The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-09

which seized her, and her victim was the
pretty. curly-haired, blue-eyed baby OF
Mrs. James Jones. whom the woman was
engaged to care for.
With 4 razor which belonged 20 tbs a.
father of the little one. the woman cut
the child throat and then made her esi
cape. Not sound from the baby, not a
cry reached the parents. who We're in q
room a few feet away They imagined
the nurse had put the baby in his crib
and that he was sound asleep.
1t was left to the mother. who was not
in the best of health. to go into the
kitchen Jf the fiat, in No. 12l Palmetto
Street in the Williamsburg section OF
Brooklyn. and to find the baby, who was
only eighteen months old dead on the
floor. Beside it lay razor. Now the
physicians fear the shock will Kill the
mother. and should she die another lie as
we'll Will be sacrificed
Mr.. Jones, who is a carriagemaker. and
his wife were making arrangements 10
celebrate Christmas in a double way, IN
aSmuch as it was the second anniversary
Of their marriage. And as they expected
by that time that they would have two
children. instead OF lone, the nurse was
engaged.
Mrs Jones had known her for some
months. for whenever she felt i'll she sent
for Alice.
Such was Alice.s disposition that Mrs.
Jones took Il decided liking to her. She
was kind. gentle and particularly did she
seem to lavish her affection on oaby
James 1t was only yesterday that she WAS
employed to serve Mrs. Jones for one
or two weeks. and she seemed overjoyed
that she should be with friends during the
holidays.
\ strange confidential humor came ever
her IN the afternoon. She had the baoy
on her. lap, stroking his curEs, when she
hoo Oh t,crt, csi,l - nor
| a wife she was mother. Her baby. sha
said, was in an institution in Manhattan,
and she had not been able to see the little
one for some weeks. She hoped. she said.
to visit the asylum some time befors
Christmas.
Soon after dinner last night. Baby James
became peevish; he cried and was cross.
as a BABY can be il times. This worried Mrs.
Jones' and at last the nurse came into tina
! room, and taking the little one. said:
Give him TO me; I VIII quiet him and
put him to bed. You go into the parlor-
Mrs Jones and her husband went 20 tn,
11arlor, at one end of the flat: Alice kissed
J the fretfu infant she carried him into
| the kitchen.
EUcHRE AT SHBRFty's.
| Eight hundred women sat yesterday af-
ternoon in the Ballroom at Sherry's and
played progressive euchFe TOR UWo heurs
under the auspices of the Army and Navy
Aid Society which cares lor oLSaoieu VOL
unteers and their families
In addition to the players there were
! several hundred spectators The playing
began at 3 O'Clock and continued for twu
| hours. The end OF each game was an
,ouucet; by bugie blast. for the ordinary
tiphIinc bell could not nave been heafo
amid the buzz OF conversation AT the
j sound OF the martial notes the players
.ost no time in leaving their seats, Ion
there was indeed. grim authority In the
6ugleS tone.
There were less than a score OF ner.
,rasent and most OF them disappeared
toward the close OF the day. General ES-
bert r, yiele the president Of the society.
held his ground however. and afterward
made a speech, in which he expressed his
appreciation OF the efforts OF the various
committees
On the platform were tennnting!y dis
PLAYED the seventy-tour prizes, which in
cIuded a piano. clocks, hats. plants. brio
aIrbrac and all varieties OF fancy work.
When the distriSution OF prizes was an
no,,uced the players in their eaSerness 10
se, in at the death crowded upon the plat
form.
General yiele found It necessary to ask
those on the platform to step down. as he
feared it might give way beneath their
weight The crowd, however. would not
bulge Then the busle sounded through
that hail and Mrs. Richard Henry Savage
made an address. which eHectuafly cleared
the stage.
Mrs. NJ L. Botay was then awarded tho
first prize. an upright piano. The second,
an oil painting. fell TO Mrs Goutard- For
the third prize there were fourteen players
whose scores were nisd. Mrs. ~ L. DsAna
ultimately carried OF the trophy.