Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-08-06
The Last Baby.

On the 18th of July the Sentinel contained the fol-
lowing notice:
HURRAH FOR PENNSYLVANIA Another Baby
1t is reported and we believe truly, that young
'un'' found on the steps of ef most re-
spectacle citizens one day last week. Still improving
The Lard Lamp" scene is cast in tie shade, now
What precious set we have among US.
By some, it is said that the foregoing fixes the
paternity of the child the person at whose door 1t
was left We see no such charge; and although we
have heard many pro and con such an imPuta-
ton, were very careful not to make such charge
without the fullest proof friend of the person in
question has put into our hands the following letter.
which he thinks sets the matter at rest We publish
it by his request and our own offer, we Ike to have
such transactions fastened where they belong. Our
readers and those interested may comment themselves
as to who the guilty one was:
RusHviLLE, July 23, 1916.
J.S.-SIR I'm compliance to your request, which
ready to do, Especially on such occasions
as this hasten to relate to you all that know
respecting this matter for must acknowledge that
it is subject of vast interest, and which have
doubt but that it does interest few very materi-
ally; and one which ell that have any knowledge Of
facts relating to the Circumstance should be bold IN
bringing them forward and making them public. |,
for one in such cases. 90 in decidedly for finding out
And here will just say that believe, as firmly as
believe my own existence that the man to which you
allude, (hat is, the TO whom the charge laid
free from the Gin of that crime though he had
never seen her, though | cannot now name any per-
sons that has had to my knowledge any communica-
ton with her in the time woman generally travails
You stated in your letter that you thought from what
you had heard me say that could name persons
out that had been committing the bloody act and that
| got it from their own lips. AT the time we were
conversing on the subject, told you of several per-
sons that had told me that they did partake of the
forbidden fruit. All could name now | named then
though there was some heard from mot from them.
selves thought that had been guilty of the act
that know nothing satisfactory though If person
was acquainted with the persons said to be guilty,
might have room for suspicion. / named one of the
persons at the time we were talking you know, and
his name he wrote S. R. G-.* That happened
three years ago, and that was all that did name
though there was another one told me that he did.
shall not name him now, for it would not amount tc
any thing for he has been absent from that town FOL
the last year, and it has been longer than that since
he was telling me- All the circumstance that has
any thing about, got from J. p. He was
knowing to these matters. He told me of some two
or three or more. l can't recollect all. One oil
| them can name, or two, and they were that other
J. that worked at cabinet making, and then al
carpentering and l. Perhaps there other young
fellows that had finger in the pie OF root in the
pudding rather, that | have heard nothing of, and
should think there is enough in all conscience to clear
the old cock of the crime, if his old age and better
sense would not do it. So think that the sensible
part of the community will take these things into
consideration, and lay the blame some of them
the apt to be guilty; for think that he ought tc
be cleared by all MEANS when there is many others
known almost for certain to be in the scrape; and nc
doubt you say that they have put the girl up to it
I pledge you my word and honor, Gf have any that
know of nothing that has happened of late that
would prove any thing stronger than have said oil
that l could swear to. So | will say no more. il
was only this afternoon that received your letter.
Just read it and set down and answered it. have
picioned and advised J. P. for lingering forbidden
places but he too cute to tell me if he did
N. B. wrote without having time to think or
the subject in order to get it into the next mall bu
could not do il in time. l have thought the
subject SINCE and have thought il better to one
that told me things that didn't think at the time
and now l would soon have my eye tooth pulled
to tell that lam the last man that will beray conf
dence but things has gone far that it can dc
him very little injury at least he will not have tc
suffer as the one the charge is laid TO. The person
that allude to is the that served his time with
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