The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-29
STARVED TO DEATH.
Fate Of a Baby Left With q Fortune
Teller.
Deserted BY its Parents II Slow,
Pines Away.
Another Story OF Sin and shame.

Early yesterday morning Coroner HI
bufn received a letter from w. q. Horizon
q Justice Of the peace IN the Blackball dis
trict, which tod oi n heartlesb crime. The
letter was brief hut 10 the po,nt. II read
To ConosrR HiLBuRS:-Dear Sir; Your
attention called 10 the death OF n small
child, which IL nov lying dead on the Ma
rietts road 1T Mrs. RaDsey's, east OF the Ex'
position hotel. The child was left with MH.
Ramsey some six weeks sirce. Foul play
IL suspected. You will please examine the
matter closely, Respectfully,
W. @. Horror, j. Il.
Immediately upon reciipt of thu MOI
Coroner Hilburn repaired 10 the locality
indicated and aiier n careful search found
Mrs. Rsmsey's house. Tho house IL =
small structure, spsrsely furnished ana
presents every indication VI poverty. Mrs,
Ramsey "a an elderly woman and derives n
living from those about her who desire 10
have tho future laid bare to them. She Ia
known lar and wide asa fornne taller, but
her stock In trade does not draw too wei :
On "a bsd In a room tho coroner found the
dead body. IL was cold In death, but there
were no marks upon II To argues viOlei
death, Coroner Hilburn questioned
tho woman closely and u, n
returned 10 tho CITY snd Secured jury OF
inquest. lie then retained 10 the woman
home and held The inquest. The only wit
(.
She stated that the child was brought 10 hor
BY Mias Corine Cochran about the llth OF
April Miss Cochran was accom- anied by a
large man who gave bis name as Wa,efs
He wore sandy whekers and n mustsche.
They told Mrs. Ramsey that they wanted
her TO take care OF the baby for about four
week., and II they did not call for II In four
weeks they would In elk weeks, Tho man
asked to he permitted TO pay 50 then
and said that no would rstuTn and pay
her well tor her services, and that some one
would call every two or three dayo and see
the child. The man then left aud came into
the city. Ia Bhort time he returned,
carrying with him a nursing bottle, pare
goric and condensed milk. When they lett
Mrs. Ramsey thoy asked her TO take good
care of tho baby. About the 9th oil this
month the man came back and gave Mr. {.
Ramsey 81, ard asked her II she
had given the baby o name. Mrs.
Ramsey said she had been calling
IL George Warrington. The man stayed
a short while and when he left promised
to return the next DAY, but bad
never been seen by her since that time.
The baby, she said, had never been sick.
About / o'clock yesterday morning she
was aroused bv the child screaming. Sne
got up and made light. When she went
to the bed the baby appeared 20 have
81 asm, md died sbout 8 O'Clock. DR.. Bor-
Ing mhne hu VI tAt Shh' 49,
after his opinion had been delivered the
Jury returned verdict OF death by ,tarvs-
ton, II being Grim neglect Oh the part
OF its parents.
The coroner, after the inquest, devoted
good deal OF HIS time to investigating the
case. He ascsrtsined that the mother OF
the child had once lived in Atlanta. In
January Last she married q man who lived
out OF the city and went away. During the
month of March she and her husband
came back TO Atlanta, and during their
stay tho child WAS born. The mother and
father are both out OF --fAt!ants Con-
etitutiOn.