New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
A GIRL RENOUNCES HER PARENTS.
SHE DECLARES THAT SHE WILL DIE
RATHER THAN BE A CINDERELLA

Clara Uendy sixteen years old and decidedly
pretty created a scene In Special Term. Part H.
of the Supreme Court yesterday by bitterly ue-
nouncing her parents, who live In One-huhuleu-
and-nineteenth-st., near Second-ave., ana tennS
tho Court. 81 won't live with them. Will XIII
myself first" The girl was produced before Jus
tlce Slower by Mrs Mary Banta. OF No 1913 East
One-hundred-an twenty -seventh-st in obedience
to n writ of habeas corpus obtained by her father
George Hendy
Mr. Iendy is the janltor OF the Church OF the
Holy Rosary, and fourteen months ago was COM
PEELED to send Clara out to work as n nurse ti''
She secured employment in the family OF Mrs
Banta where she has remained ever SINCE nc
girl had been brought UP In the Catholic faith'
According TO her fathers statement. Mrs. Banta
made efforts TO induce her to become protestant
He protested against this. and demanded that MS
child should be surrendered to him. but MIS-
Banta refused to allow Clara to 60 home ana
would not even allow him to talk with her Hehuy
then secured the services Of II. {. sicily Il
counsellor at law. who obtained from 'ue'''o
Slower writ of habeas corpus
Mrs Banta, a handsomely dressed woman, APP
peared in court with number of friends with the
girl The latter far better dressed thah HioS'
nurse girls. While waiting for the case 10 NC
called she sat and chatted with Mrs Banta, WIFI
out so much gancing at her middle-aged' poorly
dressed mother and gray-haired father who occu-
Mrs Banta was not represented by counsel ana
conducted her own case. She told the Judge:
II am not holding the child She ~ NJ HDerly 10
go home whenever she desires. cant open lne
door and push her out, but am using no lorce ~
detain her If she wants to go home. she Is A'
liberty to do So" =, Co.,.
you will let her go?' asked Justice Slower
Certainly but can't put her out give Her
she had nothing to wear but rags IequeSre11 no
to do so. saying she didn't care whether tne emu
was I'm rags not She would be without clOniliiB
is the child" said Mrs. Banta. waving her arm IN
the direction of the seat where Clara was; lou
see for yourself she has been wen TAKEN
of" .,, r.. 49,. J..
do but award the child to the custody OF her par
cnts" . -.
was said Immediately exclaimed that she would
kill herself before she would return. .
Il have done my duty, that's all | can 90, sald
Justice Slower IF the girl Is not treated properly,
an application can be made to the Court IN hcr De-
half" 49, -,
court officer hurried the entire party from the
courtroom outside In the corridor the girls
father trembling with emotion and leading his
weeping wife approached his daughter ana said'
Come with Clara; come home.
81 won't" exclaimed Clara. who seemed nearly
wild with anger and excitement II won't, won't.
| will never go with you You have never been a
since | was ten years old. You have taken my
money and kept me in rags. won't go 10 YOU
will die first won't be n Cinderella any longer
No pleading Of the parents could INDUCE cara TO
man who accompanied Mrs Banta handed Clara
some silver coins. and she ran downstairs and out
OF the building No one attempted 10 follow her
''If Clara don't come home tonight, her father
declared Il will have her arrested and committed
to the care of some institution. She was good
girl until she went to live with the Bantas'