Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-09
IS SHE THE MOTHER ?


 Dora Doe is Her Ch1ld-Never Saw she
 Girl Until She Was Two Years old.
 and Then Only for Five Minutes
 Mrs. Lathbury on the StaNd.
 The much talked about and interesting case, in which Dora Doe, 8 seven -year-old girl is the central figure, and whom Mrs. Catharine Goldey of Brooklyn is trying to get out of the possession of Rev. MT. Latin bury, pastor of the Summer6eld N. E. church, was resumed in the Probate court yesterday afternoon before Judge Robertson.
 The most important point that developed in yesterdays proceedings was the fact that Attorney Dow, who is guardian of the child, intimated that Miss Chandler is not the mother of Dora. To question asked of Miss Chandler, when she first took the stand, Attorney Wright, Mrs. Goldey's counsel, asked:
 "Are you going to prove that she is not the mother of this childs"
 ''None of your business" retorted MT. Dow.
 Miss Chandler then said: The child was born July 31, 1881, but I did not see it un- til it was between three and four years old, when Mrs. Westerville of New York brought it to my house over night. I saw it just five minutes. Never saw it again until last De- eember at Mr. Lathbury's, when l saw the back of it's head.
 ssWho told you it was your childg' asked MT. Dow.
 "My instinct, sir," replied Miss Chandler in sarcastic tone.
 @Will you swear that the child you saw at MT. Lathbury's was your child"
 "No, will not"
 "Will you swear that Dora is your ohild?" "No, sir"
 Here Attorneys Wright and Butcher, the latter from New York, had 8 conference, and then the former asked: sfDo understand you to raise the question whether Miss Chandler is the mother of the child?' s'You heard my question" "I am in doubt as to who is the mother of this child ,' said his honor. 'Miss Chandler is truthful witness, and the best we have yet had" The witness said she had never done any thing for the child and could not support it now.
 Mrs. Goldey was again put on the stand and said the only interest she had had was to find the child's mother. She caused much laughter by her manner.
 Rev. I. M. Foster, Rev. MT. Baird, Moves c. Edwards and several others testified that they knew Rev. MT. Lathbury, and that he was proper person to keep and educate the child.
 Mrs. Lathbury was then put on the stand and told straightforward story. She fatly contradicted several statements made by Mrs. Goldey. She told of how Mrs. Goldey had been a boarder of hers, how she (the witness) and her husband intended to adopt child and Mrs. Goldey said she knew of one. After meeting several times and coming to New Haven, MT. Lathbury wrote to Mrs. Goldey not to bring the child, but she did. It was finally decided to keep Dora, Mrs. Goldey ar irving Thursday night. Witness did not want the child unless she should have the right to adopt it. Mrs. Go1dey said she could, as the mother was not known and she wanted it to have a home. She stipulated that if she left the child it should be taught to call her "auntie" and to respect her. She wanted Dora to come and see her every three months. Witness refused and then Mrs. Goldeys whole attitud changed. Saturday morning on arising witness found Mrs. Goldey up and in her parlor at 55 Admiral street, crying. She was sad over the parting. Wit ness said the child must be taken away that day or she would claim Dora as hers. She was not taken away. She told me she had been offered three hundred dollars by a wealthy brewer for the child and seventy five by Brooklyn man. She said Mrs. Wester- vile would expect presents for giving up the child. Witness kept the child and Mrs. torney Dow, and he refused to give her up. We all said that if she could show 8 prior claim to her we would give her up. In my presence Mrs. Goldey told MT. Dow she was offered one hundred dollars for the child. Mrs. Westerville objected to her being 8 founding. In Judge Harrison's office, a week ago, afidayits were shown me, and I said that if Miss Chandler was the mother she could have her. I wanted to see the mother and thought we could arrange it. Judge Harrison said that was fair. The next I knew was these proceedings in court. I thought all the time her mother was to take her. Then Mrs. Boyle came to see my husband. Miss Chand Ter lives with her. She said Mrs. Goldy wanted Dora, as she would leave her all her money. didn't know that Mrs. Goldy was wealthy, as she told me her husband allowed her $20 month. We didn't know anything about that Mrs. Goldey was coming to New Haven with the child.
 The witness did not finish before the court adjourned.
 MT. Dow called for some letter for the plaintiff to produce, but they said they didn't have them. MT. Dow said an evening paper had two, however, and he thought it pretty low business to publish letters that they could not introduce as evidence. Judge Robertson rebuked the plaintiff for allowing them to be published. Attorney Wright said he knew nothing about them. Two of the most important letters which Mrs. Goldey claims Mrs. Lathbury to have written she could not produce, claiming they were lost
 The case was continued until Friday morn