The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-10
IS DUNBAR'S CHILD
TEST OF IDENTITY BY BlLBO is
A FAILURE.

A Il FAlLORE.
Referee JOHN N. PARKER
Explains to Governor Brewer o
Mississippi That 1t Is His Opinion
That the Pearl River People VIII
Insist That Robbie Dunbar L
Bruce Anderson Are Mistaken
Are Mixed in Their DateS-Th'
Child Is Robbie Dunbar Beyond ;
Doubt.
If ever there was a doubt as tC
the child which was taken from w
c.. Walters not being the son of thu
Dunbars of Opelousas, that uncer-
tainty has been removed by tht
failure attending the test of the fac
by the BilbOs and others from Mis-
sissippi upon whom Governor Brew
ster had placed his reliance in hi:
anticipation of the clearing of this
"child mystery" as it is called.
From the Caucasian's view the
mystery as it applies to Bobbie Dun
bar was made plain after the chll(
had been received by its parents.
If Bobbie Dunbar was Bruce An
.derson. could he have recalled the
many things connected with Dun
bars home in Opelousas?
Could Bruce Anderson have known
the old negro, Uncle Joe, whom
Bobbie recognized on his return tt
his home?
Could Bruce Anderson have talked
of the things of which he is ignor-
ant, as has Bobbie of the thing:
connected with his home life and
his associates?
One Of the remarkable links il
the identification that the child il
Dunbar's and not Bruce Anderson
is his answer to queries by his
Aunt Katie" what he did when he
was gone, replied he couldn't tel
but finally on being coaxed he sale
'the old bad man wont let me-
who wont let yOu?" ''The old baG
man Walters. He whips me all tht
time"
"At another time he was sitting
in the window singing. | asked him
Who sings like that?' The other
little boy What other little boy?
The little boy with me-"
The little boy was undoubtedly
Bruce Anderson.
While giving Bobbie his lunch ne
was asked by his auntie: who was
good to you and gave you dinner?
THAT old lady" what old Iady?'
THAT one that lived in the big
house." what did you call herg
"Grandma." what did Walters cal
herr" With his lisp of baby talk
could not tell whether he sale
The big house" is probably tht
home Of the Bilbos.
Another feature of this case
which disproves that the boy i:
Bruce Anderson is that he paid NJ
heed when called Bruce Anderson
but as related in the Times-Demo-
crat, when Little Edna called tn:
boy by the name Of Bruce he die
not answer. Instead he raised his
little arms above his head as though
to strike the girl. There was nc
sign of recognition. The only time
there was any sign of recognition
was when Bobbie pointed to Mr. Bill
bo and said: "That's Bolbi," in
half frightened voice. He theI
sought refuge in the arms of Ed
ward P. Veazie, the attorney of Ope-
lousas, and whispered the same In
formation in his ear. He did not a
any time recognize any of the Other
witnesses, although he showed nj
fear of them. Mrs. Myley repeated.
attempted to get the boy to answer
to the name of Bruce, but he gazeC
at her with wide open eyes al
though astonished.
This recognition of Mr.. Bilbo is
proof that BObbie Dunbar was a
Bilbo's house and he was fearful O.
being returned to Walters, which
prompted him to seek refuge in thu
arms of Veazie.
Another positive proof that tn
child is not Bruce Anderson is tha
Mrs. Bilbo stated positively tha
an examination of the child woul,
reveal a web-toe on one of his feel
but no such deformity was found ii
Bobbie Dunbar's feet.
On being completely frustfate,
over the natural condition of Bob
bie's feet, Mrs. Bilbo attempted t
assert that there was a visible de
formity of the foot, which, however
was not discernible to the closes