Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-06
THE ADVENTURE OF A BABY.
TWO PROMINENT MEN PICK II UP
WITHOUT ACCIDENT.



II played nurse for about fifteen min
utes." said William G.. Turner at IL
o'clock last night as he exhibited the
identical spot where he had just dis
covered n three weeks old babe--a
blue-eyed girl babe.
Mr.. Turner has n beautiful home
at the corner Of Florence and West
Fifth streets. The lawn In front Is
spacious and soft and well kept fac
Ing partly on West Fifth and partly on
Florence. There is no fence around It.
1t extends in an unbroken sheet Of
smooth green 10 the very sidewalk, n
beautiful bed for baby 10 roll on.
On the Florence street side the edge Of
the lawn Is tucked up at the sidewalk
with very low walling of rock. The
Bermuda grass fairly Tolls against this
like baby's bolster Shrubbery with
heay foliage shades this portion and
makes It particularly dark at night,
affordlng an excellent opportunity to
deposit baby without being observed
and to tread away softly and get out
OF hearing Of it's cries before the babe
has tired Of It's new bed.
Last night Mr.. Turner was returning
from church with friend. a Mr.. Cum
bingham. who was escortlng some Ia
dies to their homes. Arrived at his
home Mr.. Turner went In and lit the
light He heard a baby crying In the
direction OF Florence street across his
lawn, but thopght It one OF the nelgh-
Of sFt -.
It,.
In the meantime his friend, MIR. Cum
ninghnm, had seen the ladies home
and, coming back, turned into Florence
street. lie heard the baby mstlly cry
ing He rtopped, confused, In the
darkness he could not nccount for a
bahy's cry cmnnating from so near him.
Where could the mother boz He walked
up Florence street further and became
more astoundcd whom arriving at the
corner OF the lawn where the
heaviest shrubbcry grows he disgov-
cred the babe crying Mt the top OF her
lungs, aud 80 protesting very vigor-
oualy against the darkness and her
soft green bod
Mr. Cunningham called out TO his
friend, Mr. Turner, whose light was
stlll burning in the house;
"Hcllo, Turner what's this you've
got out hcrc?'
ndo for the summer. He has no chill
drcn and Ia Keeping bachelors hail
whats what2' asked the wealthy
furniture merchant. ma he poled his
head out Of ting window. There was
no need to AnsWcr The babe did II for
him, rs little lungs fairly shrieked
Its protest
MI Turner came out then to take
closer observations,
'Plclt II up, Cunningham said Mr..
Turner.
"PIck It up. Turner" said the other.
almost simultaneously. Look Quit
Don't drop ~ Re careful. there. Tur-
nerr suggested MIR. Cunningham,
"Wlv. I can hold. baby as wen as
anybody IN the seven statesN' returned
Mr.. Turner
Between the two the gentlemen final
~ managed 10 pick up the baby, and
while Mr. Turner cOddled It and longcd
for the assistance of his absent wife
and perspircd over the Job. Mr.. Cum
ninEhum nimbly stepped over to n
telephone and communicated the find
70 police headquarters and to The
Gazette
II lacked n quarter OF II when on
Ger Mosely IN the patrol wagon was
driven up to take chnrge OF the child
and Investigate tho fact, II takes II
patrol wagon for n member OF the po-
lice 10 handle new born baby with,
for there are no women on the force
yet, as In New York,
The infant was clennly dressed and
pretty. II had ceased crying the mo-
ment the combined efforts OF Mr. Tur-
ner and MIR. Cunningham had lifted II
from the ground, A bundle Of neat,
clean. though plain clothes. had been
left with Il. Hard by lay n New York
newspaper.
Onlccr Moseiy hustled thelnfaut away
In the wagon after taking a survey OF
tho facts in the case, ns stated, and
unable to bear the idea of the little
ones suffering for want of food and
proper care he continued on with his
Charge to Mrs. Moscly. on East Elgh-
teenth street.
ask the public" said he enthusiasts
tically last night. III some one doesn't
want ito adopt beautiful blue eyed
haby-eyes as bright and blue as the
midsummer sky, A jewel"
Just across Fifth street, dlagonally,
n Mr. Brann's residence whore the
children, looking for tl7h bait made the
horrible md OF ieoomposed infant
under an ash barrel recently. No clus
has been found by the police since.
MIR. Turner said last night This
baby was net crying when | got here,
| did not hear II until several moments
after | had III the lamp. The natural
Inference, therefore, IL that It was
placed there afterwards. | sum Il up
this way:
"'rhe mother wants her child adopted.
She knows we have no children and
have the appearance Of being wealthy.
She therefore wants us to adopt Il.
She watched until returned fvon
church She watched ME enter and
light the lamp She then stealthuy
placed the child down and waited for Il
to cry out and attract attention. Thcn
aho stole away In the darkness ana con-
cindcd the baby adopted- But, You see,
ffteen minutes Is pretty long time
for a man to play nurse
eos weAt First strset.
Large newly furnished south rooms
fnr raut with or kNlthnut hNnpJ usnt.