The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-23
Identity of the Child Causes
PrebIe County Officials
To Puzzle.
WAS ADOPTED ON A TRAIN
AND THEN is TAKEN BY A
STRANGE WOMAN IN AN AUTO
INVESTIGATION MADE.

Eaton, O.. Nov. 23.-An arrest was
made Saturday in connection with the
mystery surrounding the child recent
ly adopted by Mrs. Chas, Robbins, Of
West Alexandria, but the local authori-
ties declined to file specific charges.
and the prisoner, who gave her name
as Mrs. John Dunn. West Covington.
Ky. has been released.
The woman came to West AleXan
dria to get the child and take it away.
and was arrested on suspicion by Mar
snail Heeter. She was transferred u
the probate court here. She came 20
West Alexandria in an automobile.
Is Strange Case.
The case is a strange one. and the
identity of the child is a mystery I'M
less the names furnished today are
correct Some weeks ago. Mrs. Rob
bins, while passenger on railway
train going to Greenville. occupied
seat with an elderly woman carrying
young babe in her arms. In the
conversation that ensued between Mrs.
Robbins and the elderly woman, it de-
velOped that the woman was taking the
babe to a founding institution in
Darke county to secure home for it..
Mrs. Robbins, childless. admired the
babe, and after the eldely woman re-
lated plausible story, concerning the
child, Mrs. Robbins asked if she might
have it instead of taking it to the insti-
tuition She secured the child and
brought it to her home at West Aley-
andria. Later. Mrs Robbins felt that
she was not physically able to care for
the child and it was taken to the insti-
tuition in Darke county In short
time Mrs Robbins realized that she
had formed a strong attachment for
her new charge, with the result that
the child was returned to her.
Unable to Care for It.
Recently. Mrs. Robbins became con-
WINGED of her inability to care for the
child, and another home was to have
been found for the little one. In the
meantime the state board of health got
wind of the case and started an inves
tigation From developments made
today it is alleged the child was born
in the home Of a DR.. Hatfield. in Gov
! ington, Ky, and that it was DR.. Hat
| fields wife whom Mrs. Robbins met on
the train and who gave her the child
| Probate Judge A. D. Davis got into
telephone communication with Dr.
Hatfield. and he did not deny that the
child had been born in his home, and
he stated also that the mother Of the
child was. or rather she gave him. he.
name as Anna Warning, unmarried, OF
Sandusky, o. DR.. Hatfield said he had
agreed to find a home for the child
He said he had received a letter from
Mrs. Robbins stating that she was
physically unable to longer care fol-
| the child. and asked what disposition
should be made of it. The doctor, II
reply. said he wrote her to send he'
street number and he would send ;
woman to get the child. When thu
strange woman drove up to the homi
of Mrs. Robbins, Marshal Heeter eff
fected her arrest. Prosecutor H. X
Gilmore and other officials declined e
make specific charges against the wo
been committed in Preble county. an,
therefore they could not exercise juris
diction in the matter. Mrs. Robin
still has the child. 1t is said tn
state authorities will take up the mat
ter and sift it to the bottom. No
the slightest blame is attached to Mrs
Robbins as it was conclusively prov
en- that her connection with the cas-
was honorable in every particular.