The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-20
Founding.

Last night Tuesday babe, prooapiy
four or FIVE days old, was left on the steps
of the residence of Mr. Joseph NJ tray
in the Fourth Ward. He resides near his
lumber mill. Fer some hours, during the
night, Mrs. Gray heard the moaning OF
what she thought was child, and seVerai
times called .Toes attention 10 it, but he
insisted that it was eats, and thus quiet
ed her fears. At last about o clock tins
Wednesday, morning, Mr. tray got so
vexed about the burned eats that ne got
up, intending to shoot them. lie stepped
to the door and there found the chlla' IL
was taken into the house, suffering very
much from the cold its little hands and
arms were blue with cold, and probably,
in an hour more there would have been
Job for the coroner, and its crHel mother,
who thus deserted her offspring would
have been guilty Of its death
The child is girl, and is said to be quite
a pretty babe. 1t was neatly dressed, hay
ing on a flannel skirt. calico dress, etc. all
neatly aud carefully made Around it
was wrapped a shawl, aud il lay upon the
floor Of the back porch Of the house.
/ The child was turned over to Supervisor
/ Krer, who will send it to the poor farm
where it will receive sucl care as can be
given it there,
The hard-hearted, brush mother of
that babe. for thus deserving her child and
leaving it to die las it ma yet for want OF
proper care can render no sufficient ex-
cuse for her cruelty; and We hope she may
be hunted out and punished for the crime
she has committed. II it was done Il
hide her shame, she had much better have
borne obloquy before the world than stained
her soul with murder. Andif it was done
simply from poverty ana TO get some one
TO rear her child, then her mother is a
brute undeserying the name of woman.
I j. S.-Since the above was in type there
is new development about the baby, and
all the facts are now kncvu.
/ The name of the mother Of the child is
Layinia Emeiine Virgins, girl Of about
% years old whose home is in the town Of
Iowa, Iowa county, AM State Of Iowa
She had sister marie. to one John Raj
fell, of Wyoming, STARK county, this State
'anl the child was born there last weel
Friday On Monday Mrs. Raffell and her
mother, Martha Ann Virgins, took tn,
child and came To Davenport, to try an,
give it away or get rid u it iii some way
They tried good many places on Tuesda.
but failed. That night between / 0 and
Gel cl, .as Mrs. EaGel informs US tn
grandmother Of the chit took it and wen
away alone, aud cam. back without it
What an old Jesebe she must be t
abandon her craudehil to probable dealt
in that cruel manner,
This "Wednesday N ming Mrs Wigcin
took the early western bound train for he
home near Marenro, Iva, and Mrs Rat
fell went to the Peoria depot to take tn
ears for her home in Stark County. in thi
State-but she got trj-htened fearing sh
would be arrested. anu began to make Ell
quiries for the child and found it, Sh
is a very decent looking and appeariu
woman, and says She will take the chill
back to her own hom, on the $50 Peori
train this evening, whCeits mother now i,
and that she shall take care of it. If sh
? does that, probably Nc one viii pursue tn
matter-but unles, she does her mothe
will be arrested, and SIC also as accessor
r to plot to improperlg abandon the chill
r to an unnatural death