The age-herald., 1900-08-17
HEARTLESS ACT
 OF CRUEL MOTHER
Three-Day-0Id Infant Cast Upon
 Charity of the World.
FOUND IN P0LlCEMANS YARD
Lusty Boy Baby, Bearing Evidence of Respectable Parentage, Fell Into the Hands of Friends-No
 Glue to the Mystery

A strong-voiced, lusty baby boy of very tender age was found in the yard of Po- liceman William Thompsons residence, 1908 avenue B, early yesterday morning. The youngster was snugly tucked in a willow basket, and had evidently been placed in the yard some time after F o'clock Wednesday night. The basket con tainng Mir Thompson's diminutive guest was found under the branches of peach tree, and was thiekly covered with dew. In the basket was found all kinds of baby clothes and note written on sheet evidently hastily torn from school tab let, bearing the words, addressed to baby himself, Let your name remain Eugene K. Falkner.'
 The baby was first discovered by youthful representative of black America, whose attention was possibly attracted tc the spot by the infants lusty voice de- manding to be removed from his present location under the tree The dscoverer breathlessly ran up the front steps and knocked al MT. Thompsons door, That gentleman's little daughter Ernie an- swered the summons. With great excite ment the startling intelligence was ceived that a baby had been found in the yard.
 Created Excitement
 Ernie hastily reported the matter to her mother, who quickly went to the door her self, and locking out, saw the basket un- der the tree, a small crowd of astonished neighbors standing near and the dusky diseoverer rolling his eyes in evident amayement. At the same time her ears were greeted by the baby voice, bitterly bemoaning his lot and pleading for admis- sion to the house.
 By this time everybody in the house had assembled on the front porch. The basket and it's sobbing contents were carried into the house and baby was quickly taken out of its 'imorovised cradle.
 The basket contained a plentiful supply of provisions for Eugene's immediate use, consisting of two bottles one of which was half full of milk and a bottle of medicine, evidently placed there in case of sickness while in the basket How the baby was ex- rected to get the cork out of the bottle and take the correct dose is not stated. The bottle bore liable containing the words, 'L. c. George, Druggist, Alexan- dria, La.''
 In ihe Hands of Friends
 MT. and Mrs. Wiley Henson and MT. and Mrs. Mack Teeter live with MT. and Mrs. thompson, and as baby was brought into the house the three ladies began to min ister to his wants. Young Faulkner was dosed with catnip tea and whisky toddy, which he took with great fortitude and evident pleasure.
 Inc house was literally packed with vis- Itors all the morning, who called to the baby. Officer Thompson reached home at 6 o'clock, and being notified of the find, was at a loss to know what to do with the young guest. He finally decided to consult Chief Austin, who was accordingly notified by MT. Teeter. Just as Mir. Teeter was starting his mission he met Mir Dona- hue, whose wife is a clairvoyant and tells fortunes in a tent about block from the Thompson residence. Mir. Donahue stated his willingness to adopt the baby, and after the two men caIIe. on Chief Austin it was agreed that MT. Donahue should be en- trusted with the care of the young one, pending the discovery of it's parents. The little outcast is about three days old and was neatly dressed, it's clothing well as it's general appearance indicating that came of good Darentage.