The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-24
SELLING BABIES.
The Way Many Mothers in Large Cities
Dispose Of their Offspring.

NEW, YORK, March 23.-Deputy
Coroner Donln was told that a baby had
died at ~ Grand street from the effects Of
poison, lie went TO the house and found
mat the child was the adopted child Of
mrs; Pardo, otherwise Mrs. Levy. Mrs.
Iardo told him story OF traffic In babies.
several month ago, she said, she bought
up baby Of Mrs. Price OF 81 Sullivan
street, for So She found that the child
was not healthy and returned 1t to Mr. and
Mrs Price, at the same time saying she
vas willing 10 pay $40 for healthy,
Dlack-eyed girl baby. The woman promis.
ed to ind her one and on October 10th
showed her another, II suited Mrs. Par
VINO represented herself as the mother OF
the child, $40, and in return she got a
receipt In contract In which Mrs. Hay
ward resigned all claim to the child. This
was the contract October 10, 1881
This Is TO certify that |, Hannah Hayward,
give my child for adoption to Mrs. Emma
Levy, that she may keep II az her own.
She hereby agrees TO love, cherish, pro-
vide for and protect 1t and act
as parent should forever;
ana hereby agree TO make no inquiry or
trouble Tor any one concerned. | give nv
child with my free will and desire. Cause
s''He .Haphlp W huppOTl IL. 1HnDAn
Hayward" The baby thrived. Mrs.
Pardo says, and five weeks ago she took il
to Mrs. Prices to show how hearty il
was. Two days later man with badge,
who said he was an agent Of the "cruelty
society, came to Mrs. Pardo's house and
demanded to see the baby, alleging he had
heard 1t was neglected. He said:
"You are
COMPLETELY IN MY PowER.o
That night she left her home In Spring
street aud took the baby to hotel in
Bleekker street and remained there a week
fearing that the child would be taken from
her. She suspected Mrs. Price of having
sent the man to her house. She called on
Mrs. Price, and in order TO prevent further
trouble told her that she had sold the child
for $40, After that she had trouble with
Mrs, Price, who did not believe her state
ment. Mrs. Pardo kept cigar and candy
store In Spring street. On March 2 she
moved to 20 Grand street, and start.
ed second hand furniture store. Mrs.
Price found out where she was. Two
weeks ago Wednesday, colored girl named
Sarah came to the house and was engaged
as servant. She was warned against Mrs,
Price, but afterwards suspected that the
girl was In Mrs. Price employ. On Mon.
day last, after eating some crackers, con-
densed milk and beef tea the child slcken.
ed. Sarah broke showcase that night
and left the house. Mrs. Pardo says she
said at going, I'm a week YOU won't have
your baby, nor your store neither.n On
Wednesday the child died. Sarah Wallace,
OF f Dominick street, the colored ser.
want testified that Mrs. Pardo always fed
the child herself. 81 did not feed the baby
on Monday" she said, ''nor did mix its
food. do not think the child was pois-
oned. At any eventH did not poison herr
DR.. Donlin will make an autopsy and at
the inquest the traffic In babies will be In
CURED into, 1t is said that several socle-
ties In the city give out babies to be fed by
the bottle, paying the nurse by the month,
and that In some cases the babies are sold
by the nurses, who have no difficulty In
getting their pay by presenting a borrowed
baby 10 the agent on the first Of each
month.