New-York tribune., 1877-03-14


A POOR WOMAN JoKiYGLY GIVES HER CHiLD lo
STRANGER WHO WISHES TO ADOPT 1T AND
c,pprts TT AwAY-THR MOTHERS GRIEF TIL.
DETECTIVES SEARCH, AND TIE RESTORATION Of
THE BABY.
A woman entered the Police Headquarters
Yesterday tcrnoon and rushing toward Superintendent
Waling told him with sObs and tears that some one hA'
stolen her baby She said her WAS Ann Naish' anu
that she lived at No. Sc South fifhave she was q
years old and had been married three years Her nus
band wns in Ponghkeepsie in search OF situation She
had been out OF employment for somo ine and staed
Yesterday about noon, with her infant Mary months
old 10 look for WORK. She entered the office OF the pe-
syvana Railroad Company at Springst ana bfoad"ay'
and while standing the counter noticed "c'i-
dressed man looking at her infant adnirlSy lhe man
finally went up to the child and played with IT, patuhS
its checks ard causing II TO laugh "H0w wOud l!hc
10 have such fne-lookng baby this. he declared
al would give most anything for IT, Won't you give IL 10
me Z" .
The woman says she laughed Of him and johingy sau'
"Yes Won can have H." and with that placed the INFANT
in tLe mans arms The mother said she looked on Win
amusement as the man danded tire baby upon his arm
Suddenly however she was astonshed 70 him open
the door and s,ep into the street with the chd SUI III
his arms. She almost Immediately followed lin, but
could see nothing of him. Returning to the railway
Office the clerks who shared her opinion that the infant
had been kidnapped sent her 10 Police Headquarters
After hearing the woman's story SUPERINTENDENT wal
ling sent Detective Woods with her to the Office where
the child disappeared ana learned there that what she
had told was the truth The clerks stated that tne man
had purchased ticket TO Mobile, and stated that ne in
tended 10 leave the city the p train from Jersey
CITY, Detectives were sent watch tho several fcrs
TO Jersey CIV and Mrs Walsh sent with an officer
in citizens clothes to the Jersey City Depot Shc re-
turned to the Police Headquarters at Z o'clock. As
she entered Inspector DormOtts Office she looked
for moment at man standing IN the room ana OK
claimed " That's HIM that's the man that stGie my
baby :" The man looked Mrs. Walsh in establishment
and then stated that he had just been explaining the
affair TO 10 Inspector He stated that his name WAS Dr.
Easter; that he lived in Ncw-Orcans ana was now in
the city to purchss goods for store Inc Is conducting in
the soutn Ills wife and children with him, and
the party were staying The TrcmOn; House Broad
way All his children, ae said had dark cOpio Kois,
and for years 10 had Decn l00hns for blueeed, iar
haired baby which he might adopt Yesterday after
noon hc said. he was in the Pennsylvania Rail
road office and struck with the appearance
of Mrs Walsh's Child. The woman, he sad,
smingly asscnted to his proposition 10 take IT, and
placed tae child il his arIGs After handling The babe
few moments he left the Office and walked ranidy TO
his hotel where the child turned over to his wife,
who had 1t washed and dressed III fine cCthng, which
had been Immediately procured. Waea his friends III
the hoel heard Of ms charge they advised him 10
90 to the policc headquarters and explain the whole
affair, undoubtedly he would soon be arrested Tor Kid
mapping the infant.
propositions 10 GdOpt the cd He took her 10 ms hotel
and showed her tho little girl nicely dTrsstd Mrs.
thc baby Win us new lIch0S reitil4 10 'iei nom,
promising call hours with her decision. AZ 10
o'clock sac returned aud TOOK the cild TO neI hGL'
much 70 the grief OF The entire Easter family reporter
found Dr. Easter In his "oon at lr hour last night
looking the picture o. cefpar Hangins u!oh cntlf
a complete Infants outfit He was Indignant al TIE
5us plciOn winch had been cast upon MN