The morning call., 1892-09-03
ALL WANTED ALICE DECIO.
Jury-Fixer squires' Adopted
Child in Court.
Her Granimothsr, Charles B. Hslbrook and
Mrs. squires All Yearned Over Her,
bat Finally Holbrook Got Her.

."Are you the lady who created disturb
ance during recess in Judge Murphy's court
during the trial of JOHN H. Squires for EN-
:bracery ?g asked Attorney Moore. =.
|: 'Yes, i am" replied the witness, 3 dis,
.tnguished-lookip young woman in black,
'and if:tbe occasion were to arise again I'd
doit againF', -: :: -. f..
'"Tt was no legitimate law, y she burst out
again. ''They did. away with my evidence
! in favor: of; some mans, and every one
| knows that a woman word is legallytwice
as good as a ian S. :*Tllat law" :. -.
| The young woman's Indignation against
| this alleged outrage upon law was grad.
| ually eeoted: down by the court and the
case proceeded. IL. +
The case was that Of llttle:Alce Decio.
| :file adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs: John.
T IL. Squires. aud llerferiqnes:
WHO vas she to go TOP e:
In January, 1892, SHE was living with her
| granGno Their, ;Mrs:P hiflfps, who was sick.
andtherefore consented shat Mr. and Mrs.
John Il. Squares Should adopt her: on the
|. 18th Of I'll at.Inonth. -
! That Was rlalm No. I.
f. Later,in the oditi,n arising from tlfearrest
|; disputes f9I enobrace1y. tie grandm theT,
| Mis-. Phillips, asked TO have the adoption:
anHulLed, and that:she be appointed guard
| ian of tire. child. :. =:
| Thatswas-elaiM NG.: e.. =: :: =:
Then Alice Derio's father. WHO was sup
/ posed To beidead, came. down. from Hun
+ haldt County and. authorized Charles Il.
!: Ho lbreok. secretary Of the .Society aGr the
4 'feYent len df CFQelty to Guild rem. TO, apply:
|: for Letters :.of guardianship over. his.
| !. T6at~Was claim: 30: B.
=. Mr5,:Sgulres eiatned ;rhe child by right Of
| ::aGQptient while the: gTandmo ther.; and the:
secretary desired letters Of ,gqiafdlans hjp.
| treatnent,o4 e:child. . :. .:
l.: Little Alica Decioi or Afessers:or SauiteS,
as she II Ysrionsfy naslled. MAS In court,
and Judge C0tfeY questioned her kindly
She is only seYe&i aud 4 half years Old att /,
Eseemed to :w0nder. shyls,,t the demand in
w hien SHE found: herself :: :: = :.
/: AlFs.. DEBORAH: A. Phillips, the grand.
I m o1hef, had ra1het.a bad:qpartero of an hQnr
|: oltthe:stand:. :: T. -. - =
T. IL seemed:t that ngiviug her eohseutto the
Squares: 10 adcpt "a lice she sw ore that size
was Alce's guardian; that: Aice:s trle
name was Me$ser, aud that;she~ had freely
and voluntarily consented TO the guard lam
|. ship. 81 -
+: :Yie5sterday..sAe les lifted that she knew"at
| ting: time that R3fie Of these lRings were 50.
T rlou kneW,A fice' s father was ilGtdead?'
asked the c9Qrt.:: - : 49,. =. e.: ::
/ Ply es. your :Hon0r:" s. -: -:
yet yoIl allowGd Sguires TO tearesyntto.
'Judz e. Sahderson that6otaher parents were.
J. dead " & :: e - =.
f.: 4:His sraienisht iast;staggered me-: So L
|: :eLdn' KIN oW.What5to l9;$' was the reply. :
/ =. the witness :alsn stated that in the ad0p-
I :tfan she. herself, Afr. Squires ald tfe:chffd
were .alltxainined Together and not isepa-
/ raielyi as the law reqEites. Z:
II his imp lieated j uage Sandefssn and the
/ :eQnrs stated.1hss II woula require. HIM as a
{. II adEe Corey stated. that this wasa very
.:itnpertant matter and would require sitting
/ -tilQrGughly: E: ~. >: :: -: =.
/: :Agreat deal of: "A llee1s' early:his al:
tile testimony, which cpns aIned The entira
:: Mrs. Phillips: eaifed "a Mrs. :Boothhy who
saeeps q resaaur ant orr Powell street, 10 tes-
/: Fly: Thought: highly of the lS9utes
!: and h$dtholgAt fav0rabEy@of the alJp ti9n;@
/: Had introfaGed the pasties 10 it, Il:
+: Mr.. sWtllianns, formerly clerk in Depart
gnlenj OF the Superior Court, testified that
*he drew up the papers Of Tile. SlIiyes'' 'adop.
ton and tifat; the parties con accrued Were
examined Separately. lthangn in. the same
EQegn.- - :: =: 80: : -.
!: H. Ihere was<rpqn g-thqo tghodt ihe :testi-
'fi9n5$l Of othfr @ftile Sses :tFre tnpliEatfOtl
that Mrs Phillips ii7ies received money to-
{ give her ce4dsent TO tile adoption, and tliat
file LATTER expressed heE* regret: for. having
+ Saiyeilit Us. she "inig1thaye got SCOOTER the;
child from: a. lady. on. Y an Ness: asanlin.
Both ofthese:veled ehargese Mrs: :Phillsps:
f. Sister j aelalf fhs "slheiter1ng Aims q
ehra1taqle Institution fusc0nnecrion wlth tile
/ Episc0Pa1" aAnFchS. testified that; she FIST
lizard Of, :Aftee from Mrs, Safifuel Hart Of
/: Was fngtGn street, to- VIII Qn the chiId" cs:nle
"A SIZING as s[stanee.@ Her her had died in
81, Eu k6;s Hos prfgl, and. her, grandmother:
|: was: ILL.,. The witness had advised fle
mother to:get.her in to .spIne heme, aud had
edfeFed:t TO qdppt her herself: =
IN. p satE ole H.
|; fin gave Mrs. SifAlrhs: and her husband a.
very bad :cnaractGr. Witness said. SHE was
+ afraid 10 testify. %Had: known the: Sauir6s*
IN San Diego, and there they had the .repu-
1atidnQ Of bQfn Ing ID i:ene::of theif; houses.
10 get Some INSURANCE.: Mr. .Squires hatf
.teilat:.: =. = = 80. =. :. ::
=: Then Mrs:::Squites herself took the stand
and; gave an explanation OF the hoiIse-
bRTning:at San sf9ieg6r- She and .Squlres
! were Married 0etobar2, 1887: by: contract:
/ * bs &C ntraCI: was BURIED ID tie: San Diego
|. fire.. Had been married before to man:
:named lJohn: Warren .:Rughanan in Sacra-
.ipentG. T.1le had died lei giltsen menths be-
f@re she*,martied: Sqdir6s and she. had :se@
cured :S@Sea9 I'm suranee3 ON his death ffern
the Order Of.ChDsnn Friends. :: -:
/: She said she had always treated Alice
l*wel ana ioyed her deerly.Ii.. =. -: =
|: Miss Mary Steel, tbeWitnesS who achieved
| some celebrity by her: actions in ceurt dur
lng SQu1reS frla+, dlffeFed from Mrs. So uires~.
L:asto The ,deafness Of the Child. She was
|. very decided I'M saying she d i'd not like her.
i Iheueht. Mrs.@+..Squifes bad treated her
| better tina n:she deserved. Sea-; 3; -
|. In her.eyes Aliee'S great fault was that
she was RESTLESS and cauld:hot keep still: ::
|: !.Ele last witnessllved with. Mis-: 5Squlres,
|: agh f.dn0t seem to want Alice, unlike the,
/ majoritY present IS r :; .
|: Judge C0tfey appeared anxious to please
her. fDr he:teclded not to send Alice back
| to Mrs. .Sgllires, but To- award letters OF
|: gu rdlansifip' ovef her to: Charles b. H0l.
6seok, the: SECRETARY: Of the Children's
|: Stciety :: ;. -: :. /:
!. The matter of the adoption and guardian
ship pet&teffed: for by Mrs. Phillips was
/ continued: and IL was: eo1tended that tile
|. evidence deemed sufficient TO take away the.
/ adoption Fights of tile Sdnires may be suffi.'
Gent to reYake Holbrnok' giiardfanship.:. :
|: In that case little Alice VIII change own
ers again. - -: =.
" But I'M ting meantime she Is safe and is. to
W Pu. W o. 3ool- -. :. :. -. =:
%rUrx NJ.