The sun., 1897-05-25
NO ONE CLAIMS THEM.
The Two Chiidron Abandoned In Elisa beth Are
Annnrnrt1H OF Roliah EnrentaEe.


The two children who were deserted In the
Elm House in Elizabeth last Wednesday night
have not yet been claimed by anybody, and tho
belief that they were kidnapped in Europe and
brought to this country to be held for ransom
grows stronger every day. Tho police Of Eliza
beth maintain that IL would be impossible for
children of such tender years to be lost for 30
long q time without their parents making in
ouiries for them, II tho parents lived in this
country. and tho fact that the prattle Of the
older child, the little girl was discovered yester
day to be Polish Strengthens this theory. A
Polish woman who tried to talk to the little girl
yesterday succeeded In making her say few
things which would indicate that she had taken
a long journey. She spoke of tho water and also
spoke of having slept in car. The only other
information that could be extracted from her
was that her name was Mary, and that her little
brother was named Johnny.
1t was Monday night that tho party Of which
tho children were a part came to Elisabeth.
There was BIZ, swnrthy y man % who seemed cen 70 DO
man nm SnSESe Se seHeo They Went to the
man. who did the talking. explained to Foster
his wifc and that the other man was her brother
The children were bis, he said. and the party
TSee TSe man on .rs s stroso and
lily, Pittsburg. Pa" and tho party retired early
ho sY pSs na Rsn Rn they SyatnE He S at
away. During the meal the two men and the
woman kept talking to one another in some
foreign tongue. They seemed to be quarrolling,
| and Mr.. Callahan thought that tho woman sided
with her alleged brother. They were on the
point Of an out.and,opt row when they left. T..
SEQ the man StrogoR returning with the two
children. Ho was In front Of tho hotel when
tho man came up. and explained In per.
feet English that having had a Disagreement
with his wife and her brother he had left them
and returned to engage some ono to take care Of
| tho children for him during the rest OF his trip
to Pittsburg.. On account of the lateness Of the
hour, he said. he would stay another night In
| the hotel. The same room which he had occu-
pied tho night before was assigned to him. and
| the children slept in a small bod in the same
| room. The man paid for the room before retir-
| On Wednesday the crying Of the children at
tracted the attention Of the servants and they
| forced open the door. Tho children wero alone.
The man had gone away some time in the night.
| He had not even occupied his bed. and 1t was
| perfectly evident that the descrtion had been
what to do with the youngsters, SO he notified
| the police, who took them to the station house.
| From there they were taken to tho Elizabeth
Day Nursery, where they have since remained.
Few better behaved youngsters, consider
ing their friendless condition and the way
| They haven't cried at all since they have been
in the nursery. Tho little boy, who Is scarcely
| months old sleeps most OF the time, while the
! GIRL who Is about years old. prattles away in
| cessantly..
| far and wide. and hopo to get some track Of
them. They have also sent out descriptions OF
the children in the hope OF attracting the atten-
tion OF somebody who knows Of them.