The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-05-21

tents in future visits 10 Salina, II only
the elements wiz keep right side up.
A little incident happened last
Thursday evening which set the town
all agog, and made much food for the
gossipers. About eight o'clock in the
evening an infant was found squalling
Justify upon the doorstep Of Capt ].
q. kOhleris Office. Some ladies hap
pening by took the baby In charge,
and had Capt. MOhler summoned.
be was Of course nonplussed, but
went through the trying ordeal Of
embarrassment like an old soldier. In
the kindness Of his heart, the infant
was Immediately cared for at his ex-
Pense. being conveyed to the home Of
Jennie Saunders eolOred woman.
He Immediately went 10 work 10 in
vestigate the matter, and the ipvesti-
CATION unfolded the following facts
During that evening a young woman
about n years Of age, with = babe. APP
peared In the north end Of town, and
calling In turn ct the homes Of Mines.
Young, Rhodes and Tremain made
sOpe excuse for leaving the infant,
while she made some errand TO town.
She was denied the privilege Of 10 do
ing,and disappeared. The same even
ing q young woman answering the
description given by the above named
ladies appeared st the depot and asked
for a ticket 10 Wilson. Being informed
that there would be no train that
night, she was induced 10 take quar-
tens until morning at Mr.. Lowers
boarding house near the depot, and
the next morning abe went ON the
train west. This relation Of occur
rences was all that Capt. MOhler and |
his associates had to work upon. |
Capt. G.. T. Hilton In Capt. Mohler's
behalf drove to BrOOkville the next
day, and from there (afler come tele-
graphing and consultation with con-
ductOrs in endeayoring to identify the
girl)tOOk the first train to Wilson. IL
would be too long q story TO relate the
shFewd detective experience which
Capt. Hilton was compelled to resort
to in order TO discover the where
abouts Of the young woman. He at
last was satisfied that he had found
her, and this was confirmed by Mrs.
Tremaine - (WhO had been sent
for) - and who Immediately
identified the Wilson person
and the person who visited Mrs. Ire
maine's home with the babe as the
same individual. The young woman
was arrested-after a most affecting
scene in which her mother was q par
ticipani - and conveyed to this city.
She admitted that she was the mother
Of the child, and In a 1t Of despera-
ton had left It on the door step a.
stated. The child was born at the
Home OF the Friendless in Leaven-
worth, and she stopped of At Salina
on her way TO Wilson. She refused
to give the right name Of the father
Of the child, who Is supposed TO be a
young man at Wilson. She shields
the person who wrOnged her with re-
markable pertlnaeIty. She upon oath
Tuesday stated the substance OF what
she had previously confessed. Her
parents are said to be most respectable
people, and she is represented to be a
very modest appearing girl. She has
promised TO care for the infant In the
future and so far 81 possible make
amends for the past The sOrrowing
father were called to Salina, and
with him she returned TO Wilson
Tuesday afternoon. AS it can do no
possible good TO give the name Of the
young woman, and might possibly do
a vast amount Of harm, we refrain
from publishing it in these columns.