The Washington times., 1905-03-11
TRACE OF MOTHER
LOST BY POLICE
Woman Who AbandOns Tot
Leaves Washington.
PASSES THROUGH STATION
Evidently Departs on Pennsylvania
Railroad Train-Has Little
Cash

Efforts on the part of Detective Mui-
Ter, of the Sixth precinct station. and
Agent Douglas. of the Board of Chill
oren's Guardians. to apprehend the
mother OF the baby abandoned in Mrs.
Julia Dyes home. los Second street
northwest, is futile. It is believed the
hunt for the woman would lead to some
other city If the matter was pressed.
a representative of The Times yester-
day went oTor the route which is be-
Heved to have been followed by the
woman, but no one seemed TO know her
name or where she hailed, from. She
was described as a prepossessing bru-
nette about twenty-tEree or twenty-five
years old. wore a gray hat brown waist,
three-quarter black coat. black. skirt,
and a bow of lace at her throat.
On Thursday afternoon while Amelia
Dogged was standing at the front door
of the furnished-roon house conducted
by Mrs. Weeks, near the corner of Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, she saw the strange woman COM
ing across Pennsylvania avenue toward
the door
Asked for Aid.
The woman carried the baby in her
ged Is confident that the stranger came
from the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue She had either stopped on Mis-
souri, avenue or Third street in the en-
deaVor to get a room.
Arrived ut the door the woman carry
jns the sleeping baby brushed by Miss
Dosged and walked u the stairs. Miss
Dogged asked what she wanted and the
visitor replied that she was in Wash
lngton on important business and want
ed room for the night
Mrs Weeks, a benevolent old woman
was called in and informed OF the won-
ans errand. She said none of her rooms
were heated and the visitor asked if
there was some other place near by. She
said she was going to Philadelphia on
the following morning and needed the
room IN which to rest up for the trip.
Miss Dogged consented to take the
visitor to Mrs. Dyes house Mrs. Dye
was paid 81 in advance for the room
for one night. She says the woman did
not have much money in the small
pocketbook which she carried but there
was railroad ticket in it. The room
was near the front door and the woman
hat. and laid the child on the bed. She
nxed = bottle of milk for the infant,
while Mrs. Dye built a fire in the room.
The visitor engaged the room about 2
oclecI Thursday afternoon, and ten min
utes later sne asked Mrs. Dye TO direct
her to 4 place where dinner could be OBJ
tained. She was referred to a boardin g
house at Second street and Indiana ave
nue. Twenty minutes later Mrs Dye
went into the room to see If the fire
was burning and discovered that the
woman had left the house.
Prior 70 her departure she informed
Mrs. Dye that the child was three weeks
OLD. and that she had another one. a
boy of thirteen months, at home. but
she did not say where her permanent
abiding place was located.
Fails to Return.
When night came and the woman did
not put in her appearance Mrs. Dye be-
came 81 4 cious and informed Police
man Nev. Kirk. and had the child re-
moved to the home of District Nurse
Mrs. Brown. at 414 I street northwest.
There it was cared for and will be kept
until q permanent home can be found
fer it by Agent Douglas
At the Indiana avenue boarding house
it was learned that the woman had
never applied there for food nor had she
appeared at the lunch room opposite the
boarding house.
Yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Dve
went into the room 10 make up the bed
she opened the front windows which
let in . food of light While straighten-
ing out the covers her hand touched the
glass milk bottle left by the mother of
the child. Wrapped around it was a
note. with I'VE cents, for the purchase
Of milk for the baby
The massive was written with a lead
pencil on common ruled paper The
writing was not OF the best and did not
besreak any great amount CT neatness.
refinement. OF education.
The language was also commonplace,
but the words read as though they came
from the heart Of woman sorely de-
pressed in spirits.
The writer asked that the child be
named Madeline. after its mother. She
said Mrs. Dye would hear from her
again In the note the woman limited
that her husband had become too iT4ti-
mate with another woman, and she
came no Washington. For what purpose
she DID not say. She also said that her
trouble would ultilnat tely drive her TO
..ulcIae; This is believed to have been
inserted for the purpose of enlisting
sympathy or creating an effect.
Leaves the City.
Mrs. Dye read the note. but it shed no
rev light on the ehilds identity, and
she did not tell the police OF finding 1t.
There seems TO he no doubt about the
fact that the woman is married and that
she was stranger in the Capital While
In Mrs Dyes house she asked rs this
northwest? l might want to go out and
If l do l wouldn't like TO lose my way. -
This points TO the fact that she was un-
acquainted with the sections and streets
oS the city.
st is believed. however. that she had
disagreement with her husband and
no longer caring TO nurse his child came
10 Washington to abandon it At the
Pennsylvania station it was said last
ufght that a woman answering the de-
scription of the mother OF the chill
passed through the gates leading to the
trains about O'Clock Thursday night
Whether she boarded Il north or south
bound train is not known.
Another Case.
a case of abandonment. which pre-
ceded the present one; and which at
tracted tne attention of the police.
proved TO be a most cruel and wanton
ONE the principals of which are said
To be wealthy persons.
Tlle husband and wife who lived in
luxury on the outskirts of Baltimore.
w.