Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-05

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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
PHILApx1rHrA, Nov. a.. George Lechlar,
who was arrested yesterday upon the
charge of abandoning an infant at the
house of Mrs. Edward Hutchinson 1904
Mt. Vernon street, was brought before
Magistrate Thompson at the Central sta
ton this morning. After testimony from
the police in regard to their investiga-
lions, a bright looking young woman
giving her name as Carrie Supple took the
witness stand. s he said that she was not
married, but that James Supple of Fred
erica, Del, was the father of the baby
and that she was the mother. She CON
Guided by saying came here after the
baby and want it, She took the infant
in her arms, caressed it fondly and was
then told that she would be given n
further hearing this afternoon. Effort
will be made to arrest the child's father,
who she said had taken the infant away
and deceived her in regard to his pur-
poses.
The Philadelphia Press Of Tuesday
prints the following little story of semi
local interest; A small woman with
big blue eyes, who was wrapped in dark
veil and gossamer, sat amid the motley
crowd of spectators in the Central Station
yesterday morning, and impatiently
waited for Magistrate Thompson to call
the case of George Lechlar, of 511 South
Eleventh street, who was under arrest
charged with abandoning baby at the
house of Edward Hutchinson, 1904 Mount
Vernon street. She was the mother of the
baby,and had come to claim it as well rs to
.rs., a Ia L. \
falsely accused. Presently white
aproned negro nurse appeared carrying
suspicious looking bundle. She was ac-
companied by Messenger of Common
Council George w. johnson and his wife,
who had adopted the deserted baby
The party of three were permitted to pass
through tina gate of the courtroom rail
ing by the big policeman on guard, and
disappeared in the magistrates private
room, where all necessary attention was
given the diminutive girl who has so early
had fame thrust upon her. The little
woman in the veil and gossamer moved
excitedly when the procession filed past
the place where she was sitting, but did
not say anything.
Presently, shortly after 10 O'Clock the
Lechlar case was called, and Special
Officer Watermeyer of the Ninth police
district was called, He gave the circum-
stances of the arrest of Lechlnr, as de-
tailed in the Press yesterday, and then
| remarked:
"That arrest has led TO the discovery
of the mother Of the child"
As he said this the comedy little woman
who had been such an anxious spectator
of the proceedings pressed eagerly for
ward and, taking the stand, began to cry.
what is your name 7" nsked the mag
| istrate.
'My name is Carrie Sipple, and l live
at No. Bill South Eleventh street, replied
the sobbing witness.
Married or single ?" demanded the
court sternly.
AT this leading question there was q
fresh burst of weeping.
Single" was the broken reply.
Had George Lechlar anything to do
| with the abandonment of this baby?"
mo, sir, he had not. am the mother
and James L. Sipple is the father. lie
left the baby Mt Mr.. Hutchinson's house
and was in the coach at the time. lie
left me on Saturday. and said he was
gong TO Baltimore, and l haven't seer
him since. l want my baby bnck again
Without waiting to tell any more of hei
story, the penitent mother made breal
for the door of the magistrates privat,
room, and in n second had snatched tn,
infant from the nurse, covering its chubby
face with tears and kisses. The baby die
not seem to appreciate the importance o
the situation and quietly slept.
"Oh, l must see its little eyes again, :
cried the mother. The big, blue eye
popped open just then, and there was an
! other assault of tears and kisses Their
, was no installing the resemblance be
, tween the two, nor the frantic sincerit
! of the mothers grief and welcome.
This scene interrupted the judicial pro
r ceedings in the case for some time, AM
Magistrate Thompson concluded to go o
1 | with some other cases that were 10 b
heard.
. Mr.. Lechlar, the victim of the rathe
4 remarkable chain of circumstantial evj
= dence, was released. He took the atrai
4 good-naturedly, however, and admitte
Is that Hackman Germans mistake i
a identifying him for Sipple was due to til
l. fact that there was some resemblance be
4 tween himself and the alleged father 4
|. the child. He and his wife and Mis-
), supple remained at the Central Static
a until O'Clock, when Magistrate Thomr
!. son announced that he would not hol
. the mother.
o 1t appears that Supple and the youn
n woman, who is probably year OF wv
over 20, lived for some time as man IN
n wife Mt No. 81 South Eleventh stree
= Ahont neven weeks ago they removed {
Tullytown, Pa, and there the baby WI
born. Some weeks ago they returned /
the Eleventh street house to boarf
According to Miss Supplies story, ti
q fnther refused TO support the child mi
told her that she was not able to do s,
l. either. He therefore proposed to leave
r. with some rich relatives of his, to whic
Re the mother ut length consented, and O
Friday night they drove up to Edwar
Hutchinson's, at 1904 Mount Verno
;. street, and Supple left the basket Whe
If Mrs. Lechlar read the newspapers o
saturday morning she saw that a
70 unknown infant had been abandoned q
]. Mount Vernon street and adopted by Nj
y johnson and his wife. This aroused ht
suspicious, and she asked Miss Supple:
o. Carrie, where is your baby?"
LETT 1t up town with some relatives,
lr was the evasive reply,
l. well, | believe this is your baby tn,
e l have Just read about, and am going /
Is see." ..-
10 She did go to see and found that be
II suspicious were correct, but the trim r,
r. suited in the arrest of her husband. Ate
l. the hearing Mr.. johnson took the bal
l. home to change its clothing, and in I'll
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Lechlar and IL
mother went after it and took it down
II the Eleventh street house, where Mi,
: Sipple will be given a home temporaril,
y A new element of interest is added
the case by the report TINT Supple is
y married man. 1t is said that he has
:" wife and children living in Frederic,
', Del. He is alleged to be well to do an
- OF good standing in the community.
y is at Frederick that Miss Supple SAYS he
7 father lives, and it was there she alleg,
% that she first met the parent of her ii
u baby, Gertrude.
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Special Correspondence Of tiaactie and .Iournn
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