The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
SEEKS MIDWIFE AT LATE HOUR
Thrusts Roll Of Bills Into the Hand of
Midwife and Asks That Babe be
Properly Cared for But Flees Before
She Gould be Detained.

The story of the young mother who
abandoned her new born babe at the
home of Mrs. Luisa Giordano, an
Italian midwife, on last Saturday af-
ternoon, gathered new interest today
when Mrs. Giordano informed the po-
lice that she had received another
visit from the young mother, but that
she had again slipped away as mys-
teriously as she came. According to
the story told by Mrs. Giordano, the
young woman came to her home on
Newell street just after eleven o'clock
last night and slipping roll Of bills
into her hand she fled before the mid
wife could restrain her. "Take good
care Of the baby said the woman as
Mrs. Giordano opened her door to adj
NIT the night visitor. 81 know that
[ have done wrong, but I have two
brothers and if they knew of this they
would kill me-, said the woman as she
ran away from the house.
Mrs. Giordano declares that the
woman was the same who had given
birth to the child on Saturday. She
was only partially clothed and was
bare footed and from this fact it is
thought that the young woman IS being
cared 70 rat some house in the neigh
borhood of the Newell street home of
the midwife. In the roll Of bills
which Mrs. Giordano received from
the woman were seventeen dollars.
Ten dollars Of this was paid to the
people who have been caring for the
child and the midwife offered to turn
the remainder over to the police to
provide home for the child.
According to the story Of the mid
wife she had retired early and was
sleeping when she heard the alarm at
her door. She is accustomed to night
calls and slipping on a wrapper she
went to the door at the side Of the
house. The young woman was stand
ing on the porch. She appeared to have,
shawl over her head and this hid
her face so that her identity could not
have been established. Mrs. Giordano
opened the door and without prelimin-
aries the young woman thrust the roll
Of bills into her hands. The whole
transaction lasted less than minute.
"Come into the house minute Mrs.
Giordano urged the young woman, but
when she made an effort to open the
door again the young woman drew her
shawl tightly about her and ran away.
Mrs. Giordano attempted to follow her
but lost track of her in the darkness
and she returned to the house. After
this second meeting with the woman
the midwife gave it as her opinion
that the woman was an italian.
Today the police were confronted
with finding home for the infant
child. The people who have been car
ing for the child served notice on the
midwife that they would not keep it
after today. The fact that the mother
of the child is unknown raises many
questions. 1t is not certain whether
the child should be cared for by the
city or county authorities OF course
this division of opinion will in no way
interfere with the baby getting proper
care and efforts will be made at once
to have it sent to some home for de-
pendent children. The child is so
young that the problem Of caring for
it is made harder.
District Attorney Drury this morn
ing declared that he would make an
Investigation into the case. He seems
to be of the opinion that the woman
is in hiding somewhere in the neigh
borhood where the child was born and
the police will be asked to make a
search Of houses in this neighborhood
for her.
Many Kenosha people went ito Elk
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