New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-21
THE COURTS.
CARLOS WILSON OR JACQUES DOWNING

THE DisPUTED CHILD N COURT-FURTHER ALE
CATIONS or BOTH SIDES.
A MISUNDERSTANDING woman of medium
height apparently fortyhve year Old, sat in Justice
Lawrence's courtroom yesterday holding in her
child about two years old. The Mrs. Martha
G. Hannity who keeps boarding house and nursery for
children at No 1853 West Thiry-hrst-st. The child a
ctubbyfaced blueeyed boy absorbed part OF the
time in poking his fingers eyes and gazing
about the room. He little pale and It said
that he had fully recovered from scarlet
fever. The boy was either Carlos Wilson or Jacques
Downing He had been brought to court to have
his Identity determined habeas corpus
proceedings instituted by Mrs slyillar Downing Mrs.
Hannity accompanied by her counsel, William r..
secor Mrs. Downing, pale-faced Of nineteen,
whose features far giving the impression that
she Ia ghthearted, attended by two friends, a man
and woman, and by her counsel, Augustus p Wagner.
Mrs. Downing, reported yesterdays TRIBUNE as
that the child called Carlos Wilson Of herself
and Forrest g. Downing whom she declares she married
in 1892 the supple ceremony Ofreceiyng ring upon
her finger and his promise to recognize her his wife
In July, 1882, her child born and she called it
Jacques. This child taken away for adoption by the
husband who declared that she should again
Mrs. Downing was afterward told by Mrs Hannty, who
had been Jscquess that the child dead Tue
mother believes that Carlos Wilson is Jacques.
Mr. secor in behalf Of Mrs Hannity that Carlos
''A''A
Thrty-hftl-st, the home OF DR.. Fredrka Diemer, at
whose house siyillar Downing staying in July, 1892
when Jacques Downing born The mother Of Carlos
according to Mrs. Hannlty, young woman named
Emma Wilson. Mrs. Hannity mad attended Jacques
Downing when ne died August 10, 1892 He
then fifteen days old. DR.. George W. Winterbaum
the physician employed and gave a certificate
OF death. Jacques buried by Undertaken Senior
in the Cemetery Of the Evergreens August 10. Drs
Wnerbaun and Dana also attended young Carlos IN ms
iness after his BIRTH and Dr. Dana had been EN-
pOyed recently when the boy Ill with scarlet fever
Carlos really sick TO he taken to court, but
he had been carried thher in To the order OF
Justice Lawrence. Mrs Hannity Mr. stated knew
the parentage OF the child Carlos Wilson, and would II
ordered disclose the OF it, father although she had
been given the knowledge Of 1t under al injunction OF
secrecy.
Justice Lawrence adjourned the until today to
left charge OF Mr. Hannity the custodian OF the
court. The traverse to the return made later
I'm the day. II sets up a general denial 81 Mrs.
Hannty's statements and Mrs Downing declares
that Carlos Wilson not born ut No. 81 West Thirty
hfthst., May = 1882, but that a child OF one Emma
DeZaf then given birth 70 there and thar it, name
Carlos De Zafra. When the writ OF haDeas corpus was
served Mrs Hmnity, she said she would have
to advertise for Emma Wilson; and woman purpOrtng
10 be Emma Wilson called with Mrs UdnIity upon MI.
WAGNER Mrs. Downing declares that THIS woman l. a
fictitious person aud that Mrs Hannity admitted
her that the child which buried August 10,
1852, a girl Mrs. Downing wishes the determine
ton Of the matter to be made by a jury.