Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-09
A REMARKABLE CONTEST.
Hot Fights, Legal and Physical, for the Possession of the Two Children of MT. and Mrs. Stark. of Williansport.

Hot Fights, Legal and Physical, for the
 Possession of the Two Children of MT.
 and Mrs. Stark. of Williainsport.
 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 mothers house in Lewisburg.
 Mrs Stark alleges that her husband drllgged her in order to abduct the children Learning of their whereabouts she drove to LeTisburg to secure them. She applied to the elder Mrs. Stark ill vain for them, the latter locking up her daughter-in-law and the children i'll the house with herself in order to prevent their departure. Young Mrs. Stark, becoming desperate, kicked out the sash in a window and handed the two children to her sister through the aperture. The two sisters then drove off rapidly for Mrs Stark's home.
 Friends of Mr. Stark i'll Lewisburg organized a pursuing party, and, telephoning ahead, had the occupants of the carriage halted at a toll gate near Milton, where they were overtaken and brought back into Union county without a warrant. United States Marshal Dill, of Philadelphia, who continues his law practice at Lewishurg, had been retained as counsel by MT. Staril's friends, and he advised the pur- suels to get possession of the children at any risk, which they did.
 Mrs. Stark engaged Charles $. Wolfe, the famous Republican kicker, and the children were rekidnapped. Judge Butcher ordered the mother to produce the children ill the evening at a special session of court Meantime Mir. Stark had arrived in Lewisburg, and as Wolfe, the women and children were return ing to Wolfe's office Stark and several of his relatives rushed out of an alley and attempted | to take the children from the women by force. A free fight ensued. William Guinter, a member of the Methodist church, caught Mr. | Wolfe by the coat collar, and only let go 1 when young Joe Wolfe the athletic son of | Leiser threw a large law book at Guinter, l which struck him the head.
 In the evening the court house was crowded | with the best people of the place until nearly midnight, listening to evidence. Stark l charged his wife with being a habitual drunk | ard Mrs Stark denied this, but admitted | that she took liquor occasionally for pulmo | nary trouble She also charged her husband | with being too free with d good looking do
 nestle, and at the conclusion Judge Butcher | made an order giving the two children to the ] custody of the grandmother. This created l great dissatisfaction among the specta | tors. The children screamed, the wonel | cried, loud murmurs of dissent arose from al 1 sides, and the court rapped vainly for order
 Then the judge changed his mind and awarded
 the younger child to her mother
 l Another outbreak occurred, and free figh
 in the presence of the court was averted onl,
 by the officials. Judge Butcher made thilC
 decision, giving both children to their mother
 Mr Wolfe furnished $300 for their appear
 ance in court next Wednesday, when nor
 sensational testimony will be given.