Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-08

How . reung 80. Paul Man Was Dup~d
Into Marrfare

IL.
How . feane 81. Paul Man Was Duped
Into Marriage.
Florence Minnie Blood or Matte Lawrence.
rs Won choose to call her. hailed at times from
Philadelphia, at Others from New York She
was slender brunette. and though only Jus,
out OF her teens she scored brief and brilliant
success. She met young Ezra Park Foot. son
of o St. Paul magnate, in Philadelphia a few
wears ago, while the Young man was studying
dentistry there. He became infatuated with
the girl and she encouraged his attentions. The
young man for time resisted the girls AZ
mands that he should make her has wife and
hnally shook her Of. She had enlisted for the
war. She was not much Of a newspaper reader.
put she had heard Of the Hamilton case and the
plot seemed novel and pleasing one 20 be-
She might not have originality enough 10 in
vent new scheme. but she was bold enopsh 10
follow in Eva's footsteps
She was in New York in December lsaa and
the story goes. consulted Mrs Dr. Elise Landau
who Keeps private hospital for women in s5th
street. New York, and said she wished to adont
a baby. IL Mrs. Landau tells the truth the cirl
at that time gave the name Of Mrs T. r. Foot
though she bore that name only in wish and in
intention.
Mrs. Landau advertised for babv and Mr..
answered the advertisements
She was told that a grand home would he
given her little one, and that, while for the
present Its new parents could not tell their
name. all would be disclosed in a short time.
Reluctantly Mrs. Campbell surrendered her HOY
TO Florence, otherwise Matte. who took a train
Tor Lancaster. Pa, where Ezra Foot then was.
and. il is said presented herself before him with
the old, embarrassing claim and perpleKing
conundrum.
What was he going to do about il?
Look this baby in the face. Ii is yourchild,
Are You going TO give him an honest nameg'
The young woman played her part 20 perfec-
ton The young man was unable to gainsay
her, and on December IL, 1880. they were mar
ried.
Mrs. Foot and Baby Campbell accompanied
Ezra to ST. Paul and were installed in the fam
lily home. As the young woman was bright and
pretty she had no trouble in winning a place in
the high sphere in which she found herself
she felt that the past was blotted out and that
she was safe. She forgot the real mother of the
babe and the promise she had made and So
lightly broken.
As for Baby Campbell-Foot. that bright boy
on his merits won place in the regards Of his
supposed grandfather, Sias Foot, which after
ward stood him in good stead.
Time passed and Mrs. Campbell found she
had been deceived. No word came from her
child. She did not know whether he was alive
or dead, whether his home was n palace or a
hovel.
She became sick at heart as she pictured the
evil possibilities. At last she sought the Offices
OF Superintendent jenkins OF the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children of New
York. jenkins, when he learned the part which
had been taken in the Transaction bv Mrs. DIR.
Landau, sent for her and. it is alleged. sug-
gested she hGd better tell the name and address
of her customer. II she did not she would 20
to prison. he said.
After thinking the matter over the woman of
4oth street sent the address 20 Superintendent
Jenkins. This was the ktal link in the chain
that bound Florence Blood to her part. She
had neglected to sever it.
The next act was letter which pierced the
heart OF old Silas Foot. 1t told the story of the
negotiations in the office of the doctress. 1T told
the old man that Baby Campbell was not OF his
blood. At first he refused to believe therevela-
ton. Then, like the shrewd man OF business
that he was. he set about confirming the story.
He went to New York and sought out Mrs
Campbell. He placed before her photographs
OF score OF babies. She unhesitatingly picked
out the picture of her own child, which was of
the number.
Before the old man. now thoroughly convinced
OF the fraud, returned to ST. Paul Florence had
taken the alarm ard fed. taking Baby Campbell
with her. She was sought, but in vain She
was traced to Philadelphia, but there the trail
was lost.
Meanwhile divorce proceedings were insti-
tuted on behalf of the young whom she had led
into marriage, and few months ago he got a
divorce, the case going by default.
There was some excitement and gossip in St.
Paul over the disappearance Of the woman and
the baby. but the young mans family had suf-
ficient power to keep the case from becoming
known to the newspapers.
But Mrs. Campbell was now worse of than
before. She did not know where her boy was,
but had every reason for thinking he was in bad
hands.
Again she appealed to Superintendent Jen-
kins, and society in Philadelphia took up the
search. 1t traced Frances Blood TO the suburbs
OF that city, and the superintendent. j. Lewis
Crew, and Mrs. Campbell watched for several
nights the house In which the baby was believed
TO be secreted.
From knoll at the rear of the building Mrs.
Campbell saw her baby one night and gave cry
which reused the neighborhood. The next day
the mother and Matron Pincheau went TO the
house, and the latter took possession of the
child. When asked il il was hers Florence re-
fused to make any reply.
Baby Campbell now became q society ward
for one night and slept in one Of the society's
cots. Next morning there was q consultation
at the Office of Lawyer James z. Gordon, whore.
IT Is asserted, Mrs. Foot agreed tc give up the
enid provided she was not prosecuted. The
Foot family wished to avoid notoriety and Mrs.
Campbell was SO rejoiced at regaining her child
that she readily agreed not to push the case.
Baby Campbell now started for bis home in
the annexed district, but having been born to
fortune, he was not destined to remain long in
his new home. Grandfather" Foot was lonely
without the child, and, paying a SECOND visit TO
New York, he made Mrs. Campbell such gem
erous offers concerning the child, whom he
wanted to adopt, that the mother consented to
let the little one 60 west again. He lie now in
st. Paul. and il possible will be brought ND in
ignorance Of the circumstances which intro
cuced him to that city,
Since these transactions, which have Just come
to light, Florence. or Matte. has dropped ont
Of sight. She had played for the matrimonial
stakes. and though for q time she held tn EN-,
fate, the referee, at length decided against her