Evening journal., 1915-06-19
Gets BABY Home
IN Time TO DIE
Little One Whom Doctor
Befriended Suffered From
Leaky Heart
CARE FOR
CHILD OVER NIGHT

The filing of death certificate with
the local Board of Health today Of the
death of Emma Smith. the l.month-old
daughter OF Mrs Caroline Adams Smith.
Of No. 2l7 Woodlawn avenue, which oc-
Cured yesterday. disclosed 60 residents
Of Woodlawn avenue a case In which Dr..
William T. Sherwood figures as Sa-
maritan. As il was, DR.. Sherwood at
whose Office the infant was left on We'd
nesday night by parties who had taken
the child to board, and who had not re-
ceived any money for the care of the
infant, was compelled TO leave the child
with Mr.. and Mrs. John d. farra, OF
No. 2l9 Woodlawn avenue, for the night
heacuse its parents were not at home.
The child was taken TO the home Of its
mother, adjoining the Farra home early
Thursday morning, however, and subse'
/ quently died Of heart disease.
In speaking Of the case today, Dr.
Sherwood said. IL was 0alled to at
tend the child mother for rheumatism
some time ago, and on my visit
about May is. found the child had
beel born. AT that time the mother
game me the name of Martha Jones.
and / filled out birth certificate for
the child and mailed the same 10 the
State Board of Health. Al that time
the mother explained that she was
receiving supper. from her husband,
through Fra Stout. OF the Proba-
tlon Court, and that divorce proceed
irgs had been lAstituted by her against
her husband. In a conversation the
mother said she could not keep the
4 child al homs as she had to 60 10
work and she requested me TO get
board for it This I agreed TO do. the
mother promising to pay for its care
Il "On Wednesday night the child was
brought TO my Office by the persons
who we're keeping II and left with
me. saying they had not been paid for
it's board I al once took the child
to its mothers home, as Il was suffer.
ing from a leaky heart on arriving
there, found that no one was home
and ! gave the child 10 Mr.. Farra
whom / knew. knowing that he woulc
take good care of it, on the day fol
lowing, Thursday. Mrs. Farra called
me and said that Mrs. Smith had re
fused to accept the child saying 1
should be turned over TO the police
When / went t1 the Farra home. at
tended the child and later gave il 4
its mo.her On Friday when the chill
. died learned the mothers righ
!, name and / made out the death Ger
e tifcate, which / filed with the healt
p authorities"
When Mrs Smith was spoken I
about the case today she explaine
that the child's death was not Buppo
ed 10 be published When told th
all deaths we're 10 be published MI
A Smith said that the death Of he
U child some years ago was not pu
u lished al that time. Further question
ing OF Mrs. Smith ELECTED little II
formation. she referring the report,
q TO Dr. Sherwood.
4 Mrs. John d. Farra. who kept N
child Wednesday evening and Thur,
|, day morning, said that she, with n
4 assistance of Mrs. William NJ. MAJ
= tin, and Mrs. Charles Gurney, neigl
/, bors. had cared for the child and ais
clothed IT, Mrs. Farra said that O
Thursday morning when she offere
the child 10 Mrs. Smith saying thl
DR.. Sherwood had left II with h,
the night before as Mrs. Smith va
= out. the mother replied 81 kno
u nothing about IL. would turn II ov,
y TO the police. that's the dispositio
would make Of IT,"
Following this statement Mr.
!. Fsrra called Dr. Sherwood who wei
l. TO her home and after giving it med
v cal attention. he took il to its mothe
i Mrs Smith.
n The child was buried in SilverbroC
Cemetery yesterday