The Detroit times., 1911-05-25
Babe Cropped In Through Window
in Mrs. Jennie Legue's Home Is
Claimed by Neighbor, Mrs.
Lizzie Yocks.
Latter Says Child Was Intended for
Her and Calls Police, VINO Refuse
To Interfere.

door, which called out officers OF the
poilce department and representatives
or various child-caring agencies. Wed
nesuay, out, which stands just where
IL began. Mrs. -Legue has possession
Or the baby and Mrs. Yocks wants IL
The former naturally has the advan-
tage and according to her own state
ncnt will defend her right TO keep The
babe. TO the last ditch.
The infant was left at Mrs. Leguo's
Monday night, May I5, OF rather 1t
vas showed through the window Of q
ground hoor room occupied by Mr.. ana
Mrs. Green, roomers In the Legue
home. The Greens were out for the
evening and on their return at mid
night with their own four-months-old
infant, they stumbled over a basket
just inside their door from which Is
sued the muffled walls OF a baby. Mrs.
Green was naturally very much ex-
Cited and soon aroused the household
and the neighbors.
!, But-Mrs. Legue will tell the next
chapter. Listen 10 her:
] OF course, Mrs.Green had her own
baby and didn't want another SO she
turned this one over to me, and as
] had the same thing done to me SIX
years ago knew just what to do and
l went and done It, This boy here"
pointing TO chubby-faced. bright.
eyed little chap OF six years who had
!. just come In from school, was sent TO
ne In the same way six years ago.
Amt he credit to me and the way
I can bring up kid?
We'll, when that poor mite was
thrown In our window | made up my
mind 1t was meant for me to take care
OF Ii. But what dye think! Lizzie
.Yocks come right over her and de-
clares that baby was meant for her
and wants me to hand II over. Well,
you can just bet didn't SEE to her
What right have you got 70 that kidT
and she hands me out the yarn that
she had been up to the Salvation
Army rescue home, on Fort-st, and
made arrangements to adopt the baby,
and told 'em to leave II on her door
step or put II through the window IL
she wasn't home. / ser to her That's
q likely story and l don't believe no
word of IT, Anyway, SEE, what dye
want with baby anyway and sne
/ up and has the nerve to tell me she
had promised her two little girls, IL
and 10 years old, to get them baby
10 play with instead OF stuffed doll.
Can you beat it? Well, you can be-
lieve me when ser | told her where
the cars stopped. I SEE to her Them
girls of yours don't know how to
treatsA rag doll SO how do we think
they'll treat real live kif?' Anyway,
seq l. you're not goin' to get this infant
for no play thing for them girls" and
she hasn't yet, and ! bet she don't
neither. That kid was thrown into
the discard and Mrs. Green got him
and didn't want him cause she has
her own, and when she give him TO
me-and 1t was right in my own house
anyway--Tm goin' to keep him till
he finds a better home and that ain :
goin' to be over to Liz Yocks'
neither"
Mrs. Legue Is small active, iron
sgray-haired woman of 60 years who
doesn't look within 15 years Of her
Acknowledged age She formerly Iiv-
ed I'm Delray, where for many years
she was in great request as a midwife
and nurse. She says she has taken
many a sickly infant and cared for
Il until It got a good firm start TO
ward health and believes herself quite
able to look after the present dis
carded infant. Pinned to the baby's
wretched clothing when II was found
I'm the basket, was the following note:
"A dear little soul alone In the
world please take II In and love
~ n and care for II as your own.
God will care for you and the
1z N0 n q -
ry."
The words were written In pencil
on bit of ruled paper. The childs
clothing consisted OF torn rags and
a mans ragged sweater vas In the
bottom OF the basket for Its bed.
"The poor young'un was stiff with
cold when Mrs. Green brought me
the basket and thought Il would die
before we could get 1t warmed and
fed" said Mrs. Legue. II have had
Ave children of my own and my adopt.
ed how and amt no greenhorn rails
In, babies and here that kid Is goln'
IN stay and Liz Yocks can get the
whole town up here IL she likes for II
Won't do her no good. l know that
No one can take that baby from me
n don't want to give II up cause
7 found where stood with the law
when went to probate court to see
about this boy here. six years ago
and 7 know I'VE got all the rights IN
tha case except It's own parents and
they're not likely to claim It.
Mrs Yocks sticks to her story that
the habv was meant for her. She call
ed the police department to see If she
could not compel Mrs. Legue-who
is Mrs. Yock's cousin-to give up tnt
baby. The officers after investigating
i thc os.e wednesday, thought the
| baby was in good hands and coult
not see on what ground they could
take N away to give to Mrs. Yocks.
Mrs. Legue and Mrs. Yocks are no
on speaking terms although mere
strip Of land divides the Two nouse'
\ ard the two women cannot help blu
rub elbows going In and out of thei
respective domiciles.