The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04

scared to death. She clung to me and
screamed with fright till she was black in
the face. On my Knees l begged permis-
sion to kiss my baby good by-my little
baby that l had taken TO my heart when
It's own mother cast it off-and be refused
me even that. He yelled for me to stand
back, For you are not lis mother he
salo. But am its mother in love, and
the little one knows it. for she clung to me
with both hands, and he had to pound
her little arms with his great fists before
he could make her let go Oh, II was
dreadful, but he showed me his officers
star, and threatened to call the patrol
wagon and bundle us all to the Jug as
he expressed it, If we didn quit talking to
him.
'It was only about o'clock in the
morning, and my little one was not
dressed to go out, but this man wouldn't
even let me put on her cloak or her hood.
de seemed awfully anxious TO get hold of
the child. My latter was there and 1
asked him to go with them, for Kane
brought the baby's mother to the door,
When the little one saw my father it was
comforted somewhat, but il held out its
hands to me and wanted me 10 take it.
Il was so dazed AMI so intimidated that
didn't know what to do. | ought to have
tracked them to see what they did with
my darling, but L let them get away, and
ifON VIC may NEVER meet tSdlH.
The lady's friends gathered around her
and attempted to comfort her, but she
seemed inconsolab bic, for she believes the
child will be spirited out OF San Francisco
and beyond the jurisdiction of the Probate
Court. Mrs. Holstrom has the appear
ance OF being good. respectable woman
and the testimony of her friends is that
she leads blameless life.
William A. Lightfoot, fne-Iooking old
gentleman, whose eyes were tear-stsined,
eorroborated the ladys statement. This
is my daughter" he said, placing his
hand affectionatelv on Mrs. Holstrom's s
shoulder. "She lives with me and my
wife at 476K Eighth street, where Kane
found the baoy. She is a good woman,
industrious, gentle and every thing that a
mother should be. She is perfectly de-
voted TO her little baby, and you ought to
see the big supply of baby clothes that she
has made with her own hands for our
Eva. We all love the little thing as much
as If she were our very own. as in fact she
see ms to be, and l say il is an outrage for
Kane to drag her from her home in that
brutal manner
I Yes, aittr all these years." said Mrs
Holstrom, lit seems strange that the
mother should so suddenly want her
back. When 1 took her l told her that
she might see the baby whenever she
wanted 70, but she replied that she never
wanted to see it or hear of it again"
Attorney Clark is not satisfied with
Judge Troutt's decision and will take ou t
another petition for habeas corpus, prob
ably before Judge Carroll Cook. He thinks
that as Officer Kane took the child from
its home that heis the proper person to
produce it IN court. He will cite some de-
cisions of the higher courts TO sustain this
position. If any officer could shirk re-
sponsibility in that way, Mr. Clark says,
the purpose of the writ of babeas corpus
could be defeated by any person who was
venturesome enough to commit acts like
that of Officer Kane.
Mrs. Holstrom's petition for guardian
ship and adoption will. be called for hear
ing in Judge Coffey's court OH the 9th
inst. In addition to other matters she
will ask the court 10 enter judgment of
abandonment as against the mother
of the child. In some cases it has
been held that years neglect has been
sufficient TO establish legal abandonment
Mrs. Holstrom exhibited a photograph
Of the child Eva. The picture was taken
about year ago, and shows as pretty
baby as one would wish to see. There is
no wonder that two mothers desire the
ustody of such child.