The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-30
CHILD PLACED IN CRITTENDEN j
HOME; WARRANT SWORN OUT FOR MOTHER, !
WHO ACCUSES YOUNG MAN AS parent

Mrs. Kate Ebeling, district agent OF
the State Board of Children's Guardians,
went yesterday to Follansbee, In Brooke
county. and took charge OF fourteen.
day old baby hoy who was abandoned
by his mother on the porch at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William krager. sr.
while they were out riding late SUNDAY.
Mrs Ebeling brought the baby to
cnce Crttendcn home at Elm Grove.
where he will be cared for until a home
can be found for him.
Later yesterday, Sheriff J. X. Litton
Of. Wellspurg, stated last night. war
rant was sworn out for Mrs. Olga Ar
buthnot. charging her with abandoning
her baby. Mr.. Arbuthnot formerly lived
at FolIansbse. but is said 10 have left
the state. 1t is reported that she is in
Steubenville. but she had not beea To-
Gated and arrested last night.
Young Man Accused y
The case is rather a complicated AMI
! delicate one. According 10 information
| gwen 10 Sheriff Littop and Mrs. EbeI-
a very prominent young man OF toi!an.-
bee, utncr than her husband. OF being
the baby's father. She Is said TO hato
made n similar declaration; prior TO tho
IappliCation Of her husband for divorce,
then went on the witness stand BEFORE
Judge r. NJ Addlcman in Brooke coun-
I'ty circuit court and swore that tho
young man she had accused was not
GCSpOnSIDle loI lAt oPbH'NS'iiti6 chA 80 ~
the baby Since the cG.id's birth, how
ever, Sheriff Litton has been informed.
Mrs Arbuthnot has again told several
persons that the young man she nrst &C.
cuscd is the father or the baoy.
Story Of tho Case.
Sheriff Litton told the lntelligencer
over the telephone last night that he
had n talk yesterday with Mr.. Abuthnot,
and secured from him story concern
ing Mrs. Arbuthnot and the young man
she alleges is tho child's father.
Arnuthnot told Sheriff Litton. the
Brooke county official said. OF hearing
that his wife was intimate with another
man and Of broaching the subject to her.
Finally. Mrs. Arbuthnot told her nus
band her story. according 10 the ln1or,
nation given the sheriff. and requested
that the young man implicated In the
case be called 10 their home.
The young man went TO the Arbuthnot
home. Sheriff Litton says he was told.
and lie and the Arbuthnots talked thei.
affairs over. Finally. 1t was understood
among the trio that Mrs. Arbuthnot low
cd The young man rather than her hns-
band and that he loved her. and II HHe
agreed that Arbuthnot should secure =.
divorce. and that the Follansbee young
man would then marry the woman ana
care for her Matters were then compl-
Gated. according 10 the narrative, Whcn
tho .srbuthnot woman defended her nus.
bands suit for divorce suit, and tcstneo
that her former story was raise.
Mrs, EDsrng Summoned.
Sheriff L!ttnn and Ms EbrlinR viii
have further confercnces in Al effort
to straightrn out the tangle and to place
tho responsibility for providing the
n abandoned baby with home.
The child. perfectly healthy boy.
was left at the kraGer porch with all
his clothing. and despite the disturb,
anccs Of the past two days, remained
happy and contcnted last night.
\ Wellsburg family on Monday morn.
ing indicated their intention Of adopt
ing the child. but later in the day decid-
cd not 10 do SO. and Mrs. Ebeling waA
summoned by Sheriff Litton.