The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-13
A STATEMENT,


To the Editor OF the Ea=le.
We shrink from appearing in print
with family affairs. but a receut publict-
ton of m article concerning the keeping
and taking away Of the cnildren OF our de-
ceased daughter; and w. 5. Cook makes a
statement OF few facts almost imperative.
Our daughter died, March 18th, 1890. al
most three years ago. Her dying request
was that we take and care for her children
the youngest being only few DAYS old.
The same morning OF the mothers death,
we brought the little babe home with rs
The older one having been brought day
or two previous. We both remember dis
tinctiy how Wills sister on the day OF the
funeral tried 10 impress upon our minds
the sacredness OF the request, and cur Oh
legation. We would have taken both of
the children, but for thu precarious con
dition OF Mrs. L. AZ the time, (our
little Edith being born three months later
and we told VIII that we could only care
for one, and we took the youngest We
did not ask any comp ensatioB, and mona
was offered: but hs ordered the regt for
their house (which we had given our
daughter to be paid into our hands. y hlcb
Of "A doctors bill OF his, we paid from same.
amounts to t23Z7. We kept careful &C
count OF same, with day aud date. Daring
the month OF June last be married again.
His folks talked to US about taking away
the babe, 20 which we did not object. pro-
v!dsd his wife seemed a proper person for
The task, aud they could proper provide
ior them HIS wife came here some weeks
ago, and said IL was her purpose TO take
them away We still did not object, but
made careful inq1iry Of her twho will 5000
DC a real mosusT about their Eitua-
ton, h.s oCc1 pAtl0B and means IL
supporf We found tue outlook was not
hatteriag IN the isast, and upon icguiriug
found that BE- bad sons unpaid OBli "a
lions here Il the moot sacred character
X nich had bsen standing since his Wite's
dsce4se. IBess were tins grounds % Cur
objection. J wrote him o. the subject,
stating them fully aud clearly. lie cane
- our house on Sunday afternoon, Dee
-. aud al aud talked FOR Dear al hour.
bat said nothiog ia airs. p's presence
a bout taking the cal.d. bat followed rae 81
gLe barn snd br9sche1 the sIbis~f. I
reiterated oar objections uuch - / had
written them. sEd spoke 10 addition = our
fears that Us VIE vas - lyhGs., z slng
tie cirL4lEs- sac@s upon which sat fears
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aa-Xpects llyli} - them.
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