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Schwartz, Adeline L. (d. 1979)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 6 Sep 1979 p. 3
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Decatur, Ind.—Initial charges of battery were leveled Sept. 1 against four suspects in the death of eight-month-old Amish girl Adeline L. Schwartz, who was killed the night before in an attack on her parents' carriage. State police said the four—two of whom reside in Berne and two in Monroe—could be charged with murder when investigation into the case is completed.
The death came when rocks and pieces of clay were hurled at the carriage from a passing truck. The child, who was lying in the back seat of the buggy, was struck in the head by a piece of clay tile and killed.
Adams County Sheriff Thomas Coolman said he believes at least some of the four suspects were involved in other, recent attacks on horse-drawn carriages, since the description of their vehicle matches the description given by other victims.
Parents of the dead girl are Mr. and Mrs. Levi Schwartz of Monroe.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 20 Sep 1979 p. 3
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Berne, Ind.—Four Adams County men accused in the Aug. 31 death of an Amish infant near Monroe have been formally charged with reckless homicide, and are scheduled to enter pleas before Judge Myles F. Parrish in Decatur on Oct. 15.
The four allegedly threw pieces of tile at an Amish buggy, killing seven-month-old Adeline L. Schwartz of rural Monroe.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 25 Oct 1979 p. 6
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Berne, Ind.—Pleas of not guilty were entered Oct. 15 by four area teenagers charged with reckless homicide in the Aug. 31 death of an Amish girl near Berne.
The infant, Adeline L. Schwartz, died after being struck on the head by a piece of tile allegedly thrown by one of the four youths from the rear of a pickup truck.
One of the four suspects requested a change of judge in his case, a request which was granted. Trial dates for the defendants have not been set.