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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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The naked remains of a five-month-old white baby, murdered within the last 24 hours, were found by boys on the Shaw farm three and a half miles southwest of Parsons on February 8. Coroner French initiated an inquiry, and Dr. Albert Smith conducted a postmortem confirming the details.
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Five Months Old Child Found Near Parsons.
Parsons, Feb. 8.-The naked remains of a little baby were found on the Shaw farm, three and a half miles southwest of the city, Saturday afternoon by a number of boys.
The remains were brought to Justice Morris' office and Coroner French instituted an inquiry into the matter. A postmortem examination of the remains was made by Dr. Albert Smith, who gave it as his opinion that the child was white, about five months old, and that it had not been dead over twenty-four hours, and that the infant had been cruelly murdered before it was placed where it was found.
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Parsons
Event Date
Feb. 8
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the infant was cruelly murdered before being placed where found; dead not over twenty-four hours.
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The naked remains of a little baby were found on the Shaw farm, three and a half miles southwest of the city, Saturday afternoon by a number of boys. The remains were brought to Justice Morris' office and Coroner French instituted an inquiry into the matter. A postmortem examination of the remains was made by Dr. Albert Smith, who gave it as his opinion that the child was white, about five months old.