Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-08
MRS. WHITNEY HEARD FROM.
On n "Flight," hut Did Not Desert He.
Baby.

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A cable from Nice yesterday, received at
New York, said that Mrs Whitney had
written to the no IL proprietor tina: she
had lost her money at Monte Carte. and
that she would return for the child when
she got more moncy.
AS was printed in The Star i few Gays
ago. Mrs. Caroline T. Whitney arrived at
the Hotel du Hcldar Nice Of pet mber
r. and engaged "a llia Iiayard as a muse
for her three-year-oid daughter. After stay
ing at the hotel for shoit tire. Mrs.
Whitney left, saying she was going TO
Genoa to get some Honey aid would re-
turn. r,.. -'....-
She has not been see since and in order
to prevent the child heinz placed in the
charge of the French police, the nurse
asked Consul Wilburn Il. Hall to discover
the American relatives of the child and
mother.
While the matter was turned ever to the
attention of the New York police no infor
nation as to either the mother or the
father-Said to be Charles Z. Whitney,
could be discovered Neither was there any
success In the search for the grandfather,
who was said to be Mr.. Witham OF Cali
fornia. Yesterday, however. n young man
appeared in the mayors office to say that
his mother. Mrs Oiweida Cummings. of
No. AZ West 9th street, knew ali about the
baby in question, and would gladly adept
her If possible.
the story of the life of vicissitlllas which
little Marguerite Whitney has enjoyed since
her BIRTH on April 49, 1891
Mrs. Whitney was married when she
was sixteen" she said. "in her fathers
house in California. He is rich ranch
man, but, owing to some peculiar state of
affairs between himself and his wife, Mrs
Witham felt it would be advisable for her
daughter to marry.
Her Husband Insane.
ssTf ba ubo orro God Nv. ,,,o ~, -
tween her young daughter and Mr. Whit
ney. who is fifty-five years oil now or
more.
1.-The life that Mr.. Whitney had led since
he made money began to seriously tell upon
him. Finally he lost his mind from drink
and early in 1891. only a few months be-
fore the baby was born, he was placed IN
an insane asylum near Berlin. From there,
the doctors say he will never come out
alive. his case being absolutely hopeless.
Mrs. Whitney left him there. his affairs
being so arranged that she had an allow
ance from his property and returned to
New York. Her baby was born Oh April
q, and in August, by chance, she came to
live with me.
''She was a pretty creature. very blonde,
with blue eyes and a round, full, babyish
face. But she loved champagne. She did
not deny that she loved it. and was unable
to keep away from it, but she said that
her husband had taught her.
"She loved the baby. who was her per-
feet image. but she had absolutely no sense
about 1t. She would dress 1t forty times a
day in the finest clothing she could buy for
It, and would pull it out of bed ut 2 o clock
in the morning for fear something was
perhaps the matter with tit was sleeping
SO quietly
Not Actually Deserted.
II had to tell her finally that she must
go away, but that I would Keep the baby.
I was running a boarding house at that
time. and my house was full Of club men
and such. 1 could not keep a woman who
drank as much as she did and acted SO gay
and careless. And yet loved her.
Il kept the baby for year, nearly. There
are the first slippers little Marguerite ever
had hanging there on the wall. The mother
came in to see her once in about SD often
though 1 never knew when It would be-
Then she took it away and I heard no
more of her except to know that she was
going the same old pace and under a differ
ent name right here In New York and in
Boston.
'She has gone on one of her periodical
flights or whatever you wish to call them
but she has not deserted the baby
Now l will tell you why / am sure In
the first place. she loves 1t, after her fash
ion, dearly. In the second place, that baby
means a lot of money to her, and she is
not fool. In the third place, If she had
wanted to give the baby away she would
have given it to me, for 1 begged her to do
SO before she took it away