The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-04
Pitiable Story of Child Who
Says Her Parents Do
Not Want Her.
CHILD TRAGEDY
TOLD AT MOBILE
A Little Flomaton Girl Was
Given Away on Train
to a Stranger.
NHE is BEING TAKEN CARE OF
WHILE THE AUTHORITIES OF
MOBILE ARE MAKING EVERY
EFFORT THEY CAN TO REACH
THE FATHER AND ASCERTAIN
WHAT HE WANTS DONE.

Yesterday the Mobile Item said, IN
part:
A queer, puzzling and pathetic case
of desertion came under the observa
ton of the police yesterday morning
when pretty little Louise McGaughey
was brought to the police station by
a Mrs Fisher, who was a passenger
of the early morning Louisville and
Nashville train from Pensacola, and
who explained that the mother OF the
child gave the little one TO her II
she desired its possession, or to be
given to some one at the depot.
Thinking it my duty to bring the
child TO police headquarters that II
may be cared for, | have done so,
explained Mrs. Fisher. when she en-
tered the station with the little girl.
Mrs. Fisher explained the circum-
stances under which she came in pos
session of the child, saying mat she
would return later in the day for
talk wien CAiet Ro1dc2n- The story
of the dcsertion of the child as told
by Mrs. Fisher was almost dumbfound-
ing TO those members of the police
department, and others who heard T.
Mrs. Fisher said that when il came to
tho parting of the ways upon the train
and when, with infantile obedience
she displayed a desire to kiss nef
ni,nthers gccd bye, this was denied her,
With words that must have crushed
every spark of love in even so small
a heart.
Not vet years of age, little Louise
McGauehey finds herself speeding on
a railroad train from Century, Flor
ida. where her father, equally as I'M
natural, according to the statements
of the little child, resides, for an
other city. presumably New Orleans
With her is her mother, or. rather.
the woman she has always called
mother. At Flomaton a junction
point sixty miles above Mobile, she
descends from one train and boards
another to resume her journey, AFTER
leaving Flomaton, the destination
point of one Of several trunks car
ried by the mother and child. is
changed This is the trunk belonging
10 the little girl. On the trunk check
Is instructions to the baggaSemaster
that this piece of baggage is from
Century, Fla, TO New Orleans, but
the last name is partially erased and
across il in blue pencil is written
Mobile, Ala. While ,he train is speed
ing toward Mobile the mother Of the
child displays perfect hatred for the
bright little being. and endeaYors to
give her to some one of the passen-
gers. Among the PASSENGERS on the
train was Mrs. Fishc-. If Pensacola,
wife of Bridge Keeper Fisher. of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad. and
who was en- route to this city.
She also changed cars at FlOmaton,
and fate wills il that she occupy the
same coach with the woman and
child Finally she becomes interested
in little child that is crying as
though it's heart would break. Then
advances the mother Of the child, and
offers to give the little one to her if
she desires. explaining that it is not
her child. Mrs. Fisher declines the
offer, and the heartless mother asks
that the child be given TO the first
negro mat is met after arrival of the
train at the depot in Mobile.
When the train pulls into the sta
ton shortly after daybVCak, the little
girl Is enc of the passengers that
leaves it. She gets glimpse Of Mrs.
Fisher and, crying as though her
heart must break. runs up to her for
chat protection which she covets.
Eind-hearted Mrs. Fisher takes the
little one, and places her in charge
Of the police. Later, little Louise
finds a home with Policeman Harwell,
and the police take up the mystery
and endCaVOr To solve IL me child
trunk IS obtained from the depot with
the hope that il may contain some
word from the woman or the child's
parents. explaining the queer proceed
ings. but there is nothing 10 shed
light upon il other t4an the fact that
the well-stocked trunk Of clothing in
dictated that whoever the child is, she
had been properly cared for. Such
arc the facts surrounding the child's
advent into Mobile.
Child Exceptionally Bright.
Little Louise McGaughey, as she
gives her name, entertained then at
the police station with her childish
sayings, and took a delight in repeat
Ing nursery rhymes and little snatches
from songs she had learned under
different and more favorable circum-
stances There is a complete absence
OF childish fear so often seen in chill
dren when rudely severed from its
(C0ntinued Eourfh Paoe.l