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r~* SCENES OF CLYDE KIDNAP-MURDER CASE ] JS at Clyde home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Baker, maternal grandparents of 10-weeks-old Haldon Fink, whose kidnaping late Tuesday night ended in death, is pictured above. The infant was taken while sleeping in a front room off the porch shown in the photograph. Empty now is the cradle-carriage from which tiny Haldon Fink was snatched while sleeping Tuesday night to be thrown to its death in Green Creek. Picture of the vehicle was taken in the Clyde home of the infant's maternal grandparents, where the kidnaping occurred. INJURIES FATAL TO HITCH-HIKER William Crawford, New York, Dies In Memorial Hospital The body of William Crawford, 39, of New York City, who died at 4 p. m. Tuesday in Memorial hospital after having been injured in an unusual accident at Clyde, was being held Wednesday at the Fiser & Son funeral home, Clyde pending further investigation. Efforts are being made to locate possible relatives or friends and Dr. D. W. Philo, Sandusky county coroner and the state patrol are conducting an investigation ;n the accident and death. Crawford died suddenly in the hospital as he was coming out of the anesthetic, after having undergone an operation for a compound fractured leg, sustained in the accident. It was thought death was caused by embolism or inhalation. Is New Yorker Address of the deceased man was given as 17 east 42nd street, Hew York, where it was thought he lived with E. M. Cameron. It was reported that he was a paint salesman and was hitch-hiking home (Continued on Page 14, Column 8) EARL AVERILL IS TRincn t- - G-MEN ASKED TO JOIN HUNT FOR SLAYER 10-Week-Old Haldon Baker Fink Snatched Prom Carriage Crib At Grandparents' Home; Mother Had Gone To Store; No Clues Found In Slaying The body of 10-weeks-old Haldon Baker Fink was found in the slow-moving waters of Green Creek, just north of U. S. Highway 20 bridge spanning the stream, three miles east of Fremont at approximately 11 a. m., Wednesday, just 13 hours after it had been snatched from its cradle in a Clyde home. Deputy Sheriffs Ted Paul and Roy Krugh, working westward from Clyde in close search for the infant, came upon the tiny body at 10:51 a. m. It was partly submerged, caught in a willow clump bordering the creek, 71 feet north of the bridge on the west bank. The two officers, who had combed every ravine and rivulet between Green Creek and Clyde, first thought they espied a chicken or a fowl in the river. Deputy Paul proceeded down the west bank and Deputy Krugh investigated.the east bank. The former came upon the body, still clothed in a baby's shirt, nightgown and diaper. No Marks Seen The body bore no marks of violence, except for an abrasion on the lip and a trickle of blood from its mouth. Deputy Paul theorized the body had been thrown from the bridge. A bootee and blanket taken with the infant when it was snatched from its cradle in a front room of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Baker, of Maple street, Clyde, maternal grandparents, were missing. The discovery ended an all-night search throughout the district after report that the baby was taken from the Clyde residence between 10 and 11 p. m. The child's parents are Velma Ruth Fink, 22, of Clyde, and Ervin B. Fink, 23, of Fremont, who were divorced in Sandusky county common pleas court, June 6. Crowd Gathers Body of the child was placed on the heavily wooded creek bank adjoining the George H. Thomsen property on U. S. Highway 20. As news of the discovery spread, a large crowd gathered. Passing automobiles halted and traffic was slowed on the busy highway. However, few ventured into the glen where the infant lay with Deputies Paul and Krugh standing watch pending arrival of Coroner D. W. Philo. Deputy Paul reported the infant was face up, its tiny hands tightly clenched when found. Although death was attributed to drowning, the body apparently floated from the bridge and was caught by an overhanging willow clump. Baby Was Asleep The baby was asleep in a first- floor room, adjoining a front porch and living room of the residence. The grandfather, slightly hard of hearing, said he heard no disturbance while he was in the adjoining room. Members of the family told officers the abductor entered through Mother Overcome ] Grief-stricken, Mrs. Ervin Fink, 22-year-old mother of tiny Haldon Fink, required opiates to calm her after kidnaping of her child in Clyde Tuesday night. Her hysteria was renewed at noon Wednesday when she learned of the child's death. a seldom-used door opening into the room where the baby was sleeping. The door had been left unlocked. An open archway extends between the two rooms. Mr. Baker said he had visited the kitchen of the modest home during the 45 minutes the mother and grandmother were away. Door through which the kidnaper entered and left the home was found open after the child's mother discovered him missing. Mr. (Continued on Page 2. Column 5) Kidnaped Baby's Mother is Overcome by Grief, Anguish "Is my baby out there? Where is my baby?" cried an attractive young mother, Mrs. Velma Ruth Fink, of Clyde, as she shook off the affects early Wednesday morning of opiates given to quiet her sorrowing for the loss of her kidnaped 10-week-old son, Haldon. "Why can't they find my baby?" sobbed the grief-stricken woman, as a few friends and members of the family tried to comfort her. She was overcome by loss of her child shortly after she walked into the room where she had placed him and found an empty cradle. Physician Called A physician was called to care for the mother and grandmother. Mrs. Oren Baker had recovered from the shock Wednesday and patiently answered questions of reporters. She also admitted cameramen to the residence to photograph the carriage-crib from which the abductor had snatched the infant. One pink bootee, left behind by the kidnaper, a tiny pillow and the cradle's undercushion remaind just as they had been when the discovery was made. The baby's mother late Wednesday morning was still too grief-stricken to answer questions. Was Family Idol Mrs. Fink kept sobbing for "Buster/' nickname given the infant following his removal to the Clyde residence from Memorial hospital here. The baby had steadily gained weight until he passed the 12- pound mark. With light hair and blue eyes, "Buster" had quickly become the idol of the family and neighborhood. The 22-year-old mother is well- known in Clyde, having graduated from the high school there two years ago. She had been married exactly 13 months on the day she obtained a divorce in Sandusky county common pleas court. Until her marriage, she had been employed in Leidy's candy store at Clyde. Throughout the day, Clyde residents and Fremont friends of the family visited the modest home to extend their sympathy. Although showing visible signs of terrific suspense and strain, Mrs. Baker was able to greet callers. Recalls Confusion The baby's grandfather is a well- known garage man of Clyde. "I don't know why anybody would want to take our baby," he said shortly after officers reached the home. He had spent much of the time during the 45 minutes that Mrs. Fink and Mrs. Baker were away from the home Tuesday night on a davenport in a living room adjoining the room in which the baby was asleep. He told officers there was somq confusion about the home and garage at the rear of the residence during the women's absence, but he had not seen or heard anything unusual in the room where tha baby had been placed. Sleepless hours and terrific suspense of waiting for word about the infant were wearing down phy> sical resistence of both the matern- al grandparents, paternal grandmother and their families in Clyd« and Fremont. A constant vigil foi some faint encouragement of tha child's safety was being kept at th« two homes, none abandoning'.hop* that the baby would be found alive,
Object Description
Title | Haldon Baker Fink murder investigation June 14, 1939 News Messenger |
Subject | Infanticide--Ohio--Clyde |
Time Period | 1930s |
Place | Clyde (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio) |
Description | 10 week old baby Haldon Baker Fink was reported missing on June 13, 1939. He was found dead on June 14, 1939. His mother, Velma Baker Fink, confessed to his murder on Saturday, June 16. She was acquitted of his murder by reason of temporary insanity and spent time in an asylum before being released to her parents' home. This and three other articles in the Hurd Archive report on the event. |
Date of Original | June 14, 1939 |
Source | Fremont News-Messenger, June 14, 1939 |
Submitting Institution | Clyde Public Library |
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Title | CLY_LIB_RogersR_0004_0001 |
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Full Text | r~* SCENES OF CLYDE KIDNAP-MURDER CASE ] JS at Clyde home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Baker, maternal grandparents of 10-weeks-old Haldon Fink, whose kidnaping late Tuesday night ended in death, is pictured above. The infant was taken while sleeping in a front room off the porch shown in the photograph. Empty now is the cradle-carriage from which tiny Haldon Fink was snatched while sleeping Tuesday night to be thrown to its death in Green Creek. Picture of the vehicle was taken in the Clyde home of the infant's maternal grandparents, where the kidnaping occurred. INJURIES FATAL TO HITCH-HIKER William Crawford, New York, Dies In Memorial Hospital The body of William Crawford, 39, of New York City, who died at 4 p. m. Tuesday in Memorial hospital after having been injured in an unusual accident at Clyde, was being held Wednesday at the Fiser & Son funeral home, Clyde pending further investigation. Efforts are being made to locate possible relatives or friends and Dr. D. W. Philo, Sandusky county coroner and the state patrol are conducting an investigation ;n the accident and death. Crawford died suddenly in the hospital as he was coming out of the anesthetic, after having undergone an operation for a compound fractured leg, sustained in the accident. It was thought death was caused by embolism or inhalation. Is New Yorker Address of the deceased man was given as 17 east 42nd street, Hew York, where it was thought he lived with E. M. Cameron. It was reported that he was a paint salesman and was hitch-hiking home (Continued on Page 14, Column 8) EARL AVERILL IS TRincn t- - G-MEN ASKED TO JOIN HUNT FOR SLAYER 10-Week-Old Haldon Baker Fink Snatched Prom Carriage Crib At Grandparents' Home; Mother Had Gone To Store; No Clues Found In Slaying The body of 10-weeks-old Haldon Baker Fink was found in the slow-moving waters of Green Creek, just north of U. S. Highway 20 bridge spanning the stream, three miles east of Fremont at approximately 11 a. m., Wednesday, just 13 hours after it had been snatched from its cradle in a Clyde home. Deputy Sheriffs Ted Paul and Roy Krugh, working westward from Clyde in close search for the infant, came upon the tiny body at 10:51 a. m. It was partly submerged, caught in a willow clump bordering the creek, 71 feet north of the bridge on the west bank. The two officers, who had combed every ravine and rivulet between Green Creek and Clyde, first thought they espied a chicken or a fowl in the river. Deputy Paul proceeded down the west bank and Deputy Krugh investigated.the east bank. The former came upon the body, still clothed in a baby's shirt, nightgown and diaper. No Marks Seen The body bore no marks of violence, except for an abrasion on the lip and a trickle of blood from its mouth. Deputy Paul theorized the body had been thrown from the bridge. A bootee and blanket taken with the infant when it was snatched from its cradle in a front room of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Baker, of Maple street, Clyde, maternal grandparents, were missing. The discovery ended an all-night search throughout the district after report that the baby was taken from the Clyde residence between 10 and 11 p. m. The child's parents are Velma Ruth Fink, 22, of Clyde, and Ervin B. Fink, 23, of Fremont, who were divorced in Sandusky county common pleas court, June 6. Crowd Gathers Body of the child was placed on the heavily wooded creek bank adjoining the George H. Thomsen property on U. S. Highway 20. As news of the discovery spread, a large crowd gathered. Passing automobiles halted and traffic was slowed on the busy highway. However, few ventured into the glen where the infant lay with Deputies Paul and Krugh standing watch pending arrival of Coroner D. W. Philo. Deputy Paul reported the infant was face up, its tiny hands tightly clenched when found. Although death was attributed to drowning, the body apparently floated from the bridge and was caught by an overhanging willow clump. Baby Was Asleep The baby was asleep in a first- floor room, adjoining a front porch and living room of the residence. The grandfather, slightly hard of hearing, said he heard no disturbance while he was in the adjoining room. Members of the family told officers the abductor entered through Mother Overcome ] Grief-stricken, Mrs. Ervin Fink, 22-year-old mother of tiny Haldon Fink, required opiates to calm her after kidnaping of her child in Clyde Tuesday night. Her hysteria was renewed at noon Wednesday when she learned of the child's death. a seldom-used door opening into the room where the baby was sleeping. The door had been left unlocked. An open archway extends between the two rooms. Mr. Baker said he had visited the kitchen of the modest home during the 45 minutes the mother and grandmother were away. Door through which the kidnaper entered and left the home was found open after the child's mother discovered him missing. Mr. (Continued on Page 2. Column 5) Kidnaped Baby's Mother is Overcome by Grief, Anguish "Is my baby out there? Where is my baby?" cried an attractive young mother, Mrs. Velma Ruth Fink, of Clyde, as she shook off the affects early Wednesday morning of opiates given to quiet her sorrowing for the loss of her kidnaped 10-week-old son, Haldon. "Why can't they find my baby?" sobbed the grief-stricken woman, as a few friends and members of the family tried to comfort her. She was overcome by loss of her child shortly after she walked into the room where she had placed him and found an empty cradle. Physician Called A physician was called to care for the mother and grandmother. Mrs. Oren Baker had recovered from the shock Wednesday and patiently answered questions of reporters. She also admitted cameramen to the residence to photograph the carriage-crib from which the abductor had snatched the infant. One pink bootee, left behind by the kidnaper, a tiny pillow and the cradle's undercushion remaind just as they had been when the discovery was made. The baby's mother late Wednesday morning was still too grief-stricken to answer questions. Was Family Idol Mrs. Fink kept sobbing for "Buster/' nickname given the infant following his removal to the Clyde residence from Memorial hospital here. The baby had steadily gained weight until he passed the 12- pound mark. With light hair and blue eyes, "Buster" had quickly become the idol of the family and neighborhood. The 22-year-old mother is well- known in Clyde, having graduated from the high school there two years ago. She had been married exactly 13 months on the day she obtained a divorce in Sandusky county common pleas court. Until her marriage, she had been employed in Leidy's candy store at Clyde. Throughout the day, Clyde residents and Fremont friends of the family visited the modest home to extend their sympathy. Although showing visible signs of terrific suspense and strain, Mrs. Baker was able to greet callers. Recalls Confusion The baby's grandfather is a well- known garage man of Clyde. "I don't know why anybody would want to take our baby," he said shortly after officers reached the home. He had spent much of the time during the 45 minutes that Mrs. Fink and Mrs. Baker were away from the home Tuesday night on a davenport in a living room adjoining the room in which the baby was asleep. He told officers there was somq confusion about the home and garage at the rear of the residence during the women's absence, but he had not seen or heard anything unusual in the room where tha baby had been placed. Sleepless hours and terrific suspense of waiting for word about the infant were wearing down phy> sical resistence of both the matern- al grandparents, paternal grandmother and their families in Clyd« and Fremont. A constant vigil foi some faint encouragement of tha child's safety was being kept at th« two homes, none abandoning'.hop* that the baby would be found alive, |
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