The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-11
DEEP MYSTERY INVOLVES THE CASE
ITS Mother, Handsomely Dressed aud
Closely YcfInh, Asked Ainn ~ care
for IL n Fcw Municnt*, Days Have
Passed and St,e E7nsn't Returned
Mother May Not &c II Stranger.

4 remuneration 70: so doing She Is the
cliet laundry woman q. one OF the fG-
male schools. The babies, or rather one
OF them. was received Involuntary, and
nov II costs her money to maintain II.
She does not know IS home nor parents.
1t Is waif appealing TO her charity to
nur:c and educate. II is a gil hlby-a
pretty we'll formed girl, nicely dressed
and plump.
Several days ago Handsomely dress
ed. heavily vcilsd woman stepped up 10
L!na's house and asked her 10 care for
her baby minute or two until she could
step to the depot. Lima IS accomlnoGa-
ting, and she could not refuse 50 modes;
request She smilngly complied.
After waiting few minutes the chilq's
mother I'D not call for the little bi, Of
humanity, bundled in tlannes and linen.
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.
Days have passed. and she hasn't
come yet Lima is caring for the little
Walt very tcnde;ly, aud 1t grows in
beauty and increases in strength When
she is compelled 10 leave home she some.
times gets Caroline Shaw 10 look after
the child
There Is an element of mystery con-
nected with this pretty girl baby and
the heavily yelled woman. l saw Lima
Perkins and Caroline Shaw, ana while
they answered questions there appeared
to be something back. They may know
more about their little prntegc and its
mysterious mother than they ca 70 TO tell
Instead Of being stranger who went
away OH 4 train ana so gfrec:ua lily dlsap-
peared, the haby's mother may live
nearer Suffolk than Chi@sga. she may
re-appear and clam her LITTLE one, o, ii
may be left 10 develop into wom.nhood
amid her present environments. Time
Will tell.
CARD PARTY.
IN honor Of her guest, Miss Rosa
Etherldgc. OF Charlotte. n. c., Mis-;
Janet WithcrS gave 4 card party last
evening al her home on North NJ ] in
street The guests enjoyed social con-
verse and refreshments q s well 4; ca DIS
'iMey dispersed ut a lac hour.
END OF a NOTED CASE
SO Mai. Wright goes free. The result
Is no surprise. In fact, It |: but 4 con
tir!nation OF The Virg!nians prediction
made IN this correspondence two weeks
ago. After being tried In Nansemond.
where the jury disagreed. The case was
refused by Southampton, removed by
Norfolk. sent on by Grsenville and ship
PED by Surry. Then it was sven 10 the
court officers Of the little county by The
sen. Thee It was Dismissed That vas
the jumping of place. 1t could not be
sent across the ocean, ana the people
there wouldn't try L.
MAI. WRIGHT TALKS.
When seen this afternoon, Mai
Wrsht talked freely about the ease.
His account OF the Drocnedinr. ~ prin
cess Anne, briefly. was snmethin,r iii, .
this: Col Rnykin ann cant Wi:n Nc
counsel, fought for n ,ri,I ihen ,n,,
there They p;otsfcd ,r,ins, q fnrthnr
removal, and said they we've ra,(Iv ~,
trial. They wanted Their clienf vini,,n1
ted. States Attorney Vhitn ,ii ~
dind't have time to SO into he case. and
~, ICES 'here were other reasons. These
he dsan't state.
ARGUED FOR \ DISMISSAL.
Counsel for defense arsuad th,t tbo
case be tried, ard this be!nr rsrusa !,
they said the alternative was 4 al miss.
al. This they asked Tho cur, Ia rr,n,
It was granted. There i no ones,inn
about the order being w,i.tnn 70 hn,d
Col. Boykn wrote IT, Then Mai. Wriuh,
was di:missed forever. he l. frc.
man.
mn ,r.e W.,
, WHAT III EYRE PAID FOR.
Anent his proposed suit against The
.oMn or Su!to,k, the Major Wa: more
Ganv th,t no I,a ""u - ,e..iier assert nor
from ,ha cnr,o a., - pi'4,s SUI % recover
yers wou,d IL ~ ..,,,i ~ ~ u iaW
thev vii r. - s,i "a 49,, Moat '.keIv
nsed nra'tr s =, u , tait one OF them
some ISnsfa,,, nno,ric 'Guase az lhs'
Yesterday . mess Ahhe
a r,o,>,>
~, y ~ oo'io CAUSE
ne young iadH MINISTRIES are actively
ensaseu IA ne n!eplra lions for the.
go. go t am, oii FEBRUARY goth. Aside