Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-31

authorities to the place where the baby could be found
had not had opportunity tell him the baby had been
thrown into the WELL he much mysticd as the
officers when at his direction the latter went to the old
mansion and once searched it,
The officers found, though, unmstakable evidence
TINS time, of the babys having been kept there. the
attic they found the babys cloth which Riley's
girl had changed removed 1t had dropped off
when the girl lifted the little body dead at last of it's
CRIB to it in her skirt The cloth was left on the
hoor, forgotten when the gang fed from the house.
Word was sent at to Mr. Keet that the hiding
place had been discovered-bu too late. He told Mrs
keet that there hopctha the officers at last
had clue to work upon. He did not tell her, though
what the clue was-hc babys discarded coth-and that
1t was almost sign that the end of the search would
De tragic. Perhaps even he refused to give up hope
thorough examination Of the grounds about the
house did not reveal to the officers and others par
cipated, any further trace of the child lantern
dropped in the we'll but the black bundle covered by
the water escaped notice 1t the day the babys
body was found
Two men who were relatives of the father Edward
Conkn and Charles Holland enlisted the aid of Richard
Crenshaw the last of the Crcnshaw family who lived in
new house several miles from the old mansion and,
WINGED that the baby dead and its body hidden not
lar from the house. began new search of the grounds
knowing that lantern had been dropped into the we'll
by the officers the day before the three would have
passed by had not the keen eyes of Richard Censhaw
discovered cigarette stub at the side of pathway
the we'll house. Picking up the stub he that it had
been raincd on although there had been ranstorm
nights before He did not believe any of the officers
who had been the last search the grounds smoked
cigarettes The of the stub inevitably suggested
the well.
The party decided to investigate it further. There
no ladder any other way of descending into
the hole. Crenshaw, sturdy mountain athlete, wrapped
his legs around of the posts which support the roof
the we'll and, stretched out the ground, lowered
of the other men, head first.
This pokcd around-yh wire until he felt the
wire touch against obstruction. He brought up the
wire and made hook With this hook he brought up
the black bundle
When the three what they had salvaged from
the water in the bottom of the we'll they knew their search
for little Lloyd kect Tendcrly they put the
watcrsoakcd bundle the ground and undid the
with which it bound When they laid out the black
skirt and the little blanket inside the baby lay before
them its little face muey telling the story of its suffer
ing Its fists cenched if it had passed away in
the midst of spasm of pain which while it slept.
It's body was covered with the filth which the water had
soaked and spread every inch of its delicate pink skin
Carrying their burden tenderly the three walked
back across the hills and through the valleys to Spring
field. Along the way they met :nountaineers still scout
ing through the hills There no word passed at such
meetings. The hill billics the dripping bundle
nestled against the breast of of the men, silently
fell into step behind them.