Evening journal., 1919-11-07
OFFERED T] Sell
boy FOR $500
Couple Eager to Adopt Child
of Three Years, Accuse
Grandparents
THEY REFUSED TO
CONSIDER PURCHASE

NEW YORK, Nov. clad in a dimin-
utlve army oyercoat over neat little
blue sailor suit and a sailors cap, from
which his soft. curling hair was es-
Gaping, Willie Goldfarb Jstood before
Justice Franklin C. Hoyt in the Chill
dren's Court, last week. Willie is only
years old and he looked very small
as he stood there waiting 10 hear what
Justice Hoyt would have TO say about
his case.
On one side OF Willie stood his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Goddard, Of
81 Suffolk street, who. it is alleged,
have tried TO sell little Willie for Si50.
ON the other side of him stood Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Nussenbaum, Of No iS5
Central Park West, who. The GOldfarbs
declare. have been instrumental in hid
mapping Willie from their home. Mr..
Nussbaum is bandmaster Of the New
York City Band.
Justice Hoyt listened 10 each side Of
the case carefully. but reserved decision
until the case could be further investi-
gated by the Chlldrens Society and ad-
iOurned the hearing until November IS.
In the meantime, Willie was placed in
the custody OF Mrs. Nussbaum.
This decision Of Justice HOyt caused
much disturbance when communicated
TO the grandparents by Nathan Gold
berg, The interpreter They protested
loudly. beating their breasts and CALI
ing out, mo. nor
Mrs. Nussbaum declared that four
weeks ago she first became interested
in Willie through a friend Of hers, Mrs.
Dora ROsensweet. from Chicago, who
was at the time visiting her mother,
Mrs. :. Goldstein. No 40 Ludlow street.
On going TO the home Of the Cold
farbs at No. 2i Suffolk street. TO inVesti-
gate Willie's surroundings and see what
chance there was Of adopting him. Mrs.
Nussbaum says that Mr. GOldfarg told
her that she could have Willie for $500.
She replied. she asserts, that she told
him that she was not wishing TO buy
a baby. and left without the child.
Later. however. the GOldfarbs sent
word 10 her that she could have the
child. she says, and she went and took
him home.
Three weeks later. according TO Mrs.
Nussbaum's testimony, the grandpar-
ents appeared at their apartment and
demanded $3.50 for Willie. on being told
by Mr.. Nussbaum that he would not
buy any child Goldfarb replied That
more than 500 had been paid for some
Of the vases which he happened TO see
about the apartment. Eventually the
Goldfarbs became reconciled 60 giving
Willie 90 the Nussbaums. Mrs. Nuss-
baum says. and after a promise from
Mr. Nussbaum that she would help
d a. AAn|Nfn
with them.
The mother OF Willie. Mrs. Sarah
Bubenstein, who lives at No. as Ludlow
street. was also visited by Mrs Nuss-
baum. She SAYS that she found her in
a pitiful condition and willing to make
out papers giving over all her legal
rights to Willie on returning later
however, Mrs. Nussbaum says that Mrs
Blumensiein refused TO allow the pa
pers 10 be made out.
Mr.. Nussbaum finally communicated
with the Children's Society, who took
Willie until some disposition could be
made Of him.
The Goldfarbs testified in court that
they had not intended to allow the
Nussbaums TO have Willie except FOR 4
short time. and became frantic when
ne was not returned 20 them. Oulcer
Hugh Jack. OF the Chlldren's Society
asserts that they have told many con-
Trajectory stories. Goldfarb has not
been working for four and a half
months.
I'VE have only had him a little over
three weeks, said Mrs. Nussbaum, "bui
oh. how we both love him. You should
have seen the way he ran up to my
husband this morning after his might
with the Children's Society. We feel to-
ward him as though he were our very
own"
Mr.. Nussbaum said he was planning
TO see that Willie was provided Tor
wherever ne was taken. in case that ne
was not given over to him and MS
wife.
The Nussbaums have no children.