The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-17
KREBS VS.. OSGOOD,
One of the Queer Complications
That Try the Souls of Probate
Judges.

A very strange case growing out of the
unhappy conDubial complications so COM
Hoa In every community these days, came
20 light in the probate court yesterday and
caused Judge McClupg no little perplexity
ss to how best 10 settle it. OF the past life
OF the leading actors In the drama or the
peculiar circumstances which brought
about the bligbting influences and bitter
mess which lead up 10 the present condition
Cd Affairs, il is unnecessary TO speak other
Than briefly. Some years ago
CHARLES osGooD
vas united to the woman of his choice,
when or where matters not. Together they
Soarneyed life's path until 1881, when they
agreed to disagree and were divorced at
Oswego, Kansas. The fruits of their wed
ded life, however, was a son, Charles +.
Csgood, at that time some three years OF
age. Bv mutual consent this infant, an
inzocent wsif. WAS left TO the charge of its
0etber, Mrs. Lovetta Osgood. But as time
rolled on, for reasons unnecessary 10 state
here, the father procured a modification OF
the bill of separation, giving him the
charge of the Juvenile Charles. Later on
Hrs. Osgood met, loved and married one
JOHN F. KREBs,
. worthy man ard at present. a citizsn of
Missouri. Mrs. Krebs' heart naturally
yesrned for her darlirg, ard In order 10 Sc
sure him she appeared before the Kansas
court and succeeded in having right TO sue
eessiOn re-established, as is stated on the
ground that Osgood, her former husband,
was about TO quit the state, and uuder the
authority giving him chsrge of his son he
lao hiE, fr,r, ha
state of Kansas. Having geined possession
of her son Mrs. krebs, nee OSgoCd, came
with her new spouse to Boepville and last
month 10 Sedaiis. And in order TO further
secure her posse sion sgair st interruption,
DIR. and MIS-. Krehs appeared before
Judge McCluDg the 30th of January and
secured papers whereby the said John +.
KrebS was made guardian and curator OF
ihe said
CHARLES EDGAR OSGOOD,
with authority to looE after certain prop
erty interests ard other things apertaining
20 his welfare.
Yesterday, however, Judge McCluug had
ether visitors in no less persons that 'hs
senior OsgoOd and leading Kansas City
man as bis attorney. Mr. OsgDod said he
had come in order 10 again SECURE posses
sion of his sen, and the following is
HIS STORY
as to the present status of the case, it being
SO far as relates to egious transactions,
eorroborative of that of his wife as given
above. He stated that when The last order
was Issued giving his wife possession of the
child, that it was simply temporary pos
session, and that il contained
provision prohibiting her from
removing him or causing him to be re-
moved from the county in which he resid-
ed. Notwithstanding This, however, she
had done so 10y stealth and had brought
him to Sedalis and he desired a mandate
from the court, returning him TO his
charge. OF course, Judge McClung did
not, under The circumstances, feel author
ked TO issue such mandate. and Mr.. o.
good then took steps TO institute habeas
corpus proceedings Altogether the matter
is much mixed and promises 10 prove
better bonanzs for the lawyers than il will
. mutual sa islaction to the unhappy pa
rents.