The Washington times., 1906-07-15

appendicitis. and was I'll six weeks.
When he was able 10 come 70 Wash
ington he did so and We We're married
al DI. Bakers home. 1 learned thai
when ne went home hts father put him
IN prison: at least. that IS what he told
me His father was evidently very
much disturbed at his desire 70 marry
for he had mapped out a military ca
reer for AIphonso and. Of course. that
is all over aow.
So there II IS. as far as 1t goes. Some
times I get to thinking IL ali over and l
cannot realize that all these things
have happened to me. II seems more
like a dream that some one might have
rather than a straight succession Of real
incidents.
Troubles Following Marriage.
The many vicissitudes that have fol-
lowed our married life have brought
me consplcuously before the public ana
nucb as il seemed to the contrary this
publicity has been distasteful TO me, i
seems I have been unfortunate from
the very beginning Of my life. and no"
that I have been brought into the public
eve so many times and so unwittingly !
want 10 get out OF It once and for all.
7 have never before told this story OF
nv life TO anyone but my dearest
friends. and now that have taken the
public into nv confidence I am sure they
will be no longer Interested IN me.
mean 10 90 away.
do not know where and have no
plans. / only mean 70 go away by my
,Tf now
If. after all these years, / cannot make
for myself life that will at least bring
comfort and diversion. I am going 10
work and work hard and some day l
hope from the very bottom OF my heart
that I will be able to rise above all the
difficulties that have followed me so
increasingly and say at least 10 myself
that have conquered. The orphan asy-
Ium, the desertion of those who should
have been nearest and dearest To me,
shall be blotted out OF my mind and /
shall nerve myself 20 grow to be big
ger. stronger and more womanly every
day I live for the very memory OF all
those childish longings that were crushed
out Of me years ago.
Papers in the Orphans Court.
A petition is on file in the Orphans
Court by which the adoption Of Mrs.
Zelava bv DR.. Baker is added to the
courts records. The petition was filed
on November s. 1895. and DIR. Baker
asked 10 be allowed TO adopt Margue-
rite Wagner, aged nine years The
naper states that the child was admit
ted TO st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
August Is. 1893 and was taken out and
taken away from there by Mrs. Lizzie
c Wagner in December. 1883, when she
was little more than three years old
The paper gles on further to say that
she rename with Mrs. Wagner until
October %. Is 8. when an agreement was
entered into between Mrs. Wagner, who
rellnduished all claim TO the child, and
DR.. Baker and she was adopted by the
latter
An oder was signed by Justice Hag-
ner. presiding IN probate court appoint
ing Smith Thun' psOn. jr-, as guardian of
Marguerite = agner for the purpose of
COMMUNICATING her adoption by Dr.
Baker. It was explained 70 the court
that the girl had no parents VINO could
be found Mr.. Thompson stated IN MS
report TO the court hat he had made
dHigent Inquiry concerning the parents
of the child and found that she was
taken 20 the asylum by woman who
was known as Lctta Dickerson, who
said she was the child's mother. and
who stated that the father was dead.
DR.. Baker has verified the statements
which Mrs. Zelaya made TO The Times
concerning her parentage and other cir
cumstances in her life
Orphan Asylum Record.
st. Viucent's Orphan Asylum has the
record OF the four Lee children who
were admitted to that institution in 1856.
1t shows there we're .'our-three girls.
Annie. Sarah, and Julia, who u nou