The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-19
WOMAN CONDUCTS N
BABY Brokerage
Secures Nine In fants
From Virginia Ma
ternity Home.
TAMPA KICKS
ON IMPORTATION
Mrs. Gudgeon, Of Florida, Orders
Babies on Wholesale Plan.
Police Charge That Chill
dren Are in Bad Con-
dition and in Improper
Hands.

y B. 4
Conducting what appears to be a
baby brokerage business. q Mrs. Gud-
geon, of Tampa, Fla, two weeks ago
received seven babies from Mrs. Solena
r.. punkley and Mrs. Harvey, of the
Virginia Maternity Home, 100 West
Clay Street, this city, and. from teie-
gram received last night by The Times
Dispatch from the Florida city, the
people and authorities there are much
aroused over the Importation and the
alleged unfit condition of the seven
little ones.
In Illiterntc House.
According to the telegram the Mrs
Gudgeon mentioned Is ilnterate anu 10
withn,. children Correspondence from
the Chief of police or Tampa to the po-
lice authorities here convey the infur-
nation that she was formerly or DIS
reputable character. When complaint
was brought to her and investigation
was made by the police. Mrs. Gudseot
said that Tampa ought not to be con-
cerned since Richmond money pays
for the babies. The babies range In
age from six weeks to six months. and
three of the youngest were found on
quilt supported only by wire springs.
The telegram also states nna tnae are are
unsanitary The county judge mace
the Tampa Children's Home guardian
| of six OF the imported kfndergartners'
| and the seventh was handed over TO
| private family.
Expectation Usual.
The report as TO the unfed CONDITION
of the babies was denied at me VII VII
! little Information except that homes .e
1 were to have been provided for the
! babies. could be obtained. MISS Lola
4 IL 1NvtfNt n n
| of the home. had retired and could no. not
be seen. Two other women. acting for
/ Miss Jones, refused to say anything
further than what mas nesit s.aieua ~
Il r,.foye tfl;L. the babies had been taken
to Tampa TO DC bestowed upon as
many families. and that others there a tion Was
which they said was a usual thing; !,
However that may be- the cnie1 o.
police of Tampa wrote to the an.noIta J.
ties here asking that they inves..sa,s r s. ,,s
, had been much aroused. The neao ,',l o.
the charity organization in tampa alst s
wrote to say that the infants were pc PC.
turned stated that If necessary sh'
would go to Tampa and bring the chii
dren back. and asked that the MATE
Travelled in Pullman.
The babies were taken from here D.
. Mrs Dunkley and Mrs. Harvey !; an !
Pullman car. according to Mrs. Dunk r,ls
n Iey's story at a great expense. Sn
appears willing to fetch them pack !
avoid fnrtheF epa1 trqTpie Mra ndgaon Snd and he
$, husband were here last summer, ant
that, having heard Of the Nirgini
1t Maternity Home, they went there an
!. recently Mrs. Gudgeon wrote for fly
e babies, saying that she could proVid
a homes for them. Later She wrott
,r TO ask that the number be mad
seven. Mrs Dunkley and Mrs. Har
=, vey got the seven together and, trans
norted them to their new enyironmen
II was stated at the home last nisi
that they had been we'll cared for. an
n that they were in perfect condition
er and and that. despite the report that thei
or condition was such that they could nc
stand another railroad trip, they coul
he brought back without inconvenienc
however the telegram from lamp
stated that both women declared II
babies were too frail to stand the trl
wv Within Their Rights.
II was also stated at the Nirgin
s. Maternity Home that Mrs. Dunkle
~ and Mrs Harvey would be back in tW
~. weeks. 1t was learned from anoth.
as source that they are now In Ricl
re mond. Whatever may be the resu
sr- of the wholesale eNportation or VI
re tha Richmond home say that they C;
prove that there was nothing wror
le- With the transaction, and that th'
res were perfectly Withln tnelr tights
ice sending the infants away for adoptio
he Rut another letter from Tampa sa
in that the home here may have be
re-. taken in by the subtle Mrs. Gudgec
his The telegram to The Tlmes-Dispat
ant follows:
yes aWriting to the Virginia Matern
her and Infants Home, Richmond. stati
a she could provide homes for childr
to Mrs Ciudgeon, of Tampa receiN
at seven female babies from that ins
ast tution their ages ranging from a we
he To six months Only woman nv!
hat accompanied the party The childl
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