The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-14
Bogus Baby Case in AIIegheny.-.Mrs,
Cunningham OutdOne.

EF9NNHAG tteSNANNN 4SsSkSSA-~tts
We heard the particulars yesterday of
an affair in Allegheny which has caused
quite an excitement among the ''culled
foIks'i in the immediate neighborhood
where it occurred, and which fairly
rivals in interest and the richness of its
details the celebrated "bogus baby"
case in which Mrs. Cunningham, the
supposed murderer of DR.. Burdell,
played such prominent part. 1t APP
pears that there resides on a certain
street in Allegheny a very worthy cou-
pie of the "culled persuasion" who,
though they have been married for
wears, have had no issue. The husband,
It seems, was very anxious for children
and, having expressed his feelings on
the subject frequently to his wife and
told her how much happier he would
be were he blessed in this respect, she,
in the tenderness of her affection, re-
solved, come what might, to crafty
him. She told him to be of good cheer,
quoted scripture to him to show him
how ''de Lord had Dressed Sarah with
issue after many years of waitin', and
dat He also in His goodness might
bress her in the same way"
This rather consoled the old man and
his faith in "Cle Lord" was never so
strong as when, three months after-
wards, his loving, spouse intimated to
him that their prayers had been heard
that sheIwas,i in short in that condition
sin which ladies like TO be who love
their lords Time rolled on and the
now happy husband was rendered still
more happy by the unmistakeable
Surface Indications which told him
plainly that he must soon become a
father. He waited patiently for the
event, which from some unaccountable
reason seemed rather tardy in coming
OF; but on Friday night last his anxie-
ty on the subject was somewhat reliev-
ed when he was informed that his wife
WIS Ill and that her accouchment
might at any moment be expected
The two hours which followed seemed
an age to the expectant husband, but
at length the joyful news reached him
that the crisis had passed, and the
presence of regular "thirteen pound
er, . black as charcoal, in the arms of a
woman who ofhciated as nurse on the
occasion, attested the fact, and told him
that he was at last father.
But the sequel relIIains to be told.
| The day subsequent TO the events mar
rated In our last paragraph oolored
neighbor of the parties appeared sud
denly at the old mans house, and, in
regular Othello style, demanded 9his
chile ~ Ahis chile =, The father, OF
! course, could not tell what he was driv-
ing at, and demanded an explanation
/ which resulted In Chet other declaring
that the previous day his wife had
lgfven birth to a baby:sthat by arrange
/ meat with the old dman's wife said baby
I had been conveyed 10 his house; thai
/ his (the old man's) wife had never been
L in what Is. known. as fan interestine
scondition" at all, but had used diver
II.artifiefaI appliances to delnde her hrs-
band into the belief that she was eltef,
/ eJite; and fnally 81, that all her siekness
\ {Ec.,gwasa sham, for the truth Of which
/ heswGs prepared to offer the most nm
/ doubted evidence. The OLD. man
though his mind was now filled Will
doubts, refused 70 give up the baby
and at last aceotnts he held on 10 IN
! little ''pieaninny' - with as much fond
ness as II he were indeed its tather
lThei mother, so=ealled, toos maintAini
fFIat there was no sham IN the matte
! at All. bnt We are assured that the eyt
dence Is clear TO the contrary, in Whicl
u svent she will have TO give up the child
Z The case Is causing great xcitement II
1lcIIlIell circles, - and the result will sb'
I1ooked for with deep interest.
THB late DR.. wayland said that n,
sermon could be so effective IN showing
oHthe absurdIty of Shakerism, and al
Fcaiibate Iifs, as Aftemus wardss repor
of his visit TO the Shakers. In 1ss
President Lincoln told Rev. DIR. Ste
! lsvehson! of flle-A american Tract Society
: New York, that he had read "a. Ward
His Book, ? Rs soon as y appeared; ane
i IL Is we'll known that on one occasion
ofice-seskers, he read TO his assembled
! rS.bTr,af fI1a fsrnoFs visit Of A w tstl