Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-27
WHO is SHE?
A GIRL CONES TO THE CITY AND BECOMES
A MOTHER.
She Stoss al a Hotel Over Night and Then Reaches
the Wheeling Hospital at a
Critical Time.

A little romance of q rather Sensational
nature occurred in the city yesterday, al
though it was kept quiet. Notwithstand'
ing the fact that it is a case OF the "old,
old story" of human passion and indls'
erection, the circumstances surrounding the
incident make it quite interesting. The
details, as nearly as could be secured, are
as follows:
About four o'clock Sunday evening, q
young woman of 1S or 20 years of age
appeared at the st. Charles Hotel and In
formed the clerk that she wished to re-
main over night. The clerk showed heI
into the parlor and invited her to make
herself comfortable until she wished TO re
tire. A cursory glance at her impressed
him that she was a girl Of about the age
named above, rather heavy set, well dressed
and only fairly good looking in the face,
while her general appearance indicated
that she had not been q stranger to hard
work some time in her life.
In an hour or so a young man appeared
at the hotel, who had the appearance Of
being city bred, but evidently a stranger
here. He asked for the young lady and
was shown into the parlor, where the two
had a talk. He shortly left, but before
doing so he asked the cost of q nights
lodging and breakfast for the girl. Being
informed, he paid the score and said hi
would return later in the evening TO set
her, but he has not bsen seen since. Thu
girl was very quiet and lady-like in heI
demeanor, and gave the hotel psople NJ
trouble, bat the clerk noticed that she wa
in a delicate condition, although hi
thought nothing of it at the time.
The girl arose yesterday morning, ate
her breakfast and remained in the parloI
until about eleven o'clock when she asked
the clerk the way to the street ear line,
He called the porter, who took her baggage,
a small bundle in a shawl strap beiDgail abe
possessed, and conducted her to Market
street, where he gave her the necessary in
formation and left her. This about com
pletes the first chapter of the story, except
that she did net register at the hotel.
About / o'clock yesterday afternoon, as
closely as the Mother Superior at the
Wheeling Hospital can remember, she
went to the front door to admit n caller,
and as a she opened the door a girl pughed
past her into the hallway. She was natur,
ally very much surprised at this uncere'
monious entrance of q visitor, and when
she looked at the girl she noticed her stag,
ger slightly. Thinking she might be in,
toxicated, the Mother Superior asked her
what she wanted.
II want some place to stay" said the
girl.
well, you cannot stay here" said the
Mother Superior.
YES; but / am here, and l will have To
stay" and she walked into the parlOr and
sat down on the sofa. The Mother Super
Tor had occasion to speak a few words to a
visitor, and when she went into the parlor
she noticed that the girl was in pain, and
! upon questioning her further learned that
| she was about 10 become a mother and
that her name was Josie Brown. Another
Sister was summoned, and they managed
with much difficulty TO get the suffering
girl mp stairs, uudressed and into bed,
when one more unfortunate being was ush.
cred into the world. As the institution was
entirely unprepared TO meet such an I'M
dreamed of emergency, Mrs. Benson, a
~well-knewn nurse, who lives near by, was
sent for, and a doctor summoned az rapidly
as possible, but when he arrived every
thing was in pretty fair shape and both
mother and child doing we'll. The doctor
questioned her regarding her family and
friends, so that he could communicate with
them: but al that he could get from her
was that she came from Steubenville and
that her name was Josie Brown. She re-
fused to answer any further questions, and
pertly informed him that If he asked her
no questions she'd tell him no lies.
A REGISTER reporter call at the Hospi-
tai during the afternoon but could learn
nothing further as to the identity of
the girl. The Mother Superior had ques.
toned her and she said that she was mar
ried and that her husband had deserted
her. She insisted that her name was Josie
Brown and said she wouldn't tell anything
more, as she didn't want the matter to be
spread around through the newspapers.
The Mother Superior argued with her
that it would be much better for her TO
tell a straight story aud make a clear
breast of the whole thin1zSs but she only re
eeived the.s-.dSEe with a look that plainly
ask cd the question: "Do you take me iOl
a ~greeney?r She didn't want to see any
body and didn't want 10 say anything
When another doctor than the one who frs
attended her, went into the room, the CIR
pulled the covers over her face.
The Mother Superior describes the cir
as being of medium height, rather fleshy
light hair and eyes and ruddy cheeks. Sh,
wore q brown dress and a hat of about thu
same shade, with q yellow feather in it
Her dress was very neat and her clOthe:
were of good quality, an evidence that sht
had not been in poor circumstances, al
though she had no money when she arrived
at the hospital. She is very evidently
from some small place down the river, Of
from an Ohio town. From her talk and
general manner it could he seen that she i,
somewhat used to the ways Of city
life and that she knew Just what
she was about when she went to the
hospital and pushed herself in at such q
critical moment, because it did not take
her something like two hours to ride from
FOurt zenith street to the Hospital, and
she had no package when she got there,
She reached there just at n time when il
would be impossible to refuse her admit
tance, because that institution accepts nc
patients Of that kind, it being in direct
violation of the rules of the institution.
1t looks very much as if the girl knew this
and timed herself with the result stated,
The infant was n bouncing girl baby,
and at last accounts both mother and
daughter were doing well. Who the Cir
is will probably remain a mystery unit
her friends discover her whereabouts.
THE SOLDIER BOYS.