New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-11
MR.. BIDwELL's SEARCH ENDS,
He Returns 70 Hawaii Without Baby
Offers $1,000 for One.

Mr. BidveH. OF Hawaii started home yesterday
alone. though not without hope OF ultimately OBJ
tanning the adopted daughter that he Is seeking.
Down in Connecticut last week he found Just such
child ne desIred-a little girl OF five years with
brown cUris, blue eyes and "a winning per-
sonalty but the mother unwilling TO part with
her without legal formaIites that would have
unduly delayed Mir. Bidweus return trip. Mr. Bid
well offered her leG instead Of the 500 which he
had originally promised lor information leading
TO the discovery OF such a child as he wanted. II
she would let her child with him but the
mother although desperately poor. would not yield,
and the childless millionaire was forced 10 begin
his homeward journey. has Deen said. alone
He has not abandoned all idea OF having the child.
however and II his wife desires he Will
| range take the mother 10 Hawaii, that she
may just what kind OF a home her child Will
have there
Mr. BIdwsrs advertisement FOR an attractive
little girl whom no might adopt. and his offer OF
500 FOR Information 10 tho Whereabouts Of such
a child. brought hiEl numerous replies. and E re-
spouse thereto he has Tor the last two weeks been
patiently t-ampng over New-York from The Bronx
TO the Battery with trips 10 Staten Island New
Jersey and Connecticut thrown In But attractive
little girls are apparently not easy 20 And and.
barring ths little Etrl f. Connecticut and one on
staten Island who had much 10 recommend her.
none o. the children offered 10 him allied the blu
The mother OF the CCuLectc-t child, whose let
ter showed such education and refinement that
Sir. B.dweu thought u worth while 10 spend con-
siderable time Investigating the case. says that
she belongs 10 well known Southern family Shp
was reduced 10 her present circumstances through
her marriage 70 and subsequent divorce from the
gOod-for-nothag son OF q southern house that vas
wealthy before tbs war. and. seeing prospect OF
being able 70 educate her daughter IN 4 manner
betting birth she is willing 10 reinquish her
70 AIr Bidwell Il satisfactory assurance - given
her that the sacrifice Will be for the chi!ds best
|, interests
During this search for adopted daughter Mr..
Bidweu had many amusing well as Disappointing
! experiences. some OF which were shared by Irlo-
starting put one morning with the reporter Mr.
Bldweu produced from bis pocket SIP %. paper
on which written the addresses OF three per
cons who had written 70 say that they knew OF Just
such children az were eeslFSg- 1 bhT II7t va "a
fiat, near torty-second-st Ar; BlaWeL 1AC we
reDarter felt their way UP four flights 81 dark stairs
ron.aa Win huge teeth and bullying eyes appeared
she was The chllts aunt. she said The child was
: n the park with her father
You ought 10 her. she's 50 sweet the fond
Haven't You a picture OF herr asked AIr Bid
oh. yes: It was Just took yesterday And pro
/ child the woman remarked, she got good blood
/ IN her she has; she looks AWFUL sty-sA when She
s ~ The boarders'I hear Her mother-wen
I don't have nothing 10 DO with her
This infant DID not n- seem exactly what was
The next address was in he Bronx The number
I designated proved 70 be a separate house, but a
I most ramshackls affair. with tightly closed shut
With hair drawn in tight pug at the back OF her
head and bare toes peeplng through ner shoes pre-
eented herself In answer TO Mr.. Bidweus knock
1 she was the girl" she said. A woman with lit
tie girl boarded there, but she had gone away FOR
+ the day.
+ But I had an appou tmeut with her at this
hour to-day" Mr.. Bidwel protested
/ The girl knew nothing about this but said that
/ de LADY, had left word that she would not be
/ back until night Inquiries proved that the woman
had left her husband. and that the child was
/ claimed by both parents. Evidently the woman
feared her husbands WRATH If she should dispose
I OF The child so after writing To Mr.. Bidweu her
courage failed her and she vanished for the day.
! The servant At the next address said that her
sister had such a dear baby, i've months old that
she was ready to part with. A journey across the
/ continent with a Ave months baby did
appeal 10 Mr.. BidweIl he inquired no further.
! Mr. Ridweu visited about twenty houses alto
gether in his search the right child and his
wav West viii stop Chicago 10 call upon two
women with children for adoption