The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-29
4 MYSTERIOUS WA|F
Baby Left on the Doorstep of
Mr.. Pool.
A Negro Woman Says She Has Assurances
That the Powers That Be Will Not
Interfere.

A baby ION the doorstep with-a- basket
of-clothes, and closed carriage just
going out of sigbt--but why tell the rest
The doorstep was that III Mr. G. &C.
Pool. at 22S East Cabarrus stree, the
huadle Of clothes was the baby's, but
whose the carriage was and whose lie
baby is as usual in such cases UNI
known.
Mrs Pool, on whose doorstep the
Young waif was placed, was interviewed
last night by News and Observer re-
porter. She says that the child was left
there at 1910 o'clock Saturday night. She
was sitting in her room when her at
tcntion was attracted by a noise as e
something was being scraped an tie
porch. This was followed by the lcId
knock on the door. Although, alone she
went to the door to see what was want-
ed, and there was small bundle. Mrs.
Pool stated that when she opened the
door. carriage stood in the road, but
Immediately upon her picking up the
bundle at her feet, it drove rapidly up
0abarrus street toward Fayetteville She
thinks there we're two persons in the
carriage and that one was a woman, but
of this she is not certain. She carried
the bundle into the house and unwrapped
1t, When the wrappings were laid off
the chubby little red face of a baby WAS
revealed The baby was carefully
wrapped up in an old skirt, ard 4 lisrle
bundle of clothing was under its hes d.
The clothes were tied UP in a Rale,yn
Mrs. Pool called in several ieighborc,
and showed them her find. She telcpton-
ed to her husband who was al store
to bring a can of milk, AMI though in
credulous at frsts*he complied with her
request
Mrs. Pool informs the reporter that
she did not at that time, and does not
now know who the child's motner is. and
further does not want to know. Size
says that her husband has been sick re-
Gently and that she is not in condition
to care for the child properly, and SO she
in turn Fses given it away.
On last Sunday Mr. Henry Tssnn, no
lives on South Bloody9rtn street, cane
TO see the baby, and Mrs. rool Id ner
she might have it. Mrs. Eason was seen
last night by Newsssanl observer re-
porter. She said she was going to raise
the child as her own.
II love il just like any own already
she added. II am going to keep it" and
she lifted the cover from he cradle and
showed a wee round facial red ard
puckered.
He is a fine boy she exclaimed, and
re may be President some day we
just been thinking what | would name
him. l think | viii call him Wilber,''
and she patted the little form lovingly
Do you know who his mother is"
asked the reporter.
No; l don't. / haven't got ary mere
idea than you have
Haven't you heard any thing about
it?"
Well negro woman came here today
and told my mother that she wished 10
get the child. She said she came from
his mother, and the mother wanted him
back as she only wanted Mrs. Pool TO
have him. But told her she couldn'
get him. She had thrown him away oncc
and might do it again.
in answer to questions Mrs. Eason said
that she didn't know what the womans
name was but that when asked where
the city"
Il asked her what the mothers name
is and she shook a pocket book at ne,
and said that she had in there what
would keep her from telling" continued
Mrs. Eason.
1t was learned from Mrs. Pool fhat
the negro woman's name is Ellen Car
ret, and she lives on Manly street Just
below its intersection with South.
Mrs Pool said the woman had told her
that DR.. McGeachy was present at the
birth of the child, and had arranged with
The mother to give it to her. Mrs. Pool
says she was afraid there would be a
trial about it. and she went to see DIR.
McGeachy and that he told her there
would be no trouble, that he had seen
the mayor about it, and he had said it
would be all right but be would go again
if she wanted him to.
Mrs. Pool produced a note which she
said came with the child but had been
overlooked for several hours The note
reads:
81 will present to you this baby to love
and cherish as your own and give moth
er's love. l viii help you to care for his
welfare and may God send showers of
blessings on YOU day by day
The note is not signed or dated. and is
written in pencil in a legible hand writ
ing, on a sheet of ordinary note-paper.
1t is correctly spelled and punctuated.
There Is considerable speculation among
he inhabitants of the vicinity in which
The baby was left as to who its parents
are.