The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-28


and was Fired.
Yesterday the fight for a baby in the
Taylor family was renewed.
! Mrs. Taylor and her husband, Mr..
Taylor, and her mother Mrs Gay, her
daughter, little Maud Taylor. the baby,
were ali in court and there were tears
| and smiles as the case progressed.
Yesterdays evidence was rather
damaging TO Mrs. Taylor, who was
formerly Miss Cay, and showed con-
clusivcly that although she changed
her name twice she is still somewhat
gay. it is probable, however, that
the evidence which VIII be introduced
today will be more favorable TO Mrs.
Taylor
The legal quarrel Just going on IS
based on habeas corpus proceedings.
! Little Maud Taylor the 4-year-old baby
Of Mrs. Taylor, was, some time ago,
taken over to her grandmother. Mrs.
Gay, and the father of Maud told Mrs.
Gay 10 keep the child and raise it as his
wife was not fit person to rear her.
Mrs. Gay was perfectly willing and
| when Mrs. Taylor. the mother. went
after the baby Mrs. Gay refused to
give her up. Mrs. Taylor then insti-
tuted habeas' corpus proceedings TO
I regain possession of the child Pend
. ing the settlement of the case the child
Is IN the possession of the sheriff.
Evidence in the case was commenced
In the district court yesterday.
Mr.. Taylor, the husband, was the
| first witness. He testified that he and
Alice We're married i'm 1890 and that she
was a young widow at the time. The
/ baby was born in October but on the
4
rated, she stating that she did not care
10 live with him any longer. He testi-
! fed, however, that before the Separa-
ton took place he found the wife sit
ting in the lap of his brother who was
sitting on a log in a strawberry patch
/ in Marion county. He also testified
that on another occasion he found her
in company with a man named Calvin,
and that Calvin was actually Combing
her hair in Il free and rather affection
ate manner. These Were things, OF
course, that he did not relish.
Sheriff ROVSe was sworn and teSti-
fed that Mrs. Taylor came to the Jail
frequently to see Flatty Ingrahm. who
is now serving a term in the penitenti-
airy for grand larceny. That she and
Flatty both told him that they were
engaged to be married notwithstand-
ing the fact that she was then and is
still the wife Of Taylor. That when
he. the sheriff. was taking FIatty to
the penitentiary she went to the depot
ia see F'latty off and that to his know
ledge the wedding has not come off
owing no doubt to Flatty's time being
engaged in affairs of the state coal
mine at Lansing.
Miss Aker was also a witness. She
sWore that on last Christmas night
Mrs. Taylor went forth and bought a
little Christmas beverage in the shape of
a bottle Of chloroform; that Mrs Taylor
threatened To kill herself and the child
Gus lpu p9moAG NIE9nBqdu7 pUG
would kill the child before she would
allow her husband 10 take the baby
away from her This young lady also
noticed a familiarity between Mrs.
Taylor and Mr.. Calvin.
Mrs. Gay. the mother Of Mrs. Taylor.
testified against her. She swore that
she had a half interest in 2i0 acres
of land and hence is able to raise and
educate the child as she ought to be
raised and educated. Mrs. Gay review
ell the history OF her daughter from the
time she was a girl down in Arkansas
up to the present time. she said that
while Alice was still sweet sixteen she
was fond of flirting and used To say
things that necessitated correction. on
one of these occasions Alice left home
and went To a neighbor's to live. Here
she met a grim visaged Mexican named
Fernando Vic. who was Smitten with
her charms. This scion of some an
Cient aztec house was at that time a
farm hand but nevertheless he had
many of the easy and graceful man
ners of the Mexican and Miss Alice
was rather infatuated with him. Soon
after the family moved to Kansas and
with CONSTANT true love the Spaniard
asked to accompany them. He was
confronted with one embarrassment,
however. according TO the testimony,
and that is he had no clothes To wear.
The young woman. with excellent good
taste. realized that it would never do
To introduce her Romeo into the soci-
ETY. Of an enlightened commonwealth
like Kansas in that condition, she plead
Cd with her mother To buy him some
clothes and that after arriving i'm Kan
SaS Fernando would work ont the price
of them on their farm. Mrs. Gay con-
scented. Fernando still lacked the'where
Withal TO pay his fare and through the
entreaties of Miss Alice this was also
supplied by the generous parent Short
" after the family arrived in Kansas
they did not ike his actions towards
the young lady and Mrs. Gay entered
into a treaty with him the terms of
which We're that if he would leave her
place and not set foot upon il again
she would cancel the debt he owed her.
Fernando went 10 live with a man in
the ueighhorhnod. but in a short time
he made his new associations tired of
him Vt this period a very fortunate
event occurred. \ dead pig was dis
covered one morning and evidences Of
foul play were very numerous. You
viii be arrested for killing that pig.
somebody whispered into Fernando
ear If You don't make yourself scarce.
Fernando VamooSed the ranch and went
10 the nearest town where he masquer-
AIDED with some show Of reason that he
was very nearly related 10 Miss Gay.
When Miss GAY attained the age Of
seventeen she was married hU; her
husband lived only a few months. In
due time she married Mr.. Taylor with
the result above outlined.
Her life l. filled with romance and
If better showing is not made today
than yesterday il is pretty evident that
the case will so against her
1t i very exciting cas-" and the
court room was crowded yesterday by
spectators.
The humor Of it appears in New
York baking powder. claiming all
awards Official records show that IL
was not even represented - the worlds
fair. DIT Prices secured the highest
honors.
BACH To KANSAS.
Lewis smith Deserts His >uuussidc Bride
After Day