Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-08
LEFT BABY ON The DOORSTEP
THE INFANT WAS FIRST LEFT WITH
GRANT SIMPSON.
He Took 1t to Police Station and the
Matron Adopted n Questionable
Method of Trying to Get !
Rid of the Little Wait.

Shortly after 10 o'clock Sunday night.
Grant Simpson, a ~paperhanger living at 422
Haskell avenue, in Kansas City, kas.. was
aroused from a sound sleep by missiles
striking the side of the house. Being fully
convinced that the stoning of the house was
Intentional, he hurriedly dressed himself
and stepped to the front door with a re-
volver in his hand. There was no one in
sight, but on the floor of the porch only
about two feet from where he stood lay a
we'll filled flour sack. He picked 1t up and
carefully carried it into the house, where
an investigation was made.
The sack was found to contain a sweet
little girl baby about three days old. 1t
hottie near its side. A note was attached
to the infants dress bearing this inscrlp-'
IF you want the child keep it; but you
must give il a good home. The doctor
stated that it could be reared on cows
milk, diluted with water
Mr.. Simpson was terribly shocked when
he discovered the baby. Yesterday morn,
ing the police authorities were notliied ana
| Police Matron Mrs. Fannie Sallade tooK
charge of the deserted infant. she VIII
keen II at her home until she can secure
IL a good home. The infant IS a very pretty
| blue-eyed girl baby.
| This infant is having quite an experience
| but it is too young to realize it, fester-
day afternoon a we'll known woman OF
| Kansas City, kas., called at the nome OIL
| Police Matron Mrs. Sallade and told her
| that she had a good home for the child.
| The woman, whose name is Withheld, stated
| that Mrs. Joseph Langford. of 1913 North
| Sixth street, was anxious TO adopt a nice
little baby. Mrs. Sallade wanted to take
the infant out to Mrs. Langford's home,
but the woman insisted that she would not
| take it unless it was left at ner door. Mrs.
Sallade consented to allow her to take the
child last night for the purpose of leav-
ing IL at the Langford home. The police
| matron accompanied her.
They slipped up to the front door of Mr..
| Langford's home and laid the baby down
on the porch. They raped and then left.
1t happened that 1t was Fireman Lang
ford's night off duty and he was at home.
He answered the rap at the door. and, dis
| covering the baby on the porch, started out
in pursuit of the parties who had left 1t.
He followed them for a couple of blocks
| and after recognizing Police Matron Mrs.
Sallade he returned home without further
| investigation. Mr.. Langford stated last
| night that he did not approve of that way
of disposing of babies and unless Mrs.
Sallade called for the baby this morning
| there would be trouble.
Police Matron Sallade was seen last night
and stated that If she had acted wrong
fully in the matter it was wholly uninten-
tional. She said that the woman who
| called on her and asked that the baby be
given Mr.. and Mrs. Langford was a par
ticular friend. of Mrs. Langford's and said
| note was tied to the infants dress stating
that IL the baby was not wanted TO report
to the police matron. Mr.. Langford is in
clined to be indignant over the matter.