The Washington times., 1912-09-21
WOMAN PLEADS
FOR BABY FOUND
DESERTED IN WE'LL
Childless Wife Sends From
Missouri Seeking Care
of Infant.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,


A pathetic appeal from a mother-heart
was received by officer Andrew ]. Nj
cholson today In a letter from a woman
In St Joseph, Mo. Seeing dispatches
printed in st. Louis papers concerning
the finding of the new born baby In a
Well In the rear of a house on Prince
street two weeks ago, the woman, who
signs, herself Mrs. Hector c. Haggard,
asks to have the infant sent to her.
She promises to provide 1t with a home
and cherish 1t with love such as is only
found in childless home.
unfortunately the appeal cannot be
granted and Mrs. Haggard viii be SO
INFORMED. The infant has already been
adopted by people here. and will be
brought up in entire ignorance as to its
parentage. ...
Ihe letter forms almost a classic.
When the maternal love which inspired
1t - considered. 1t was as follows:
aha,,t fesa So, IN a the st. Louis papers today
too;
glad to have 1t. Tell the mother to send
II to me. j will meet 1t at the depot,
and Will give 1t the best OF care. have
been married five years and have no
st. Joseph, Mo. l will take good care
OF 1t and be so proud of it. Please beg
her to send the baby to me. I have lots
%otber of pise apnt %s for f6s it YeH talk to the
please see that get the baby.
will never know but that 1 am its
motner, hsHs I'm MI + Eagga,rd and | say. we
orphans home, but they are all too big.
i want little baby. I will never have
any, the doctor says. Please let me
near from you soon.
MRS. HECTOR c. HAGGARD.
"P. S.-1f the mother says can have
1T, put 1t in a big clothes basket and put
milk for 1t to nurse and tag the basket
for st. Joseph, Mo. Tell the conductor
you send me a postal and will meet the
dear little baby at the depot"
Never, during the nine years I have
served on this bench, have l seen any.
your case" said Police Justice H. B.
Cation to H. B. brewery. in police court
today. Il have seen all forms of crime
and vice, but I don't really know what
to say or do
This came as a result of sensational
charges made against brewery in the
course of testimony in a charge of
ferred by Mr.. and Mrs James Gator.
,neighbors. who live in the 500 block Of
Eouth Patrick street.
Mrs. Gator stated that brewery had
given whisky to his two little boys,
aged five and seven years She further
charged that he had urged them to
drink II. The two boys were produced
Mrs. brewery. wife Of the prisoner,
did not deny that the children had
been drinking until they were intoxi-
Gated. but asserted that. when her hus-
hp nd ha1 thrn ,fP lie haN hQH
found the two bottles in his pockets.
and had helped themselves Apparent
ly no attempt was made to prevent
them.
On the original charge Of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct, brewery
was fined S., but on the other charge,
he was held until the proper punish
ment for the offense can be ascer-
tained.
The second business meeting of the
new city council will be held next
Tuesday evening: and 1t is expected
will come up for action. Among those
due is the election of three police COM
rnissioners to fill vacancies in the First,
Second, and Fourth wards.
At last nights meeting of Potomac
Lodge Of Odd Fellows, the first degree
of the order was conferred upon one
candidate One candidate was elected,
and one application for membership was
received.
There is some talk here in reference
to the organization of Socialistic party
club. While 1t is probable that no can
didate for Congress will he placed in
the field the members will support the
State and national ticket.
According to telegram received
here today, the supreme court of ap-
peals has granted a writ of error on
the appeal taken from the local courts
in the quo warrants proceedings
brought by Robert s. Barrett, seeking
to oust U. s. Lambert from his seat in
city council. Judge r. H. l.. Chiches-
ter, sitting in the local court, decided
in favor of Barrett Details are not
forthcoming