The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30
GIVEN TO HER UNCLE.
Little Florie Cameron a Pretty Pict-
ure in the Orosuary's curt.

Little Florie Cameron a Pretty Pict
ure in the Orosnary's curt.
Judge Hampton L. Ferrin. in the ord
nary's court Yesterday afternoon, decide,
he witt OF habsas corpus sued ous by Mrs
Able Cameron Of Poo,er against Charlie
Cameron Of Savannah, in the Pooler KID
Daping case, IN favor OF the respondent
Charles Cameron aud remanded the chllC
70 bis care ard custody. Tne hearing oil
the case vas begun o'clock, DO parties
being present. with number Of witnesses
! on each side. v. Il. Stubs, Esq, repre-
seated the movant, Mrs. 40. 10 Cameron,
and J. X. Sau-sy, Esq, represented the re-
/ spondent
The child, FTorie Cameron, Of whom
/ DO psrtIe3 were seeking 60 obtain poses
/ sion, was with Mrs. Cameron. She is q
| presty Little 9-year-Old. with plump, rosy
| face aud long brown hair. She seemed de-
voted tc her uncle and aunt. ca essing them
frequently, but paid no attention 10 her
stepmother, who vas SO anxious 70 have
he" returned in her keeping. John Cam
eron, her l3-y ear-ald brother, was also
| present. He has lived WITH his uncle,
Charles, since h.5 rat ers death.
Several OF DIR. AbOIe Cameron's neigh
bora from FoOier we're present. including
fonr ladies', 20 testify 70 her general good
character, kindness to the child. and her
aDlll6y to support her.
The case Wis Opened b. the reading Of
tie mOvautis position and the reSDondeat's
reply. Mrs. Gamer n IS placed upon the
stand, AID testified at length. She Is =
N Gdle-aged wt.gan Of respectable appear
ance. and was Aeatly dressed in black. Her
testimony was that SIZE is the widow OF
William Cameron, deceased, to wnom she
was married Nov. %, 1889. and
with whom sbe lived eight months,
until her hG,baads death at St. Josephs Iu-
Urinary in July. William Cameron left two
children by a former marriage, and, having
no property, he direct d his wife 70 place
thon in ali asylum bat she, having no chill
dren Of her own, declared her Willingness
and ability TO keep them herself, to which
her husband consented, saying that he did
not wish his brother Charles to have
them. Charles Cameron and his brother
William had been at variance
for some time before the lat
teE''s death. The boy ran away to his uncle
day or two before his amer died. Mrs.
Cameron kept tie little girl al her home at
Pooier until she was taken away Thursday
by her uncle, who endeevOred to prevail
on his sister-ln-law TO allow him to have
the glrl, which sac refused % do for vari-
GUS reasons. Thursday about noon,
she said, O. ares Cameron and his
wife and lie boy John drove
up to her nouso in PoOler in buggy. Mrs
Cameron and tbs boy g t ont, ami start d
up to the hou *. She told FlOrie TO go aud
meet them. winch size did. Cameron left
the buggy ami came into the yard. His
wife urged FlOrie b come out and speak TO
her brothsr. When the child reached TIE
bottom Of the steps. Cameron grabbed her,
and carrying her to the buggy, placed her
IN 1T AID drove oil, the child screaming at
the top of her voice. His wife and the boy
Immediately left house Mrs. Cameron.
the widow, imme lately came tD Savannah,
and took steps for the recovery of the child.
Testimony was introduced showing that
Mrs. Abbie Cameron was fit and csmpe-
teat person TO nave the care of the child.
Carries CamerOn's evidence differed
from his sister-in-IaW's materially. He is q
carpenter and contractor living on Second
street, and an upright, respectable ma, as
WAS proven. hs has several CHI drel Of
his own. His clam to his brothers children
is based on the fact that he is their nearest
living relative, and that they have no rela-
tives in this.state outside OF his family. He
Claims that he visited his brother ct
the hospital JEST beSore he died aud told
him that it was his desire TO care tor the
children, to which his brother agreed, and
thanked him fer tho offer, saying he would
then be able to die easy. He advanced his
brother money curing AlS SICKNESS and to TX
charge of his funeral after ais death,
paying al tho expenses. The boy
came 10 hin 9 day or two before his brotn-
er's DEATH saying his stop mother had put
him cut Of the house He had ended yOred
to secure possession of Florie but hor step
nolher refused TO give her up. He felt 1t
TO be bis right and duty TO take care OF the
child, and for rhat eason had taken hog,
though rot against her will. He was able
to taAe care Of her, aud was ANXIOUS to do
GO, and wished 20 raise her with his children
and ter bro51er.
Other rosdmony was SUBMITTED in the
same line the witnesses including Mr..
Cameron's wife. Il was very plain there
was 10 love lost between the two
Cameron women from their manner of tss>
t,tying and the looks they cast at each
other.
Messrs Saussy aud Stubbs argued
the case for about twenty or thirty min
utes, the err ument being in support OF the
statements male by their clients
Judge Ferrill took Ii. Gle Fiorie one side
after the argument was concluded and
questioned her. He then rendered his de-
cislon, giving the girl into the Gus odY Of
her uncle, Charles Cameron, tine child bav-
ing declared Ger preference for him. dr.
and Mr.. Cameron SCENE overjoyed at Ghe
decision, aud Florie seemed well pleased.
Mrs. Ahble Cameron did not taxe the de-
ciSi n much 10 heart, saying that II the
child wished to remain with her uncle It
was all right.
Mr. aud Mrs. Cameron, two or three Of
fhpit. ~, J-a,, TDh,n-r nd Envia "a