The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
WANTS HIS CHILD AGAIN
GEORGE WRIGHT PROMISES THE
COURT TO LEAD A BETTER LIFE.
Board of Guardians Has the Little
Discrimination Suit Against
Gas Company.

George Wright, respectable looking man
of thirty-eight or forty, appeared in the
Circuit Court yesterday morning as the pc
titioner for the custody OF his own child.
Charles Wright, aged ten years. who has
been an inmate Of the Children's Guardians
Home since early last month. Wright was
represented by Attorney Collier. He was ar
rested last August with a woman with
whom he had been living, and both were
sent to the workhouse. The Board OF
Guardians brought suit for the possession OF
Wright's little boy and the court gave the
board the child. Wright is now eager to
regain possession OF his son, and promises
to do right by the boy.
The petitioner yesterday told the court
all about his family affairs. Eight years ago
he and his wife separated in this city. They
had three children and the father took
charge Of them. Little Charles was the
youngest. In year or two after the sepa-
ration Wright placed the two older chill
dren with family in this city and went to
Arkansas to live with the youngest child.
While he was gone his wife procured di-
vorce from him and was granted the Gus
tody of the two children left here by the
father. They were afterward taken in
charge by the Board of Guardians. After
came back to indianapolis. After returning
north he had occasion to visit Dayton, o..
and there met woman whom he had
known in his younger days. She and her
husband were separated, and Wright re-
newed his acquaintance with her. They ad-
mired each other, but the woman had never
been divorced.
After a time, according to the statement
of Wright, he received a letter from this
woman who told him her husband was dead
and intimated that she would come to In
dianapolis If Wright wanted her. He sent
for the woman and she came here to be-
come his housekeeper. Before long their
relations became more intimate and then
Wright asked the woman to consent to
marriage. She objected to this, and finally,
when Wright became very insistent on the
question of marriage, she confessed to him
that she had deceived him. She told him
that her husband not dead and that
she had never been divorced. Wright then
consulted attorney about getting a di-
vorce for the woman. The latter informed
him that she would have to live here two
years before a divorce could be had
Wright says he at first thought of leaving
the woman when he found a divorce inn
possible. He studied the matter over and
concluded that as they were known as man
and wife among their daughters, and as the
little boy always referred to the woman
as mamma it would be as well to go on
living with her until she could procure a
legal separation. The pair lived together
until some time in August last. Then they
had a quarrel and Wright, taking his child,
left the woman. 1t IS claimed that her
treatment of the child caused the trouble
Shortly after the separation the woman
went to the police station, and requesed
that she be allowed to prosecute Wright
She then confessed to the police the facts
concerning her relations with the man, and
both were arrested. Both went to the work
house. Wright was recently released and
now says he intends leading different life.
good home is waiting for the boy If ar
rangements can be made to have him
turned over to Wright. Judge Allen prom
Used the petitioner and his attorney to think
over the matter