The sun., 1878-11-08
FTGH1ING FOR THEIR CHILDREN
Husband and wife Struggling Together In the
Paterson Recorders Court.

Margaret and Rose Holllstor and Denis
Griffin were arralRned for assault and battery
on Margaret Griffin. the wifo of Denis, in tho
Recorders Court In Paterson yesterday. Tho
investigation showed that on laet Monday week
Mrs. Griffin. whose husband is tho fiagman at
tho New Jersey Midland Railway crossing at
River street. quilted her husband and went to
New York. Sno had greatly neglected her chill
dren, two girls. aged and years respectively.
Mr.. Griffin took the children to tho residence OF
tho HOLSTERS for care In the day time and he
slept there at night. Everything went smoothly
until day or 30 ago. Then Mrs. Griffin unex-
pectodly returned. and went to her husband.
demanding that tho children be taken from tho
HOLSTERS house. Mr.. Griffin replied that he
wanted nothing moro to do with her. Mrs.
Griffin thereupon demanded the possession Of
the two children. This was refused. Then she
went to the rcsidence OF the HOLSTERS and en-
deayored to forcibly. take the little ones, A
called Mr.. Grimm to help them. The result
was that the mother OF the children was driven
from the house. and she went to the Recorder
and lodged tho complaint for assault and bat
terry on which the two Hollistor women and
Alter investigating the case yesterday Judge
Warren concluded that II was an unpleasant
family row. with which no did not want TO inter-
iere. and so he told them all to go homo and set
But who takes tho children2 p asked Mr..
THE father has the right TO the custody Of the
children" replied Judge Warren.
But he shant have them" cried Mrs. Griffin,
IA she ran up before the Recorder's desk aud
snatchod tho little ones from her husbands
hands. During the investigation the children
had lowered around their mother. and they
=" shall have them, said MIR; Grifi!n, pulling
them forcibly from their mother. The law
permits me 10 have them and have them will"
You shant. again answered Mrs. Grinln.
Then Mr.. Orifin got hold OF them. and hus-
band and wife pulled nnd tugged at the little
ones until they cried out from fright and pain.
ofiicers 70 separate them and rescue the chill
dren. Mrs. Griffin was forciby ojected from the
court room. The children cried bitterly for their
mother as she was being taken out Of their sight.
After MIR. Griffin had secured possession Of
the children he did not know what TO do with
them. He wanted the city TO take cnre Of them.
but this was refused. He was told that they
were his according to law. and that the same
law required him to take care OF them.
Mr. Griffin then quilted the court room, lead
OF the court room leads to the rear porch Of the
City Hall. Hardly had he closed this door he-
lore cries were heard outside on the stoop. Tho
police officers ran out and found the man and
sion Of the children, who were again being
pulled forcibly to and fro. II was some minutes
before the police could again stop the battle.
Mrs. Grinin was threatened with arrest III aho
interfered with her children again, and she
started on TO consult a lawyer, saying that she
would have the children II there was law to
give them TO her. and II not she would take them
by force, or break every door and window In tho
house where they werc kept Mr. Griffin started
OF In the opposite direction. leading the little
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