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Show Clue Found to Identity of Mother Who Deserted Baby in Hotel Room A Pennsylvania woman Thursday Thurs-day was sought aa th on who abandoned Salt Lake City's latest "doorstep baby," found undernourished under-nourished and suffering from an ear infection in a hotel room at lit North Main street Tuesday. Howard L Gee, chief probation officer of the juvenile court, revealed re-vealed that the account in Wednesday's Wed-nesday's Telegram led to a clue that he hope may result in establishing es-tablishing identity of the woman. A young man. who confidence Mr. Gee is respecting by not re- -' vealing his identity, called upon i the officer after reading ef th discovery and aupplled. Information Informa-tion that pointed to a Pennsyf-van Pennsyf-van la woman who came to Salt Lake City Monday and appar-' appar-' ently continued east that night after scribbling a note saying ah was eoing to Bougtifui to arrange for living quarters and giving In structions for feeding the g-week-old boy In th event sb failed to return. Th woman, who arrived poorly dressed and tired-looking in a taxicab Monday night, risutered at th hotel aa "Mrs Frsnk Dem-tborne." Dem-tborne." giving no address. Mr. Gee said indications were ' that th child was not born in Salt Lake .City, but had been brought here Monday. Meanwhile, the infant, oblivious to the stir created by hi desertion, deser-tion, was apparently happy In hi new bom with Mrs. Agnes Chris-tophersoo. Chris-tophersoo. 924 Harvard avenue, into whose custody h was given by th Children' Service society. Under expert care, he seemingly was recovering, from any effects of undernourishment and was receiving re-ceiving treatment for. the ear trouble The hotel, in lieu of rent due, wss keeping the two small piece of luggage th woman had brought. . 1 " |