The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-25
BY LAWS iron HAND.
The KukuCk Children Are
Given to Their
Father.
PATHETIC SCENE In CHANCERY.
Z" You Are Not My Papa, and
Won't Go" THE Mother
Falls in a Faint.

There was one of the most affecting
scenes this morning in the Court of
Chancery, the place where sentiment is
an almost utter stranger. Two years or
more ago William Kukuch obtained di-
vorce from his wife, Maria, in the New
York courts, and the decree awarded him
the custody of his two children, both
girls, then six and eight years old Before
he could enforce the decree Mrs. Kukuck
disappeared with the two children, and
until a few weeks ago, he declares, he
could not find any trace of them. Then
he found them living in Hoboken. and
fastening to the Chancellor he procured
writ Of habeas corpus. Upon the re-
turn of the writ the Chancellor made an
order allowing the mother time in which
TO produce evidence to show that the hus-
band was not proper person to have the
custody of the children. That order was
returnable this morning.
Mrs. kukuck was in court with the
children. They are bright little girls,
and each wore around her neck med l
which she had won in school for profic-
iency in her studies.
Mr. Rowe appeared for the husband
aud Mr.. Gordcn represented Mrs. Ku-
kuck. MIR. Gordon said that he had been
unable to secure the evidence which the
Court had asked for. He however made
a strong plea for the children. He said
they had lived with their mother
all their lives and were warmly attached
to her. They did not remember kukuck
at all, and did not want to go with him.
He had never done anything toward sup
porting them, and they had been brought
up entirely by their mother.
Tho Chanoal1Or caid fhot ho oa,,1d Jo
nothing in the case but award the chill
dren to the father. He could not question
the decree of the New York Court. II
Mr.. Rowe would consent, however, he
would enter in the order provision that
the husband should allow the mother to
see the children at least once week.
PATHETIC SCENE.
When the children learned the purport
Of the Chancellor's decree they wept in
their mothers arms and began to sob as
though their hearts would break, while
the mother fell to weeping Historically.
They were taken into another room and
stimulants had to be administered to the
mother to keep her from fainting. She
clasped her children to her breast and de-
clared that she would never give them
up. Her counsel tried to quiet her. and
told her that she must obey the order of
the court or she would get into serious
trouble. She said that she did not care,
with her children.
Lawyer Rowe then came out OF the
Chancellor's room and gave the husband
the Chancellor's order. Kukuck ad-
vanced toward his children as though to
take them when the two girls clung to
their mother and commenced to scream
at the top of their voices.
Your are not my papa" cried the
youngest" go way from -Idon't know
you"
"Oh. papa, papa. how can you be so
cruel as to take me from my mammaP
was the cry of the eldest.
At the cries OF her children the mother
sprang up and. pushing them behind her,
she threw herself in front OF Kukuck and
cried.
ION, Will, Will, you won't do this
cruel thing. You won't take my children
from me. You never did anything for
them; leave them to me-"
THE LAST SCENE.
The husband smiled slightly and con-
tinued to advance toward the children.
They all moved out into the hallway, and
still keeping herself between her children
and their father, Mrs. Kukuck backed
into corner near the elevator.
Suddenly she uttered piercing shrek,
MY children" and sank to the floor in
faint. The husband then grabbed the
children and whirled them into the ele-
vator which stood near. The door was
slammed shut and the car rapidly do
scended to the basement, while the
shrieks of the children could be heard
until they were half-led, half-dragged
from the building by their father.
The pathetic scene was witnessed by
many members of the bar and the agony
of the poor mother brought tears to the
eyes of many of the stern faced lawyers.
The mother was taken into the
Sergeant alarms room and revived.
Wbau cha nnpDR6 har and
that her children were gone she moaned
piteously and tainted again. This she
repeated once more. She was finally
quieted and led away by some
friends who accompanied her.
Mrs Kukuck will endeavor to have the
decree opened in New York and will make
an attempt to gain possession of the chill
dreu again. kukuck left another bright
little girl with Mrs. Kukuck. That child
he says is not his.