers nome to live
lEor,s made ~ friends to reconcile
tsei- differences ts,ied. but yesterday
I.ilie won't to ms mothor-in-la0 <
tana ara tnea 10 persuade ms
Ne to - here rssh him and have sun
esg dinner Is We used to do
let's Him lake Baby
eae refused and he asked permis-
son to take the baby out for an airing
His vlse dressed the child I'm his Sun
s- oez and handed him TO her hus.
beHd Bring Bill back soon She
< lmlN. Size stood in the doorwal
7'4 'calng them as they passed from
FieH
In ne evening her husband re-
.-rH d. 'Eill" .eas not with him. Hc
II hs vlle e had killed the child
She laughed iH ms face. lie added
as He had tiled the batntut
ta aete' he ,s'd, cropped The baby
and gone AVA. locking the
bathroom door behind him. Still mi.
N.4e was iaCredLious Ii was some
tme iater that conviction was borne
q apon hcr sUd Liddlc was locked ur
81 NE Fremont police station
L.ddle. who up 10 two years ago wa,
enpioyed as . clerk in railroad office
VS. married on March % 1920, to Mis-,
Margaret Lorrigan. Of 397 Willis Ave
1Ge. ttc BroN. The vourg counle
re happy for time. the police
earned. until tho bride began TO chide
,er husband at Is inability 10 obtain
steady position
operated d Month
Ntsa the baby William, vas born
~ j-s l92l the police were IN
formed the pickering topped for E
tine. hut Liddle's failure to get worl
again caused die sensions. which cul.
natec mon'h ago vhon Mrs Lddl
isft neH nU aand.
ticole told tne police he fc' badl,
Over has 0lte leaving hiM ana on Sat
Nrday telerhoned 70 her and asked he.
20 uccr n1n, which request. he said
sho refused Ec said be thon askee
her ~ haNC dinner With Nim or Sun.
'ev but she also refused 10 do This
i,satle invoked the aid OF hi, sister
Nfia. Jack Have, who livcs in another
apartment III the Best iTa,h Stree
arse. ID trying To reconcile his diff
rcea with his wife
lestcrda. afternoon, Ii6dle told tn,
ee. hC le- rf home and Went +,
nj 's ulfes mother. HIS wife
IN the hallway the "a ID and h,
ar permission 10 take the hsb,
90 ct Wak In the suusAine
her Lltdlo took the child ~ hls
arms. The police -af, he clasped the
srestef and kissed ii several time
then aid to hia wife "Nou vii
H.ser hll1 alive egain." Mrs. Lid
1Hcled ai rer husbands S remark
sal entercd thc home her mother
-er husband carried the baby into
L.eils told nissrct Attorney Glen
ron he tool the baby 20 the 1851
'trset station If the Third Avenue
ard rcds 20 the fremont station
rs a6 entered his 'one he found that
rotrer hal left 10 visit friends.
lcndies Baby 10 Minutes
plt The baby en- the bed" 1ld6le
- Fhe pistrict Attorney, the latter
SD lest night @and sfter cot my
cesl End lat o'f foadled and kissed
Hi.l tcr - minutes rher decided
= drown he bahv. / fixed him com
f1itah.Y or pillow IN the bed and
~far into the bathroom aud turned on
'.s water
ide lhea sand according TO the
District Attorney. that he picked ur
talf kissed 1t several times. and
feped The infant into tho tub Of
1saer ;he baby sank, he said
clos ed Inc door Of the bathroom,
red down tie stairs and went back
VIE home
1onfesses 10 Brother-in-Law
Wien Iiidle arrived at his wifc's
oae he asked for his hrother-in law
4Nard Gorrigan, aud told ham what
- nsi done. Corrigsn decided to ac-
Continued on pegs three
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