Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-31
NOT UNDER RESTRAINT.
The Misses Stfinsan Prefer TO
Live With hrs. SNOW.
NO GROUNDS FOR THE WRIT.
Nudge Zane Declines 10 Take Charge
of Young Ladies in Utah,

lished n paper filed in the Thin
/ District Court by Messrs. A rmstron
: and Whittemore, as attorneys 70
Mrs. Kate Fitzgerald. In the az
plication Ms. Fitzgerald aIleger
that two children of her parents
George and Mary J. Stringsm, ver
unlawfully detained by Mrs Eliza
beth Snow, at ST George; Thai the.
were there esainst their will, ant
were about to Ice taken into MexicI
and married into polygamy
The applicant stated that th,
children we're under age, and CAV,
their names as Sylvia and Sabr
Stringam. She asked that they b
given into the custody Of tteiI
parents.
/ The case was set for this morning
before Judge Zane, and the two
minor children referred TO arrived
on yesterday mornings Union Ia,
cific tain from the south. From
I the document fled, the impression
conveyed was that the children
named were Of very tender ages, and
unable to make = choice Of guard.
ians. Il was rather a MATTE OF eur.
| prise, therefore, when two young
ladies, VINO appeared TO be FULLY
seventeen years Of age, stepped from
I the car.
y moment before this, Miss Snow
n cousin Of the Young ladies, had
stepped on TO I'd. car and greetel
them. Thca they came outside to
WHERE Mrs. Stringam and Mn.
Fitzgerald were. A few words
passed, when suddenly Mrs. String.
am turned and struck Miss Snow,
and began using very abusive Ian
guage to her. 4 young man,
brother of Miss Snow, came forward
TO protect her, when Mrs, Fitz-
gerald fiercely attacked him, and he
retired. The policeman on duty NJ
the station was applied 10, and
COOlly replied that II = complaint
was filed st the City Hall, he would
arrest Mrs Fitzgerald. a telephone
message WIS sent 10 the City Hall
for n policeman who better under
stood his duty.
In the time that elapsed there was
quite n scene. Mrs. Stringam and
Mrs. Fitzgerald were endeavOring
TO induce the Misses Slringam TO 20
with them, but they refused, and
vainly endeavOred 10 reach Miss
Snow and her brother, with whom
they desired to 90. Mis- Snow was
made the victim Of considerable Of n
tongue lashing, but she deigned 10
make TO reply. When the officer
arrived he asked theMisses Stringam
where they desired TO go, and upon
being told they wished TO accompany
their cousin, Miss Snow, they were
enabled to DO 50 through the officers
protection
This morning the case came up
in court, lie GraEd Young. Esq,
appearing fO- the defense. The fol-
lowing answer Of Mr.. snow was
read:
In the District Court Of the Third
Judicial District, Utah Territory.
In the matter Of Sabra G.. String
am and Sylvia &. Stringlm, an
hGJeaS corpus.
Now comes the sail Elizabeth
Snow, and FOR answer TO the petition
Of the said kltie Fitzgerald and
denies:
That the said Sabra C. Strinsam
and Sylvia q. StTiBSam are unlaw.
fully imprisoned or otherwise dc.
tanned or confined or restrained Of
their liberty by her, the said ElIza-
beth Snow, or by any one in her be-
half.
The said Elizabeth Snow denies
that she has refused or does still re-
fuse % give said children into Gus
tOdy OF their said parents, and denies
Jhat it is TO her object or ever mas
been her object or purpose TO marry
said children or either Of tsem into
pOlygamy or for theaccomplishment
Of lnat end, to remove them to the
Republic Of Mexico or elsewhere;
and denies that 1t ever has been her
intention or now i her intention to
compel said children 10 marry
against the wishes Of said parents.
Afiiant admits tina. the mother Of
said children, Mary J. ,Stringam,
mas been in st. George for the pur-
pose Of taking the custody and care
q said children: but affiant states
that said children, each Of them,
have refused and still do refuse to
accompany their said mother.
Aiiiant further states that she
never has refused TO deliver up said
children and she now alleges that
they are subject to the order Of this
court, and are at perfect liberty to
depart with their said mother if they
50 elect.
Afiiant further states that she is
IN poor circumstances financially
and Is unable TO travel or TO furnish
means to pay for the transportation
Of said children from st. George 10
salt Lake City, and she so informed
the mother Of said children.
Afiiant further states on infOrma-
lion and belief that the said Mary ].
Slringam and George Stringam
are unable or unwilling TO pay the
fare OF their said children from st.
George TO Salt Lake City and they
have taken this method 10 compel
affiant TO 90 70 the expense Of trans
porting said children from st
George to Salt Lake City 50 as to get
them at the home Of their said par
ents and under their influence at
the expense Of afiiant.
Ailiant further states to the Court
that she has had the care and Gus
toby OF said children for the PAST ten
years. that she has cared for them
and educated them at her own ex-
pense and without charge 10 either
parent: that she took them by the
wish and solicitation of their said
parents and is perfectly willing to
rear them 10 their majOrlty. but II
said children desire to leave afiiant
and go with their said parents, they
are at liberty so % do, but affiant Is
not willing nor Is she able to nav
their passage from st. George to
salt Lake City.
Affiant further states that the
saii Katie fitzgerald. rs she calls
herself, is an unfit and unworthy
person to have The care Of said chill
dren; and that she is informed and
believes that their father should not
have the care Of these little
girls at this tender age Of their
lives, wherefore afiiant asks
this honorable Court to modify
its order in regard to her coming and
bringing with her to said court said
children named in said writ, and
that she be not adjudgei in con-
tempt for not complying with the
order Of said honorable court in that
ELIZABETH r. Ashley Snow.
Miss Sylvia Stringam testified
that size had lived for the past ten
years with her aunt, Elizabeth
Snow, ut 81. George; her parents,
George and Mary. Stringsm, lived
in salt Lake County; where, she
did not know; she visited them six
years ago; her parents aided her to