Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-10
MEXICO o N DESERTED.

MEXICO WOMAN DESERTED.
Accused Of Trying to XIII Her Baby
Has q Brother and did Hare q
Husband In Mexico.
The following extracts from Bowl
ing Green papers show that a woman
from Mexico was driven to terrible
trouble at Bowling Green last week.
The Pike County Democrat says:
About 2 o'clock Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. w. Basye heard an
infant crying, and getting up and
summoning the white woman IN their
employ, they went in search of it.
They soon found the child, a healthy
baby boy but a few hours old, hidden
away under a small box about 20
PAGES from the house. A physician
was summoned and the little one was
properly dressed and cared for. Some
of the neighbors came in and the
query as to whose baby it could be
was discussed. During Sunday
morning the woman living with Mr..
Basye acknowledged that the child
she had assisted in finding was her
own and she is now taking care of it.
The woman came from Mexico two
weeks ago in search of employment.
She says her maiden name was Ma
linda Sweazy, that she married a man
named Campbell in Mexico about two
years ago who left her about six
months since, and that she had a
brother, a day laborer, living at Mexi-
CO. She is about 80 years Of age
and says this is her first child.
The Bowling Green Times adds:
About two weeks ago a German wo-
man went to the residence of I. W.
Basye, of this city, and applied for
work. Being in need of help, Mr..
Basye gave her employment and
found her an excellent hand around
the house. Through the aid OF
Mother Hubbard" dresses she con-
cealed her condition until Saturday
night last, when an event occurred
that brought into this world a bright
little boy baby. On the night above
mentioned the woman performed her
household duties until about 9
o'clock, when she retired as usual.
Mr.. Basye was to meet a friend that
was to come in on the 1855 train on
the C. & A. road and about 11:30
arose and went to the depot for that
purpose and returned about l a. m.
While he was gone the woman left
the house and went to a field back of
it and there, with no one to aid OF
attend her, gave birth to a well de.
veloped male child. After this she
took it to the yard and hidit under q
large box. She then went back to
bed and when MI. Basye returned
he heard the cries Of the child but
paid no attention to it, thinking it
was one of his neighbors children.
But about 2 o'clock he became sat
isied that the child's cries we're not
from the point at first supposed and
with his wife and the woman, he set
out to hunt for the owner of the
s.small voice" and their efforts were
rewarded by finding the child secret.
ed as above stated. The child was
taken to the house and DR.. E. II.
Lawrence called to attend it. During
the time it was being dressed the un'
natural mother looked on and assist
ed, and was never once suspected
The child, it is supposed, was borr
about IL o'clock and had lain out iI
the cold without a single wrap fol
over two hours, and, strange to say
it lived and now bids fair to stay here
some time. DR.. Lawrence also found
a Irvine string drawn tightly arount
the chiid's throat and it is supposed
that the mother at first attempted Il
choke it to death, but its piteou
, cries we're too much for her and sh'
did not carry out her intention. TIL
, child was cared for by Mr.. and Mrs
Basye and the question who AM
where was the mother was a mystery
: The woman retired again and mex
| morning got up and went about he
duties as usual, but Mr.. Basye foun'
sufficient evidence to warrant him i
suspicioning her as the mother. an
6 after consulting with County Atty
Champ Clark, made the accusation
T She denied it at first, but finally az
. knowledged that it was her child an
said her reason for doing as she ha
I done was through fear of losing he
situation and being thrown out o
the cold charity Of the world. Sh
+ says she will take care Of the chile
8 This is certainly a remarkable cas-
and the great wonder is that ii
mother and child are not both deas
She says her maiden name was M
L linda Sweazy, but she married a ma
named Campbell at Mexico, Nc
about two years ago and that b
husband left her about 6 months ag
She is 80 years old and this is b.
first child.
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