Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-26
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The Dcke Of . rsOthsr tot ier . sfs..fina even
though born without the sanction Of wedlock, II
proyerbial, and It's force was again !nstanced I'm
P:ss Se Sss Sssa a. ss GA.ts. as
tacts read like a romance In the town OF
Goshen, Orange county, lived meat aud
tidy" ffttle Mik~isn girl named Bridget Ccrco-
ran An individual IN the guise OF a gentleman,
by srtful promises and seductive wiles, prevailed
on her to desert the straight paths OF yirtne and
enter aPon the nowery road 70 ruin. She loved
not wisely but too well" Soon the result Of her
,mBraoence became apparent. De-irvas OF
hiding her shame, the poor girl came % New
hork. Here n little innocent made its ar
pesranoe. The mother had saved a small
slowly, but surely. melted away, and she Vas
thrown upon the cold charity OF a heartle~s
world She clung 90 her infant with all the
fondness OF a mothers love. But the battle for
existence proved too much for her endurance.
Alone she might have been able to cope with the
difficulties surrounding her, but with her child
she must have given mp the struggle ~ ansvail-
ing. She took the infant 10 the Founding Hos
pitsl IN Twelfth street leaving it in the care OF
the Kind sisters, and again returned 90 her
home. She received letters weekly from the
hospital, informing her OF the health and condi-
ton OF the child. Her maternal instincts proved
TOO strong. and she could not endure the sepsra-
Ton In her own words. she must have her
ehld or die She returned 20 New York with
guy cent OF money an her pocket. where she
arrived has, night Repairing 70 the hospital
she clamed her boy, which was given Go ITS pro-
lection. The Siters offered % send her 20
w ards Island until spring, at which time the
babe would be year old. She refused howeyer
and taking her infant, departed. Now comes the
strangest part OF this strange story. Bridget Was
nearly half starved, no food having passed her
EI's for twenty-four hours. Weak aud faint,
she sank upon n door step on Ninth avenue
While IN this position she was closely watched
by woman, who, probably cleaning her whole
history AZ glance, accosted her, and asked her
il che was hungry. OF coarse She replied in the
Affirmative. Bidding her follow. she led Bridget
:ato = saloon in the neIghborhoOd and giving
her dollar, told her 20 call for what she needed.
she partook Of cup Of tea and some other
refreshments. Observing the infant, the stranger
became very sympathetic, and told the mother
she had customer at 2s0 Madison avenue, vhs
lege of adopting a little stranger. Brideet r.
fused 20 surrender the child. Thus foiled tn
woman again had recourse Co a stratAgem Sh.
said she resided in West fifty-third street, AMI
would take care Of the baby until the mother
could obtain work. To this proposition Bridget
agreed, stating that she would 90 and get a
shawl in which 70 wrap up the child. She
suddenly sprang At the poor mother. and snatch
ing the child darted out Of the door aud
up Ninth avenue a. hard as she could 20.
The poor mother pursued on her track as long
rs she could. When near Nineteenth street ex-
hausted nature gave out and sine TELL senseles 60
the earth. Ofhcer Russell, ON duty near by,
picked her mp, and placing her in the care OF a
bystander, started after the Fugitive. He soon
caught up with, and arrested her. crowd had
by this time congregated, and learning the fact
attempted violence toward her. The officer had
much dtficulty in taking his prisoner 20 the
station-house, and only got her there after she
had been roughly handled. THIS would-be Kid
napier gave her name ss Jane Dubby. In ex-
planation OF her strange conduct she said she
had lost a child about year ago. She merely
wanted to borrow Bridget's baby, and would
have returned ft, safe and sound, 90 its mothers
arms. Judge Scott, for the purpose OF learning
more concerning the case, committed Jane for
examination, and gave instructions to have Brid-
get properly cared for.