Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
SEEK PARENTS
OF PRETTY TOTS
BEAUTIFUL BABIES LEFT BY
FATHER
Little Girl Says Her Name ls Rosalle
Cronin-chIdren' Relatives
Are Sought by Humane
Society

where are the father and mother of
the two beautiful babies left last Fri
day morning at house on North Bon
ME Brae street?
This is the question to which the
humane officer and his assistants are
trying to find an answer.
Early Friday morning a young and
well dressed man called at a house on
Bonnie Brae street, where woman
sometimes takes babies to be cared for.
With him were a little girl of three
years and half and baby boy thir-
teen months of age.
Il want to leave the children here
and my wife will come on the next car
to bring their clothes and give you full
particulars" said he.
II must hurry to my work before
O'clock" and with that he was gone.
He gave the ages of the children and
the names of the elder as Rosalie Gro
min.
The woman in charge thought Moth
ing of it at the time and hourly ex-
pected the mother. She did not
come, and yesterday, feeling that
she could keep the children no longer,
she telephoned the Humane society.
Humane officer Edward Dearborn
called at the house and took the chill
day afternoon. Later he took them to
the Truelove home.
The case is in every way one of the
most puzzlng that has been brought
to the attention of the officers.
Wants Her Auntle May
Since Friday the little girl has said
almost nothing and the baby boy is too
young to say anything. Both children
are unusually beautiful and were neat
ly and prettily dressed. Both looked
as If they have been used to the best
of care all their little lives.
The tiny girl hung her head and re-
fused to answer any questions, but
finally after half an hours coaxing she
permitted herself to be interviewed.
who do you want to see more than
any one else in the world?" was asked
and she pulled tiny numb from an
equally tiny rosebud of a mouth just
long enough to lisp "Auntie May"
Does Auntie May live at your
house?" brought forth nod Of the
head.
The little one gained courage as the
questioning went on and she finally
confided that the pretty white French
dress she wore was made by "Nannon."
An effort to make "Nannon" mean
grandma failed, for Rosalie persisted
that she had no grandma.
The name given is evidently the cor
rect one, for when asked her name the
child muttered something which in in
terpreted baby talk was Enthusiastically
Rosalie Cronin.
Children Beautifully Dressed
"a mamma, a papa and Uncle Har-
ry" are other possessions of Rosalie, ac-
cording to her story. She could tell
nothing more about herself. When she
was taken into the elevator she became
frightened and began to cry. When
asked her brothers. name she said:
Brother, dest Brother"
Both children have large blue eyes
and beautiful blonde hair. Both are
healthy looking and in every way most
attractive. The baby wore white stock
ings, black patent leather slippers, a
neat little white dress and pretty en-
broidery cap. Rosalie wore short white
lace socks and black slippers, a white
French dress and embroidery hat and
white coat with a big embroidery
collar. Pink ribbons caught her hair
in two braids at each side of her head.
Humane officer Dearborn has been
able to find nothing to throw light on
the subject.
"I do not believe it can be a case of
intentional desertion, because when
people desert children they do not US
ually wait until they are as old as these
children. They are both so good, ST
healthy and such beautiful babies that
one cannot conceive any reason why
anyone should want to get rid of them.
THE woman at whose house they
were left often takes babies to board
and, of course, she thought there was
nothing strange in the mans explana-
ton that his wife would follow.
She describes the man as young,
blonde and tall wearing gray suit
and straw hat.