The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-08
BY A BOGUS BABY.
How Florence Blood Hoodwinked
Ezra P. Foot.
UNMAsKED BY A MOTHERS LOVE

The Gay Adventures Forced the
Young Man Into Matrimony, but
Neglected to Keep the ChiId's Real
Mother Informed of Its Condition
in Life.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. e.-Ezra Park
Foot, wealthy young man OF 20, who
lives with his parents In st. Paul has
obtained divorce from his wife, whom
he found to be an adventures who had
tricked him very much as Eva Mann
did Robert Ray Hamilton. For six
months after her marriage Mrs. Foote
moved in St. Pauls best society, The
story of the way she brought about her
marriage with young Foot is a remark
able one.
Tho woman, whose name is Florence
Miami Blood, met Mr.. Foot in Phila.
delphia several years ago. They fell in
love with each other, but after a time
the young man stopped calling. The
woman arranged scheme then by
which she could get hold on Mr.. Foot.
In December, 1890, she went to New
York and introduced herself to Mrs
Elise Landau, of ITO east Forty-ffth
street, as Airs. Foot, and said she wanted
to adopt baby. In answer to the ad-
vertisement which Mrs. Landau puo-
hshed Mrs. Theresa Campbell offered
her 8-months'-old baby Willie for adop-
tion. Mrs. Foot took the child away
with her to Lancaster, Pa, where Mr..
Foot was, and told him the child was
his. She demanded that Foot marry
her at once, and to avoid scandal he
consented.
Mr.. Foot took his new made wife to
st. Paul and introduced her TO his father,
Silas Foot, a retired leather dealer. She
was welcomed as one Of the household,
and her deception probably would not
have been discovered if Mrs. Campbell,
the mother of the child, had not grown
uneasy about her offspring. She had
expected to hear how her child was
getting along. but no word was sent
her. She tried several times to get in
formation from Mrs. Landau, but the
midwife would give her no clew of the
boys whereabouts.
Superintendent Jenkins, of Mr.. Ger
rvs society, advised Mrs. Campbell to
put the matter into the hands of Law
yer W. Travers Jerome. Mr.. Jerome
sent for Mrs. Landau to call at his office.
He read the riot act to Mrs. Landau
when she refused to give the name of
next day she sert note with this writ
ten or il: Mrs. f. P. Foot, St. Paul"
From st. Paul directory MIR. Jerome
found that Silas B. Foot was a whole
sale leather dealer there, and he wrote
q long letter to him, giving all the facts
in tho case he knew. Fortunately he
had written to the father-in. law of the
Blood woman. Old Mr.. Foot saw
through the whole scheme of the adven-
turcss at once, but he wanted to be sure
OF his GROUND, 80 he went to New York
with Willie's picture in his valise Mrs.
Campbell unhesitatingly picked out her
childs picture from number shown
to her by Mr.. Foot. The old gentleman
started back for st. Paul in hurry, but
his daughter-in-law had been warned in
the meantime, and had left with the
baby for the east, in spite of her hus-
bands protest.
Mrs. Campbell gave up all hope of
finding her child, but an investigation
in this city soon put Mr.. jerome on the
track of Mrs. Foot. She finally agreed
to give up the child. Now Mrs. Camp
bell has her child again, and Ezra Foot
has obtained a divorce from the woman
who deceived him. The woman has
disappeared.