New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-22
THE COURTS.
SEEKING HER BROTHER AND SISTER.


Mrs. Rainey obtained, short time ago, a
writ Of babeas corpus for the production of her infant
nephew and niece Hugh and Ell en- GennOD, who 1t was
claimed were unlawfully detained by Mrs Hurley the
maron OF the Girls Lodging House at ST. Marks place.
It alleged in the petition upon which the Writ was
granted that the children were taken away from their
home by Harriet stephens principal OF the lndns-
trial School OF the Chdren's Aid Society Miss Stephens
took the children live at the school short time before
their fathers DEATH and subsequently refused to give
them up or TO allow any Of family TO visit them OF 10
tell where they were Lizzie made many efforts 10 ma
her brother and sister, and finally made her way nnder
disguise. into the Girls Lodging House In st. MARX s.
place. where she discovered them. Mrs Hurley refused
to allow Lizzie to take the children home with her, and
on the following day denied to Mrs Raney that the
children had been there that she had ever heara
their
Recourse was then had to q writ OF habeas corpus to
which Mrs. Hurley made the return that the children
voluntarily the odgnghouse. and after remain
ing only few days went away without any objection on
her part that knew nothing about their present
residence The writ dismissed by Justice Lawrence
and few days later another writ procured against
Miss Stephens Of the Chidren's Aid Society to which
return fled yesterday Miss Stephens says that she
found Thomas Gennon the father OF the children, living
in two small Ia y house ct No. 169 MulDerry'sI
Glennon was dying Of consumption aud IL extreme
want She supplied him with money food and clothing
expenses which less than SIG, out OF money
supplied By charitable persons Glennon, about two
WEEKS before hts death, asked her 10 take charge OF
Hugh and Elem expressed enure confidence IN her ana
his Willingness that she should find homes for them IN
the West He executed paper ia her presence and In
that Of Miss Shepard In which the children are gwen
TO Miss Siepbens She took the children away Win her
ana on March authorized Ell rrott Western agent for
the Childrens Aid Society 10 take them out west 70
remove them from the moral Influences OF their nome
against which she had been warned by the father.
Miss Stephens says that since that date she has not had
any charge control OF the children. or In any way
restrained them liberty. John w Skinner the
superintendent the Chidrens Aid Society," alleges In
an affidavit that Of the issuing ~ the writ
against Miss stephens the children were not within tne
State IN the control OF person connected with the
soriety In the State" lie asserts further mat Mr. Trot
IS experienced agent Of the society and had taken
the children to FOOtvtlle Rock County Wis, where he
gave the girl 10 d. M Howell and the boy L. T. Nott
Justice Lawrence. before whom the hearing was had,
Intimate that the defendants IN contempt OF Court
in producing the children ON the showing made IN
their own return to the writ is claimed by the attOr
uey Mrs Raney that the paper executed py Gennon
l. utterly VOID, IL fails TO comply with every requisite
of the statute which requires that the instrument shall
be sealed and Acknowledged as TO entte IL 10 be
recorded and shall actually be recorded before 1t can
have any legal effect
The examination will be continued to-day.