Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-05 | Page 3 | Far Accused in Child's Death

FATHER ATHER F ACCUSED ACCUSED IN CHILDS CHILD'S DEATH Kentuckian Denies Slapping Baby but Mother L. L Disagrees T V ASHLAND Ky Jan 5 UP UP-A UP A distraught young man marx with the build of a Hercules sobbed endlessly today In a police c call ll crying over and over I didn't do it iL I couldn't do da such a thing Its It's all a lie He was accused of ot slapping to V death his old month daughter because be bc be because cause she disturbed his hii sleep Coroner E. E C C. C McGhee asserted V the child died of a brain concussion The father Willard Slusher year 26 V V ol old laborer denied knowledge of ot the injury but his wile wife married at 15 and now only 18 told a a. different story Little Betty Jean the baby h had d V been ill since birth the mother said faid Thursday night she cried continually Slusher took toos the child in his arlT arms He rocked for an hour in a chair Ho lie walked the floor Finally his nerves nerve ragged he slapped the child The The- punishment only caused Betty Jean to cry the louder J Just st before dawn Slusher slapped the baby again She stopped crying and the parents thankfully put her to bed 5 She She did did not awake Mrs Slusher holding her husband blameless told police of ot the sIan I pings r V N The coroner ordered Slusher held for or action b by a grand jury convening Monday Police booked him only for investigation Will didn't mean to hurt the 5 baby his young cung wife said He nl- nl ways was good to her but she she- had bad V kept him up many nights and he didn't know what he was doing