The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-23

ed at that time pertaining to the same
end.
Suit Is Pending.
At the present time suit is pending
In the courts of Los Angeles, Cal,
through the medium of which Mrs. Da-
Wis seeks to recover the child, which
is now being reared by the nuns in a
convent on Pico Heights, outside that
beautiful city on the Western coast
Mrs. Davis, in her petition, says that
she was compelled to sign a petition
FOR the appointment of a guardian Tor
the little girl, which enabled A. A.
Hopkins, who is in Barnesdales en-
ploy, to secure and retain possession of
her. The mother says that she loves
the child and wants to get her back.
The putative father is resisting the
suit, and alleges that he is better quail
flied to care for the little ones future,
which his wealth has assured. The
story of the contested child's birth, as
Barnesdale believes, is this: The mil
lionaire. who lives partly in Bradford
and in Marietta, Ohio, and whose bust
ness office is in the Tradesman's build
ing in Pittsburg, has had domestic
trouble, and some years ago sued his
wife for divorce in the Pennsylvania
courts. 1t was refused, and they have
since been living apart, the wife and
Gil ItCCiNlIlB d HdIIQSOIu6 sum IOr
support. In 1897, or whereabouts,
Barnesdale met Cora Bell, whose home
is in Peoria, Ill. He became infatuated
with her, and they assumed close rela-
tions.
Went to Columbus.
In 1898 she came to this city and
took a house on East Long street, near
Champion avenue, where Barnesdale
visited her. 1t was furnished lux
uriously and maintained lavishly. Mrs
Bell, as she called herself, was an enig-
ma to her neighborse, who could learn
nothing of her antecedents. At the
stores she bought large bills, especial
ly of household goods, paying one firm
alone 81 300. These repeated purchases
excited some comment in the CONNER
cial world, although they were prompt
ly met with checks on a local bank.
The amount of goods bought formed
a mystery, as it seemed that she could
have no possible use for over $1,000
worth of carpets alone. Mrs. Bell kept
herself closely confined save when she
went out on shopping exc, rsions.
She had as a cOachman / the trips
a local hackman known as Red" Bro
kaw. Shortly after her arrival she
called in DR.. Lawrence, of East Log
street, and confided to him that she
was shortly to become mother. He
accepted ner commission, DuL noted at
the time that there were no signs of
such an event in the immediate future
One day he was called to the house and
was told that Mrs. Bell had been de-
livered. He found a nurse in charge
and was told that the alleged mother
had been forced to call in a midwife
not being able to reach him. On being
shown the child he at once recognized
the fact that it was several weeks of
age. About this time matters began to
become acute, and Detective Fox was
assigned to investigate the house by
Chief of Police Kelly, who made the
detail at the request of a member of a
firm of china dealers which had sold a
large bill to the woman.
Near Cincinnati.
1t was not long until Fox ran across
the fact that the trained nurse in at
tendance was Olive Murray, who lived
at that time at Branch Hill, Clermont
county, about twelve miles from Gin
cinnati. This was one of the things
that DR.. Lawrence could not discover.
The detective also learned that on the
night before the doctor was summoned
to the Bell home a woman came from
Cincinnati and went TO the Corrodi
hotel, on West State street. She car
ried little infant. Late the same
night that she arrived she was driven
to the Long street house by Red" Bro
kaw, who SWore later that he thought
the woman was merely carrying a bum
die of clothing. Farther Investigation
revealed the interesting fact that the
woman had come here from Cincinnati