THE VALENTINE DEMO
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA
VOLUME XVII VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JULY 31 , 1902. NUMBER 28
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NFANTIGIDE
MRS. ELVA LYNN CONFESSES
MURDERING HER NEW
BORN CHILD
George Ross Held as an Ao
complice
Corpse Found in Outhouse
Some of the neighbors of Mrs.
Elva Linn became possessed of
the idea that everything was not
as it should be around her home
and notified Sheriff Layporte
who , with Coroner Lewis , made
a search of the premises Sunday
afternoon and found the body of
a new born boy concealed under
some ashes in the outhouse.
The coroner took charge of the
remains and the sheriff awaited
the return of Mrs. Lynn , who
was spending the afternoon with
her parents at the Fort , and ar
rested her as she alighted from
the stage. At first she denied
the charge but later on confessed
that the child was born about 8
o'clock Friday morning anjd she
ga\/e the unwelcome visitor every
opportunity to bleed to death but
he didn't take kindly to the idea
and she then smothered him and
placed the body where it was af
terward found and did a large
washing during the day.
George Ross , who was known
to have been at her house Thurs
day night , was arrested as an ac
complice on a warrant issued by
the coroner. He had taken lodg
ing at the Valentine house and
was expecting to leave town Mon
day morning. He refused to un
lock the door when the sheriff de
manded admittance and the door
was broken open. When arrest
ed he produced the following
statement written by him Satur
day evening and signed by Mrs.
Lynn as proof of his innocense :
Valentine Neb. 26th
I hereby swear that I am all
right & have not had anything
the matter with me. As God is
my Judge this a true statement
George Ross never had any inti
macy with me whatever.
Signed MRS. ELVA LYNN.
When arrested the woman first
denied the crime but afterward
confessed her guilt and told the
whole story with but little show
of feeling of regret for the deed.
An inquest was held Sunday
evening and the jury rendered
the following verdict :
STATE OF NEBRASKA , )
CHERRY COUNTY , f ss '
At an inquisition holden in Val
entine , in Cherry county , on the
27th day of July , 1902 , before me
Alfred Lewis , coroner of said
county , upon the body of an in
fant child of Elva Linn , lying
dead , by the jurors whose names
are hereunto subscribedthe said
jurors upon their oath do say that
the said infant died on July 25 ,
1902 , from suffocation at the
hands of Elva Linn and George
Ross with Mouious intent upon
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the part of said Elva Linn and
George Ross.
In testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands this 27th
day of July , 1902.
GEO. H. HORNBY ,
CHAS. G.ANDERSON ,
GEO. G. HARDIN ,
ROBERT ROBINSON ,
M. G. HOUSE ,
Attest : JOB WHIPPLE.
ALFRED LEWIS , Coroner.
The unfortunate woman in the
case comes from respectable par
ents. She is not considered very
bright mentally. She was mar
ried in 1898 at the age of 18 to a
soldier at the Fort and it is said
that her little girl was born on
her wedding day. Her prelimin-
inary hearing will probably be
held when Judge Towne returns.
LATER.
Ross' preliminary hearing was
held Tuesday forenoon before
Justice Morey. Mrs. Lynn tes
tified that the child was born at
8 o'clock last Friday morning and
that Sergeant Pierce was the
father. That Ross came to her
house Thursday evening but that
she was alone at the time of the
birth of the child which lived but
a few minutes. This testimony
cleared Ross of participating in
the murder and the prosecuting
attorney moved that he be dis- %
charged. Mrs. Lynn was not
ready for a Clearing and she is
still in the custody of the sheriff.
Rev. McLean preached his fare
well sermon Sunday.
Since the recent rains the farm-
f
are feeling more hopeful.
0. W. Morey had business in
Deadwood the first of the week.
A fashionable society function
is stiffer than a printing office
towel.
Geo. Bakewell , of Wood Lake ,
had business at the county seat
Monday.
Miss Etta Brown went to Fre
mont and Omaha , Tuesday , on
business ,
J. A. Hitt called Tuesday and
had his measure taken for the
DEMOCRAT.
Mr. and Mrs.Levi Sparks went
to Omaha , Tuesday , to purchase
furniture for their newresicence.
To "see ourselves as others see
us" would not behalf as bad as
to have others see us as we real
ly are.
A horse ran over Blacksmith
Breuklander , Sunday , throwing
him down and hurting his left
shoulder.
We wish someone who has a
pull with this administration
could induce the weather depart
ment to give us more rain.
There is strong talk of moving
the Kearney cotton mill to Omaha.
It was built during the boom , was
opened with great ceremony and
closed with a mortgage.
Frank Brayton started Tues
day morning for a visit to his old
home in Wisconsin. His wife ,
who has been visiting in Iowa for
some time , will join him at Cedar
Rapids.
The foolish man foldeth his
hands and saith : "There is no
trade , why should I advertise ? "
But the wise man is not so. He
whoopeth it up in the newspapers
and verily he draweth customers
from afar ofi.
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Valentine - - Nebraska
Accounts of Merchants , Eauchmen and Individuals invited. Honey
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Valentine State Bank
( Successors to Cherry County Bank. )
Capital 3aicl Tip $ S.3 ,
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CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier
T. C. HORNBY W. S. JACKSON
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