New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

from a friend of her dead husbands
This man was called Addison. That was
his first name. He was a waiter. He
inquired about the babies. The last
time he came she told him she couldn't
keep all Of them.
II read The Evening Journal and 1
Enew about Nellie Bly," explained Mrs.
the little baby to Miss BLY, for me. |
couldn't afford to stay away from work.
hc said he would and after a while
he came back, and said he had nut
the baby in Mrs. Bly's arms.
Then | watched the papers for her
to write something and I learned that
the Wcntz people said Enrico was their
baby. | couldn't stand for that so I
went to Mrs. Bly,"
Mrs; Lisa first described minutely
and then identified each of the gar
ments. Enrico had worn the day he
was abandoned in Grand Central. The
dirty than those worn by the average
tenement house baby. Justice Levy
handled these exhibits fcarlessly.
Mrs. Lisa began Assistant District
Attorney Lehman. for the people. "I
ask you to look at peoples exhibit No.
=, to wit, blanket. Ever seen that
before 2"
Mrs. Lisa got those last four words
and her eyes lighted up.
YES" she said.
Mr.. Lehman wasn't bothered by a
shortage OF white paper. so it was pos
sible for him as he held up successively
pair of little black shoes, shirt. a
pair of rompers and other garments to
go through the same formula used in
introducing Mrs Lisa to her baby's
blanket.
Mother Is Questioned
Attorney Lilly "took" Mrs. Lisa on
ross-eXamination.
why do you say that'is your baby's
cap? Isn't it just like any other baby s
cap?" he demanded, as he shook the
knitted wool cap with it's chewed blue
ribbon streamers before Mrs. Lisa's puz-
zled black eyes.
Yes" admitted Enricos mother.
Hold on" said Justice Levy. "Now,
Mrs. Lisa, "where did you buy this cap %
At the corner Of Sullivn and Bedford
Streets The answer was prompt.
when did you buy it?"
"a month ago"
What did you pay for 1t ?"
"One dollar seventy y-fve"
BUY it from man or a woman?"
"a man."
Justice Levy went through the whole
bag Of garments. Mrs. Lisa had grasped
something of his purpose, and she gave
him straightforward answers that
saved a lot of time.
Then Justice Levy listened 20 a
number of objections and explanations,
and finally rendered his decision. Little
Enrico had been without proper guar
dlanShiD on that dav he was loft in
the Grand Central, but it was due en-
tirely to the fact that the villain Ad-
olson had not shown proper regard
for his trust and had deceived the
m mother, instead of fulfilling her in
structions to deliver the child to Nellie
BLY,. AS for Mrs. Wentz, he said hers
was truly a tragic situation. He re-
viewed the disappearance of Mrs
Wentz's child and said that it was to
be expected she would sec her own
child's features in the face of every
child she passed.
"Shc and Mrs. Humiston acting in
good faith" he continued, and re-
viewed their succeeding actions, wind
ing up with the statement that Mrs
Lisa had made every bona fidc effort tc
recover her child, and that Mrs. Wentz
probably in a moment of hysteria, had
identified Enrico as her own. and
therefore the mother, Mrs. Lisa, will
take her child home"
Afterward the judge explained ir
chambers that Mrs. Seaman, who hat
provided taxi for the Lisas, was 60
ing to provides other things for them
and that he was going to keep an eye
on the little family himself. and that
even if he didn't, the Children's Socict,
would.