The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-06

Abandoned by his mother, a tiny two
weeks-old boy baby lay in a vacant lot
at the northeast corner of Summit ave-
nue. and Milton streets, for nearly forty
eight hours, from Friday night to Sun
day evening, suffering the fortunes of
| hunger, the burning heat of the day, and
the chill of night, added to which mos
qultoes and other insects frightfully at
tackled the helpless infant, while, from
some source, several loathsome sores APP
pear on the child's face. Yet the baby
lives, and bids fair to recover from his
cruel exposure. The infant is being cared
for at the Catholic Infants home, $50
Hague avenue, where he was. taken by his
| rescuer. resident Of the vicinity.
At different times Saturday and Sun
| day residents in the vicinity Of the lot
heard an infants cries, but little atten-
| ton was paid to the matter, as 1t seems
| to be customary for nurses to seek the
| shade trees of the lot with their small
| charges during the day, and 1t was be-
| lieved the crying came from some baby
! out with it's nurse. But the cries were
| full of pain. Shortly after o'clock Sum
! day evening a bieyclist, riding along the
| Summit avenue path, was started by
| Shrill scream. He dismounted from his
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| came from the bushes across the way
| Hurrying to the lot he came upon the
| helpless infant, threshing about in the
| bushes with what weakened strength 1t
| had left, in an effort to fight off swarm
| of insects. It's face was badly swollen
| both eyes being practically closed, while
| on its chin and cheek, also extending di-
| rectly across the left eye, were running
| sores. Red spots all over the baby's face,
/ arms and neck, showed where the insects
had tormented the little fellow.
| The wheelman went to a house near by
for assistance. The baby was taken there.
| Soothing lotions were put on the sores
and bites, when the baby was given it's
first mouthful to eat since midnight Fri
| day. After all possible temporary relief
| had been administered to the infant the
| physician carried it tenderly to the
| Babies home, where 1t was turned over
! to Matron Hanlon. Yesterday the child
was much improved. The sores were
| healing, and the red spots disappearing,
while the swelling of the face had almost
gone.
The sequel to the case developed in the
municipal court yesterday, when Wesley
Herman, said to hold a responsible posi-
ton with a Minneapolis firm, was ar
raigned on the charge of illegitimate
parentage. The complainant is Maud
Kennedy, who says the abandoned child
| is hers, and that Herman Is it's father.
Herman was released on $500 bail, and the
case set for trial July 81.
The story of the child's abandonment,
as told by the mother to Detective
Campbell, who located her and secured
the information to Herman's arrest, when
the case of supposed heartless cruelty
was reported to the police, is that she
was forced to desert her infant. Remorse
seized her afterward, however, but De-
tecttve Campbell says the woman told
him she was afraid to return to the lot
lest she should find the child dead or be
apprehended. Desperation, regret and
/ fear frenzied the mother during the nights
and days her baby lay in the bushes on
d Summit avenue. but when assured yes
terday that the child had been found
alive and would likely recover, Detective
Campbell says she was almost hysterfcal
with joy, -
When Herman and the woman met after
the formers arrest yesterday both were
moved to tears, according to Detective
Campbell He says Herman entered no
denial to the woman's accusation. and
that the couple made arrangements for
their future, and the care Of the baby.
The badly is said by Detective CampbelI
to nave been born two weeks ago.