Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-12
LOCAL NEWS.
The Gypsy Girl Habeas Cerpus Case

NoNFL sCENE IN rHE CRIMINAL COURT.
This morning the little gypsy child. Cur
desires to obtain from the father. Valentine
harrison, OF the ground OF bad treatment.
ana because. aS the mother alleges. he Is not
~ person to have its ensioiy. was brought
before Judge Neutrality-suspicious.. Richard
Harrington and IL w. Garneti Tor the Pc
uuoner and judge Fisher FOR the respondent.
TESTIMONY FcR THE MOTHER.
lnere were large number of witnesses
present. most OF them being gipSieS. ant
mere was great mass OF testimony taken.
.Lst Tor the petitioner, the mother, being -
nnul recently lived happily together. but
IatS'S ne mas been apparently out of mis-
nl,Lu, sometimes aNaulting her without
49, 49,, ,as ~ as also I'm proof that he had
ceei laAen I'm charge by the police and sent
20 the insane asylum. Among the witnesses
was Levi Stanley, the lathe OF Mrs.. HART
son, SNORT, uatk skinned man, about sixty
years OF age, who testific that ne was gip<v
but had not followc the life OF a gipSy for
twenty years, that when he was sent Tor last
week by Mrs. HIS sister he found Nal fth,
father looking wild, and acting IN such a
manner a. 10 indicate that Someth ag was
wrong. and he was AFRAID 10 sleep with him.
He was fully able 10 take care Of his daGgh-
ter and his Eraudchild, had a cool narm and
some town property i'm Ohio. Tney hat
ard write.
TESTIMONY FOR THE FATHER.
For the defence. John Harrison The lafhcr
OF respondent, testified that lac was no more
Gypsy than Mr. STANLEY. that they hofn
Travelled when trading i'm the same manner:
that there was 30 disagreement between
them until Mrs. Harrison. about two years
since commenced To drink more excessively
man before, aud size frequently ouarrelel
with her husband ON one occssio, brra ,sino.
The plates over his head.
Mrs Harrison, the mother OF the reSpon,,-
ent. testified that her daughter in- law was a
very high tempered woman; had seen her in
liquor. and on one occasion struck respond
ent.
THE GIRL.
After seine further discussion aud teS-f-
mony. Judge Macarthur callet the child Ia
the bench. She is qui te an interesting lookinr
girl OF Il or ~ years old. with just the slight
est brown IN her complexion, and was attired
i'm pink checked dress.
JUDGE MACARTHUR CoUNSELs RECoNCILl-
ALTON.
Judge Macarthur requested the parties 10
come forward, and. remar1ing that the child
was quite a bright. Intelligent child. said he
proposed that 10 should he the bond of recon-
citation. Addressing the couple. ne said the
testimony showed that both drank: that IL
made one quarrelsOme. and the other showed
disposition when i'm LIQUOR TO beat mis- wife.
lie proposed that they should both promise
10 leave on liquor, and go together again as
man and wife. Harrison promptly agreed to
tC her.
Mrs. Harrison said that she hal not desired
10 leave her husband. but the difficulty was
that lac accused her OF being thick with an
other man. when She had been true % him.
IL was true that she sometimes drank beer.
out never drank liquor, and the principal
trouble was mat she and his mother could
not get along well together, and whenever
lhey would have disagreement he would
take up with his people as against her. She
ala not need his support. for She was n for
Iune-telling woman, and where he made a
dollar She made a hundred.
Judge Macarthur see that YOU are a
smart woman. and therefore the greater re-
>ponsihiliiy rests upon you.
Mrs. Harrison.-Il ! could have confidence
I'M him / would go TO him; but 1 wish 10 20
10 my people. from whom ] have been ab-
sent for five years.
Judge Macarthur. seeing that she wa on
pos ed To going back, concluded then TO give
them further time TO reflect. (until Tuesday
the child in the meantime 10 remain in The
custody OF the parents Of respondent. the
bonds 10 be continued.