The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-13
MRS. GRANT
LOSES CASE.
The Court Refuses TO Give Her
Custody Of Her Child.
SHE CAN SEE The GIRL, HOWEVER
Counsel Fee Of $100 and a Weekly Allow
ancs Made Her by Judge Rogers.
THE INCIDENT AT SANDY FENNER'S
Judge 6Yss Lille Attention 10 II, and Makes The
Main Point Of Decision on Temporary
Welfare Of The Child.
THE INCIDENT AT SANDY FENNERS

Mrs. Mary Z. Grant loses in her third
attempt to get the custody of the child,
Hazel Grant, Judge Rogers announcing
his decision this morning on Mrs.
Grants petition that DR.. David Grant
give the child into her care, under di-
rection OF the court. Mrs. Grant has
sort of balm for her disappointment
for she is allowed 500 for counsel fees
and a weekly allowance of 81 a week.
the allowance beginning May 9th.
Judge Rogers gave several days TO
the hearing of the petition and there
was testimony of a most diverse nature
as TO the action of DR.. Grant at the
SANDY" Fenner resort. The testimony
uncontradicted was that DIR. Grant was
at Fenner's on the 9th of March last in
the evening. going there with woman.
Detective Gray and other witnesses tes-
titled they followed the doctor To the
Fenner place and saw him partially dis
robed in room with "A woman.
DIR. Grant claimed he went with the
woman because she told him she had
sick friend there who needed his SER
vices
Judge Rogers passes over this testi-
mony as TO the merits of the father and
mother and i'm his rescript makes the
main point the temporary welfare of
the child until the divorce petition of
Mrs. Grant is heard next month.
This is an interlocutory application
in divorce petition by the petitioner
and mother for the custody OF a minor
female child about five years old, and
also for an allowance of support PEN
dente lete, and for the purpose OF en-
abling the petitioner TO prosecute her
said petition. First. the father who
now has possession OF the child keeps
house in the city of Providence, his
household, owing to the unhappy diff
ferences between him and his wife, be-
ing presided over by his sister an own
aunt OF the child, person of unap-
proachable character and for aught
that appears one entirely capable of
looking out for the child, there being
no question -but-that the father rs fond
of the child and treats her well, what
ever other criticism may be made upon
him. There was much elimination and
recrimination made and much proof
was offered at the hearing as To i'm
moralities on the part Of the parents.
but passing upon them at this time
would practically be prejudicing the
main case which, in my opinion IL is
not necessary to do at this stage.
"In proceedings relative to the GUS
tody of children the paramount con-
sideration, and the one which must be
decisive, is that which pertains to the
best interests OF the child. Hope Petit
timer, 10 r.. l. 4S6. The child being now
in the custody of the father, and any
order made at this time having but a
short period to run, as the divorce pc
tition is returnable and will be N order
for trial next month IL seems to me that
welfare of the child. all things consid-
cred. will be best subserved by not now
disturbing her present custody while
affordng the mother reasonable oppor-
tunlties OF. visiting her and sharing her
society.
Let an order be entered continuing
the child. Hazel NJ. Grant. in the GUS
todY of the father a4aa-FesPeffdent Da-
vid Grant until the further order of the
court and providing that the mother,
the petitioner. Mary +. Grant. may at
all reasonable times visit said child and
that said Mary +. Grant may take the
said child once a week 20 her (said
Mary r.. Grant's) parents house I'm the
city OF Providence or 10 any other re-
spectacle and reasonable place within
the jurisdiction of this court, said child
10 be returned within time TO said Da-
vid Grant
"The prosecution OF the divorce petit
tion from the indications already af-
forded must involve considerable eX-
pense far beyond the ordinary the pc
titioners means. and $l00 is allowed out
OF her husbands estate for the purpose
OF enabling her 10 prosecute said pc
tition TO be paid her attorney on or be-
fore June l. 1899; also the weekly sum
OF 81 for her own support from May 6.
1899. until the further order OF the
court the first payment thereof to be
made forthwith. the second payment To
be made on Saturday Nav 20. 1899. and
thereafter on each succeeding Saturday
said weekly sum or 81"