Evening journal., 1889-02-09
A REMARKABLE CONTEST.
Hot Fights. Legai aud Physical. for the
Possession Of the Two Children of Mr..
and Mrs. stark. Of MlIllameporl.

Hot Fights. Legal and Physical, for the
Possession Of the Two Children Of Mr..
and Mrs. stark, Of willlam>port.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 9.-News Of one Of the
most remarkable contests over the possession
Of two children at Lewisburg has just reached
here. Wesley stark, employed ON The Will
Transport sun and Banner, a man Of good
standing, took his two children to his mother's
house in Lewisbnrg
Mrs. Stark alleges that her husband
drugged her ia order to abduct the children.
Learning Of their whereabouts she drove %
Lewisburg to secure them She applied to
the elder Mrs Stark in vain for them, the
latter locking up her daughter-n-lam and the
children in the house with herself in order to
prevent their departure Young Mrs. Stark
becoming desperate, kicked out the sash in q
window and handed the two children to hel
sister through the aperture The two sisters
then drove Off rapidly for Mrs Starlss home
Friends of Mr. Stark in Lewisburg ermnized
a pursuing party, aad, teephoning ahead, had
the occupants Of the carriage halted at a toll
gate near Milton, where they were oyeftal1en
and brought back into Union county without
a warrant United States Marshal Dill OF
Philadelphia, who continues his law practice
at Lewisburg, had been retained as counsel by
Mr. Starks friends, and he advised the pur.
suers to get possession Of the children at any
risk, which they did
Mrs Stark engaged Charles s. Wolfe. til,
famous Republican kicker, and the children
were rekldnapped Judge Bucher ordered tn,
mother to produce the children in the evening
at special session of court Meantime Mr
Stark had arrived in Lewisburg, and a.
Wolfe, the women and children were return
ing to Wolfe's office Stark and several OF hh
relatives rushed out Of an alley and attelnptet
to take the children from the women by force
A free fight ensued. William Guinter
member Of the Methodist church, caught Mir
Wolfe by the coat collar and only let g
when young Joe Wolfe, the athletic son o
the lawyer, compelled him to do 50. Nj
Lesser threw a large law book at Guinter
which struck him on the head.
In the evening the court house was crowde
with the best people Of the place until nearl
midnight, listening to evidence Star
charged his wife with being habitual dllinL
ard Mrs Stark denied this, but admitte
that she took liquor occasionally for pulmc
nary trouble She also charged her hllsban
with being too free with a good looking dt
mestic, and at the conclusion Judge Bnche
made an order giving the two children to th
custody Of the grandmother. This create
| great dissatisfaction among the specti
tors. The children screamed, the wome
/ cried, loud murmurs OF dissent arose from a
sides, and the court raped vainly for order
/ Then the judge changed his mind and awarde
the younger child to her mother.
Another outbreak occurred and a free figll
| in the presence Of the court was averted onl
/ by the officials. Judge Butcher made thh'
decision, giving both children to their mother
Dir. Wolfe furnished $500 for their appear
anee in court next Wednesday, when NOR
sensational testimony viii be given