The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-17

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better trestment. For three months
she nursed the boy night and day, and
without the devoted attention of Mrs.
Kenney he must certainly have died.
MR.. KEENEY's VIEWS.
| JAMES AMBROSE KINNEY, the husband
of the defendant, was the next one
called. He testified that he was both
willing and anxious to keep the child,
and able to educate it.
HOW THE CHILD WAS TREATED.
LAvINIA FoREMAN-I have known
Mrs. Kenney intimately for about four
years past. She las taken most excel.
lent care of the child, and exhibits the
greatest affection for it.
Mrs. PORTER testified that Mrs. Ken
ney had been q good. kind mother to
the infant, and Mr. . Dickson announced
| that he had no further testimony TO
offer.
| THE MOTHERS SIDE OF THE CASE.
The first witness called by Mr.. Zane
was Annie Hansen (nee Peterson) the
mother of the youngster in dispute, and
who, at that time, was busily engaged
in turning the halls Of justice
into play-room, totally uncon-
scious that he was the cause
of great legal battle, the outcome OF
which might be that within few short
hours he would have new mamma"
and that the slipper he once knew
woald be felt no more. She said she
was native of Sweden, and about rs
years of age. The child in court is
mine; it was born on the 23d of October,
1884, at the Deseret Hospital. Mrs.
Kenney came to the hospital on the
fourth day after had been there. She
asked me if 1 would give her the child;
l told her yes. and when she asked
me if l would not take 1t back, | said
no. She took the child on the day it
was born. was there three weeks after
| the child was born. and after that time
l went to Mrs. Wanberg's; the first
time | called upon Mrs. Kenney to see
the child, it was aoout two or three
months old; l held the child but few
minutes then; at one time visited the
child, Mrs. KeDney asked ne for the
papers: said would see about it. She
then told me that if l would give her
| the papers, she would give me the
child if married again. and had no
children at the end of two or three
years. MY husbands name is George
Hansen; he is blacksmith by trade.
We have been living in Stockton for
couple of years past. Whenever L
came to town. l went to see the
child, but was not always pleasantly
received. L have no children. 1
was married three years ago
on the 18th of this month, 1 am fond
of the child, love it and would like to
have it; like for it to know that | am
its mother; my husband is of the same
opinion that am. (Here the witness
became quite emotional, and her hus-
band was compelled to take her a
handkerchief.) I would have gone to
see the little one oftener than l did,
but Mrs. Kenney lold me that her
father had advised her not to let me
see the child so often, because it might
become attached to me. 1t is not true
that have any lack of affection for the
child love it. If knew then what
do now, [ would rather have tarved to
death than let Mrs. Kenney haVs the
boy.
Cross-examined-M husband is not
the father Of the child. Before The
child was born, was in good health,
and at that time promised to give it
to Mrs. Kenney. l was married in
October, 1885. [ have never mad any
reason TO complain as to the
manner in which the defend
ant has treated the child; she
has been as good to it as she could
be. She never objected to me taking
the boy in my arms, and never held
it but once that l know of. Later, it
come to me l have never made the
child any presents. I have always been
permitted to stay with the child as
long as wanted to. Ny husband has
no work now.
GEORGE HANSEN.
Am the husband of the plaintiff, and
a blacksmith by trade. left work at
Stockton and came here on account of
the child more than for any other rea-
son. My wife is very much attached
to the child, and its absence has
have enough money to keep US over
winter.
MRS. CARRIE LAMBERT.
Ia 1884 was working for Mrs. Jo-
seph Jennings. have known Annie
Peterson all her life; first saw Mrs.
kenney on the day the baby was born
DR.. Matte Hughes was present; Mrs.
Hansen was very low during
her confinement. Mrs. Kenuey
took the child away just as
soon as she could. someone asked
Annie if she wanted to see the baby,
and she replied, OF course 1 do" Some
one took the child to her, and she re-
marked that it had a big nose. and
that 1t looked like its father. 1 was
with Annie when she made call upon
Mrs. Kenney once. Both were talking
about The child, aud both were crying.
As near as l can remember, Mrs. Ken
ney said: Annie, if you get married,
and have no children within two or
three years, I'll be ~'lling to give
Francis up to you." Mrs. BIomquist
was present, and turned TO Annie say
Ing: Now, what can you expeci fairer
than that?" Mrs. Kenney's treatment
of Annie was always very cool-such a
manner as would indicate that Annie
was not welcoms visitor. Indeed, the
defendant once told me thatshe thought
the less Annie saw of the child, the bet
ter for the both of them.
MRS CAMPE