Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-21
CASE OF THE GIRLS,
Habeas Proceedings Continued
aWeek by Judge
Gest.
WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER

Counsel for Defense Co Establish Proof A
TO Who Has the Control OF the Ohildres
In the Meantime They VIII Oont,nus
In the Custody Of Chsef Of Police
Pendes.
The hsbeas corpus proceedings for
Eivira and Daisy Alexander. the col
ored children. begun BY Mrs. W. b.
ferguson. their next best friend, and
Harold A. Weld. as attorney. were con-
tinued by Judge Gest in the circuit
rtthis morning until next Monday.
In tho msautime c. B. Marshall and
States Attorney Searlc, counsel for
the defense, will gather evidence
looking toward the establishment OF
the control Of the girls, and have it
readr for submission to the court.
who wishes to have al! doubt re-
moved as to whether it is the mother
or the orphansge that has the legal
right to them. MIR. Marshall sal
the orphanage and Mrs. Susan Alex.
ander, mother OF the children, joint.
~ asked the return of the girls 70
Charleston. But he said he would
ascertain which was really entitled
to them by next week. The court
stated that the infererce would be
that the mother would natu rally
have the first claim on her children.
Mrs. Ferguson, the Alexander chill
dren, Rev. and Mrs. Bineley,
Chief of Police Fender ard Ser
geant Archer were present in coura.
Attorney Wela took exception to the
statements in Chic. Pender's return
on technical grounds. But the court
held it was immaterial in the present
instance. He then demurrtd to the
matters stated therein.
A continuance was finally agreed
on, the court delegating the CUSTODY
of the children to Chief Fender in
the interim.
Letter From Jsnsias.
The following was received at The
ARGUS offics Saturday night:
Charleston. S C., March 17-Edi.
tor of The ARGUS: cannot exnress
to you in words my heartfelt graft
tude for the interest manifested in
the case OF the two children, Aivira
and Daisy Alexander. / allowet
them to 90 with Mrs. Bingley to
raise money for the institution, as
she and her husband claimed thew
could do so much to help me. Twas
very hard up at the time and any in.
ducement served as satisfaction to
my grieved mind at that time. There.
fore, l jumped at the opportunity of
letting the girls 60 to help the large
number in my institution. The
Bingleys promised to report weekly
and send money and clothing to help
carry on the work. and that at auv
time l might call the children In
they would gladly return them.
l have received but $40 from them
since Oct. 81. 1895. up to the pres.
emit time, and that amount was sent
to George W. Williams, a memb Of
our advisory board. 1t has been
nearly two years since heard any.
thing from them or the children.
The poor mother was indeed in fear.
ful distress over them. She almost
lost her mind, because she could not
hear OF them; neither could l tell
anything concerning them. 1 suf-
fered SO much when / would see her
that am willing to do anything REL,
sonable and honest to bring the chill.
dren back where she can oncs more
see them. have more children
than can properly care for, but.
sirs. 1t is not only a crime to &C. as
the Bingleys have, but they should
be made to suffer terrible punish.
ment for treating the mother and
myself al them have, saying nothing
OF the aid given by different charita.
bic people to thu institution. The
poor widow was left without bread