The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

Tie Two cIslnaats After Little FL
wood Aston.
The TRIAL 70 Be RESUMED TODAY.
A scager Crcwa Ltstened All Day In
the County Court "a sone
Racy Testim0ny.

Aston, wherein Mrs. J. J. Wilson sues
for the possession Of said minor. now In the
legal custody Of the sheriff proceeded all
day and was Witnessed by crowded court
room.
There were large number Of wltnessrs
sworn III The case; the Testimony oil eaeh
OF them was lengthy and the cross -exafnin-
ntions exhaustive. no that probably all OF
today wiz be consumed before he hearing
Is finished
The testimony was very conflicting.
Asssers. Jyalde burns and j. NJ. sam
represented Mrs. Wilson and w u. sears
represeraed Mis-. Fran2. and the erths
examination on both sides was conducted
with such mercliess severity that more imam
cue witness wf1thed on the stand
The cnse WIS opened by Mr.. Sears read
ing the answer Of the Respondent, Mrs Ju-
la franks, Ia which ane al length set out
her claim 10 the infant, saying that u uan
been llaos1 In her custody NJ its birth by
sts faiber, 6. q. Willis; thai she had tend
ed, led, closhed and cared for Il since liz
birth with the fun and free consent AID
under Tire direction 81 its iAtheri thai 1or
Two years no ono had laid ary claim 10 the
infant, and that she had every right TO re-
Iain Ii In her custody
The first witness introduced for the Pc
fitioner was Mrs. Wilson herself. she ies-
lifted that she had worked al various taiior
shops and other places IN Houston, ANA
That some time before June ;, 1879, sho had
10 quill work, and that on said date size
gave birth, out OF we5lnok, 10 male cnild,
Which she claimed WIS the child IN Gues-
lion, Elwood Aston; that priW 10 lts birlh
sbe had asked the respondent, Mrs. Franks
10 take care OF II for her untll she rot
able 10 leave Houston, that Mrs. Franks
finally agreed, aud that when The child was
born on June 3, 1896 al O'Clock In the
mornnE. she sent Mrs. Franks word, ana
the latter. she alleges, sent her negro scr
want one Louise Dgle. after the child.
which was taken 10 Mira. eianla' house
Wrapped up IN brown palGt over IT'S
clothes She further testified that she bad
at dHferena tines paid hirs. ircnks sums
az money. bought medicines aud otherwise
done all Ia her power towards the support
OF the child. and had on one occosiol taken
il eighteen dresses. ard OH another twenty
seven dresses. She testified that 4he had
lived With John Cox OF IJeniRnn Texas for
five months al the aouse Of Mrs, Flanke,
and that he was the father of her child
that Mrs Franks had eonItantly admitted
in riany ways that che tWlnessl was tie
motiar Of he child. and that she had ne
idea her maternity 70 II would be disputed
whoa sbe WAS tried TO- kidnapping It,
On cross-eNAniinhiion OF The Witness abe
testified that Cox had sent her $40 fr1sn
Donison for which place he left on Oc-
tober Il. 1884 that the wrote Cox that he
was the father OF her child and asked him
for $50 with which 10 pAy her debts and
set ont Of Texas and that upon his repeat
I'd refusal 10 help her further that sho had
written his wife the facts ia the case.
The next winners was Mrs Milner, who
testified that she WAS present % the birth
Of a child 10 Mrs, J p. Wilson on the
morning OF juno 8. 1885, al 3 oclock that
Immediately after It's birth the child was
carried 70 Mrs. Franks by the servant OF
The latter Louise 0glo sSld the bnby was
boy; that she would know itfauywhere
hsd sem IL aHian three or four. weeks after
is birth, and upon the ehild's being brought
into the court room she exclaimed That
81 the baby"
Judge W II Burkhari was then intro
duced and testified thai he had given Mrs
WtlHon legal advice when consulted as 10
what she should do TO recover her child.
He said II told her To take the child
wherever fhe could ind Il. | suppose she
tpol IT," Judge BurkhArt asked 10 be al
lowed to state why he had given that ad
vice. but on objection by Mr.. Sears. The
explanation WAS not allowed.
The last witness introduced by the petit
tsoner was II. Helmsh, a tailor who cor
roborated Mrs Wilson'S testimony. touch-
log an the same points He said Mrs.
Wilson had worked for him, but had 10
quit On account Of being In delicate con.
dition; that nearly two years age. Louise
Ogie the reiyant OF Mrs. Franks, had come
10 his shop and said In his hearing 10 Mrs,
Wilson that Mrs. Franks wanted 81 SO for
Mrs Wilson's baby, that Mira Wilson had
said al tho time that The baby was hers;
and had said 10 the girl "Did YOU bring
my baby In the buggy with ynuG"
Al this point the p)ainiifi rested. and
respondent, Mrs. Franks. to9k the stand
She fatty and em?hatieally denied in denlll
most Of the Statements Of the Witnesses Of
the other side. said that on June betseen
8 and 8 O'Clock a. m, the baby 10 question
had been given to her 10 raise u few hours
after It's birth, by It's father G. q. wiilis.
who boarded III her house. that she did not
know who the mother was. bat that The
intent WAS born in her back yard in the
servants house for which purpose she had
rented the house a month hrfcre 10 Mr.
Willis. She snid she never heard OF Mrs
Wilson's cAairn 10 the ownership OF the caill
Until August when the child Was alleged
10 haye been stolen by Mrs. Wilson She
denied In toto the statements OF Mrs Viii
son. and said she wouldn't have a child
that had drop Of Mrs. Wilson's blood in
its veins.
John Cox was ntx. introduced, ana his
testimony Was directly contradictory 10
siAsements made by Mrs. Wilson about him
He denied having ever had any criminal
tntimscy with her said be was not the
iaihsr q any child by her. and that he
hardly knew her.
AT this point. two letters were intro.
duced and read BY respondents counsel
one atdrsEsed 10 Mr.. Cox and the other te
nls wife, By Mrs. Wilson.