The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
FIGHTING FOR GUY A. COLT.
MS FATHER SAYS HIs MOTHER rs AN
IMPROPER CUSTODIAN

HIS FAIhEh chIS "Ab 1UOHhHh 10 An
IMPROPER CUSTODLAN
oeorre O. Tsusey Tells Why Ne Genes
Forward 20 Testify Against MS Ferner
wife-Littis 0uy Avoids ms Father
The hsbeas corpus proceedings instituted
nv John b Colt. the son Of Mr.. Colt OF Williams
bureh and at presents merchant In Oberlin.
Kan. to recover the custody Of his flve-year-
old son Guy A. Colt from Flora A. Colt. from
whom he got . divorce in Kansas about year
ago, were resumed yesterday before Justice
bartlett In the Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
Mira Colt sat beside her aged father. and q
score or more Of sympathizing women wero
grouped around her. Little golden haired
Guy. the subject Of the litigation. wandered
around the court room. paying In general i'm
Martial attention to his fathers friends and
bemies. but he always RETAINED from going
ear his father. Mr.. Colts father and sister.
with several other relatives and friends. COM
pletely filed one Of the jury boxoA
Geo. G. Tousey, from whom Mrs. Colt was
divorced previous to her second marriage. oc-
cupied front seat Ex-Police Commissioner
Bell was counsel for MIRA Colt and the Rev.
Henry A. Powell. who left the pulpit about .
year ago to resume the practice Of law. ap-
peared for Mr.. Colt A peculiarly Of the pres
ant litigation is that no imputations on the
conduct Of Mrs. Colt since her husband OBJ
tslned separation from her 10 Kansas and
70 whom was awarded tho custody Of the child.
have been made BY Mr.. Colt His claim that
she Is not q proper person to care for the child
IL based on an allegation that while she was
:. v9yed with Tousey. her divorced husband: A.
IL t hs city, dyoFff sS S q Ss az s sS
N 1nsS Ss
he had received "a good deal more than $500"
fs ac "a Ts .s
ldsntdssdI nssrly = ss9rs q them: Al xsss
Sso that during his same year Re met
NE nfss ssss. and Sas ths s sss
Examined the alleged compromisine letters.
%ous Sy This q rs asons
II produced these letters simply because
1 snd MI e ae and
hope Bel &c
as 70 colt ha tSat ths %sr
ahd e
her his name he threw the. mantle Of charity
justice shs %dSe s m ssEs had
Nj Powell that she was a;cauai9ted with nearly
the ronsegg %Sen
her relations with Rr. BRYANT at 0berlin she
Hs Wss Obliged to tRree Or oar
she ssSs
In her room her mother was there also. She
bad never ha with him
'hs has she lad
rouses 5ene assed to the stand
written Sy Mira cSt Prior to her second mar
and in one she says. "oSl how muoh have
thought Fl you" II another she says: Meet
on %s as snS
t %Sard As wa1t y0T to be on
much disappointed because We We Cannot meet
TOO" was the ending Of one Of the, letters
tessd thas he hsd eaFRsiug rs
G1Shsey letters Ip TCduG%sd and oompa.ed them
sy ngis os Wad 4 t ast SANE s h. G
writing; She had no doubt whatever that Mrs.
Several witnesses tsstiaea 70 Mrs. Colts
god character and to the excellent care taken
q sn nseasa It the close of the
proceedings and after examining the fresh
and
declared that one and all were forReries. She
siso made a sweeping denial OF any improper
her marriage 70 &r. Cot: In response 1 to
question BY the Court, Mr.. Rowell admitted
10 make against Mrs. Colt since the divorce
proceedings in Kansas. except such, as could
be Interpreted, from her denial Of the
wrote these. letters she. had evidently
been guilty Of perjury. Justice Bartlett init
mated that that was q very difficult matter to
determine The case was concluded as far as
the testimony is concerned. but Justice Bart
had had "a" an oppertunity to sum a up on TSesday
morning. The papers in the. case are all In
Justice Bartletts hands. and including the di:
the commissioner sent there to take testimony.
they would make couple OF large volumes.