The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-06

ArTENPTED lNFASr1cIDE. - EARLY
yesterday morning. Mr. Post. who resides
on Third street. near the Presbyterian
Church, was attracted 70 the water
closet in M" rear ~ bis yard, by un>
usua! sounds emana:ing theiefrom As
he entered the privy lie heard the
moaning Of child very distinctly. He
FASTENED TO the house and lighting a
lantern. returned to discover a little
naked newly born boy in the vault He
at once summoned Chief Of Police
Thorndike, and together they tore up
the seat and rescued tho poor li,tl. fell
low from his awful position. The facts
seem to DO about - follows: During
the night some girl or woman in thi,
city had given birth to . child. ard
wishing to put it out OF the way. had
wrapped it up in little flannel skirt
ard several other rags. and either cent
or carried it TO the Place above men
toned and threw it into the vault, rags
and all, distance down cftweive fe.t
After thus disposing Of it. several shov
elfulls Of dirt we're thrown in. with the
Intention Of covering the chi'd Up AID
smothering it. This, however. failel
for the reason that in the fall the little
fellow struck on q projecting timber
and rolled to ono side OF tho vault. and
the dirt Jid no. light within two feet o:
it. A woman's tracks were discovered
and followed for long distance. Plas
ter Of paris Was poured into two 4
them, aud perfect cas-. Of the shoes
worn Oh that awful m,s.:on were PFC
curci. As soon a. the it'll. bog rad
been taken out. DR. Bagley VA GATED.
and pronounced him still ali We, though
having the appearance Of being de0d
Shortly after the baby was taken 10
Providence Hospital. where DIR Smith
tied up the navel cord and assisted in
rssus citsting it. Up TO a late be ur last
night tho child was alive ard ~olI, the
Sisters having done everything in their
power to MAKE the little founding
comfortable. He i. ;ioe looking
twelve pound boy. and bids fair to live
notwith.tandii g the terrible suf-tiay
called upon to endure by his inhuman
pa'euts 40 carly in life. The po,i.c
are busy in tracking the affair up il
order to bring the perpetrators of such
. heiDous attempt At murder before The
bar Of justice. Tho footprints Of
woman shoes were followed from The
alley where she entered the yard, out
through tina Central School lot, then up
the hill toward tho University. After
perpetrating tina awful deed. thu foot
prints show that she run through the
alley in An opposite direction where she
entered il. but finally are traced in the
came direction. from whence she came
Tho announcement Of this affair WAS
the principal topic Of conversation
yesterday; and created qnite
sens .tion. Kunors were rife that
the child bad died; that i, w.-
o half-brecd. &c. sc. hut they were IL!
false 1t i. large. strong, uni arp.-
rcntiy healthy white child. TIL only
thing the parents Can now do. t. make
tbs b, y. # bad matter, il to take the
child. acknowledge it. and do their
duty 10y il. AS they are almost sure to
DO found out and exposed. No stone
will be left unturned by the police, with
out the circumstances and show up the
guilty parties in their true light. The
wonderful part Of the whole affair is
that the child survived such rough
ussge; first being rolled up in bundle
Of rsgs. carried several blocks through
the cold. damp night air, then thrown
into . ccsspool twelve feet deep. losing
its WrappipQs in tho descent and living
there naked IN the filth and cold three
or four hours before being taken out
and cared for. Many persons called at
tho hospital during the day to see the
little wsif. who doubtless now has bet
ter friends than its parents would have
proved. One gentleman says If it lives
year. he will make it . handsome
pre- sent on tho 9Th OF November, 1880
The psrentagc of the child is still n
mystery. but it will be discovered in
due time