Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19
MOTHERLAy THREE DAYS
WITH DEAD BABY
NEAR
Pathetic Case Brought to AT.
tention of Officials This
Morning by NeiQhborS.

surrounded by ueighburs who did
not know her condition until today.
with electric cars passing only a
block away and with a telephone in
the next house. Mrs. Dominick
Bruno, wife of Santa Fe shop en-
ploye, lay betwiNt life and death for
three days while the Hfeless body of
a newly born baby reposed on a
dresser in the same room
In an adjoining room. i'll from the
effects of excessive drinking, IT is
said. was the father of the child.
Several small children with dirt
| begrimed faces and tattered clothing
, played about the house or attended
| TO the father.
This was the scene which met the
gaze OF Rev. Father Mandalari of
the Immaculate Conception church,
when he called At the Bruno home
today after he had heard that there
was a woman there needing aid.
The Bruno home is at 1926 South
Second street and stands just a few
| feet from the sidewalk where people
are passing at all hours of the day
and night. The child was born Mon
| day but was dead at birth. The tiny
body was laid on the top of a dresser
! I'm the room, in full view of the moth
| er, ana covered with few thin
clothes. The husband and father
went to get a physician and to see
| Father Mandalari. The doctor was
called and then. it is said. Bruno
| stopped at a saloon and had few
| drinks with friends. He became in
| toxicated ana for three days the wo-
man lay i'm her bed. it is said. without
| proper care and food. The police
Nere notified of the conditions this
morning by neighbors. but declined
| to take any action in the case. saying
| tnat 1t was outside oi their iurisdic-
ZION. The physician did what he
could To care for the woman.
\ Citizen reporter, accompanied
! by a deputy sheriff. visited the Bruno
/ home at II o'clock this morning. Mrs.
! Bruno was lying ON her back on a
! sniled and mussed bed She was weak
| but able TO talk.
! She said that she had sent her hus-
! band for the doctor and the priest
when the baby was born. but that
! he had become intoxicated en- route.
! She said that he did not frequently
! become drunk, but was ordinarily a
steady worker When asked where
! the child was She lifted her hand
weakly and pointed to the dresser.
81 want to see Father Mandalari." q"
she said. 81 want the baby buried"
The dresser and the bed were the
! only pieces of furniture in the room.
a rag carpet covered the floor. A
! boy about ~ years OF age opened
| the door and told the deputy sheriff
| that the baby would be buried this
! afternoon. 1--WE are going To- make
a little coffin for it," he said. The
mother and son spoke to each other.
| Then the mother looked toward the
| reporter ana said that Father Man
/ dalari would be there presently II
seemed To cheer her.
Father Nandalari told Citizen
reporter this afternoon that the
mother had asked him to see that
the baby was given a Christian burial
and that the infant would be buried
late today. He said the case was
very pathetic and that the mother
had undoubtedly suffered severely. It
Is understood that steps have been
taken 10 give her proper care until
she has recovered.