The sun., 1900-04-27


ant clue to the great New York baby
mystery which has agita ed Gotham and
mystiied the police OF that city slnce
last Tuesday. The baby boy whom VIII
bur f. Hammond, jeweler OF Green
port, l. L., said he found near the Penn.
sylvania railroad ferry house, foot of
West Twenty.third street, New York,
and christened Frank Ferry," is Il Will
mington boy.
This wee baby boy was born in the
Home opathic Hospital in this city. Its
mother came to this city from Green
port, l. l., several months ago. She & ave
her name as Mrs. Harlanswolth. IL Is
now believed that this woman is Miss
Carrie Brown, OF Greenport, l.. that
Wilbur +. Hammond is the father OF the
child, and that from information fur
nished the police authorities OF this city
aud OF New York by THE Sun, the foun-
ding mystery will soon be solved.
Some time last October woman came
to this city and giving her name as Mrs.
narlansw 9th, the wife Of leweler Of
New York, went to the swe'ery store OF
Samuel II. Baynard. AT Baynard's
salesman named Harlans worth was
known and supposing the woman to be
the wife Of that salesman clerk at
Baynard's, directed her to prominent
boarding house on Delaware avenne.
She there engaged boaid. On Thanks
4 giving Day she received visit
from man whom she introduced
as her husband. 1t is now found that
the supposed husband answers the de-
scription OF Wilbur +. Hammond, tue
Greenpoint, T. | jeweler- just before
t,nristmas the supposed Mrs. Harlans-
worth was admitted to the Homeopathic
IL al ,,,ntarpifV natipnt-
Tie Child, a boy, was christened by
/. Mrs, liar answoith, Wilbur Francis
Harlansxorth Alter leaving the Hon,
d. r)pAth Hospital the woman engaged
b ,ard with Mrs. Ella q. Preston, No
ll2i Jackson street.
All tins time the woman continued Il
say tnat her husband was jeweler. N
diff rent times She made Mrs. Preston
cnlldren presents Of rings aud othe
i.welrv. She received many letters bear
Ing the postmalk ''Creenport, L. l"
Left Child in This City.
A little over three weeks ago the sup
. ,sed Mrs. Harlansworth stated to Mr.
Preston that her husband was serlousl.
i'll and asked Ms. Preston ii shs woult
take care Of the baby boy while Il
mother went to ste her sick husband
This Mrs Preston agreed to do. Tn
wo nan said she would be gone only
fe' days
Day after day passed. Mrs. Preston be
came suspicious. She consulted Mrs
Charles F. Andrews at No. 1872 Jackso
street. Mrs. Andrews ADVISED her t
write to Mrs. Harlansworth. This Mr.
Preston did, using the address left b
Mrs. Harlansworth, Lock Box 725, Greer
port, l.. l.
Mrs. Harlansworth answered the lettt
by saying her husband continued i'll an
sne did not know when she woul return
Again Mrs. Preston wrote. This tin
she threatened to give the baby boy ovt
to Agent Frank Stout. This threi
brought MIS-. Haransworth to tern
and she wrote that she would arri le
Wilmington last Monday. The bat
boy, Wilbur Francis, was then in II
care of Mrs. Charles P. Andrews.
Came Here Afoer the Baby.
The mother arrived in this city la
Monday. She went to + B. Riley
notions and trimmings store, No. =
King street, and purchased an entl
outfit for the baby. The outfit consist,
of fine flannel nndershirt, whl
overshirt with pleatings, wooden stoc
ings and cashmere outer gown, pleat
and with little tncks down the front al
OIl blic clCCNCS'
Taking the wee baby boy the su
posed Mrs. Haransworth bade goodb
TO Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Andrews al
left this city fore New York on Tuesd
morning last over the Pennsg gvania Ra
road. She left French street station
9.35 O'Clock Here the story of the four
ling mystery ends solar as Wilmingt
is concerned.
Arrived in New York City.
When the y IS ferry from Jersey G.
arrived in New York city on Tuesds
Wilbur F. Hammond of No. 81 Ma
street, Greenport, L. l., emerged fri
\ the crowd carrying bundle. He v
accompanied by woman. The cou
engaged cab and were driven to I
New York Founding Asylum. NJ.
East Sixtv-eighth street. At that pl'
kIIammond told Superintendent II
hat he found the baby in the W
wenty-third street ferry house.
Superintendent Blair says that
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