The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-04-26

- ~ the swiss Government in IN.
s"e.'ne Hts Abduction Casa po.,.
~" ,ha' cannot Receive the sanction 81
~, ME" states Government. aud Must
not be Permitted to stand.


msaeiine Hts Abduction Casa pa.
.."" shAt Cannot Receive the Sanction
s"o mite" states Governmeut mna Mn,
No' ne Permitted tn stand.
WASHINGTON. April i9.-rp "a IN
eiose OF the period covered by the vo
uhe or foreign relatsons for 1894 ,bsr
was an open question OF considera III
interest pending between the rnit..
states and the Swiss republic. In AS
carrie Turner. "A citizen OF the Ifpi,a,
states and Albert His, citizen y
switzerland. married AT The rim.
'ney were both domciled in New Yorl:
cry anu continued 10 reside there.
July rs, 1857. there was born OF th,s
union enid named Constance Maaa.
line.
In the autumn Of 1857 Albert His ra
turned 10 Switzerland. the VIII, r..
naming in New York with her ma
whom she supported by her earnin,,s
In the autumn OF isso Mrs ujs ~
served at New York with nars~.
sui' ior divorce begun by her husband
'NeFiahu- She went to that
country and succeeded in preventing =
-Norec on the grounds asked. and sbs
Hcrseii' IN the same court, secured an
absolute divorce The Judgment the
court on the request of both parties /
awarded 10 the mother the custody -. |
tne ENID anu her bringing up and edy.
cation. ~ anu eou
returning to America. Mrs. His co.,
tshued 10 support her daughter un,i,
Aipert Ills came to New York. and an
Nay y 1871. abducted the child and
look her TO switzerland. where he bas
ever since detained her and has haar
sustained IN this action by the sw;ss
courts - '"e WIS.,
Mr' De- Witt Warner has tase, 4.
strong interest in the case. The 90,
reSponden nee, begun by Mr. Blaine ana ,
.one,nued by Secretaries Foster ana q
"ieS"an' mas been quite vigorous on =
me part OF the United States. Tho :
, -, statement of the position Of tho b
United states las far as this corr.. h
sPohuence shows was made bv S..~. A
,ary Gresham, October 81 last ~ ~. a.
lo ws: 'as'' a. ioi- al
The United States povarnms,, q
ciaiins the child on the ground ,ha, al
she was native born citizen ras;a;no re
"a the territory OF the United stats 8. 80
ma subject to its exclusive ipr;.a;a' u,
ion and entitled to its PROTECTION. - pa
abducted and tal,an co
1" i'1efiaha IN utter regard of our c co
o.ere'nty Even had the child
"' oeen a citizen of the United tn,
'ates' the means by which III. bill
'ther obtained custody amount 10 cor
ne crime Of abduction. and il i r ro'
iereiore significant and remarkable be
ia' ia Mr.. Lachenal's (the Swiss for. dou
gh mlnisterl last note on the suh;ac, me-
: SAID that lin the light of the n. i pof
clal ard legal principles in FORE. - ms
'itzeriand. IL IS impossible 70 depy OIL
at Tue acts with which Mr.. His 20. rich
oachea were taken in the exercise sne
the paternal power of which he has hea,
yer been declared deprived, thei
ms language seems 10 implv tba, they
the opinion of the Swiss govarr' 70 d
NJ IN abducting the child from the p,n'
i,ed states. the father simply ever. pane
ed ms paternal right. anu that ,bi. eSai,
inneht cannot complain of the >hou
Does that government take the sar,s
alton that one of its subiects ,,,a,. ,n,ar
- ehe territory OF the United Sta.as not a
,'euance OF It's sovereignty and ourd'
"oIiey anu by stealth or force 49,. =
Jur sanction citizen the ri
ven an alien having lawful domi- be IN
~ y does, this government mus, every
'na.icaily record its dissent from n Unit
position SO subversive of the funda- 49,
'als OF sovereignty. The case can earity
&c permitted TO remain as II po,. by the
dS, II might in ,ba <,, "Th,
ed as n nracaaa. oe porian
against this know
"hu' therefore. you will when
" 'lihg the matter to the atten a. wer
OF the Swiss goyernmen, ara ~ countr
q such action on 10 $3.50 make
mort ,,;,l. - :. part as VIII Is done
~, ing uiknlty and SOW libility
~ Va TIC United States" Aot yer