The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-31
GAVE AWAY UNBORN BABY.

Child Taken Away From Its Mother
an Hour After Its Birth.
| The New York World prints the
! following story:
I March 20. 1904.
To whom it may concern;
i This is to certify that !, Flora
Morkell, nee Macdonald, OF my own
free will. do hereby promise and
agree to surrender and relinquish for
; ever all claims whatsoever to the
child now to be born to me, and it is
my wish that said child, when born
to me. shall be given for adoption to
some Roman Catholic person or per-
sons who will give my said child
proper care, protection and educa-
ton. Flora Morkell.
! Six weeks before the blue eyes OF
tiny Frank Morkell blinked in a
strange world it was surrendered by
! its mother. One hour and half
after its birth the infant was taken
from her and carried in carriage
to the New York Founding asylum,
at Sixty-eighth street and Lexington
avenue
! The baby was born on Monday
morning last in all apartment house
at No. 14S West One Hundred and
! Twenty-siNth street. where Its
mother, Mrs. Flora Morkell. is now
: living.
! Several times since the child went
ont of her life. maternal instinct
prompted the mother to inquire fol
: the welfare OF the infant which she
may never again see and whose iu-
ture joys or sorrows she may never
know
Robert Morkell was soldier in the
Spanish American war, and acqult-
ted himself with credit in Cuba. He
went to the Philippines later and
returned to this country year ago.
He disappeared last December and
soon afterwards, Mrs. Morkell AYERS
she received word that he was dead
killed in Cuba. Her father is now
on the island employed by one of
the railroads.
| Several months ago Mrs. MorkelI
moved into the One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street house, where she
has been supported by J. H. Mac
Donald, her fathers brother, who
lives at No. West One Hundred and
Eighteenth street. Mr.. Macdonald
! is caring for a younger sister in a
convent, and younger brother and
the latter's wife and baby.
Realizing that her baby would make
it impracticable for her to become
self supporting, and feeling that her
uncle had already been over kind to
her, Mrs. Morkell early in March de-
cided to give up her babe. 1t was
after more than a months delibera-
ton that she decided to take the step.
She is no more than twenty-five years
old, very pretty and accomplished.
She has been married FIVE years.
Reconciled to the surrender Of the
child, she signed the article Of sur
render prepared by her uncle.
The babe is an unusually handsome
boy, weighing eleven pounds. AS
soon as the mother could be made
comfortable arrangements were
made for the sad preparation. A cab
was summoned and into it the nurse
and Mr.. Macdonald hurried, the
former carrying the cooing little
one, swathed in blankets.
The parting scene was pathetic.
the mother appreciating the fact that
by the terms of her agreement she
would never again be privileged to
claim the little fair-faced child as
! her own.
The absolute surrender given in the
case OF Baby Morkell and the pathet-
ic circumstances surrounding it. deep
ly impressed the good sisters OF the
convent, and that is why the tiny
stranger is being so tenderly cares
for in his new home.