The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-25
Promise Of a Stranger Who
Left Her Child Behind.
LEFT WHILE BABY SLEPT
"A Letter Pinned to the Chld's Under
clothes 7 els Of Mysterious Reason
for Abandoning the little
One for a Time.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, August a.
AT unknown baby lies at the Carter House,
In this city, under the tender care OF
A1rs. s. Il. Anderson, the proprietress. as
the result Of the chlld's mother deserting
the infant. Mrs Anderson has shown the
tot every attention, and will probably
keep It until some one wishes to adopt
II or until some one claims 1t. 3 a
When the fast northbound passenger
train, No T. over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, arrived IN the city q on
Saturday afternoon atsa12:30 o'clock, q
few minutes late, a we'll dressed woman
stepped from the train. and going to the
Carter House registered as MRS. Hugh
Perciyal of Washington city," She went
to her room and partook of little din
ner a short time later.
The woman left the house at o'clock
and returned in few minutes. At
o'clock she again left the hostelry to go
down town, and asked that some ono In
the dwelling listen To hear II the child
cried, and to comfort her If possible. Tho
mother did not return soon, and Mrs An
derson became uneasy. She went to the
wcman's room to find the little one asleep.
She picked up tho child. and feeling
among Its clothes found that letter was
pinned underneath it's outer garment.
THE LETTER.
The epIstle read as follows:
my Dear Lady..--Won't you for Gods
sake take care Of my darling baby for
q few months? At the end of that time.
will make you rich woman, believe
me. am as honest as ever woman was
on earth, but my life depends on keeping
this darllngs existence q secret for a
short time. would rather die a thous-,
and deaths than to leave her. II only
myself were to be considered; but there
are circumstances connected Wleh her
that cause this awful act.
4 "Don't think for n moment that she Is
horn In disgrace, for che Is not. have
been married for more than lnree years
i can't explain, but II you will keep her
and not let any one else have her, Will
send messenger to you once a month
with $25 for her benefit. This Is no fake.
! mean all ! say. I will stay In this co,in-
try a few days to see II you, keep her,
and I will send q man to you In the next
month with the money, s5
5 WILL Make YOU RICH.
'cVVhen the time comes that can claim
the little darling will make you a pres
ent OF money that will keep you all tho
rest of your life.
"For Gods sake. don't think I am a
bad woman and wish to desert my child,
for God knows I love her dearer than
my OWN Flloi hIlu VIII HColllo lot llcE III
side of four months.
"she Is good, and will eat from a spoon
or bottle, She sleeps by herself In a
cradle, and never wakes up at night
May God bless you and help you to take
care OF my child. DON'T advertise her,
nor hunt for me. and swear You won't
regret It, You look like good woman,
and / can trust her with you.
'F'or heavens sake, don't send her to
any public house. Keep her under your
own eyes and you will receive s25 each
month will come for her In four
months,
"Trusting God to aid you In this noble
- YOUR HUMBLE SLAVE"
A FAKE.
The woman, who Is. perhaps, thirty
years old of medium height, with dark
tair and complexiol Is probably from the
West, as she left the hotel In time to
catch the fast westbound train the d.
rection from which she came, The sup
MY of infants clothing bore no initials or
distinguishing marks, but the satchel In
which they were enclosed contained
name plate with the name partially
afraced,
The authorities at the Carter House
believe the letter 10 bs bundle af da-
celt. stffttl.8 si &