The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
MRS. BLANco,s LOST BABY.
An Alarmed Mother and a MesSen-
ger Kaye a Lively Time.


ger Kaye a Lively Time.
From the New York Star.
A curious case of supposed abandon
ment was brought TO light yesterday after
noon when messenger boy, who said his
name was George Eugene Ferris and that
he came from the district messenger office
next door to the Morton house on Broad
way, walked into the Bureau of lnforma-
ton at police headquarters, carrying an
eighteen months-old infant in his arms, and
told Sergeant Price, who was In charge,
that the baby had been abandoned by a
heartless mother.
The sergeant questioned the lad. who
proved TO be an unusually bright little fell
low, and told brief, but interesting expe-
rience with the babe.
About l o'clock yesterday afternoon call
came from the Hotel America on Irving
place, near Fifteenth street, for a messen-
ger. and Ferris was sent out When he
reached the hotel he was directed TO go to
room II on the second floor, where he would
find Mrs. Jesus Blanco, the wife of a wealthy
Cuban planter, temporarily stopping there,
and lady friend The lad did as directed
and asked for Mrs Blanco.
A petite little Spanish beauty stepped for
ward when the boy spoke the name, and in
broken English instructed him to carry her
llULl6 llldDb AuGOlliO w UuO hOusO,
and she with her lady friend would follow
close behind The boy didn't like the idea
of becoming nurse even for so short
time, but as there is no restriction on the
duties imposed on these fleet-footed messen-
gers, he shouldered his precious burden in an
awkward sort of way and trudged on in ad
vance of the two ladies.
Whether he hurried to have the job
quickly over or whe her the ladies Jagged
1l,,~, L.
nets, is not known, but at any rate the
uniformed nurse and the mother became
separated To make the matter more COM
plicated, the boy misunderSto the lady's
pronunciation of the word Hoffman and
thought she said Coleman, and so 1t was
when the ladies arrived at their destination,
the boy and his burden were RAPIDLY
ensconsed in a soft plush upholstered chair
in the ladies' waiting room at the Coleman
house.
The boy was anxiously awaiting the
arrival of the mother, and tie ladies were
likewise worrying about the baby and the
boy. 7n D..
An hour passed, ard both boy and baby
were still undiscovered, though oHly four
blocks away from where the mother was in
a frenzy of excitement. Another hour
passed, aud the inexperienced nurse was
having glorious time singing Johnny, get
your gum to soothe the peevish infant.
Meanwhile the mother had gone to the
Nineteenth precinct and reported the case,
but the sergeant could only console her by
saying that the baby would undoubtedly
turn up at 6 o'clock.
The boy finally got tired of singing, and,
having no paregoric at hand, concluded tina
the best thing for him to do was to hand
the baby oveL 10 the police. A half an
hour afterwnrd he sauntered into Mulberry
street with richly-d essed baby, and in a
very short time after his story had been
told the infant was vigorously working at
the business end of common, ordinary
plebeian nursing bottle in Matron Webb's
quarters An alarm was Immediately sent
out TO all stations, and about & o'clock an
almost frantic little Spanish lady, carrying
a beautiful specimen of the canine frater-
nifty, was ushered into his presence She
excitedly asked for lost baby, and the in
spector told her that they had such child
in their care.
"Give it to me, them" cried the lady.
The inspector asked if the child was hers,
and she made the case more complicated by
saying that it was not.
The inspector then refused to give the
baby up to any one but its mother
81 am its mother" SAID the little Spaniard
in broken accents.
''But you said just now the child was not
yours" replied the inspector.
mo, do not mean that. have adopted
the child. 1t is mine now cried the woman
in wild despair.
The police official was at a loss to know
the exact condition of affairs, but, rather
than excite the woman any further, be
ordered the child brought down.
Such scene as followed, was enough to
convince the stern officer that the woman
was either the real or foster mother of the
babe, and not wishing to bring about any
further complication allowed her to take
the little thing along. To make matters
doubly sure, no sent Officer Neal O'Connor
and an officer from Mr.. Gerry's society
along, to have the paternity corroborated,
which was matter Of but few minutes
when they reached the hotel and baby'S ad-
venture was over.