The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-30
Ma GETS HER BABY
AFFECTING SCENE IN JUDGE REEDS
COURT YESTERDAY.

Mother Clasps Baby in Her Arms and Says
"Tbank You, Judge"-She Cries for Joy
When She Leaves the Court Room--Mrs.
Taylor Gets Her Baby But She Must
Keep il Within the Jurisdiction OF the
Court-Tears Glisten in the Eyes of the
Strong Men in Jury Chairs-The Crowd
Was Greatly Pleased With the Verdict.
The Taylor baby case created great
interest in the district court yester-
day.
Judge Reed announced that he would
render his decision in the habeas cor
Ius case at o'clock and people were
anxious to hear his determination Of
the case.
Before the time arrived a number Of
attorneys collected inside the railing
The iurymen who have had a rest
while this case has been before the
court come in and occupied the twelve
chairs on the raised platform to hear
the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Taylor came in twenty minutes
before and took her seat inside the
railing and she was the picturA 90
great anxiety
A few minutes after Mrs. Taylor ar
rived deputy sheriff brought in Baby
Tavlor and turned her loose in the
court room. Mrs. Taylor held out one
hand and the baby ran to her and the
mother kissed the little tot affection
ateIy.
Promptly at o'clock Judge Reed
came in and took his seat i'll the big
chair ready To render his decision in
fhe case but there was a delay of ten
minutes on account Of John Adams,
Mrs. Taylor's counsel, not being pres
ent.
Mr.. Adams came in and Judge Reed
proceeded to deliver his opinion amid
an impressive silence and Mrs. Taylor
leaned forward with intense interest TO
catch every word, but before Judge
Reed had more than half finiShe1 she
evidently felt that the decision would
be in her favor and she settled in her
chair with a more contented air.
When Judge Reed gave his order
committing the baby to the care of its
mother. Mrs. Taylor arose and reverent
Iy thanked his honor, after which she
cIasDed the babe in her arms and cover
ed its little face with a mothers fond
kisses and when she left the court
room Mrs. Taylor was crying for joy.
When Mrs, Taylor left the court
room tears glistened in the eyes of
several of the men who occupied the
Jurors chairs and one OF them said
that the members of the jury had
listened to the evidence the day before
purely out of interest in the case and
all of them had discussed the matter
and they were unanimously Of the
opinion that the court ought to give the
baby to its mother.
of all the parties interested in the
proceedings the mother was the only
one uresent to learn baby'S fate. Mrs
Taylor's mother and brothers were not
there.
The following is Judge Reeds opinion
and order of the court in full.
'"The most trying ordeal to which
Judge can be subjected is to pass safe
~ through one OF these habeaS corpus
cases 1t is literally the 'Scylla and
Chary bdis of judicial action. We find
great difficulty at times in dealing with
Eases involving the financial interests
of others, but how weak and helpless
we feel when we are required to direct
The destiny Of a soul What VIII be
Che result of a mistake in so grave a
matter is question too weighty TO be
borne. 1t is the hour of judges
Macedonian cry to the Divinity that
shapes our ends
The contention for the possession
nf the child is between mother and
grandmother; i'm this case between
daughter and her mother-a rare STA
:uS The mother, of course, Is entitled
Il the possession of her child as against
the grandmother unless it appears from
fhe evidence that the mother is an inn
proper and unsuitable person To- nur-
tune and educate the child. The law
viii only take a child from its parents
when it appears that the training and
care of the parents would result IN ITS
moral and spiritual detriment. This
is the issue presented for my consider
alton 1t appears from the evidence
that the mother is an Industrious, hard
working woman. The evidence also
shows that she has always supported
her child and that she is devotedly at
tached la IL II is true the evidence
shows that she has been it'll giddy.
AS the word is generally understood;
hut we must take into account the adj
Nantages she has enjoyed i'm this life,
She can't be held strictly to the stan
,lard of one who has had better advan-
1ages. She is illiteratc and mentally
unframed The evidence. however.
shows that she has sought and * still
seeking religious advantaEes-in fact.
that she has been active in connection
with the work of the salvation army
n very reputable Christian organiza-
ton Indeed. some " her nVighbors en-
rha size the fact that she is a Christian
ladV-the highest cnCumium of woman
How much Of this is true I cannot af-
firm The evidence also diScloses that
she has been guilty of some acts of TN
discrptiou But the query arises
whether under all the evidence, the
court can say that such acts of indiscre
ton should in good morals and i'm law
dtpriXe her Of her offspring. the society
and eniovment of which Is the Culmi-
nation 81 a good wonan's happiness.
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