The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-27
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.
Mrs. Fowler is Awarded the Custody
OF Her Chiid-Otber Notes
From the Courts.

Mary A. Bsrckdall has given 5000 bonds as
administrative of the estate of benjamin.
Barckdall, deceased
Motion for new trial has been fled by
the defense in the suit of James E. Tvinsme
VS.. the Street Ca Company. Plaintiff re-
Gently recovered y, 500 damages on account
of loss Of his wife's services, occasioned by q
street car accident.
Petition is fled in the Circuit Court
against Hugh Goudy to compel hin; to give
new bond. Goudy levied on property be-
longing to a man named Burleigh three
months ago. Demand was made for the "a.
turn OF the property, and suit in replevin
follows.
Charles Murdy and James Beard, indicted
fol- petit larceny and receiving stolen goods,
were tried yesterday in the Criminal Court,
ard released on their personal recognizance.
They were accused OF having stolen FIVE
geese, but the prosecuting witness was not
sble to identify them.
The suits OF David D. Long, assignee OF
Crittenden A. Cox, VS.. George W. Carter and
others, and Julius w. Hinkley, assignee of
George s. Darlington, against the same de-
PENDANTS, went out of court yesterday on de-
murrer to the complaints. The suits vers
for injunctions against the disposal OF GER
tain goods belonging to the estates, which
bad been levied upon By the Sheriff to 50 is
fy judgments upon which execution had
been levied.
Suit has been fled by Charles Mayer and
others against Robert N Lamb, receiver of
A. & j. G. S. Harrison, to obtain possession
Of the Parker Block on North Delaware
street. The complaint alleges that plaintiffs,
as oondsmen for J: @. s. Harrison, receiver of
70 Hfrrr
depositers in the defunct bank, were secured
by mortgage given by Harrison upon the
Parker Block against loss as bondsmer or as
depositors. The case has gone to Room 3.
Judge Howe yesterday rendered decree
in the petition Keziah Fowler for modffca-
ton OF the former decree, rendered when
she procured divorce from her first hus-
band, William Weber. Mrs. Fowler asked
for the custody OF their child, and in the
trial Of the case, over a week ago,
it was shown that she had not
been permitted to have the care OF
her child for five years, and that she ives
better able to care for il than was the father.
The decree, as modified, gives the care of the
child to the mother, with proviso for six
weeks visit in the summer vacation aud
one week in the winter vacation to
sbo intAcI. 4Ac 40 d1sU per
mitted TO visit the child as
often as he may desire, but neither party
shall take the child out OF the State without
permission of the Court. In the coRrse of
his remarks the Judge said that there had
been considerable bitterness displayed dur
ing the trial, but that there was not the
shadow of q suspicion against Mrs. Fowler's
character. DIR. Tillson and wife are good
people, but their claims or rights are subor-
dinate to those of the father and mother.
Other things being equal, the father is given
custody OF q child but when the father n
not settled in home he can not give the
child such care as il should have. / have
concluded to put the boy under the
control Of the mother. because the
father has no home Of hIs own where the
child cen be properly cared for The father
being absent most OF his time the child
would necessarily be under the control and
teaching CT his relatives. / think the vel
fare of the boy demands that he be placed
in the care Of the mother, but the right OF
either parent is superior TO that of DR.. Till
son. The boy has now been under the con-
troll of the father for some years. Should he
remain there until of age he may become
weaned away from his mother, and perhaps
without any fault on the part OF the father.
The Court declire ed to review the testimony
at this time, but repeated the remark that
the bitterness displayed was not necessary
ana was without cause in the trial The
decree OF the Court must be very gratifying
10 Mrs. Fowler, and gives CREST satisfaction
TO her numerous friends throughout the
city and State.