Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
MonE MAMMAL UNnApr1vEss.


A Fight in the Philadelphia Courts in
which Delaware People Are Interested.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Sunday
contained the following:
Mrs. Josephine X Conrey, "a handsome
brunette, with a pair of flashing black
eyes. and elegantly but most tastefnlly at
tired made demand, through her attorney,
Thomas J.. Diehl, yesterday before Judge
Pennypacker for the custody of her two
children, which her husband, Frank r.
Conrey, had taken from her care
Mrs. Conrcy is but IS years OF age and is
cousin of Governor Cochran of Delaware.
She has an income of S2OOO year IN her
own right and in 1888 was married to
Conrey at Dover, Del. He is of u we'll
known family OF Maryland, with home
stead at Chesapeake City. Their marriage
was quite a social event both in the staTes
of Delaware and Maryland. They lived ~
Chesapeake City and Middletown until
lately when Conrey Claims that at the
instance of his wife they removed to Phil
adelphia, where he carries on the coal bust
ness at 42l North Eighteenth street, Ihey
resided at 1910 Green street, where with
their children, they boarded with friends,
THEIR MARRIED LIFE NOT HAPPY.
From the circumstances surrounding the
case il appears the married life OF the
| Conreys has not been a happy one. The
| pretty black-eycd woman says that on
March "A last she called at her husbands
| office for money with which to buy pre-
pared food for their l0-months-old child.
| The husband told her To remain in the
office u short while until he returned He
\ was gone some time, and when he came
came back he stated that he had taken the
| food to their home. The wife says that
| when she came home she found that her
husband had taken the. nurse, the infant,
which is a boy, and her other child, also
a boy nearly years of age, away in car
raige. Her husband refuse to retired them
4 TO her and stated that she was unfit to care
| for them. She then called Lawyer Diehl
to her aid and writ of habeas corpus was
taken out for the possession of the chill
dren.
THE CHARGE AGAINST THE WIFE.
A hearing upon this writ was to have
terday, and when the case came up,
Attorney Ernest II. Davis counsel for
Courcy. filed his answer, which accused
| the wife of intidelity. Mr.. Davis stated
that the facts alleged in the answer were
from information, and that an inyestiga-
ton had not been thoroughly made rs To
their truthfulness. He asked that the
hearing be postponed until next Friday, to
permit the production of witnesses and
thorough investigation of the charges.
Lawyer Dichl stated that he had no OBJ
lection to a postpOnement of the case, as
his client, fully conscious that. her fair
denired that XII Tina sbonld bc @;ven far
tho closest in ,esI;,,ation into her martial
c con l,' ~
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CUSTODY OF THE INFANT
Mr.. Diehl, however. thought that the
custody of the infant should be given to
the mother, pending the investigation, as
by reason of it, tender years its health
might suffer II continued separation OF
the, mother was enforced. Judge Penny
packer thought Mr.; Diehfs request q rel'
sonablee one and the youngest child was
ordered to be delivered over to the mother,
and hearing OF the case was lxed tor
next Friday.
Mr.. Conrey's answer, as filed in court, is
to the effect that lately he read a letter
from sister of his wife to the latter Ihis
letter, he says. was sufficient, in his Judg-
ment, to make him believe that. his wife
Ia.