The Evening critic., 1884-09-27
VERY DIRTY FAMILY LINEN,
Which the Mitchell Family Is Ex-
posing TO the Public Eyo-Better
Anvo Come 60 an Understandings.

Which the Mitchell Family IL Ex-
posing to the Public Eyo-Better
Have Come 60 an Understanding.
Whom Mrs. May O. Mitchell nled hor appli.
cation for divorce from her husband, ). Walter
Mitchell, she also asked and got restraining
order to prohibit him from interfering with
tho three children now IN her possession.
Mrs. Mitchell also asked that her husband
be required TO restore 10 her the two boys,
aged and @, now In his custody.
Tho defendant appeared before Justice
James to-day to resist tho motion to deprive
him OF hie two eldest children.
Mitchell.
number Of anidavits are llod by Mltchell's
counsel. The first one 10 by Mitchell himself,
ana he swearB that he has possession OF the
Two eldest children and that they are being
properly maintained and clothed by him and
mat ma tn hey. are happy and contented and that
no Is fully able 70 rear them with regard to
mental and moral training that his wlfo Ia
not the proper party to have the care and Gus.
touy Of said children, az she is given 10 tho in.
temperate use OF spurious liquors and
That She Is Frequently Intoxicated
that since she abandoned deponent sho has
depended Tor her support on her father, Henry
u. G,ark, and .one James d. Newlin; that the
now KENT sg IN not maintained and are
when tho deponent recovered his two eldest
children they were filthy and ragged; that
eeveral members OF the family OF COMPLAIN
ante father are being reared In gross ignor.
ance and without any mental and moral train.
lnBi that Mrs. Mitchell has been
UnduIy Influenced TO Desert De-
pOnent
and TO nle the bill for divorce by her
brothers.in.law, James d. Newlln and DR..
Charles It. Caldwell, who 10 n physician; that
Mrs. Mitchell has stated to several parties ro-
Gently that Or. Caldwell told her that II she
returned TO deponent or refused TO BIO al
vorced from him no would mako out certin.
cato declaring her insane, and have her
"CoDnned I'm the Darkest Dungeon
In the INSANE Asylum"
that deponents Oldest child 10 o witness to
THIS threat, aud that this IL tho real reason
why Mrs. Mitchell has been urged and CO.
creed Into proceeding to take this boy from
Tho afldaylt also charges that while In the
custody OF Newlin, the eldest boy, Walter, was
kept locked up to prevent his returning to do.
Tho deponent further says that his income
as Journalist is sufflcient to maintain him.
self and the children decently, and that he Is
ready to bring his two boys into court and sub
nit II 70 their free choice whether they shall
live with their father or mother.
Other afidavits are filed. One by Mitchellb
slstor, Mary 8. Mitchell, AYERS that ehe lived
Win her brother, j. Walter Mitchell, ana she
charges that she was frequently sent by Mrs.
Mitchell after whisky, and that she would
drink IL and become nc times very drunk;
that she has known Mrs. Mitchell TO receive
other men when her husband was absent, and
with them would drink, aud would engage Ia
noisy carouse with such men. =
James 3. Simms, n brother.inlaw OF Mitch
ell's, also makes AFFIDAVIT that he has seon
MRS. Mitchell under the influence Of strong
drink.
A1tdayits filed by william II. Ferguson
and william Il. Edelin, state that they know
Mitchell we'll and believe him TO be a 1T and
capable person to have charge OF his Two chill
The hearing In the case, on motion OF Judge
hackey, was postponed until next Saturday.