The Strange Case of the Felonious Fumigator
Leah Minerva Dilley On June 3, 1934, the four-year-old daughter of George and Edna Dilley vanished from her home in Mercer County. Leah Minerva Dilley was last seen by her siblings leaving her home on Andrew Street in Sharon after eating Sunday dinner, when she dashed outside to play with neighborhood children. Being a mother of eleven children, it wasn't easy for Edna to keep tabs on everyone, so it was no great surprise that the precocious youngster managed to escape from the house without her noticing, but when she learned that Leah and her friends had gone to a nearby park, she felt a sense of relief. However, when Leah failed to return home, her mother grew frantic and notified the police. Chief of Police Charles Steger interviewed nearly thirty local residents after Leah was reported missing, including the child's companions on that fateful day, but none were able to throw any light on the perplexing mystery. Steger followed up on a report that Leah had been seen playin...
