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The HERALD Special:

Crestline, Ohio, January 6 -- Crestline is just now reveling in a sensation of huge dimensions as heretofore stated in The Herald.  At the Gibson House was employed a young girl 22 years of age by the name of Della Fahey.  The girl's parents live at Clifton, a small village near Marion (OH).  It has been stated that the girl is a daughter of Mrs. Thomas Fahey, the well known banker at Marion.  This is incorrect.

The Alleged Crime.

Saturday morning after waiting on the table at breakfast, Della complained to one of the girls in the dining room that she was ill, and that she would have to retire to her room.  An hour after one of the girls went into the room and found her suffering intensely.  With an almost inaudible whisper, Della told the girl to leave the room and that she did not wish to be disturbed.  About 10 o'clock the girl again went to the room, when she was horrified by the sight of new born babe in the stove.  "My God Della" exclaimed the girl, "would you burn your own flesh and blood."

The girl at once reported the affair to the manager of the house.  Dr. Edwards was called at once and everything was done to alleviate the sufferings of the poor girl.

Still Born Or Alive.

Opinion seems to be divided on this question, and as the time goes on the excitement ever the affair grows more intense.  Your representative arrived here at 5 o'clock, and the first rumor, or the latest development in the case was the girl was abducted from the hotel at about midnight last night by

Four Masked Men

and driven off.  No one seemed to know where she was taken, or by whom.  The abduction story was on every one's lips.  At the hotel nothing could be learned, only that the girl was taken out of the house during the night.  Accidentally the reporter ran across a man who seemed to know more of the affair than the average citizen.  From a pointer it was learned that the girl could be found on Henry Street at the house of Mrs. Hagerman.  To this place the reporter wended his way.  Mrs. Hagerman answered the knock and after some parlaying your reporter was admitted.  The lady first denied that the girl was in the house.  On being told that it was known that she was in the house, Mrs. Hagerman then told

The Following Story:

"I was away yesterday, and I received word by telegraph to come home at once on particular business.  I came home and was waited on by one of our doctors.  He told me of the girl's trouble and wanted me to take the girl in and care for her.  After some hesitation I consented."

"Then the masked story is a canard?"

"Yes, sir!  The young man who was the cause of Della's troubles brought her here about 10 o'clock last night."

Della Fahey

Is about 22 years of age, rather tall and slim and not at all good looking.  She talked on the subject of her troubles to the point of putting the  babe in the stove.  She says "she gave birth to the child, and that it was dead when born." 

How do you know it was dead?

"Because it was black" was the answer.

"Two weeks ago" the girl continued, "I fell in the dining room, and I was laid up for two days with awful pains."  The girl ceased talking, and this ended the interview.

T.E. Hadley, The Young Man In The Case.

Young Hadley is a smooth faced boyish looking fellow about 20 years of age.  He feels his position keenly, and at the present he is doing all in his power to make the girl comfortable.  He talks freely of the affair and says he intended to marry the girl in about two weeks.  The event of the birth was expected but not so soon as it occurred.  He said that "He intended to marry Della as soon as she got well.  I shall stick to her until death," were his words.

The Coroner's Examination.

Dr. Chesney, the coroner, from Bucyrus (OH) took the statement of Dr. Edwards, who is attending the girl.  His testimony, from a medical standpoint, was of the opinion that the child was still born.  The coroner is of the same opinion, and he said that there was not the slightest evidence to show that the babe was alive, and he ad no evidence that would indict the girl before a grand jury.

The reporter called on Dr. Edwards at his office.  Nothing new was gleaned, only that when he called at the hotel the girl at first denied giving birth to the child, also Dr. Edwards reiterated that from all the surrounding circumstances his opinion was that the child was still born.  The folks at the Gibson House made the girl comfortable as possible last Saturday, and after that they spoke to young Hadley about carrying for her elsewhere.  Her condition was known for some time past, and it was generally known that Hadley was the author of her ruin.  What will be done in the matter of a criminal action is not known  The verdict of a large number of the citizens is that the matter should be dropped, as the girl has already suffered severely for her false step.  The remains of the child was buried and not kept in a trunk for the investigation.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012