The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-10
FOUND THE MOTHER
MYSTERY sURRoUNDING TIE
FINDING OF AN INFANT
It Is Solved By the oficers-Miss
Caroline Swenson Is the Mother
A Runaway.

The lost mother has been found the
little babe found by Emanuel Larsen
seereted in the brush off from the
Parry place on Eighteenth street. was
placed in its mothers arms YESTERDAY
Sheriff Belnap and Deputy Sherli
Ballantyne went out to the nelSlioOi-
hood yesterday forenoon anu az $50
little investigation went TO TIE h9li l
of Miss Caroline Swenson, next door
to the dwelling of Mrs. Parry on sI!gh
tenth street, where the baby was pc
ing tenderly cared for. Although MISC
Swenson was UP and about and ap-
parently gay and lively, she was seen
to leave the house alter the oinceIS
entered. Later her father oVeItooh .eI
out at Five Points, the girl having
walked about two miles. he brought
the young lady back to the house;
What took place between the girl ana
the officers will probably never De as
closed. The officers would say nothing,
nor would the girls parents, Out alter
about an hour the sheriff ana deputy
went over to Mrs. Parry's place ana
returned after a few minutes with the
little bundle of baby. Belnap carried
the baby and Ballantyne carried the
wardrobe and both looked happy ana
wise. The little bundle was placed on
the mothers lap. The girl cried bit.
terly for a time, but nnally petted
and nursed the little one, which look
its dinner with great apparent enjoy
ment, and opened its big blue eyes in
wonderment on the weeping grand
parents. She finally closed her eyes,
as though tired of trying TO find out
what it was all about. and went TO
sleep in its mothers lap.
Mr.. Swenson, the father of Caroline,
declared to a Herald man that he
knew not thing of his daughter
condition until approached by the
sheriff on the subject He is a hard
working man. whose integrity is I'M
questioned, and his family have the
sympathy of many loyal friends Mrs.
Swenson declined to say word for
publication, except that the baby be-
longed to her daughter and would be
cared for.
There are many elements of mystery
in the affair still, but unless the girl
chooses to talk it will likely never be
known how she managed to give birth
to the little one unaided, and go aboN
her usual occupations as though moth
ing had happened.
4er pns s.cal strength appears sim
ply marvellous. She was about the
neighborhoOd ali the previous day and
when the child must have been born
and secreted How the little thing sur
ard its stay for many hours of chill
September day, with no covering but
an old bran sack is another mystery.
The little one is apparently well and
vigorous.
Caroline Swenson, the mother. is a
fine looking girl Of about % years of
age. She is tall and plump and has
wealth of curly black hair. During the
forenoon eff yesterday she went into the
home of Mrs. Parry, which is next door
to that of her own. She made much of
the baby. told how she loved babies
and while stroking it with her jeweled
hand assented to remarks about the ut
ter hearIhieSsness OF the unknown
mother.
The young mother returned from
Helper, Utah, about three weeks ago,
where she has been the greater part of
four years past employed at a dining
room girl in the Helper MOTEL