Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-06

A BABY VANS AN 0NSER-on Tuesday aftsr-
noon quite little 'ftem7 turned up at the City
Hotel, the circumstances connected with which
are as follows; During the past summer girl has
been living with a family at Chsgrin Falls ns do
nestle In July, after she had been there but
very short time she was confined, and soon q vg-
orouS boy IVES added to the population Of that
thriving village. The girl was soon after dis
charged from the place, when she came with the
child to Cleveland and endeavOred to obtain work
at the In6rmary and several private families. She
has spent some time in Cleveland looking for
work, but her child was an objection. On Monday
afternoon she went to the City Hotel, registered
her name as from Willoughby, and took a room
which she occupied until Tuesday afternoon, ,whep,
soon after noon, a young man called to see her
and a,ked to be shown to her room. lie was
shown to the parlor and the girl sent for. lie met
her at tho foot of tho stairs, whero they met old
friends, and she invited him to her room where
he went and stayed for about an hour. He then
left. aud in short time she left the house (havng
previously tsnt her trunk to the MahOning depot }
leaving her child upon the bed in her room.
1t was suspected that she had deserted the child
and the room was examined. The child lay upon
the bed and beside it was a bandbox containing
some ehild's clothing, upon the top of which lay a
bottle Of paragoric, nursing bottle, and tho fol-
lowing letter:
This Child was born July 2S,h 1859 and its
Mother is one of4hose tha, has been unfortunate
and She wants that this Child Should be taken
good Care Of and the person in whoom is Interest,"
cd Enough to Donate some Of there wealth TO help
those that are in trouble and kneedy will Try and
reward them and if it should happen that the
Mother cannot do any Myre for it She will pray
for for those that do. help those that kne,d help
and be kind ..
the Mothers Prayers will accompany this child
it will be Called for Some time and the Donator
rewarded the Chislds given Name IL FrAnkey fare.
well my child at present and hope that you will
fall into Kind hands.
This letter was written in masculine hand, and
was evidently written by the young man aforesaid
In passing through the oiicO to the gi' ho had
been recognized. and the lsttsr taken 10 hi
hotel where the handwriting was seen to be iden
tica with his upon the books. So much for ST
much. The paternity Of the child was pretty
clearly established and the whereabouts Of tn,
mother eonjsetured.
Mr.. WI. Warner, Acting Infrma-y Director
has taken charge Of tho child aud now wants th'
b'fOrementlor cd young man to call aud prOvid
for IT, He is well known. not only to us
bat about town, aud will do well to call at Onc
upon Mr.. Warner If hOwishOs to avoid exposure.
p. s.-Ths woman Astonthed the people of tn
City Hotel by returning last night about O'cloel
and without a word Of explanation, calling for he
child. She is as mute as post as to her reasoI
for desertiug her child, or as to where she ba
been. Befole she went away she incidental.
spoke of a sister in Youngstown and she yer,
likely went there. She will probably now koe
the child.