Baby Boy, Only a Few Days Old, Abandoned on Courthouse Steps, Feb. 17, 1926

Mother Abandons Baby on Courthouse Steps. . . Child Placed in Cardboard Box Suffers with Exposure Before Found and Rescued

Wilmington, Feb. 16—A tiny white baby placed in a cardboard box lay for hours today on the steps of the courthouse building, where he had been abandoned by the mother. The infant was found by two persons having business in the courthouse. Although the weather here was fairly mild today, the child suffered extremely from exposure.

The child was sent to the Walker Memorial Hospital, where it is believed he has a fair chance to recover. Efforts are being made to trace the mother. The child was wrapped in cloth and appeared to be only a few days of age.

From page 4 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1926

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