The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-20
FIGHTING FOR HER CHILD.
scene In "a Court Uoom-'' No Human Powe,
Shall Take him Awnyr

On Wednesday afternoon "a young lady Of
medium height. clad IN q neatly lifting. Light.
rolOr"d. piuk-s,riped SILK dress, and frpin
whose iaunty walking hat depended a veil TINT
Njis yet not OF sufficient texture 20 obscure the
flashing oi her energetic blark eyes; called upon
Secretary Crow of Ill" -, icty To Protect Chill.
drrn ir.m Cruelty, and said that her husband
Frunk !. Fraync the riii', shooter aud exponent
of the dramas Of border life abducted her little
ix-year old ron while she was In New York ins;
cl,tld is singing I'm Fox's Theatre under an az.
prcuticeship TO Brn!amin Dodge.
Al O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Dodge
mud Frank !. Frayns the father. walked into
Magistrate Lists office, ACCOMPANIED by ire
little black eyed bone Of contention. who was
clad In a knickrrbockcr suit. They had Just
rangel Themselves h,i9re me desS when i me
child she went 70 him. and, with maternal
expression. desired him to kiss hcr-a conces
sion WHICH he seemed extremely 10th 10 grant
despite her Don't be afraid. nobody shall
iutimlatc YOU Shs then stepped forward
and said that shu wanted 10 know by what Ru.
thuIlty Mr. Dodge Lad the bOy.
HIS response was tho production Of brown
envgiope. from which ne extracted and hundsd
2Oth OF February. 1878. stipulating that the
father, Frank J. Frnyne., surrendered posses;
sion of the boy To- Mr. Dodge from the age OF {
years until the boy should attain his minority
The usual clauses about schooling. clothing
malntcnanre. ~, were incorporates. The
caLse she had not asSented 10 1t. She
thought that a mother hod Just rs much rightto
boy Ia be on the stage. and said thnt Mr.. Frayne
bad promised not 10 let him rcmHln in the
business. NJ this Jundurc Secretary Crew en-
tered aud asked To see the indantures.
The lady Us tncy were read, said that this
could not hc the boy. because he WIS specified
rs George. the youngest child. whereas his
name wasn't Grnrgt. and she hAd one voungeI
than be. Magistrate List rcud from purdOn's
Digest - TINT" a parent " had The right tn linden.
turc u child. aud that. therefore, Mr.. Dodge helt
legal possession. II she wanted - test the mat.
ter. he said. II huheas corpus was her redress
We'll. I've got him now. I'm his mother
and no human power shall take him away from
me- she exclaimed In tragic style, stepping to-
ward the door. where Constable Reilly hap
podod la bc standing.
rhnill do Madame" said tho magistrate.
II will bo useless Tor you to try 10 create
scene IN my office. There are too many officers
here"
Secretary Crew finally talked to all concerned.
ana an agreement WAS readily u-sentel 70 ~
Mr.. Dodge and Mr.. Frayne that the boy should
not te tnken away pending habeGs corpus pro-
ceeiings.
A. soon MS his mother was gone the little fel.
low said that he did not "wnnt 10 20 with her,
bat 10 stay with Poppy Dodge whom be seemed
10 regard with affection. Counsel Tor Mr.. Frayne
SAY that the milk in tho cocuanut - that the
mother. having discovered the talents Of the
NOunsstcr wants To- tnkc him with her up 10
variety show In Norris streeI. run by Sam Stick
ney. an rN-clown. Mr.. Frayne and his wife
have not lived together for about five years. and
the father charges that she abandoned the lad
IN question ana their two other hiidren I'm New
iorR. whore he discovered them. and tina, she
has since been living loose life