The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-09
A complicated case,

A complicated case,
A father trias 20 get possession Of hla
DAUGHTER, from HE divorced wife,
The courts appealed 10, but the case
hangs Ia the balance & n account OF legal
teehnieallllea
The child taken from good home by
l1a wAyward mother aud KEPT IN a dlsre'
pulable house, 81
The past week strenuous eiiorta have
been made by father 10 save his daugh'
yer from ruin, and 70 get AZ lhe. faela IN
the case, liHiOTy OF domestic infellely
covering a period Of eight years ID given
in order 10 make ID plain,
Ia July, 1882, William M, Stanahury was
living with bis wife, Anna, AZ Masalllon,
They had one daughter who was but a
mere infant hlanabury travelled eOnsld'
efable, aud consequently was away from
home, Some Of hl6 friends told him that
during his absence his wife was very In
innate with other men, lie decided 10
enirap her and was 6uoeehHfu.
tIWhlle AZ Chicago, he received a tele'
gram from friend, asking him TO come
70 Massillon at once, He came but kept
himself secluded. With friend no
watched a house Of III fame, and was sur
prlsed by seeng his wife and ono John
Swan enter. lie waited short time, and
with his friend made rush for the house,
They entered the bed room, when hlans'
hurry drew his revolver. Swan and Mrs,
slanabuiy we're found IN very o0mprOm.
lalng position, He al once filed a petition
for divorce on the ground OF adultery, On
July ~, 1882, he was given decree by
Judge feaae, the child being given 10 the
mother on account OF ita Infancy,
Mrs. htanhbury came 20 this city, where
she later married Henry Rlgler who died
several monthh ago, hhe lives IN d brick
house along tho Il. NJ, w, a q. track, aud
since her advent there the place acquired
very shady reputation, On May D, a
plea OF guilty 10 the charge OF keeping a
house OF IN fame was made before Mayor
Blake, and a ilne OF $40 aud coats was lm'
posed,
On or about August a Mrs, Rgler had
an eaoapade with young brloklayer
named John Oyer. The pair went 10
Plttaburg and tried 70 got married. oyer
was not OF age, and no lloenae could be
obtained, They came back 10 Canton,
going 10 Cleveland few daya laier,whefe
the knot was tied. oyer lived with the
woman until few weeks ago, when ahe
fired him out without much ceremony Az
present he In supposed 10 be In Sc. Louis.
Blanche Stanabury, the daughter, has
grown up 70 be q little lady. She 10 about
II years old, When ahe came 10 Canton
with her mother, she was given 10 Mrs.
John Tombow, OF No, l2i South Plum
street, who practically ralaed the child,
ahe being paid for keeping her. Blanche
has been going 10 school, and an inyeatl-
cation OF her grades show her 10 be an apt
aud bright pupil.
In the meantime StanAbury got married
again and now realdeh nt Malvern. lle
has daughter years old, the result OF
his second marriage. During the fair he
came 70 this city, and Visited his daughter
Blanche at the Tombow residence. llo
bought her some clothing aud nicnhca,
and hada most pleasant visit. lilo had
made arrangements 70 have the child
visit ita grandmother on Wednesday. lie
went 20 The Tombow residence, and was
Informed that Mra. Gyer, nee RlgloT had
lakon the child, lta trunk and clothing 70
hor residence nohr tho railroad Slana.
bury sought legal advice and determined
10 take tho child with him,
llo went 10 Maaaillon Thursday evening
10 connult Judge Peaao, llo filed u motion
10 alter the decree granted In 1892, 30 40
10 give him procession OF the child. The
ground for the motion IN that the girl will
be corrupted In such u place aud bad com.
pany will ruin her. lilo went 10 Maaallon
on the . idO y, m, train, Before going he
made arrangements with officer Muokley
W be on hand on the arrival OF the O;il
train, Ho expected 10 get an order from
the court for the child, and on hla arrival
go with the oilloor TO the house and get II
AT once,
Judge PcAao, however, denied the mo.
ton and advised him 10 get a writ OF
hahoua corpus, He returned tho same
evening and was met M the train by the
officer aud NEwasDEMoCRAr reporter.
Ho was badly broken up over the affair,
aa lac had boon confident of getting pos.
aoaalon OF the girl that night. Every pre-.
caution was taken, and all trains were
watched 70 prevent the escape OF the
woman with the girl. Yesterday he con-
suited his attorney, and II Ia likely that
nothing will be done until Common Pleas
court eonyonoa Monday.
Mrs, oyer II aooms became aware that
something was going on. Tho girl has
disappeared ANA Efforts 10 find her have
proved futile. .Sho 10 supposed 70 bo In
the city somewhere, and oyory effort TO
locate hor will bo made.