The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-13
BLUE-EYED WANDERER.
PRETTY FIVE YEAR-OLD WHITE
WAIFREscUED FROM NEGRESS.
EvIdences Thattbe Child Has Been Cruelty
Treatei-No Clue t. its Psrents-Ihe
Woman Under Arrst.

a pretty. blue-eyed. faxen-haired httie
white girl. about five years old, without
the slightest idea OF who her parents
are. was carried 70 the Henrico county
ian yesterday morning by Justice James
r. Lewis. Deputy Sheriff Russell and
Constable b. II. Ferguson. Less tnah
twelve hours later a negro woman VIM
gives her name as Lucindy Ray was
arrested and lodged in the jail upon
charge Of cruelty TO the wall. JUST
Lewis VIII look into the case t o-u.3 J,
and meantime an effort wiz De nl "a,
10 find a suitable home for the httie - -,
Mr. Horace A. Hawkins. reporter lvi
the Star. first complained 10 tn nm
thorities that the child was DeIhb VI
lawfully harbored by the negro MOHian'
and yesterday the officers went 10 site
house OF the woman, AT no To- s, " 60,
ington street TO get the unloItuItdtc
little one. The woman was not at home.
so they carried the little one 10 the Soui'-
~ Jail She was OF course, unaple 70
give any Ineligible account OF ne ,irS,,n.
saying only that she was the dauE!i,t VI
of the woman, and that her mother
sometimes whipped her. She Is re-
arkably bright child and, strange 10
greatly frightened when the officers took
charge Of her but some stick-candy
soon established warm friendship De
tween the little one and her rescuefs,
her over TO the home Of Mrs. Henry
Berger OF Twenty-second and Main
streets. where the anonymous fttle
wanderer slept. several people, lhgiuu-
Ing Constable Samuels and Mr. Peter
Wells, the courthouse janitor. have "a
pressed a desire 10 adopt the child.
STRIPES on HEB BACK.
The child was scantily clad and gave
evidences Of having been treated with
little care. on her back are a number
or bruises, that indicate that the little
one mas been cruelty treated.
A warrant was sworn out for the ar
rest OF the woman, charging her with
cruelty. and she ~ now anSuishing IN
the itenrico jail, awaiting tral when when
H. 1850. she found the child wrapped
up snugly at her door, she took II IN
and raised It. Mrs. Aston. said she,
in the neighborhoOd on the Mechanics
vile turnpike, where she then resided,
would testify to that Several people
had been TO her to adopt the child, but
when they saw that the little one was
afflicted, had declined to do so.
The woman said she had no idea VINO
were its parents. and no one had ever
claimed ii.
DID NOT BEAT 1T.
when questioned as to the bruises on
the child's back, the woman salq she
been kind 10 it. When the child was
left at her door It had several sores
on its back, and every spring about this
time there is an eruption on its back.
She had tried to cure this, but had failed.
The case VIII be investigated to-day
by Justice Lewis.
IT Is said that there is a parallel case
at Paramount. In the county. where for
several years a little girl OF the same age
is being brought up in negro family.
Frequent complaints have been made
of this latter case. but as yet no efforts
have been made 10 take the child from
the negroes. Magistrates to whom in
formation has been furnished by citizens
of Paramount, who objected 10 the situa-
ton of the little founding, have con-
sidered that they had no legal authority
to act in the matter