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Show BODY OF NEWBORN BABE FOUND MONDAY ON STREET IN PROVO; OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING I Apparently left to die by its parents, the body of a ' newborn baby girl was, found about 11 :30 o'clock Tuesday morning' in a shoe box, just outside the city limits of Provo. The body was discovered on the sidewalk above Ninth North street, near a clump of bushes by a Provo woman, who lives in that vicinity, and she immediately notified the sheriff's office. Deputies S. A. Willis and J. G. McKell were sent to the scene, and brought the babe's body to the office. ) Wrapped In Nightgown The body was- wrapped in a woman's wo-man's pink nightgown, and a woman's wo-man's handkerchief also was in the shoebox. However, no clue likely to lead to the discovery of the dead babe's parents are as yei apparent, and the authorities have no definite suspicion on which U work. According to Dr. Stanley M. Clark, the babe was alive when born. The navel cord was cut and 1 not retied, which would result in quick bleeding to death, according to the doctor, who declared death was caused either by loss of blood or by exposure. Dr. Clark expressed the belief that the babe was not born in that vicinity, but that it had boon taken there Monday night, after its birth. The sheriff's office is investigating investigat-ing the case and is hopeful that some clue may be found leading to the discovery of the abandoned babe's parents. |
