The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
SPEAKS FOR CHILD
Mrs. Baker Defends Adopted
Son of French Marquis.
.SUBSTANTIATES HER CLAIM
Little One, She Says, Was Brought
TO the Virginia Society in which
She Is Interested by One William
Fairfnx-Is the Descendant of n
CarrOII-COmes OF Good ParentaEe.

Special to Tie Washington Herald
Winchester. Va. Dec. 6.-lIrs. Eliza
beth S. Baker. who is prominent socially
and deeply interested in the work Of the
Childrens Home Society Of Virginia. made
a statement tonight through her at
torney. Robert Barton, concerning the
baby she took the Marquis De Montfer-
riers and his wife at Paris. She says:
Elizabeth Carroll was the daughter Of
Charles Carroll. an upright citizen OF
Hartford County, Nd She was well
known TO me. 7 never knew and never
said she was Of CaIrollton. She married
William Fairfax. and she spoke Of him
as being related to the Fairfaxs Of Vir-
ginia.
I never Of my own knowledge said her
husband was of the Virginia Fairfaxes.
have for some years been the agent
at Winchester for the Children's Home
Society. and my work has been the find
ing Of good homes for desolate or aban-
doned children
Received the Child.
In October. 1906 William Fairfax
brought me an infant male child. three
days old. He said its mother had died in
child birth, and asked me to find home
/ for It as near as possible to its station in
| life, as it was impossible for him 20 care
for it.
Some months before a Mr.. Littleton
| brought a young girl to my house: said
she was his niece, and had been unfor-
tunate He asked me to find a home for
her child when it should be born. The
child was born October 20. three days be-
| fore the Fairfax child came. sent the
girls child to a lady who had agreed to
take it. The child was taken South. and
died there.
Il put the Fairfax child with the girl
to nurse AS soon as she was able I
took her to home provided for her.
and it was then for the first time learn
ed her name was Carroll. The cOinci-
dence never struck me until recently.
when began to hear rumors of false
! hoods.
Taken to Paris.
After the de Montferriers determined
to take the child they asked me to bring
it to Paris, offering to pay expenses and
s. day during my absence from home.
I carried the child 10 Paris and delivered
it to them. They paid all they had
promised and were kind to me.
Il have had a letter written to the
marquis, offering to take the child back
and find home for it. even though it be
not of the Carols of CarrolIton.' or Of
the Virginia Fairfaxes.' / have not as
yet had time to receive a reply. Every
statement I here make I can prove by
ample testimony"
The Marquis de Montferrier. q scion
of the French nobility, and his wife. the
marquise, had everythong, with one ex-
ception, in their magnificent home TO
make them happy. The exception was a
son and heir to the estates. They de-
termined TO adopt baby.
Sought BaItimOrenn's Aid,
The de Montferriers number among
their friends in Paris Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
de Sales Jenkins, formerly OF Baltimore.
MIR. Jenkins is a brother Of Mr.. Z. Austin
Jenkins. Of this city, and they married
sisters, the daughters of the late Coy
Lowe, of Maryland. There is another
sister-Aliss Esther Lowe-who lives in
Brooklyn. but who spends part OF her
time in Baltimore and in Paris
When the marquis and his wife conhded