The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-19
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The flndine ore newborn 'bsbe on'thS
steps OF the residensssof one Of our lead.
ing citizens, Ast week, and, the subse-
ouent develop d,ehtsin CONNECTION there.
Wien, hAvi2G NfgAtsd Soh<iaiSlkble talk
and semA Hxsitsmsnts We, feel called
upon 10 give the facts involved ~ clio
tied from the mother OF the child, this
morning. Her name II MAfx Chmntintt, :.
an orphan sislyraseut sixtssn yssrs ~
age. The name Of the child's father Is
Mr.. George Barringer, resident Of
Jonesboro. Miss Cummings charges
Mr.. B. With no bad faith. and sems now
to have the utmost confidence In his
honesty and Integrity. .sirsogs ~ ~
She informed US that when, aboutsix
weeks ago, 1t became apparent that
scandal could no longer be suppressed,
she desired TO leave Jonssboro, and &C.
ceptsd the ofIices Of Mr.. Jones, through
whom arrangements had been made for
her accommodation In Cairo. Arriving
ut Cairo, Mr.. II met her at the caEs and
escorted her to her quarters, near the
corner Of Second street and Commercial
avenue. At this place, Mr.. Albright
visited her, ut her request, ~ often as two
or three times q week, and on one ocea-
sion paid the woman with whom she
stopped, some money, that had been
sent to him by Barripger. ...l.
!, On Wednesday morning last q strange
man (ssid to be Mr.. Barry came to the
young mothers quarters, and informed
her that Mr. Jones had sent him for the
baby; thatitwas his purpose to convey
II to Jonesboro and take care Of Il. She
was unwilling to surrender her child 70
this strange man until Mr.. Albright, who
came In . few minutes afterwards, a..
sured her that he believed II would be tax.
en- to Jonesboro, and be well provided for.
She then consented To the removal of the
child, and the strange man left, car.
rying II with him, Mr.. Albright
leaving In company with him. In thin con.
nection we may state that Mr.. A. protests
that he accompanied the strange individ.
ual ~ far rs the corner Of Levee and
Fourth street, where he left him, fully
assured that the child would be taken on
the train which would soon start to
Jonesboro, ~ MR. J. informed him It
would DO; and that he knew nothing To
the contrary until his attention was
called 10 the AFFAIR by the Evening Bull
letin.' The young mother infogmed us
that she would not have parted with the
child had there been any cause for a ris.
picion that II would be left In Cairo. Mr..
Albright subsequently, advised, her that
she had better not take the child back,
but should let Its father provide for II,
that she was young, inexperienced, and
would md Il difYicult To obtain Q home
while encountered with It.. This advice,
harmonizing with her own views, and
the child already. she preferred not
TO take II back, provided IL was comfort
ably cared for, where she could occasion.
ally visit Il. Before parting with
the child no one told hers could prose.
cute her seducer and compel him to take
care Of her. and she does not think she
would have commenced proceedings
against him had she been 30 advised.
She says she has been kindly treated
throughout, and denies with emphasis
that any one, either In Cairo or Jonesbo-
70, ever advised her to poison either her
self or her child. She furthermore says
&hat from the time Of taking up lodgings
In Cairo until after the child vas born
saturday . week ago) she never left her
room; and that AL reports 70 ths effect
that she had made trips TO Columbus
or anywhere else, are wholly groundless.
She gives Ar. a. credit for soaring Mr..
b. into her support, and says that she
has known nothing but kindness Ut Mr..
AS hands since she arrived In Cairo.
This We believe to b . fkir statement
of the case a. presented by Miss Cum.
mings. Mr., Albright was not present At
the interview, and nc, undue Influences
were brought 70 bear upon her In any way.
She u young, unsophisticated and
scarcely ingenious enough to practice de.
oslt, and wore the appesrsnce Of D truth
full girl throughout She promises to live
. virtuous penitent life hereafter, and II
surrounded by proper Influences will no
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