New-York tribune., 1884-12-09
OUT OF A CITY TENEMENT.
GIVEN A HOME ny THE rREsn-AIR FUND.
A uiRL fAKfN 10 A WHOLESOME COUNTRY HOUSE
-fER MOTHER WANTS nFR BACE.
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-aER MOTHER WANTS iiFR BACE.
A ieht-eyed girl of 6ftpen yeais, brunette,
sat IN the supreme court Chambers yesterday While Two
lawyers niii aasp isiee lawrence Regarding hHf w.
pts,a and thnsp ~ het mNihrr VIM sat hsaf hct lhp
slf was Mlss taFelnp arhliNabnr, whs ~ Ansie isa9
Went linm thls piif Us western NpWsNnik ~
eNp ~ ttesh AW iHnh raitf, hhp was ht
~ hNiWani AeeANf tnnNi,i ~ lht hese W ihwls \,
iileknct q wealthy man, seventy nlNp wears eii Mf'
iiiehUph Mas tprif elsh years ot hF aAa Mo tiNA-
o0s tups fancy in Miss Carrie hho remained Win
ihom fur two weeks and vas asked ia return and make
her homo with thom she did 81 IA last MaGch. Tier
father died m July, leaving widow and three children
beside Carrie, seventeen, sixteen and twelve years
Carrie has lived with the iiickooks since March Her
mother, poor woman living In tenement-hOuse At No
45O West Thirty second st., under the plea that she
needed Carrie support her and alleging that Mr. ck
ook was OBTAINING the girl against her Will, obtained
writ of habeas corpus gain possession Of her Mr. HEX
ock saws that Carries parents agreed that she should
make his her home until she eighteen years
old. Thomas 7. Wickes yesterday, as referee,
reported to Justice Lawrence the evil
dence in the case George IT, Backman. Of
Belmont, and cxJudge James r. Angel, made argu
mens behalf of Miss Carrie, on her desire to remain
with her beneacres while Charles DE Hart Brewer sus-
taned the claims OF Mrs Mary Schifmaker.
The mother in her testimony gave these additional
particulars. her version of the story; 8 Ny
husband porter in a piano factory
We live in two rooms at No 450
Thirty second-s They very nice: There is one
and bed roon My little child sophie, and live
there. My other children live out The names OF the
children and their ages Katie seventeen Lena six
teen Carrie, fifteen; sophie, twelve. The two Oldest
in August 1888 The missionary, Mrs. Pratt, sent her
with the Fresh-Alr Fund. She was gone two weeks She
stayed with Mr.. Crabtree and Mr. IIckock In March,
| 1884, she went again, after Mr. Hckock wrote
letters asking her TO 60 She has lived VITO i,l MN
understood that Carrie was to remain until she was
| Before she
very afcctionate wish her to help support me by
earning money wish 70 train her up to love me and
Miss Carries testimony runs - was with tn, Mr.: Mr.
| my parents from the time l twelve Mr..
! Hickock's wife wished me to 1--we ~ with n
over with them. said Now, mamma, shall not see
You for four years. Mamma said That's good while
Father directed to write letter saying that could
Mr and Mrs. Hickock had no children at home. They
clothed inc and gave me good care. Ih9y nave nice
to church Sunday-schoo. Sometimes at home there
was enough and sometimes 1t was pretty close times /
help My parents very poor desire to live with
| Mr. Hckock: / have plenty there have bright fu-
ure think have better chance up there than here.
have talked with mother and told her how well they
treated that the work is done out that the washing
Iickock die. he will leave her. something and when she
Mamma Sne"S said: That's just talk Mr. Hckock
sent my parents "a lot OF provisions just
bary OK said could not come home Ny father
was a Catholic. Mr.. Hickock is Congregatonalist
go to a Methodist Church. Since my mother has wished
inc back have talked with Mr.. Hickock about it, and he
said il would Shame to bring back and pat Inc In
tenement house i'm New-lo ork City and Mrs. Hckock
said the same thing Mr. Hckock said that if my mother
& ed she ought she would prefer TO have me out
there in the fresh country air. Mr. Hlckock thinks
poor aud sick and he feels sorry for hers but
he thought she should think Of the interests of her child
| rs much for herself"
Q-What do you consider to he your duty in that re-
gard Al -Idon't know.
O.-Would YOU he willing TO stay away and not see
your mother for two years A.-Ihat isn't very long
time.
Mias Carrie said further that she treated one of
Ickock's family. Mrs Hckock taught her house
work. She gives me the dictionary aud ten words
day to study the meaning Of the testi-
mnpY continues, and she teaches me tn sew
and TO take care of my clothes She gives me hooks to
read. love my mother iust ~ much "a ever did,
Mr. Blackman, formerly County Clerk of AlleganN
County dcposes that Mr. Icluck II worth from $4,000
gGOooO aud that he and hs wife proper persons
tn take of the girl Mr. Angel offers n CIV an IN
dcnturc for the proper education and maintenance ot
Miss Carrie 10y Mr.. nickock Wtl she Il oghtecn Mr.
Ilrkurk. IN hia return to the writ. dernseS thar
the girl haa hrrn a all tunes at perfect liberty to run
humr that he has not influenced her IN any manner IN
relation this hut has awaNH iSc her that Hhc wa.
n full liberty to pNUrvHr hcr own iudsmrni about grhr
atnNinu With his faulty ITO oilers ~ PRO
vide nr her until nho cghrcn or ~ long she wiHhoN
io cmnn In his family lie drclaen that he has always
treated her ~ hts chd aud adds 1--WE have no child or
children or our own
Justice Lawrence reserved his decision In tho ease