The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
BABY ABANDONED
ONsTEPs0F HOME
Police Start Search for Parents of
Infant Whose Cries Attracted
Neighbor at Midnight.
THOMAS 1. MoacuRE DEAD


Alexandria. Va. Aug. c7.-wanted-Ths
Il owner of blue eyed baby. found aban,
doned on the steps Of the Children'i
Home at midnight last night. Apply &c
the Alexandria police department.
| The foregoing Is what the police would
like to have responded to. for a child
about a month old. apparently raised In
refinement. was found at that hour last
] night.
Cries of the abandoned waif attracted
Mrs. W. E. Balm, living at 407 Duke
Street. just opposite the home. She and
her husband had retired. She called her
husbands attention to the cries which
sounded nearby and Mr.. Balm dressed
and went across the street and there
found the child on the steps Of the
Children's Home.
Occupants of the home are away on
their vacation at Colonial Beach and
| there was no one but kind near neigh
bors to hear the child's piteous plead
ings for succor.
| Mr. Balm at once took custody Of the
abandoned child. and his wife did every
thing possible to comfort the little one,
who WAS to-day bright and cooling and
apparently well contented with his new
! surroundings.
Child Well Raised.
The child bore every earmark of hav-
ing been well raised and taken care OF.
| 1t was dressed in white. and has a small
gold breastpin around the neck. The
child had been left on the doorsteps
without anything about 1t. Its little
hands were red from the mosquito bites,
II evidently having been there for half
an hour before being found.
As soon as Mr.. Balm found the waif
he notified the police department. Efforts
to trace the party who abandoned the
child have thus far proved barren Of re-
suits. The belief of the police Is that
the child was brought to this city from
Washington. possibly by its mother. and
abandoned.
The infant will tomorrow be formally
turned over to the Children's Home,
which institution will henceforth be its
domicile, or until its adoption by some
family who can furnish reference to the
attaches of the home that they will take
good care of the waif.
Arrested on suspicion of having at
tempted to rob the residence OF Mr..
Purcell. 1512 King Street William and
Otto Kurgins were in the Police Court
this morning committed to jail for ten
DAYS In OrQer tnat the case may De Iur-
ther investigated by the police.
Policeman John T. Roberts testified
that he received a telephone message
regarding the matter late last night. and
he, together with Special Officer Robey.
proceeded to the house, and in the back
yard found a lady's brown suit, to-
gether with a quantity of table knives,
forks, and spoons, which were evident-
ally prepared to be removed by the rob-
n ~
and Scott arrived on the scene and took
into custody the two suspects.
Thomas Moncure Dead.
A dispatch was received here to-day
announcing the death of Thomas L.
Moncure in Stafford County. According
to the dispatch, Mr.. Moncure was-in-
jured by horse and died this after
noon. The deceased was the father of
Robinson Molcure. of this city. Mr.
Moncure left this morning for Stafford
County.
Walter c. Dameron, a Southern Rail-
way freight brakeman, last night fell
from a freight car while in the South
ern Railway yards. this. city, and re-
ceived broken collar bone and was also
badly bruised. Mr.. Dameron was taken
to the Alexandria Hospital, where his
injuries were dressed by DR.. w. NJ.
Smith
Mrs. Frances E. Lawson, widow of
Josephus Lawson. died yesterday after
noon at the Alexandria Hospital The
deceased lived at 1l21 Queen Street. One
son, Barton j. Lawson, survives. Herl
funeral will take place at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon from wheatley's un-
dertaking chapel
Boy Breaks His Leg.
Hugh Ashby Moss. six years old. fell
into the excavation for the basement of
the Presbyterian Sunday school build
ing at Prince and St. Asaph Streets, lastl
night and fractured his right leg above
the knee. The injured member was re-
set by Dr. Thomas Gibson.
A delegation of member of Alexandria
Lodge OF Elks, headed by Robert S. Bar
rett, exalted ruler. left tonight byi
steamer for Norfolk to attend the annual |
State Convention OF the Benevolent and
Protective Order of EIks. which will con- |
vene in that city tomorrow morning. The
will be in session for two
days, and the Alexandrians will return |
home Friday morning next.
Julian d. knight was the lowest bidder |
for the building which will be erected by |
the National Biscuit Company at the |
northwest corner of Washington and |
Wilkes Streets. 1t is understood that
the architect in charge will recommend
the acceptance of his bid.
Tables Are Turned.
Things took a turn in the Police Court
his morning when Henry Twyman and
Corrine Lane. both colored. were arraign-
I'd to answer a charge of assaulting and
cutting Edward Lane, cQlored. The
,ourt fined Twyman and Lane. the latter
he complainant, $50 each, and the woman
was acquitted. The testimony was that
he two men engaged in a stone battle.
Edward Lane was cut in the left arm
md later eight stitches were taken in
he arm by DR.. Llewellyn Powell.
Announcement is made that George L.
Appich has awarded the Alexandria,
County Lighting Company, Incorporated,
l contract for the erection of a mile
II wire and poles extending from the
county road in Fairfax to the subdivisionl