The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
NEWBORN INFANT
FOUND IN WELL
Alexandria Police Rescue Child,
Which Is Little Worse for
Its Experience.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS MOTHER

Alexandria, Va, Sept. IA fourteen.
pound baby boy but a few hours old was
rescued from well in the yard in the
rear of 1905 Prince Street at $50 O'Clock
this morning. after having been thrown
there an hour before. The child was
sent by the police to a hospital, and Is
apparently little worse for its expert
ence.
The lusty cries OF the infant attracted
occupants of the house. who. II Is said.
notified Policeman Nicholson, who lives
near by. and he notified police headquar-
tiers. Chief Goods and Policemen Nichol-
son. Carney. Campbell, Young, and Reid
at once went to the house, and upon
investigation found that the cries came
| from a well in the back yard.
But little time was lost by the police
| in obtaining help to rescue the infant
from its perilous position. The services
of a man familiar with that business
was obtained. and by means of a stout
rope he was lowered into the we'll. and
after considerable difficulty rescued the
| infant.
The child was turned over to Police
man Campbell and he at once conveyed
the infant to the hospital where it is
reported to be doing nicely.
Following the rescue an investigation
was begun to ascertain the mother of
the child. A woman living near by was
suspected and she at first denied the
parentage of the babe. Under pressure.
however. the police say, she admitted
being the mother of the infant After
ward she was sent to the hospital for
treatment. The mother, however. ac-
cording to the police. emphatically de-
MES that she threw the babe into the
well.
Nothing has as yet been done by the
authorities. although action may be taken
at a later date.
Insurance Suits Up Wednesday.
Suits to recover a total of 200 repre-
senting the total of three insurance
policies on the life of the late Benjamin
F. Board with the Mutual Life 1nsur-
ance Company of New York. on which
it is alleged the company refused pay
ment, are stated to be heard next We'd
nesday in the Circuit Court for this city,
Judge J. B. T. Thornton presiding.
The suits and amounts of each policy
are in favor of the following: Jessie p.
Board. widow of the deceased, S,GO:
the B. F. Board Motor Truck Company.
$4,000; the Board-Armstrong Company.
$1,000
Representing the compliments are;
Charles E PIummer, Petersburg: S. G.
Brent, q. l. Boothe. and Judge c. E.
NiGol, Attorney John N. Johnson repre-
sents the defendant company.
Mr. Board accidentally fell from
water tower while visiting at Wake
Forest. y. c.. March IS last, and was in
ste ntly killed. The deceased was a prom
inent manufacturer OF this city
Mount Vernon Chapter. Royal Arch
Masons, has elected the following off,
GERS for the ensuing year: William b.
Davis, high priest: Claude W. Fletcher.
king; c. Page Waller, jr.. scribe: Walter
C. Davis, captain of the host: William
l. Allen, treasurer; a. G. Uhler. secre-
tary: Revs. W. F. Watson. William ].
Morton, and Edgar Carpenter, chaplains;
Robert a. Zachary. principal sojourner:
Virgil c. Davis. royal arch captain; c.
P. Heishley. master of the third vail;
Chester A Gwynn, master of the second
vail; William X. Griffith. master OF the
first vail; George w. Zachary, tiler.
Notes of Alexandria.
In the Circuit Court for this city to-
day, in the case of Frank Robey against
c. H. Robey and others, a decree for
sale was entered. and S. G. Brent was
appointed commissioner for the purpose
of selling certain property.
Handsome new nickel-plated musical
instruments for the recently organized
band of the Holy Name Society of St
Mary's Catholic Church arrived this
morning, and will be used for the first
time Monday night at a practice meet
ing at Young Mems Sodality Lyceuml
Hall.
On September % the local board of
civil service examiners will hold an ex-
for the position of radio in
spector, male. at a salary of sl.400 a
year. The commission. on October 9-1O
will hold an examination for the posi-
ton of printer. Philippine service, at a
salary of 5000 a year.
The last mass at st. Mary's Catholic |
Church. beginning tomorrow, will be at |
1890 o'clock instead of 10 o'clock, as
Prevails during the summer months.
st. Marys Sunday School will also be !
RI opened at $50 o'clock tomorrow morn |
ing at the Young Mems Sodality Lyce- |
UNI Hall. after being closed during the |
summer months.
The September term of the Corporation |
Court, Judge L. c. Barley presiding, |
will convene at II o'clock next Monday |
The docket will be called and |
ca ses set for trial.