The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18
FEARED LITTLE
WAIF MAY DIE
Child Found on Doorstep rs
Dangerously ILL.,
VuRDER NAY BE CHARGED
POLICE WILL MAKE EFFORT TO
ARREST THE PARENTS.

VARIANT charging murder may
n as issued for the persons who left
u baBv boy on the doorstep Of
See Fair. who lives on Post street
me child is very ilI. and physicians
.--,-5 his death as almost certain.
sso-fIv after 10 o'clock last Saturday
-r-fr the police department was nou-
rsf ftat a baby had been found upon
Ne Frirs doorstep with aosOlutely
~ Cline as TO the identity Of the par
--fs or whoever left the child IN It's
I'D. surroundings. a member OF the
r5-rv. s0 the report stated. had gone
81 tie front door and had stumbled
...tr4t tiny bundle lying on the step.
T5fr.rr 10. he carried Il into the room
--i-r no thought of its contents.
srrrIv wrapped iu soft white gar
---+s vae FOUND a healthy boy ap-
-rrsrrv about four hours Old NO
.-. knew how long the child had been
f...-g ar the doorstep. but no one had
IT,. fre room since early ln the even
l-- and IL is possible that it was placed
tr-ss shortly after its birth.
Child Is Taken III.
d. vas taken into the house and care
nlIfv attended for a few days when It
has given into the care Of Mrs. Mar
r4rat Br1x. 1910 South Eighth West
Street. Mrs. BroX had heard of the
fr5irr of the boy and had expressed
i desire 90 take the child and raise DC.
She has watched tenderly over the
babe since ne was placed In her care
and had attended to every want. He
grew and was strong and healthy UNI
nm Friday when he became peevish
and sickIy. & physician was sum-
uoned. but iu spite OF an skill he has
grown constantly worse until yesterday
hfg condition was so precariOus that
practically no hope Of recovery is en-
ie-tained. The boy may live a few
DAYS. declare the physicians. but even
that IS very doubtful. His death is
likely to- occur at any time.
The immediate cause Of the illness
OF the child is said TO be blood poison
Ing. the results Of the criminal neglect
to which he was subjected by his par
eDts. No attention whatever was paid
t0 the child at the time Of his birth,
further than a few minutes required
20 wrap 80 in the clothes in which il
was found. The attentions that are
necessary az child birth were neglected
and for this reason, say the physicians,
i,s death viii likely result.
May be a Murder.
Tn the event OF it's death, a warrant
win be issued. charging murder in the
first degree. and every effort will be
made by the officers TO find the par
ents Of the child or any others who
may have been implicated in the mat
ter. The police department has been
notified of the critical condition of the
boy and officers are awaiting the result
of the illness.
81 had heard Of the finding OF the
babe said Chief Paul last night. but
have only heard recently Of its dam
ger0us condition. If the boy dies I
can assure you that every effort will
be made by the police department TO
End out who Is responsible, That sort
Of thing has been going on long enough
in this city and should be st0pped. even
e. murder is not committed. 1t has
now been seven days since the child
was found and the time that has
elapsed would necessarily be a handi-
cap 20 the officers IN their efforts to
ferret out the mystery. But we shall
watch the case with a great deal Of
interest and should death result from
The criminal neglect and csrelessuess
Of IT'S parents. we will do all we can
TO find those responsible and prosecute
them 20 the limit OF the law"