Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26

70 BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT
Little One, However, Will Probably Re-
main in This City Unless Father
Should Resort to Law, Which Isn't
Likely - Babe Now in Custody Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Waldie.

Baby jerks still continues to be ad-
nired by all, but the last person to
express a desire for the little bundle
OF dimpled sweetness is Guy jerks, the
father who has made his demands that
he be given the child. A telephone
from jerks, at Des Moines, Thursday
afternoon. was followed by letter to
Humane Officer Liebig, which arrived
In this mornings mail. jerks will be
in the city tomorrow evening. on his
way to Waterloo.
Mr.. jerks called up DIR. Liebig over
the long distance phone Thursday af-
ternoon and wanted to know what had
been done with his baby. DR.. Liebig
replied that she had understood he had
not claimed to be the father of the
babe. This jerks Immediately denied.
He added that he wanted the baby ami
would have it. When the man asked
the officer If she would turn the child
over to his custody, DR.. Liebig replied
that that would depend entirely upon
circumstances. jerks also wanted TO
know II the statement as published 10
the papers, to the effect that 1t was
likely the mother would go unpunish-
ed for the crime Of child abandonment.
was true, DR.. Liebig informed him
she could not tell. AS that would also
depend upon circumstances. In clos
Ing his conversation jerks asked Dr..
Liebig to meet him at the Great Wes-
tern station Thursday evening, saying
he would pass thru the city on his
way to Waterloo. This DR.. Liebig rs-
fused to do. informing the man that
Sc he cared to see her he might take
the trouble to call at her Office.
In the expectation of seeing jerks
City Marshal Nicholson and Times
Republican man We're at the Great
Western station, when the train from
Des Moines arrived, but no one answer
ing the description furnished made
himself known. THIS morning DR.. Lie
big received letter from jerks say
ing that he had been unavoidably de-
tanned, and would not be here until
Saturday evening.
III his letter jerks tells his side of
- story, He claims To have been mis-
freayed by his wife and her mother,
ana SSyA~3eFS ustS aSSit 81 iiiaNtA 1N
man. He recites his family troubles
at great length.
2 Will Have To Resort To Law.
The probabilities are that If jerks
Orally gets charge of the babe he will
have to resort to the law. The law
Mould probably give the man right
TO claim the child, even tho the mother
has signed the necessary papers for its
"a t. l<x.T NsSy t1.Hi
however, that Jerks will never go to
the trouble to begin any action, ana
that his demand for the babe Is more
blum than anything else. jerks
claims he wants to take the child to
his mothers home.
Baby jerks at the present time Is
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
q. waldie. corner of Ninth and Church
streets, where 1t will be given good
home. MT. and Mrs. II. 8. Thurber,
who have had the child since 1t was
found at the Williams resort. turned
1t over to DR.. Liebig today and 1t was
given to Mr.. and Mrs. Waldie, who
are among the applicants. They will
adopt 1t II nothing in the shape OF
future developments that the father
may bring prevent them. Mr.. Waldo
Is an employee of the Iowa Central, in
the bridge department.
Mrs. jerks Appreeiative.
Upon her arrival in Waterloo. Mrs.
jerks was interviewed by the Waterloo
Courier. In the course Of her remarks
Mrs. jerks said: Il wish, too, you
would thank for me the good people of
Marshalltown. especially the Justice
and his wife where staid, the county
attorney and the humane officers
Please don't forget to say that ap-
preciate to the fullest degree what
Sheriff Caldwell has done for me. I
shall never forget all of their kind
nesses"