Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-10
FIGHTING FOR A BABY.
TWO WOMEN WHO STRUGGLED
FOR POSSESSION or q CHILD.


Grown to He Foster niother-story
Of Mother. Unfortunate Efforts to
provid. a Home for Herself and child.
A mother trying to kidnsp her own
child.
Another woman trying 10 hold the
child for the payment Of a board bill.
Aud two women using the two-year.
old baby IN lieu Of ropc for tug OF
war.
These three different views describe
the spectacle which met tho eyes OF
paslcrsby on fremont street, In front Of
Kings chapel. about half past O'Clock
on Wednesday afternoon.
II was noisy incident. The moth
had tho baby BY tho legs; the Other
woman clung TO Il by the shoulders
Neither would release her hold. aud q
frightened screams Of the child quickly
attracted the attention Of q crowd.
II want my child" screamed the
younger woman between her gasps Tot
breath. no she tugged away.
"You shaht have her" gritted the
elder lady, rs with determined grasp she
maintained her hold upon the little one.
Then tho crowd grew interested and
took sides, although the weight Of syn
pathy seemed to be- with tho young
mother, and further complications might
have onsued but for the appearance Of
Patrolman Mayncs. OF Station g
His arrival was The signal for q ccssa.
tion Of hustili,ies. The little one wa,
IL al NI.sls ILL.,
yolublo explanations, which he cut shor,
by inviting tho entire party TO go with
him 10 Station 2. where matters could b.
adjusted.
II was a unique party which presently
stood before Captain Hcmmonway's desk
the mother weeping and angry. the
other woman flushed and defiant, the
baby frightened aud fearful.
The policeman quickly stated the case,
and then mutual and instantaneous cx.
plantations began.
81 want my baby" exclaimed the IT..
tle ", .ian.
well, why don't you pay is boarly'
retorted the other.
~ did ~ long as ! could was tho 70.
plyi "bnt you've no right to keep Ii
from me-
"Well, you've got no right to snatch
II from me- on the street" was the quick
tcsponao.
MOTHERS STORY.
Then the captain commanded silence
and propoundcd series OF questions.
the answers 10 which revealed one Of
those little domestic tragedies NO com.
mon and yet so uncommon. as the pretty
little woman told her story.
A few years ago she married young
fellow, who shortly after their union
turned out to be a scamp. She lived
with him as long as IA. could. and then
left him 10 begin hard battle Tor if,
Tor hersolt and her two little ones
That was two years ago. Sho hired 4
room on quiet stre.t Mt tho south end,
and kept her eldest child with her, while
her infant she placed In the care Of 4
woman Ia Wakefield, who advertised q
board children.
The mother obtained work In res
taugaut, and out OF three dollars week
aud her board undertook to clothe her,
sclt and her little ones, pay for her room
NANA XIV ANN NWAAANt ~ VIVA AAI NAl
board Of her baby.
For SIX months sho succeeded. Their
brief spell Of sickness, retarded her
efforts, and she found herself unable "a
make all ends meet, W shs ceased the
payment Of two dollars week for the
little ones board until such time as sh,
should be- able to continue II,
That time has never yet appeared
Her othcr little one sickened, aud hei
earnings were swallowed in bills fol
doctors and nedicinus
Her brave hght tor her ohilds life wa
without avail, however, aud few week.
ago the little one died. Heartbroken
but not crushed, the young mother agaiT
resumed the battle. She had ono still Il
live Tor, although she had been unable
for the last year aud n half 10 do any
thing for 1t,
MODERN SOLOMON.
On Wednesday afternoon she saw he
baby going down fremont street In tn
sago Of tho lady with whom she la,
placed II two yearsago, aud the mater
nm instinct could not resist the desire {,
earess those red cheeks, lighted up by
pair OF blue eyes and crowned witt
curly, yellow hair
She caught the child In her arms ant
was about 10 kiss IL. whom the Wakefield
woman recognized her, and thinlin
that she intended 10 take away tie bah
byfOrce resisted to the best Of her ability
Then the Scene on the street ensued.
The Wakefield woman was then Al
lowed 10 tell her story, which was this
the mothers statement about placing q,
child In her care was true, but that sli
had received no money for the supper
OF the baby Tor the last year and hall
and that the little one had 80 grown int
her heart that she wished TO adopt II an
would give IL good home.
When both the principals had finishe
Captain Hemncnway in a few pungen
words managed 20 convey great deal q
meaning lie suggestod AN amicable al
lnsiment of the matter. and the child
parent ng-eed 10 80 10 Wakefield nal
sunday and receive the little one, and ,
pay sl.jO out OF her three dollars week.
Itipeud until the board biz OF the ltd
one shall have been Cancelled.
Thtn the Wakefield woman with I'll
baby started for homo, the little on
.,1lng With wondering oyes over ii
shoulder OF It's bearer at its mother, VIII
with red eyes aud sorrowiug hear
turned har stops in the opposite direction
-B3atoa Herald.
II has been officially reported that 4
wheat crop Of Eorth Dakota is abo
$4,000. 900 bushels.