The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-06
nrDLEY NEEDS A SURNAME.
,r.y1Tr OF STAMFORD SAYS TIE
'n' nor CAN'T HAVE HIS
,..,.re. That Dudley 10 the 90. or .
H. 49,. whom He Once Befrienase.
WMa. Failed to support Her Chhs'
sh r.ruot A6ord TO no SO.

THAT Dudiey 10 the Son OF
H WHOM He Once Benseneee
WM.s Failed to support Hsr Chiis'
n. cannot Anord 20 no so.
u,,. hoy with big blue eyes who Was
Ipe po,,c. HEADQUARTERS on Tuesday night
kf" Who said he had found him CRYING
bs" .,d n. stamford was ohristsnsd Dudley
ID tno no., va vs.t.rday by Superintendent jenkins
Ls. ,hs children's society The boy ssla ms
sa vns Dudley Worm. Neither the ponce
man, ,h. cbi,dren's society knew what 70 w
Nv, him until Frederick worm Oh 20
v,sh,y.eich,h street called at inc ponss Nm
.Ion AMI told long stors ao'"' Nv" INV
Nd some TO call him papa. No..
haa I p..smbsr, 1870 Mr.. Worm said Mr.. Frank
~ nat, n, stamford. brought the boy 10
~. h ,o,d him he would pay him $40
hm ~ ,o- i,s board and would buy Its cloth.
mon' n. Worm took the child and kept II until
ins' ,,sd and then he placed 1t with
nis viii he got married agnin. lie TOOK II
i1en. VITA home, but his second wife didn't ike
s,I..n az be nut it out again. this time Win
cn,o W,ou,.r. who lives In First avenue near
M, N .,rn., An this time. Mr.. Worm said,
s'kI set, had steadily failed to pay the $40
WI" MI ua wrote and wrote to him Tor II. but
"onu -, but promises. Finally last week
s gov non in his mind TO take the child back TO
i,s father -. =. ..,, v.s a vary
..al.hv man. He was unmarried Wnen tno
Vii, was horn. Mr. Lcnvitt calied on MIN on
Wnraav and then refused to take the cnho:
n, Worm followed him back TO etam'oro
md took tho boy 70 an eleEsns ma" an
.'on in which Mr. Leavitt Nea' "r.
Iosvi,t met Their, ut the door, ana IN un
.hu.iye way ordered him 10 le"vetn premises
and to take the child win MN. n,. W no
.,ar,n, al tho door. II left the child SAID mr..
s,a'h,No .. WI Irovc away" He was sent to the
"o,A, .ocety. and there repeated his
a.anoan, an swore to It. That's tho way the
|.ar,a IN te christencd Dudley Leavttt.
VT Tsa ma who LETT the child at Headquarters
..iib,s name was c. A. Shoot. He promised
."oal Ia,sr II the . lice wanted him to. He
s,d NOT call Mr. jenkins teleRraphed to the
rh,af a, Police OF stamford. and the Chief tele-
s,.nhed back that no person named y. A.
Shoot lived in the town.
M s.nt A description OF Mr.. Frank Lsavitt.
and II tailed in a way with the description OF
,ha man who left the child with tho police.
NJ Jenkins concluded that Shoot was an as
.umed name, and that it was Leavitt him
.sf who brought the child. He sent an agent
nm to Stamford to work in conjunction with
An peeu, Of tho Connecticut Humane Society.
Meantime Justice Kelly. In the Jefferson
Market Police Court. had placed the child in
The s sDS talked ghs so.s s stsm SH
Enciish. lie objected to being called Dudley
fssyitt. aud insisted that his name was Dud:
wG Ssa taken hs ' dim to Mr s Sous.
STANFORD. and had left him there, and that
H. nd fTI ssyfs g aim 9s, t. New York
II In The afternoon THE Sun man went to STAN
,or I Il ae found Mr. Leaviit as homo in stIIl.
stamford : :s:nen'n two s5 %t,ss r !s2n tRs
SHOOT; ouI spd hi iaa s.v IN there IL th Is
r.; s;..1 M ! FspaI papa. TOOK hn Z :nd
III ID ns ss ss pssss
sess with me. and turned him over 70 TIE
=. 1 tss. Fif'p Ed wsea Ss nl!ss W
VII How came the boy out here :" asked the re-
Wv. told you all know" NJ NJ: Sheet ct,
Lea IL ccntinued. H. Was inclined q first to
sh %dia " r. s sSSs tic rsoSit.
"MMhsossss i Is It sf y asked the reporter
yDaV Ss enn vne 70 Nj ILL., ssavt
The story came out alter this in chunks.
Paris sAl /. ~ s met ss. Pond and was very
friendly with hsr. He retu,ned to AMERICA in
Pals s E;a Ss ed sm she
She was going Ing 10 Ss married. shs SAID and i
would never do to let her intended husband
NJ. Ieavi,t volunteered to take the child and
ind home for it. provided she would Day 2
was Dudley. The woman married a Mr. Nc
Kenzir. who. she said. was tho child.s father.
with her
sayitt thought 1t would BE- Ssf,e st trssted ~
anI IL e sss asr1d d. Is an
II n NJ H MGrm three ms R board gu.
husband aS,6 disanpeared and LETT him with the
s0 mSr. toa1i M s. he sd Rm
sss m Sara e % SF"1niOsa the &c
selldn't support anybody eises. Mr. Lsavitt
sss ~ the child wasn't bis. and he wouldn't sup
IS .s NJ 10 l Fl. .seo xsT w married about six
a.: ~ IBIS point 10 the story she came In, She
S Md ut Worm vas trying to blackmail her
Visit. ' "N"
1T was diseraceful" she said. "Ihad com.
Pany In the house. and he brought that child
nsrs and said II was my husbands. He talked
iVua enough for every ono IN the house to
III. Leayitt told in detail Of Mr.. Worms visit
Ne came about l O'clock" 10 ss5d, "and
Sn Ss.:s, hs ID bill: He pushsd the child .ints shs
Abuse ss ySu m nev s.f b...s and such
Nv Mrs; Leavitt
III i had been my house." said Mr.. Shoot
Al. iGGa,a nave pounded him within an inch o.
NJ walked up and down the hall. then" said
ongracelul" wv ~
,. .I toa him could not keep tho child here.
t oIsaWsa Mr Lsayit, and finally induce HIN
SSNss inc house whit. The poor little fei
EMsw Is crying his eyes out. He was only
Is, way on when he put It down by the road
sts.s ny drove away. the little fellow runnins
han LIN CRYING Papa. papa" Well. Q hu
lis, hue'ng couldn't soc child deserted
In , .nt' 80 Mr.. Shoot won't out and hrough
ill., kaa ied bscts'eak aud milk TO IL. He sale
yorS anS Sn9lus 10 do would DO to taxi II TO New
ND W. NJ IHeaye It wi h the police They would
&tadh Norm and make him take care Of /
hSes IsIMsIusion SIr Leavitt said he was willIn,
hsvsMt%e,ui! to find the boy q home bu
It. Smther and he would not supper
cone toEsM'vt denied positively that he ha
came Sus, NV York with Shoot and the boy.
OUTSIDE .stet that he did and Tint ho waite,