The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28

and she cared for them. She had fire.
quently had as many as eight at one time.
She advertised in one Providence paper
and in the Boston papers to tho effect that
she had children that she would let re-
spectacle persons have on application.
In this way she disposed of the babies
80 far as she knew they went to comfort
able homes.
For this traffic in shame she admitted
that sho received So 30 week for board
from tho young women while thcy were
in the house previous to acouchmcnt
They generally came TO tho house aftcr
some gentleman had made arrangements
for them, and they came in carriages.
Sometimes they came alone.
ALovely School Teacher.
"I had lovely school teacher here a
short time ago." she said.
where did she come from?'
Il couldn't tell, as she went away
without saying word about herself be-
yond the fact that sho taught school"
"what become of the babyy"
"a lady came here, in answer to the
advertisement, L suppose, and took her
away. 1t was all right, wasn't it? want
to do what is right. A lawyer told me
! there was no law against what L was do
ing. These women must go somewhere
and the babies must bc taken care Of. !"
She said that she had no assistants in
the house with tho exception of an
occasional nurse when there wero
more patients than she could attend to.
| Her rooms would accommodate eight
! persons, but now and then she had to
put down cots to accommodate all her
boarders.
Think of it, Fourteen mothers with
illegitimate children at one time under
one roof within 10 minutes ride of the
heart Of the city.
She Employed Two Doctors.
This woman, continuing her story
which seems beyond belief, said that the
mothers had the best of medical attention
and most of the children born in tn,
house were healthy. That is. two doctors
she employed said they were
Mrs. wcstcott snid that she called phys
icians whom she wanted medical service
She also said that she had been yer.
lucky with all her boardcrs. None o
them had died.
When asked about tho price she charged
for her services she said that 30 cents
day was what she asked previous to ant
following acouchment, and $40 durinI
acouchment
She took the babies for s15 each.
With this money she boarded then
until such time as she could find home
for them. 1he parents generally left he
|
and their comfort was looked after.
"You see have to support myself AM
this little boy" and She placed her hau'
on the head OF child about SIX years q
age, which she said was her own. Sh
also said that her husband was formcr
"a member OF the Providence police depart
ment, and that at present no was an IN
mate of the asylum for tho insane.
al have TO pay his board regularly, an
the mortgage on the house must he paid
50 / take these boardcrs.
There isn't any wrong in that,
there!'
About what age Is your averag
boardcr, inquired the reporter.
Sometimes 1 have them as young q
10 years. They go all the way from tina
age to 20, and they come from difTeren
parts of the country. ! seldom hear fror
them again"
The waits Forgotten.
Don't they ever inquire about the
offspringT"
"No, never. They pay me and that
all there is 10 II"
WHOM asked about tho death Of the chill
IN the ncBosa family, Mrs. wc-tcott sai
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