National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-10
A HEARTLESS MOTH Err.
IS 1T A CASE OF BABY PARMISep

" NNoH vs. u"'A
A white Child Fsund by the Beard Of
Health In a starving Csndition-The
story Of Its Csiored Nar.c and Of Its
white Msthcr's sister "A splendid
Case Tor the Psiicc.
one OF the most cruel cases Of neglect by
father and mother Of child that has ever been
chroncled In this city came to light yesterday,
through q citizen, who at once made known the
fact TO the Board Of Health by the following let
ter:
wasuisoros. d. c., Jelly !. is7s
srR: You viii please call at the alley, bstween
X and l., sixteenth and seventeenth streets
| northwest, and iou will md an unknown white
| child with coAed man aud woman. The chill
Is very badly treated, and u shsinetully neglected
every day. II appears that the mother OF the
child, whoever she Il, pays those people pretty
| good sum per month TO take care OF the child,
| but they use the money for other purposes and
/ the child Ia In q miserable condition. u viii be
| an act OF humanity to see after the poor little
| sufferer. -
Tbe Boari u Health are not In the habit Of
| noticing anonymous letters, but the above
| seemed to he so straight story that upon the
receipt Of the same Dr.. stewatt 10 company
for the REruBiicAs, proceeded TO the scene Ia
the above alley aud soon were At
| fiik HOUSE,,
| a two story frame, situated about the middle OF
the alley. A rap Al the door soon brought col
ored woman to open II, when thc'question was
asked who resided wlthln, aud In response NE
three children" The object u the visit was
made known TO her, aud the party invited into
The house, where an awful stencil prevailed anu
room with surroundings OF the most nltny
order presented Itself.
| rus CHILD
was next inquired for, and nnally, win mnch
rail- NJ hot hat n alerltt 4 ~ IA
TO witnessl In q crib, WRAPPED ~ dirty rags,
lay the niue suneref-a male white child-stlli
as though IN death Inc ohlll was removed
from the crib, when II was found that y was
nothing more than pacf oil bones with flesh
enough hardly 10 Keep them together, present
ing q slckenlng sight.
lowing conversation took place with the woman:
nVw DID you come In possession OF THIS chitif
had born unto me about seven months
since this child you see on the bed, tpointing u
a hearty-looking little boy asleep near the Other
child and having more nOurishinent than he
could consume, | concluded 10 take another
child. Making this known TO my husband, hG
kept lookout In the papers for an advertise
ment OF q nurse, and about i've months ago h,
read one TO me signed by DE-. =. answered
the advertisement, and was told TO 60 TO q house
: on Capitol Hill, where child could be found
Ou taking the child was promised three dollars
: per week Tor taking care OF u, and accordingly
: gwen TO me by q white lady, who refused " Civ,
j me her name, but said 10 would be all light
as the doctor who had sent me to he
: had attended her during her confinement
: had the child several weeks, and during thi
/ time the doctor made several visits and left som
/ medicines for It's eyes, which were at this tim
very sore. Up To this period the mother had no
Q | visited the child. Thinking that some thing wa
: wrong called several tunes on Capitol iiill 4
o see is mother, when she expressed perfect IN
. difference as to the fate Of the child aud sal
l. before the child WAS born she had tired ever
q way TO Kill It and prevent It's birth. She PROM
"a tsed, however, to come and see IL, but she neve
10 came. After the mother moved away from Car
% ltoi I'LL To the place where she now resides, 10
&c sixteenth street, near Bouu,lary) I sent in
child To her several times by my little girl La
&c terry man, who IL said to be the father, come
.t occasionally 10 see IT, and Tuesday he came an
l. gave me one dollar. The father Il sati TO be
D. man doing large business In Washington. U
.. To thlS time I have received % for my care ,
8 the child; and IN addition 10 nursing / have
le do all Its washing aud furnish u with clothes-
70 She then referred to the fact that her chi
It was robust and fed from the same breast viii
u count for the difference N any other way tha
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