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Show lEMI BABE ; SANTA BARBARA. Cat, Nov. 10. It developed during the preliminary hearing today of John Rech In Justice Shoup's court on the charge of having killed his new-born babe that the child was burled alive. Rech was held to tho sup'orior court on a chargo of murder. His wlfo, who is accused jointly with him, will be ghon her preliminary hearing as soon as sho Is able to appear In court Rech vaB a willing' witness. Through an Italian Interpreter he stated that ho and his v.Ife had talkod over tho matter of "putting away" their child "thousands of times." "She agreed to It." testified Rech, "saying wo would have ten dollars moro to send to tho old folks in Italy." The witness then described the mannor of the babe's death. He feaid Jio took the Infant to the barn, behind which he dug a hole and placing tho bnbe In a sitting position, filled the hole with earth. The death wounds found on the babe's head were Inflated, Inflat-ed, Rech said, by his shovel, whan he tamped down the earth. After Rech's statement had been made it was lead to him or the interpreter, inter-preter, and he roadilv slgnod It |