This text was obtained via automated optical character recognition.
It has not been edited and may therefore contain several errors.

---

A I?ATJIKTIC STOIIY
Related to tbc Coroner by Mr?, Joseph Whalon.
On<j of the moat pathetic stories of ' tlio siroets and town dovoloped at ^ pullce headquarters lust night, after Mrs. Joseph Whalon guvo over the body of hor dead baby girl to the hilmi in the Coroner?s office with the request thiLt thoy bury the remains, fur she was too poor to defruy tho Tunera! expenses.
But when tho police heard the story of the heartbroken mother, they determined that tho baby should have a little plot In some private cemetery, and Special to tho Inspector of lJulico James Glynn mada a request Lo Undertaker Pat McMahon to tuko charge of the funeral arrangements, and In a little while tho little body was In the undertaker's establishment.
?Y1 rs. Whulon, It scorns, waB married eight years afro to Joseph Whulon, a carpenter. Two children blessed the union, and Gladys wus born about three months ago. Last October there was some quarrel and u separation followed. Mrs. Whalon went to Hay St. IjOuIs and llvod with her people. All the time Airs. Whalon endeavored to win her hus-buml back. Tho now buby did not bring about th? reeonctliatlon sought for, so last wavek Mrs. Whalon canto to tho city wllh Gladys. Tlio baby wuh plactnd In an uptown asylum to be cared for, so that tho mother would have time to hunt tor hor husband, for it seems that she learned that he moved from his old home and took up a now residence.
Yesterday Mrn, Whalon learned that her husband was living1 on White und Bell Streets. Believing that If her husband saw tho now baby ho would Lie reconciled, Mrs. Whalon went to tho asylum ami asked for the Infant. Tho lltle Kiri was Bick, being u sufferer from cholera Infantum, and the sisters tried to persuade tho mother to leave the baby In tho asylum, bill Mrs. Whalon was obdurate and Insisted on Inking tho bubv lo show her to her father.
Mrs. Whalon wont to the houso on White Street, but failed to gain admittance, and, sick at heart, she loft the place and went tn tho homo or a friend on Turpslohoro Street, near Dryados. Mrs. Whalon reel ted her piteous talo and, turning to one of her friends, sain:
"I^ook at the llttlo dear.?
Mrs. Whalon looked nt the sweat little countenance. rfer heart sunk and then she screamed?tho baby was dead.
Poor Mrs. Whalon, almost distracted, hurried downtown and wont to tho Coroner?s offlc.e, where she related her storv nnd asked that the city bury the llttlo body.