Pathos From The News

(New York Journal.) Annie Goldberg, twenty-two years old, ofNo. 73 Willett street, a seamstress, was arraigned in Yorkville court yesterday morning on a charge of having abandoned her infant in Stuyvesant park several days ago. Park Policernan Cray, who arraigned her, told Magistrate Cornell that last Tuesday he saw the prisoner carrying a child that she afterward told him was twelve days old, around the park in her arms. She went in the ladies' cottage, and a few minutes after 6he left the child was discovered in the cottage, having been abandoned by the inother. He started to search for her, but she had disappeared. On Friday afternoon she returned to the park, and he immediately recognized her. He approached her anti asked her if she hart not abandoned her baby, and she almitted her guilt. In court yesterday Magistrate Cornell asked her why she had abandoned her child. She shrugged her shoulders and replied in Germán: "I had no money and no friends. I was sick, and what else could I do?" The woman was asked to give the name of the child's father, but in the most unconcerned way she said that had nothing to do with the matter. Her manner was phlegmatic in the extreme, and not the slightest trace of motherly feeling was exhibited by her during or after the examination. She did not seem to care what became of her. Magistrate Cornell held the woman in $1,000 bail for trial. The child is in the Maternity hospital at Bellevue. Ina Smit li Si'nkiug llrr l'arcuti. Ligonier, Ind., special: Ina May Smhh of this city has entered upon a search for her parents, who she refuses to believe are dead, though yeara have elapsed since she knew of their whereabouts. Ina May Smlttt was taken to the Chicago foundling home when a babe of eight months, where she was found and adopted by Mr. and Mrs. BaMwin, living at Brimfield, Ind., and who have aided her in her search for her parents. Mrs. Smith, her mother, was last heard from in Chicago eight years ago, since which time her whereabouts have been a mystery. Miss Smith Iearned for the flrst time that she had a sister living, but no intelligence was glven her of her father's whereabouts, who she fears is dead. Miss Smith proposes to continue the search until th mystery is solved. She is 17 years old, well educated and unusually pretty, and the people of this city are lending her all the assistance possible in flnding her parents. Three Little Walfs, Three little waifs, two glrls and a boy, white-faced from bunger, bluelipped from cold, trudged hand in hand down Navy street, Brooklyn, Friday night. Katie, the eldest, is fourteen; her brother, Johnnie, twelve, and Ellen seven years old. As the homeless little party walked wearily along they passed No. 217 Navy street, where the lights were shining brightly through the windows. Joseph Beverly, who lives there, was giving a party to his children. It was nearly 10:30 o'clock when the ragged urchins stopped in front of the house. "There's a party in there," said little Katle, "and maybe if we keep quiet on the stairs they wont put ua out." So they crept into the hallway and sat on the steps. They were soon fast asleep, as they had been walking all day. It was nearly midnight when Mr. Beverly found them, huddled together. took them in and gave them food. They said their mother, Catherine Weleh had driven them from home ut No. 305 Hudson avenue last Tuesday night, when she was drunk. They had been wandering about ever slnce. They are now with the Children's society, and when the, mother, who has disappcared, is found she wül he rrested. "Papa, l'iu Going to DUI'. An interesting and singular incident of a premoniüon of deatb has Just been brought about through the deatb of little Jimmie Wiekersham of Greenfield, Ohio. He died Monday, and was not yet 4 years of age. Plve days previous to his death, when apparently In the best of health, he capie to his papa, and in his childish prittle said: "Papa, I'm going to be sick, awful sick and I'm going to die." Within three days afterward he contracted a severa cold, but it w$s not considered serioiiï. Nothing further was thought of his remarks of the previous day until Sunday evening, when he was taken suddenly worse, and he again repeated ■what he had told his papa to hls grandma, and at an early hour next morning he died. His childish words of but a few days previous were proved to be only too true. It is the talk of the eommunity as being a most remarkable ease of premonition in one so youthfui Drowned in a Torrent. John McCormick, aged 12 years of Palo Alto was drowned Thursday af ternoou in the Schuylkill river at Pottsville. The river is usually very shallow In tbis región, but the heavy rains the fast forty-eight hours, had turned it into a raging torrent. Young McCorftiick attempted to cross a foot bridge over the stream at a time when the rain and wind were at their worst and was Kown from the structure into the river. Several young men on the op posite ehore saw him strike the water, but he was swept instantly away lfore they could rescue hira. An alarit as given and a forcé armed wl" ropes and grappling hooki apent "! " eral hourt' in vainly trying to reuo the body.