The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-07
In C0NTR0VE RSY.
The Possession Of Certain Olive
Branches In Dispute.
Will They Flourish Best in Home or
Alien Soil,
Is Now the Gist Of the Affair.

Mr.. John Delgado and Martha, his wife,
who were arrested and lodged in the Waxa-
hachie Jail on warrant sworn out by Mrs.
Susan Brundage before Justice Edwards,
OF this city, charging them with kidnap.
ping her little son and daughter, Carl Ma
rion owen and Lena Mary Owen, the fruit
OF former marriage, arrived in the
city yesterday morning, in charge
Of Deputy Sheriff Winston who HAD gone
after them and were given quarters in the
county jail. A HERALD reporter called on
them and found them to be highly intelli-
gent and cultured people. Mr.. Delgado is a
Mexican of the higher order and his wife is
OF Staplsh extraction. They were both
neatly dressed and their general appear
ance and bearing betokened good breeding
They were considerably annoyed concerning
the version that Mrs. Brundage had given
OF the affair, yet they never gave utterance
to single harsh expression. They both
speak English tluently, and the substance
OF their statement, with the attending cir
cumstanoes, was given the reporter in a
straightforward manner. About the LIST Of
October, 1882, Mr., Delgado saw the follow
ing advertisement in the Dallas HERALD:
WANrED-ro bind five children to good
families, as follows One girl S years old,
one girl years old, one girl years old. one
y
old. For particulars, address W. 7.
Nance, Lancaster, Texas.
He wrote to Mr.. Nauce, inform ng him
that he would adopt the little girl and boy
and that gentleman answered that he
would hold them for him and for him to
come at once and get them which he did
when the following instrument of writing
now on record in the courts of Ellis county
transferring the children to him were drawn
up and duly signed by himself and Mrs.
Brundage. They read as follows:
The State Of Texas, County of Dallas.
Know all men by these presents, that |,
John Delgodo, of Ellis county, and State of
Texas, for and in consideration of the af-
fiction, and tor other good causes there
unto moving him, has this day adopted as
my legal heirs, both in law and equity,
Carl Marion Owen, aged years, this
18th day of November, 1881, and Lena May
Owen, aged years old the 7th OF Septem-
ber 1882; children of susanna V. Owen, of
the town OF Lancaster, county of Dallas,
state of Texas. Whereby assuming full
control over said children, in their raising
and education, as much so ss If said chill.
dren were my legally begotten children
Given under my hand, this the 9th day Of
October, 1882. JOHN DELGoDo.
State of Texas, County of Dallas:
Know all men by these presents that /,
Susanna V. Owen, mother and legal
guardian of Carl Marion Owen and Lima
Mary owen, have this day given my con-
sent to the adoption Of Carl Marion Owen
and Lima Mary Owen by John Delgado, of
the county OF Ellis and state Of Texas, as
his legal heirs and representatives as such
Given under my hand this 9th day of
October, 1882.
susanna V. OWEN.
The above instruments were duly ac-
knowledged before j. A. Lindsey, justice of
the peace, and ex'3iiicio notary public
OF Dallas county AZ Lancaster, on the 9th
dav of October, 1882 which were duly re-
corded in Ellis county on the 18th day of
October 1852.
Thus, instead OF kidnapping the children,
they were, he claims, according to the
| forms OF the law OF the land, awarded by
the mother, OF her own free will and accord,
to his keeping and reislng. He took the
children to his home in Ellis county, and
he and his wife soon became very much
attached to them. Mrs. Brundage visited
them quite often, and expressed herself as
gratified that her little ones
mad been so fortunate in
falling into such kind and loving hands.
her two'year old girl babe, and wanted
but they declined to do so, when she took
it back home with her. Then she insisted
on their adopting all OF the children, which
proiier they also declined. The little boy
and girl became more and more endeared to
them every day, and they gave them every
care and attention that is born OF PARENTAL
affection. On the attn OF last January he
and his wife, accompanied by the children.
went to Monterey, Mexico, where he opened
saloon and restaurant, which business he
conducted successfully Tor two months, but
his wife being unacquainted with the
language, and prelerring to live in
the United States alter remaining
there two months longer they returned and
settled in their old neighborhood in Ellis
county. He never lodged while in Mex
leo. his place OF business being at the rail
road depot, which is quite o public place.
On learning of his return Mrs. Brundage
came to his house, end when she reached
the gate was weeping. She halloed
"let me come in and see the children; III
buy them back She insisted on taking
them back. They told her that they would
not sell them, when she asked Mr.. Delgodc
if he was going to settle in this country
and he told her he expected to, somewhere
in Texas. 10 make long story
short, Mr.. Brundage, her husband
ohoicu w puiShnoo tho CulluTen
and he and his wife seemed
so bent on regaining them that he told hin
that II he would pay the childrens' docto
bills and the other expenses they had gon,
to for them, which amounted to $3.50, tina
loath as they were to give them up the,
would do SO. Mr.. BruIdage said that h,
would get the money ana return in da,
or so and get the children. In the mean
time Delgodo received the following lette
from Mrs. Brundage explaining Mr.. Bum
dage's non visit:
LANCASTER, May "a Il seat myself /,
drop you few lines. Mr.. Brundage is sicl
and wants me to write in his place. Ar,
you all well Mr. Brundage says tell 70,
he will BIO down there as soon rs he get
we'll, He says write to him az soon as yot