Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-13


About 1870 o'clock yesterday after
noon a girl baby was discovered in the
waiting room of the C. & p. passen-
ger depot. The discovery was made
by Mr.. A. B. Carter, one of the bosses
at the steel plant. who happened to
drop into the depot. and on hearing
the cry of a child. walked over to a
bundle lying on one of the seats. In
it, to his amazement, he found a baby
wrapped in a shawl. MI. Carter
turned to a lady who was in the wait
ing room, asking her if she knew who
the baby belonged to. The lady be-
came nervous and answered that she
did not know, Immediately left the de-
pot, saying she was there waiting for
her husband. who had gone to the
steel plant to draw his pay. The au-
thorities at the depot were notified and
Marshal Johnston soon arrived on the
scene and took charge of the child,
taking it to Mrs. Kitty Maul's board
ing house, where the baby was fed and
soon went to sleep. The child is be-
tween four and six weeks old. was
dressed in white. and an old worn
plaid shawn was bundled around it.
From all appearances it showed it was
frnno a vOnr fopa;1y Tho marGha1 in
formed the township trustees who took
the child in hands and removed it to
Mrs. Loves. on Union street, where
the authorities will leave,it until prop
er arrangements can be made for it's
care. Marshal Johnston went to work
to try and locate the woman who was
in the depot at the time the baby was
found, and he was aided by some OF
the hotel porters at the B. & O.. depot,
who noticed a answering the
description arriving on the B. & o.
11:3G a. m. train with a baby. She
evaded all the hotel porters and was
followed by a short and poorly dressed
man. Both went up Union street and
little heed vas paid to them until the
above news came out. With this clue
Marshal Johnston telephoned the Chill
dren's Home, a~scertaining that a wo-
man had applied at the home for the
authorities to take her child. saying
she was from Bellaire and her name
was Mary Wylie, and that she was a
widow. TIE authorities refused the
request. She further stated she was
from Bellaire and lived within a block
of the b. & o. depot Upon inquiry
at the passenger Office it was learned
such a lady had purchased a ticket for
this point. The woman said her home
had formerly been at Rochester. Pa.
This closed all the Information learned
and late late night Marshal Johnston
was using all his efforts to To-
cate the mother, but it looks as if she
has been cute enough to cover up all
tracks and has most probably escaped
Benwood and little hope is enter
tanned of finding the woman who SO
basely deserted her own child.
Bellaire is now and he's been hav-
Ing its wave of prosperity and yester-
day morning a tide Of a moral nature
made some faint from its won
derful glare. Citizens looked amazed,
saloonkeepers and those who have
been allowing gambling and games of
chance such as slot machines and all
devices OF such a character, were par
Crap tables had tho black
cloth placed over their numbers and
the sound of the click and whirr Of the
slot machines was hushed and the snap
CT the finger OF the crap shooters with
his call for ~seven-eleven was not heard.
Crowds Of regular attenders stood
aghast, and all wanted to know why
the change and from what motive such
orders could originate. 1t vas later
learned these orders cae from that eff
cient officer. Marshal Johnston, who
had taken the reins of the city govern
ment in his w hands with the avow-
ed intention OF doing away with SO
much gambling. While Mr.. Johnston
is up for reelection, it is only just Of
him to say that his action shows he is
not afraid to do what he thinks is his
duty, regardless of the votes at the
coming primaries.
Senator Archer returned last evening
from Columbus, and in a short inter-
view said he had nothing new to say
regarding Belmont county applicants
for State positions.
The Knights of st. John will install
officers and give a banquet and bail
at Turner hall January 25th.
Squire Mellott, of Glencoe, was in
the city yesterday.
Charles Watt, of Woodsfield, was in
the city looking UP one of his partners,
who is interested in the oil well drill
Ing business with Mr.. Watt, and who
recently collected all the money COM
ing from a we'll recently drilled in near
S~istersville, and after collecting the
same skipped out.
George Crow, an aged citizen of
Meade township, passed away last even
ing al his late home at the age of
ninety-one. Mr.. Crow has resided in