The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-20
ANOTHER DESERTED BABY,
Little ElSmere WelSon Is
Now in the Care of Sis
ter Julia.
Strange Action of a Middle-Aged
Woman-No CleW to the Little
Ones Parents.

There is new member of the household
of babies which Sister Julia has under her
care at the Infants Shelter, $40 Harrison
street. 1t is wee bit of baby only three
weeks old, and arrived in rather mys-
FERROUS manner on Tuesday night. The
little one was not taken direct to the
Shelter, but was left at the drugstore
owned by DR.. J. F. Dillon, at the corner of
Fourth and Harrison streets.
Sister Julia was first made aware of its
existence and forlorn condition about 9
O'Clock Tuesday evening, when she was
summoned to the door by the bell ringing.
On the step stood a middle-aged woman,
who was apparently laboring under strong
excitement. She informed the sister that
she had found an infant lying on the door
step OF house on Harrison street, near
Fourth, and taken it to DR.. Dillon's drug
store. She wanted to know if the sister
would take it in.
Il told her." said Sister Julia, "that |
would look into the matter and send for
the baby. She said she was known at the
drugstore and that | could there find out
who she was. | did not know then that
she had tried to induce a lady who lives
across the way to take the infant, but the
lady was not satisfied with her story AL
though i look after deserted and friendless
little ones, | always investigate a case first,
so | sent one OF my nurses to the drug
store. She found the baby, but not the
woman.
THE baby was dressed in very neat white
garments, and its tiny head was buried in
pretty pink and white lace cap, which
was perfumed. A warm, black, wooden
shawl was wrapped around it. To this
shawl DR.. Dillon told me piece of paper
was pinned, upon which the name Els
mere Welson' was written. Wrapped up in
one corner of this slip OF paper was ten
dollar gold piece. That is all the doctor
would tell me about the infant coming
into his possession. 1t is the third or
fourth case that has reached me as coming
through him."
'All I know about the matter" said DR..
Dillon Yesterday, sis that little before 9
O'Clock, while l was busy with customers,
| noticed a well dressed middle aged
woman with a baby bundled up in the
store. She spoke about finding a baby,
and | referred her to Sister Julia. She
went out and it was not until afterward
that noticed that the infant had been left
behind. Soon after Sister Julia telephoned
me, and later sent her nurse down for the
baby. / did not at first give her the slip
with the name on it, as | wanted it for
future reference. As she insisted upon
getting it, | sent it to her.
'sAs for the $40 l took it from the paper
for safe keeping. AS for knowing the
woman, say emphatically that 1 do not
/ cannot remember ever having seen her
before. 1t is true that babies have been
left here before, and | have always seen
that they were properly cared for. That
is something I cannot help, but suppose
the reason is that / have treated great
many cases among poor women out of
charity, and that is why / am singled out
in these matters. From the dress of this
infant / should not conclude that its par
ents were poor. 1t is another peculiar
case, that's all"