The herald., 1894-04-19
THE BABES IDENTITY UNKNOWN
Pathetic Letter Written by the
Distressed Mother.
The Little One Found ShiyeIing on
the Porch.
Persons TO whom 1t waa Last wish the
Founding Had a Home in some
Other Famlly-A Very
Sad Case.

The identity OF the by baby found by
Ofices tgaguire ON the porch at the Will
liam NSIdholt place, Seventh aud Wall
atreets, at u 80 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, 10 atill mystery. The child is in
the possession OF Mr.. and Mira. A. p.
Fuller to whom ths note lett with the
babs was addressed.
MIR. and Mrs. Fuller live in the upper
story OF he building. In telling the
atory of the ioundling to a HERALD re.
porter Yesterday Mrs. Fuller said that
che heard some ons ring the door bell
about IL o'clock, heard footsteps upon
the porch, but WAS soon aalesp again
and thought no more OF the occurrence
until awakened by Officer Mcguire. In
going down stairs bota che and her hus-
band heard the faint cries OF the child
in tho officers arms, and were fright
ened.
Upon opening the door Che officer was
standing fatherike with the abandoned
child in his arms. He told Mr.. and
Mrs. Fuller how he came to find it;
how. in passing he heard its pitiful cry
and cav it lying uncovered upon the
porch, The little ones feet and bands
were exposed and were icy cold. 1t had
lain there nearly two hours aud Was suf-
iering for want OF attention. Mrs. Full
Ter took the little wail in her arms and
warmed it, when infantlike, it laughed
and coced until put TO bed for the re-
mainder of the night.
A bundle of clothing was found be.
side the babe. The person had placed
it there who left the babe. The cloth
! ing was hardly OF value for rags. This
was the best indication that its mother
| could not eupport both herself and child
and had taken this means to give 1t an
/ education, perhaps, and to save it from
the poverty surrounding lite birth. A
letter, q pathetic. loving letter. WAS
| found with the little one. 1t
was from the mother. She WAS
no doubt lRboring under great mental
trouble when ahe wrote it, for she dated
the letter "1S92" instead OF '94, and
could not for come time definitely settle
whether the babe WAS born III February,
March or the present month. Other
wise the letter indicated culture, refine
ment and intelligence. 1t waa as fol-
| lows:
Los ANGELES. April IL, 1892.
MRS. FULLER Having often heard Of
| yoI | dare to come to you in my time OF
trouble, to cast my little daring on your
mercy and aak you to give it home. II
you feel that you cannot keep it, then l
trust to you to find it q good home, and
may God direct you in your effort.
My little one is of q good family and
you need no; fear for his future, bat |,
mis- poor mother. am in such trouble
must give him up. God alone knows
how hard it is faz me. hut am power.
less to help myself. trust TO you ard
your husband to do what you think
| beet. A HEARTBRoKEN MOTHER.
PissM5ss Nv sReGss eHes wfa fassfaEesE E II you are
! forced TO find my babe home, please
let it be good Protestant home. His
name is Milton"
mo, we do not expect to keep the
baby" said Mrs. Fuller yesterday,
"oniy until we can find good home tol
it. A lady called in this morning to see
it and was anxious to adopt baby, and
would have taken 1t had it been girl.
1t 10 pretty little one, and the mother
must have been in great distress to have
treated the child as she did. My huC-
band as well as myself are not fond Of
children, and he ia worried over itt
presence. Poor little thing" she CON
cluded, as che removed the milk bottle
from the tiny mouth and placed it upor
the bed.
MIR. Fuller is a collector. employed by
the Pioneer Truck company. lie take!
the baby present as serious practica
joke and would be quite willing to have
some one fond OF babies adopt it.