Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
Mixed Those Babies.
A Solomon Needed i'm a Cincin-
natl Baby Case.
AN INFANT ALLOWED TO GET AWAY

And Now Its Mother Is Searching for It
and Alleged Scheme That Was Put
Up on Husband-The Disputed Baby
Secreted and It's Concealor in Jail.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE most sensa.
tional "baby" case that ever puzzled the
courts in this city or any where else, pro-
badly, is now in process of investigation by
Judge Outcalt, and that learned jurist is al
his wits end to find a solu ton for it.
Preliminary Facts.
Last January Katie Schaller, pretty,
well-educated, unmarried German girl gave
birth to child in Mrs Humbries' notorious
"hosptal" 1t was agreed that Mrs. Hum
breis should find good home for the child,
and one night she took the little thing from
the grl-mother's arms and it disappeared.
Six weeks ago Katie concluded she wanted
her baby, and called on Mrs. HUNDREDS to
learn its whereabouts. She was told that il
was In the possession of Mrs White, wife of
well-known Central avenue restaurateur
Miss Schaller called at the White home and
managed to see and caress her baby. She at
once claimed the child, and instituted habeas
- Mrs. Whites Alleged Deception.
Mrs. White swore the child was hers and
that Mrs HUNDREDS had officiated at its
birth. The husband and several neighbors
testified that the child was Mrs. Whites
own. Mrs. HUNDREDS was called. She testi-
fled that Mrs. White called on her, told her
that Mr.. White was greatly disappointed be-
cause they had no children, and arranged
with her to smuggle in child to deceive the
husband. Mrs. HUNDREDS declared she had
carried out the programme and taken in the
Schaller child
Here Comes Another Baby.
Judge Outcalt took few days TO consider
the case, when a new complication arose
Mrs. McCarty, a married sister of Miss
Schaller, appeared in court with baby
which she declared was kate's Her story
was that the father of Hates baby had ar
ranged with her before its birth to take and
rear the child without the mother know
ing where it was Accordingly Mrs
HUNDREDS had been watched, and ON the
night she took the baby away was followed
to the children's home, where she left it on
the steps. Next morning Mrs McCarty
called at the chidren's home and secured the
BABY. Kate repudiated the child at once,
and Mrs. HUNDREDS, being in a corner,
swore the child she left at the children's
home was the offspring of rich Lexington
girl.
Which Increases the Mystery.
That clew was followed up and the Lex
ington parents profess to know where their
child Is and say it is in or near Lexington
This was more puzzling than ever ana the
case went over again. In the meantime in
quiries developed still another baby born
and taken away the same night the other
two were, but what became of it no one
knows Mrs. HUNDREDS says she left it at the
chiidren's home. This is denied there, and
the question arises, was it murdered?
Determined Woman.
The case came up again Saturday Mrs
White appeared in court without the baby.
When asked where it was she said she had
secreted it, being determined not to give it
up. The judge threatened her with impris-
onment She said she would stay in jail ten
years before she would tell where 1t was
Her husband and counsel pleaded with her
without avail She was ordered locked up
until noon, when she still refused to tell
and was sent to prison on an indefinite SEN
tence.
Must Have Baby in Court
The court declares it will not decide the
case until the baby is produced Mrs White
says that will never be- Miss Schallei
tainted when she heard the baby was con.
and had to be helped away Detectives ar,
securing the city and Mrs Whites attorney,
are preparing papers for writ of habea,
corpus to secure her release from Jail Mrs.
HUNDREDS is under surveillance