The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-12
BABY Was FOUND
IN BED Of BUGGY
N. Calhoun Received UnweI-
come Guest Last Night,
WHILEATTENDiNG CONTEST
Child Less Than a Week Old
Was Dressed Well.

While N Calhoun. who lives at 625
Rogers avenue, on the West Side, was
attending an elocuuon contest at the
Baptist church on the West Side last
night some one left a baby boy in his
buggy The little child was placed in
the back part of his buggy and was not
discovered until Mr.. Calhoun had reached
his home and was unhitching.
When Mr.. Calhoun united his horse af-
ter the exercises were over att the church
he noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
His two daughters were with him and
they rode all the way TO their home with
out discovering the presence Of the baby
and il it cried during this time they We're
unable 10 hear it. When they reached
the home the two daughters went into
the house and Mr.. Calhoun drove to the
barn and. started TO unhitch the horse
He had been at the barn only a few
seconds when he heard a noise. This was
repeated little louder each time and he
soon became somewhat alarmed and went
to the house TO get mis- lantern.
When he returned from the house he
still heard the strange noise in the barn
and soon located it in his buggy. When
he lifted the boot at the back of the
buggy and looked into the bed he dis
LOfttGb q. lAAblt DuLloit llldt htpl SQulllll-
ing and was crying. He did not need to
unwrap the bundle to see that il con-
tanned a little child. When he took it
to the house the girls would not allow
him TO bring it in, but said he must
take il back at once.
AS the horse had been only partly un-
hitched, the young people were soon on
their way TO town with the gift that they
did not care TO keep. They took the child
10 ka hut fla do
partment had no use for a little baby and
they refused TO take il. The child was
SO young that they could not make ar
rangements 10 keep it during the night
Finally officer Osborne was detailed to
take the baby to the Childrens Home
and try to get admittance for II in that
institution. In the meantime the girls
and man who brought the baby 10 the
police were compelled to wait al the sta
ton so that in case the child was not
taken at the Home they would be at
hand to take it till they could find a
place for the youngster. Officer Osborne
returned from the Home at a few min
utes after one with the news that the
child was taken at the Home and the
Calhouns were permitted TO go to their
home.
The little child appeared to be less than
a week Old, but a good description of
It could not be given last night, as each
person busted himself to give il % an
other. 1t was wrapped up snugly in neat,
clean clothing Everything was made of
e good quality of cloth and the little
child seemed well cared for There was
nothing about the clothing that would
indicate from where or whom the baby
came.
Mr. Calhoun is a widower and an old
soldier. He has several daughters, who
are keeping house for him and there was
no way in which the child could be kept
at his house. Mr.. Calhouns theory is
that the persons who left the child knew
that an entertainment was to be held at
the church and took that opportunity to
rid themselves of the child, bat they did
not know in whose buggy they wers
leaving it.