Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-29
CH|LDREA'S CONTROL
Hearing in the Habeas Corpus
Proceedings is Re.
sumed.
Rev. JENKINS TELLS HIS STORY,

says II. Csmss to Take Bask tn,
e'ris Ia Rsspolse To the Pleading. O.
Tos'r Ao'h'r. Who 10 Almost Distracted
| About rasm-Osher NATTER, In ,urt-
Jsdse GIsas H.r..
Late this Afternoon JUICE Gest or.
der,d that tn Alexander children be-
remanded 10 The custody VI thei,
mother.
The hearing 10 the habeas corp1.
proceedings for the dsiiverance from
Chief OK Police Pender f the Alexaa-
der CD ldren. instituted by theil
next best fri, nd. Mrs W. b Fergu.
son. through Attorney Harold A.
Weld. assisted by Adair Pleassn,s,
Has resumed before Judge Gest ut
O'Clock this afternoon. The hearing.
which Is being ccndacted in the
county co1rt room viii occupy the
attention Of Judge Gest, it is x.
pscted. the entire afternoon.
Kew. jenkins and Miss Clark are
present with their attorney. C. b.
Marshall.
Rev. d. j. Jenkins, president Of
jenkins Orphanage. Charleston, S.
G., accompanied By Miss Z. A.
Clark, an instructor in that insti,u.
tion, arrived in the city last night,
and are the guests Of Rev. and Mrs.
j. w. Washington. Mr.. jenkins
was seen today By an ARGUS repre-
sentative. He said: Miss Clar K
aud have come here for the pur.
pose Of fixing back tbs Alexander
children. and restoring them to
their mother. who has not laid eyes
on them since they lef. Charleston in
1873 with Mrs. Blanche Bingley
more than that, she has not heard
from them, and naturally is almos,
distracted. feel i. q sense
OF duty that 1 return the
girls TO Charleston. allowed them
to 60 with Mrs. Binyley, with the
consent OF their mother, with tn q
understanding tina: l was 10 receive a
report from them weekly. Mrs. Bipg-
ley represented that she and her hu.-
band vita the assistance of the chill.
dren could raise money among the
northern people to assist in carving
on the work at my orphanage, wherr
there arc nov about $50 boys and
girls being educated and traiaed 81
that they may go out into the world
aud earn an honorable livelihood
when they will have reached the
proper age. Ihesrd from The Bing.
ieys short time after they took the
girls The written contract which
1 made with Mrs. B ugley provided
that the children should be returned
TO me At any time ! so requested I
finally learned tia, they (Biugless J
we're not al! they represented them
selves to be, aud accordingly wrote
for the return Of the girls. But they
never came. L lost track OF the
Bing!eys and the children. In 1896
l heard they were in Philadelphia,
aud went there after them, bu, they
had flown before my arrival. Ihsd
been trying since in vain to
locate them. aud would no doubt be
yet In the dark as to their where.
abou's but for the telegram sent me
by The ARGUS, aod for which 1 will
always be thankful to that paper
Mrs. Susan Alexander, mother of the
girls. has by the death OF her late hus.
bands father, fallen heir to about
$4,000. SO she is now we'll able to care
for her l!;tle ones. She is depend
ing on me 70 bring Alv;rs and Daisy
back to Charleston. promised her
| would do 1t, and will keep nv
word, il it IL necessary to carry the
matter 10 the highest court"
Other Court Matters.
Looney & Kelly settled with
Court Reporter H. ID. Biakemore for
the preparation Of the record and bill
OF exceptions in the storm Graia case
last night. aud are row busy COM
plotting the ether arrangements
% present their cause b.
fore the appellate court. william
Nevin has been allowed further
grace f:om the final execution OF the
courts order. having pr missed 20
pay mp his fine in few DAYS
Two divorces were granted by
Judge Gest yesterday at,erpoon-,o
Irene Drost who Oh srged her hu band !.
Daniel Dor,t. with cesertion. and 10
Clarence Tolliver. who charged his
wife, Mary Tol!iver, with infidelity
and de.ertioo.
Judge j. j. Glenn. now Of the ap.
pella,e bench. glsGdened his old
friends By his appearance at the court