The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-29
MAN in Black
KIDNAPS and
Stays Child
Steals Into Home, Seizes
Girl From Bed, and
FIeeS in Auto.
SLUGGED AND CH0KED
Killer Returns, to Throw
Body on Porch Across
Street.

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 29.-The
Toledo police department was mob
ilized today in search for the
"little man in black" who stole
7-year-oId Dorothy Selangowski
from her bed early this morning,
beat and strangled her to death,
and left her body on the front porch
of her grandfather's home.
The child's body was mutilated.
Her head bore livid bruises, appar-
emily inflicted with a hammer, and
she had been criminally attacked.
The only clews police had to the
possible identity of the killer was
the description given by Dorothy's
two sisters, Stella Is, and Leona 5,
who looked on Mortified while Dor
othy was kidnapped, and blood
stained sedan, found abandoned
eleven squares from the Selangow-
ski home.
Sedan Is Death Car
Detectives were convinced the
sedan was the child's death car. The
machine was stolen some time last
night and resenlbled one Dorothy's
father, Alex Selangowski. saw speed
from the house, just after Dorothy
was snatched from her bed.
Fresh blood-stains were found on
the rear seat and the machine ap-
parently had been abandoned
hastily.
Dorothy was sleeping in an up
stairs bedroom with her two sisters,
Stella IS and Leona 5, when the
kidnaper entered the room.
Stella awoke as the fiend seized
Dorothy in his arms and fled.
Stella, temporarily paralyzed by
fright, could make no outcry.
The fiend, with Dorothy struggling
in his arms, ran from the room,
down the stairway and into the
street.
Battered Body Found
Dorothys battered little body was
founG shortly thereafter on the
porch at the home of her grand
father, Dobryzniski, directly across
the street.
AS the kidnaper fled with the
child, Stella managed to overcome
her fright and screamed. Her
father was aroused. Learning the
cause of Stella's terror, he ran to
the back door through which
Dorothy had been carried.
He then ran to the front OF the
house where he saw the large car
parked. AS he ran toward the We
hicle, the auto was thrown into gear
and sped away.
Selangowski jumped into his own
machine and sped to the police sta
ton. He returned to his home with
q squad of officers and the search
for Dorothy got under way.
The tragedy occurred just before
dawn and the streets were deserted.
Sees Body on Porch
Selangowski districted and verg-
ing on prostration, then went to the
home of his father -in-laW-Dor-
othys grandfather-to arouse Dob
ryzniski to aid in the search.
AS he mounted the steps of the
house, his eyes fell on Dorothy's
body.
The grandfather and brother
in-Aw. Joseph Kibinski, were Sleep
ing when the body was discovered.
They told officers they had heard
no sounds on the porch.
After the body was found, squads
of motorcycle policemen were called
out. Augmented by auto crews, they
began a careful search of the
neighborhood.
The murderer was a person thor
oughly familiar with the Selangow-
ski house and APPARENTLY was &C
uuainted with the child.
Selangowski said he was unable
to catch a glimpse of the flend, but
two persons-one of them presum-
ably Dorothy-were in the car, he
said.
'Tittle Man in Black"
Stella said she could not see the
mans face. He held his struggling
victim before his face as he backed
out of the room. There were nc
lights in the house at the time.
She said the man was not more
than five feet four inches in height
and appeared to be dressed in black
st felt his hands touch me first,
she said. "and then I woke up. Al
first I thought it was my father OF
one of my brothers and I sat up tC
see if my little sister was sick.
"Then I heard Dorothy cry. The
man seemed to have his hand over
her mouth. He lifted her up, but
held his arms around her tightly.
didn't hear her cry after that anc
was too frightened to do anything
until after I heard him running
down the stairs"
Leona slept through the kid