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dropped cake crumbs on the steps one
day. We wouldn't stay there. That
was on Lenox av.
How They We're Abandoned.
Then we moved to 34th St, way over
by the East River. We had two rooms
and q kitchenette. II cost Sc 90 a week.
] had 10 keep the boys i'm the house all
the time. II was SUCH p bad neighbOr
hood. They were afraid Of the dark
rooms. The bedroom just opened on an
sIrshsft. They cried when | put them
in there 20 sleep. Mamma, we're
afraid. There's bugs IN that room,
they would cry.
FINALLY. one night We made up our
minds 10 give UP the babies We went
out together, and my husband carried
Earle under his umbrella. He would
20 into the houses 10 leave Earle and
then ne would come out crying. 4 cant
DO IT,. nc would say. Then we would
20 on q piece and he would 60 in an
other hallway.
After long time he came out with
his arms empty. Even then he wanted
10 60 back DO you think ] ought 10
leave him % ne said. J told him Yes,
i. WAS for the babys good We left
Earle all wrapped up and with bot
tie Of hot milk. They say they didn't
ind the bottle. ] don't know what
could have become OF II.
Then ne went back 20 the house and
got the little tiny baby. We went up
on the West Side with him. ] don't
a. D. "a.
20 10 me rich houses? Because you
cant re. into the nclls of rich houses
they're all locked ~.
1T wasn't so hsrI leaving q, ht-le
one. ! used TO 90 back 20 the o.ace 81
the DAYS after and look 20 see If aHy
one had adopted HIM. ! never sar MN,
but my husband read IN the paper
abovt some one find ng Earle. ! never
thought Of their Jene sick. Earle
had the whooping cough, but the doctor
said he was all well.
Boy Suspected Betrayal.
Yes. we had them insured, bu, the
= liCes had all la3sed a lons time
aro. They were cay small policies,
Just enough 10 pay for burial. We
paid five cents d week on each one.
wish it hadn't ispsed on Earle, then
we could pay 10 have him taken away
from where they put him. Hes IN Pot
ter's Field. ] wish if anybody wants
20 DO anything for Us they would take
him out of there.
After we left the little boys we
moved 10 213s Fifth ay. II only cost
us half as much rent without the two
children. We paid s. % for one room.
Nv husband didn't get any work. and
finally we didn't know what would be-
come Of US. Richard kept wanting toys
for Christmas. couldn't stand II not
TO give them to him ] always had
everything ! wanted myself. ] always
lived good and never worked.
Il used TO say TO Richard. 'Wouldn't
vou like another mother? She would
rive YOU toys NO he would say, !
don't want no othel mother Then |
would ask him If he didn't want to 90
downtown and find a ricn. KIND lady
who would have lots Of other little boys
for him 20 play with. Don take me
downtown ne would cry.
"The day we did take him 20 Gimbel
7 think he suspected, because he cried
like everything. Don't 20 away and
leave me- he pleaded, and we had TO
lie 10 him and say we were coming
right back.
LAYS Blame on Mother.
"As / look back upon IT ! don see
how could have done anything, an
ferent. If ! had been raised 10 hno"
how "a work could have earned money
b myself My mother never taught me
onvtbing She said ! would learn soon
onou0h when trouble came, and 70 Ie'
me be happy while ] was young; mat
no, the way 20 bring up girls.
Jeanette HaeiTner and the husband
/ 800 Frederick Haefner, will be ar
raiqned before the grand jury ihlS
r,o@ninq The penalty for abandon
ment is seven years. No legai ana nau
b been arranged for the young COUPE
i lsst night. and they did not seem ~
/ NOV that they could nav, any: ~
Some confusion was created ~ Wy
. minds of the officials Of the OhluIeH
/ Socioty bv the discovery OF TWO ma
riage certificates in the trunk III wv
HaefTners' room, One was the mar i ,as
/ of the Haefners in Atlantic Oit!' Jan
+ uarv T. 1909. by Sidney Hoou'na",
\ Grace Cottage. The other was thaI u
Pano vii; 10 i. =. LAWN December %
! ioi1 in Scranton. Mrs. HaehheI
/ Identified Rena Valli as the stage name
/ ~ ber sister. May Hobby. Lawn was
I waiter snd Rena Nall a cabaret sIhgei'
/ according TO reports from ScIah'o'
/ Iss, night. A letter in Mrs. haenuer
trunk contained forwarding address
10 May Hobby, general delivery CnI.
coeo' Mrs. HaeGner said she ara n 5sI
know where her sister was ana G.I
not wish any one 20 communicate wiz,
| her or with her father, who IlNSs NJ
| wildwood. y. j.. small town, eleven
miles from Atlantic City. =.
/ Richard Hobby. the father, was ies
| ter carrier i'm Philadelphia or Ia-
wood. she didn't know which, for thirty
Years, and had leave Of absence some
zines 10 back theatrical companies, she
said She. herself, never went on the
stage, she said. H. mas
Mrs Haefner denied that she was
.o,d Of extrAvagant dressing. Inc
Earrings which she wore cost % cents,
and the jewelled combs IN her hair
nc from the and 10 cent store.
H. waist. she said, she made herself.
Atlantic City. y. J.. Jan. 81. Rich