The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-20
CHURCH GOERS ARE
STARTLED BY CRY
Young People of St. Joseph's Catholic
Church Find Richly Dressed Bal
Last Night and Police Are Unable
to Account for the Strange Oc-
currence.

A three-veeks-oId baby girl, clad In
heautifuI white dresses evidently evil |
IDENTIFY carefully made by the loving
hands of some anticipative mother and
yvrapped in n cream cOIOred shawl was
found I'm the doorway of st. JOsePh's
church by Annie Myers, age IA Clara
EmuerIing, age Is, Edward Boney and
Edward Del Beccnro.
People who live in the vicinity of the
church saw two women who were
splendidly dressed walk down Russell
street and pass the church. 1t was
learned later that they had asked niue
Joe Boiling who was playing in the
neighborhood if that was not the Cath-
Ollie church.
The two women walked back to the
church. the elder went inside first and
was followed by the younger woman
who had a baby in her arms. They
were in the church for several minutes
when the older woman was seen 10
appear at the doorway and walk down
the street alone.
In a few minutes the younger woman
was seen to leave the church In great
haste without the baby. She hurried
down the street and soon joined the
yoman who had preceded her.
Clara Emmerling came down the steps
of the church followed by Edward
Ronev and Edward Del Beccaro. The
girls at once saw the little bundle on
the stems and were attracted by a
baby's cry.
TRIES TO QUIET BABY.
One of them picked up the little baby
and sought to quiet its cries. 1t was
taken to he outer door of the church
and there Mrs Lizzie Powell, who lives
across the street. had the girls bring
the baby until the police could be nott-
fed.
The officers were slow in arriving
and so the two women had no difficulty
in escaping One of the neighbors OF
Mrs. Powell who saw two strangely
acting acting women get into an auto
mobile is of the belief that they were
the ones who left the baby at the
church
The description of the two women,
who were seen by Mrs. Powell and sew
eral Of their neighbors, was as FOL
lows: The first woman was tall and
well dressed in black. She had large
black hat which was surmounted with
black ostrich plumes. She was about
"a or 35 years old.
WORE MERR1 W1DON hA h
The other woman was younger and
was Of medium build. She wore light
brown suit and white shirt waist. She
wore large Merry Widow hat with
flowers on it
The women went to the corner and
according to the testimoney of some
people who believe they saw them
they got on an East Chicago car No
S27. although the conductor says that
he does not remember seeing them.
The police are as inclined to believe
the story that the women left the city
in an automobile as they are to be
Heve that they went away on an Eas
Chicago car
There Is great mystery surrounding
the case and the fact that two women
unveiled, would dare to dispose of {
child in such a public place with dozens
Of people in the church and others com
ing and going all the time seems re
markable.
There can also be no question tha
the women were of the higher class
The manner in which they dressed an
their general appearance made it ap
parent to everybody who saw them tha
they We're above the ordinary.
The fact that they did not know TIL
location of the Cathol1c church an
were compelled to ask the Boiling bo
is taken as an indication that the
were from Chicago.
The child was taken to St. Margaret
hospital where the sisters were fnall
induced to take care of 1t until som
one could be induced to adopt it an
rear it.
This makes two children which tn
SiS of Francis have bpan rom
PEELED to take care of About thre
months ago an unknown woman wa
taken very sick on the street.
She was taken to the hospital an
while there a child was born to he
Afer the child was about three week
old the mother suddenly left the hos
pital and that was the last that wa
seen of her.