The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-18
PARENTS ARE KNOWN
Police Ferret Out acts Con-
corning Babe
FOUND ON WATER STREET
Its Father and Mother Left 1t
on Way to Depot.
ON WATER STREET

The little baby boy found by ohcer
Sam Jones night before last at the cor
ner Of Third and Water streets has been
Identified, and its parents are known by
4ba names Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Hall.
They resided until that night in the Phil
Inns block on West Douglas avenue.
The baby is now domiciled in the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Nj. b Hubbard in the
Phillips block, and win be kept there
until new developments I'm regard to the
case come up.
After the babe was found by. Officer
Jones # was taken to the home OF MI
and Mrs. B. F. Thompson at 40 Sherman
avenue and cared for during that night
Yesterday Mrs. n. Daley and Mrs. NJ B.
Hubbard. who lived near the Hall fam
uv in the Phillips block, went TO the
T,hompson home and identified the baby
as the child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hall. The
women had read the account Of the ind
ing Of the babe in the Eagle, and as the
circumstances connected with the finding
were SO similar TO conditions observed
bv them the same night that both de-
cided to make the investigation.
During the latter part Of July the peo-
pie who gave their names as Hall moved
into the Phillips block, having rented
the room Of \. Daley, a North Main
street furniture dealer. The rooms were
furnished by him and they were near his
own apartments in the same block. Hall
apparently did nothing. but despite that
fact seemed to have plenty Of money and
it was usually in large bills. He ap-
peared TO be about 80 years Of age, and
the woman supposed TO be his wife was
thought by/those who knew her to be "A
years of age at least. The man was very
dark, with dark eyes and dark mus
tache, while the woman was fair with
light hair. She was said to be very nice
appearing and had a very refined look
about her.
The two people packed their belongings
that night and told their friends in the
Phillips block that they were going to
Kansas City. They left the building about
9 o'clock and took the baby with them.
A cab was waiting for them at the walk,
which, according to their statement, was
to take them to the depot. Which depot
they went to or what place was their
destination could not be learned yester-
day.
The people had very little clothing or
furnishings when they took the rooms in
the Phillips block, and according to the
statements of those who reside in the
same block, only had a telescope or small
grip.
When seen at the Thompson home the
baby was dressed in a little dress Of
checked calico goods. The child is not
very large and does not have a strong
appearance. It is a pleasant little fellow
and has blue eyes. The basket in which
the child was placed is a new one, such
as is ordinarily used by fruit dealers in
marketing peaches OF apples. There were
only a few things in the basket with the
baby One dress besides the one it had
on, which was also made Of calico. a
nursing bottle partially filed with milk
was by the side of the child and there
was also a can Of condensed milk. This
was practically all that the basket con-
tanned, and over it was a fur cape with
a blue lining. The cape looked very neat
with the exception OF the lining which
was slightly faded and soued.
According to the statement Of Mrs.
Daley and Mrs. Hubbard the baby was
born on August and the two dresses
which were with the child when found
had been made by the neighbors. Mrs.
Daley made one and another lady the
other. The date Of the birth would make
the child several days older than first
A.
mistake would be very natural. The PEG
pie appeared to be quite fond Of the baby
and would often speak of it to the neigh
bors who called 10 see them. Mr.. Hall
rarely ever went out and both persons
were in their apartments during most Of
the time.
Mr. \. Daley, who rented the rooms
to Mr. Hall, was seen at his store on
North Main street yesterday by a repor-
ter for the Eagle. To him he said:
"on July ., this man who gave his
pane as Hall came into my store and
tsked about renting some furniture
asked him where he wanted to take it
and whether he had a house rented. He
said that he did not have a house and
that he supposed that he would need 10
get one. I told him that I did not care
to rent the furniture. but that I had
some rooms in the Philips block which
were not in use and thai Il he would
take them would furnish them for him
and only charge a reasonable amount.
The man replied that this would suit him
much better than renting the house.
He asked me II it would be possible to
furnish the rooms that day as he and his
wife wished TO move in that night. He
said that she was at the Santa Fe hotel
and left ostensibly for the purpose OF
consulting with her regarding the rooms.
The matter was closed Up and my men
commenced TO get the rooms in condition.
Han helped Us and seemed anxious that
the work should he completed that night
The work was done and we went away.
leaving him in possession Of the rooms
We had put in a gasoline stove and had
furnished a small number OF dishes and
things for light house keeping.
Although We lived rght next 20 the
rooms was not aware Of the time when
the woman came. 4 short time after
they came Mrs. Daley called on them
and they treated her very nicely and a.
terwsrds both women of,en called on one
another.
On August the baby was born and I
have been in the rooms with Mrs. Daley
several times lately ana each tine saw
the baby. usually lying on The bod Il
was a little thing and seemed as though
Il would not live long.
At the time 81 the birth OF the child
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