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Saturday 12 auguSt 2017
Officials: Baby found in plastic bag doing ‘remarkably well’

ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) — An Neighbors checking on an about caring for the baby
8-month-old baby found animal-like sound coming when she’s released from
abandoned in a plastic from the yard discovered the hospital.
bag left in the backyard of the baby Tuesday after- Noril Washington, Rahine
an upstate New York home noon. The baby, whose Bowman and sisters Karen
is doing “remarkably well” name wasn’t released, and Kayla Seals — the four
despite the ordeal that left was wearing clothing and people credited with dis-
the girl covered in filth and a soiled diaper and had a covering the baby — gath-
exposed to the elements, a rash over parts of her body. ered Thursday evening to
prosecutor said Friday. Her mother was charged announce that they’re
Chemung County Assis- with attempted murder, collecting donated cloth-
tant District Attorney Terry and remained in the coun- ing and other items on the
Northrup said the baby re- ty jail Friday on $250,000 child’s behalf.
mained in stable condition cash bail. They said Bowman first
at a Rochester hospital Fri- Hoyt is scheduled to ap- approached the bag on
day, three days after she pear Monday for a prelimi- the ground and saw legs
was found in a white plas- nary hearing in Elmira City sticking out. The Seals sis-
tic garbage bag left near Court. The lawyer from the ters then tended to the girl
bushes behind a home in county Public Advocacy while Washington called
Elmira. The child’s 17-year- Office’s who’s represent- 911.
old mother, Harriette Hoyt, This undated photo provided Elmira Police shows Harriette Hoyt. ing her wasn’t available “I’ve never saved a life
An 8-month-old baby found alive in a plastic bag outside a
of nearby Sayre, Pennsyl- home had been abandoned there several days, authorities for comment. Northrup before so I’m just happy I
vania, abandoned her in said. Hoyt was being held in the Chemung County Jail and has wouldn’t comment when did, that’s all. Happy we all
the yard around noon last been charged with attempted murder in the case. asked if Hoyt’s family has did,” Bowman told WENY-
Saturday, authorities said. (Elmira Police via AP) contacted authorities TV in Elmira. q

Frat adviser faces hearing in Penn State pledge death case

By MARK SCOLFORO tify, a judge said Friday. clair to enforce a subpoe-
Associated Press District Judge Allen Sin- na against Bream, saying
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — An clair scheduled an Aug. 30 they have not been able
adviser to a Penn State contempt hearing for Tim to serve it on him directly
fraternity whose members Bream, the football team’s despite efforts to find him
are charged in a pledge’s head athletic trainer who or reach him through his
death will have to explain lived in the Beta Theta Pi attorney, university lawyers
why he has not responded house. or the building where he
to efforts to get him to tes- Defense lawyers asked Sin- works.

In this Jan. 2, 2016 photo, Penn State athletic trainer Tim Bream,
right, and head coach James Franklin, left, check on a player
during a college football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Lawyers for
Penn State fraternity brothers charged in a pledge’s death want
Bream, who was a live-in adviser at the since-closed Beta Theta
Pi house, to testify about what he knew about an alcohol-fueled
pledge event on Feb. 2, 2017, that led to the death of 19-year-
old Tim Piazza, of Lebanon, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
They want to question him permission that these activ-
about events that led to ities could occur.” The con-
the death of 19-year-old sent of Bream, 56, would
Beta Theta Pi pledge Tim Pi- undermine the element
azza, of Lebanon, New Jer- of recklessness involved in
sey, who died after ingest- some of the allegations,
ing a toxic level of alcohol Ambrose said. The fifth day
and then falling several of testimony in the prelimi-
times after a pledge ac- nary hearing for the frater-
ceptance party on Feb. 2. nity and 16 of its members
Bream said in a brief email wrapped up on Friday, and
to The Associated Press Sinclair said closing argu-
that he won’t comment or ments will follow the con-
be interviewed, following tempt hearing. They could
his attorney’s advice. take several days, given
Defense attorney Leonard the large number of defen-
Ambrose, who represents dants. Scicchitano was the
Joseph Sala, argued that only prosecution witness
Bream could testify about and spent some 37 hours
the event “as well as his on the stand.q