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TEXT (Article 1 of 2): Mrs. Caroline Evanovich, 30, who is charged with first
degree murder in the death of her step-daughter, Dorothy, eight, will be taken
to Elton by Stark county authorities this afternoon to go over the scene of the
crime, and show just how she pushed the child into the pool of water in which
the girl’s body was found last Sunday morning. She will be accompanied on the
trip by Chief Deputy Sheriff George Daily, a representative of the prosecutor’s
office and probably Dr. T. C. McQuate, coroner.
In a
partial confession which Mrs. Evanovich made to Dr. McQuate Wednesday, she
admitted that she pushed Dorothy into the ditch, but denied striking the girl
with a club. The officers declare that the girl did not die from drowning as a
result of being pushed into the water but say that the child was struck over the
head with some kind of a blunt instrument that caused hemorrhages of the brain
and her death. The fact that no water was found in the girls lungs also
discounts the theory that she was drowned. The officers during their
investigation at Elton today will drain the ditch effort to find the club with
which it is believed Dorothy was struck. They also will make a close inspection
of the bank to ascertain whether or not Dorothy could have struck her head on
any hard object when “pushed” into the ditch.
Mrs.
Evanovich has admitted striking the girl with a stick, the night before the
murder but declares it was too small to cause any injury.
When
Mrs. Evanovich is taken to Elton this afternoon, she will be asked to repeat
every action she went through on the morning of the murder from the time she
left the house to follow Dorothy to the field in the search of lost cattle,
until the child’s body was found. She will be asked to retrace her steps
through the field and to show the officers the exact spot where she pushed
Dorothy into the water.
Arrangements
also were going forward today for arraignment of Mrs. Evanovich on a charge of
first degree murder as filed against her by Dr. McQuate. She will be taken
either today or Monday before Justice of the Peace Donald Smyth to enter a plea
to the affidavit. If she pleads not guilty, she will be bound over to the grand
jury.
[“Held As Slayer of Step-Daughter -
Step-Mother To Co Over Crime Scene Will Drain Ditch - Mrs. Evanovich to
Repeat Actions During Morning of Murder Before Officials in Elton Today,” The
Evening Independent (Massillon, Oh.), Sep. 8, 1928, p. 1]
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TEXT (Article 2 of 2): Canton, Nov. 27.—Mrs. Caroline Evanovich, Elton, was
taken to the reformatory for women at Marysville, Tuesday to begin a life term
for the murder of her step-daughter, Dorothy. She was accompanied to the
institution by Deputy Sheriff Al Ball, Mrs.. Ball and Mrs. Gibson, wife of
Sheriff. Gibson.
Mrs.
Evanovich was indicted on a first degree murder charge, but was permitted to
enter a plea of guilty to second degree murder before Common Pleas Judge E, W.
Diehl.
[“Mrs. Evanovich
Taken To Prison,” Evening Independent, (Massillon, Oh.), Nov. 27, 1928, p. 2]
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For more examples, see Step-Mothers from Hell.
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