BODY OF BABY IS FOUND IN CITY CULVERT
The body of an unidentified infant girl was found wrapped in an old dress and several newspapers in a culvert on East Locust Street near Moore and Swindler's Greenhouse, Tuesday about 4:15 P. M. Several schoolboys who had noticed the bundle made the discovery.
The body had been laying in the culvert for several days, since, it is said, the bundle was seen there Sunday. It had not aroused curiousity, however, until the boys investigated.
The body of the child bore no external marks, according to coroner C.E. Kinzel, who conducted an examination. There was no indication as to how it died, but it is believed the infant lived several hours after birth.
The child was wrapped in a white, sleeveless dress trimmed in blue. A Clinton County Democrat of April 17, and a News-Journal of March 1 were tied with a red and blue string around the body.
Officials could not ascertain whether the infant was dead when placed in the culvert. The body was fully developed and weighed about six and one-half pounds.
The body was taken to Luther Lukens Funeral Home.
Police, under Chief Ben South, are tracing several clues, with a view to establishing the identity.
Wilmington_News_Journal_Wed__May_6__1931_
Cemetery records indicate burial was in an unmarked grave on May 6, 1931.
A search of the Wilmington News-Journal yields no further results.
The body of an unidentified infant girl was found wrapped in an old dress and several newspapers in a culvert on East Locust Street near Moore and Swindler's Greenhouse, Tuesday about 4:15 P. M. Several schoolboys who had noticed the bundle made the discovery.
The body had been laying in the culvert for several days, since, it is said, the bundle was seen there Sunday. It had not aroused curiousity, however, until the boys investigated.
The body of the child bore no external marks, according to coroner C.E. Kinzel, who conducted an examination. There was no indication as to how it died, but it is believed the infant lived several hours after birth.
The child was wrapped in a white, sleeveless dress trimmed in blue. A Clinton County Democrat of April 17, and a News-Journal of March 1 were tied with a red and blue string around the body.
Officials could not ascertain whether the infant was dead when placed in the culvert. The body was fully developed and weighed about six and one-half pounds.
The body was taken to Luther Lukens Funeral Home.
Police, under Chief Ben South, are tracing several clues, with a view to establishing the identity.
Wilmington_News_Journal_Wed__May_6__1931_
Cemetery records indicate burial was in an unmarked grave on May 6, 1931.
A search of the Wilmington News-Journal yields no further results.
BODY OF BABY IS FOUND IN CITY CULVERT
The body of an unidentified infant girl was found wrapped in an old dress and several newspapers in a culvert on East Locust Street near Moore and Swindler's Greenhouse, Tuesday about 4:15 P. M. Several schoolboys who had noticed the bundle made the discovery.
The body had been laying in the culvert for several days, since, it is said, the bundle was seen there Sunday. It had not aroused curiousity, however, until the boys investigated.
The body of the child bore no external marks, according to coroner C.E. Kinzel, who conducted an examination. There was no indication as to how it died, but it is believed the infant lived several hours after birth.
The child was wrapped in a white, sleeveless dress trimmed in blue. A Clinton County Democrat of April 17, and a News-Journal of March 1 were tied with a red and blue string around the body.
Officials could not ascertain whether the infant was dead when placed in the culvert. The body was fully developed and weighed about six and one-half pounds.
The body was taken to Luther Lukens Funeral Home.
Police, under Chief Ben South, are tracing several clues, with a view to establishing the identity.
Wilmington_News_Journal_Wed__May_6__1931_
Cemetery records indicate burial was in an unmarked grave on May 6, 1931.
A search of the Wilmington News-Journal yields no further results.
The body of an unidentified infant girl was found wrapped in an old dress and several newspapers in a culvert on East Locust Street near Moore and Swindler's Greenhouse, Tuesday about 4:15 P. M. Several schoolboys who had noticed the bundle made the discovery.
The body had been laying in the culvert for several days, since, it is said, the bundle was seen there Sunday. It had not aroused curiousity, however, until the boys investigated.
The body of the child bore no external marks, according to coroner C.E. Kinzel, who conducted an examination. There was no indication as to how it died, but it is believed the infant lived several hours after birth.
The child was wrapped in a white, sleeveless dress trimmed in blue. A Clinton County Democrat of April 17, and a News-Journal of March 1 were tied with a red and blue string around the body.
Officials could not ascertain whether the infant was dead when placed in the culvert. The body was fully developed and weighed about six and one-half pounds.
The body was taken to Luther Lukens Funeral Home.
Police, under Chief Ben South, are tracing several clues, with a view to establishing the identity.
Wilmington_News_Journal_Wed__May_6__1931_
Cemetery records indicate burial was in an unmarked grave on May 6, 1931.
A search of the Wilmington News-Journal yields no further results.
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