The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
MOTHERS CHARACTER ASSAILED
IA Order 60 Wrest from Her Posses.
sion Her Caiid.


London, Aug. 1.-THE queens bench
division Of the high court Of justice was
the scene this morning Of second de-
velopment in the case Of Mrs. William
Y. Perot, hcarged with the abduction OF
her daughter, Gladys, from Baltimore
Nd.
Justice Lawrence fixed 10 o'clock this
morning as the time for hearing The afIl-
davit which Mr.. w. H. Perot, the father
in-law Of Mrs. Perot, handed yesterday
to Mr.. Rose-Innes, counsel for Mrs. Perot
This document Is remarkably strong,
both In terms and alleged facts and from
the nature of these the case was heard
IN camera, the only persons present at the
proceedings being Mr.. w. H. Perot, De-
tectives Gait and Collins. Solicitor Gen
eral Richards, Mr.. Rose-Innes, represent
ing Mrs. Perot; Mr.. Newton Crane, who
appeared for Mr.. w. II. Perot, and q Ie-
porter of the Associated Press.
Mr.. Rose-Innes, addressing the court,
said: 81 only received the affidavit in
this case at 10 o'clock yesterday. Taking
into account the fact that 1t is remarKa-
bly, strong, tracing the career OF my
client since her marriage, and that 1t
contains allegations Of the worst charac-
ter, must ask you 70 adjourn :he case
to a convenient day, that we may rave
an opportunity Of answering it. II I
read to your lordship paragraph seven
you will see wherein lies the strength of
my application. 1t states that. whereas.
Letetia Perot has been leading an i'm
moral life since 1892, cohabiting success
sively with three persons. and during the
past three years has dwelt and cohabit-
ed with John Neptune Blood, bar-ister,
as his wife, and, further, has been resid-
ing with the same in company with the
child, Gladys, since her return to Eng
land. she is an unfit person to take
charge and control OF the child"
Continuing. Mr.. Rose-Innes said: "Now
may point out that the whole Of that
paragraph is false. There Is no John
Neptune Blood. barrister.' Mrs. ferot
has been residing with her sisters the
whole time since she came to England
We want to answer this affidavit in ex-
teuso.'
Mr.. Newton Crane then urged there vas
Az AACSCSSAtJ " dIBuC L4lC SooC AcWs n
writ, he added. may issue and IN that
case 1t may be argued.
The judge in giving judgment. said:
II shall order the child to remain In Gus
tody OF her mother until Wednesday, on
the undertaking OF Mr.. Rose-Innes that
the child is produced in court"
Mr.. Rose-Innes gave the undertaking
and the proceedings ended. During the
hearing Mr.. William H. Perot was an in
terested spectator OF the fight for the
possession OF the child. occasionally
prompting counsel. Neither Mrs. Perot
nor any OF her friends were present.
Mr.. Perot's affidavit refers to Mrs. Per-
OTIS domicile as his house after her hus-
band went to Demerara, and the request
Of her sister-in-law that she move, owing
to the scandals she was creating. II also
deals with the alleged extravaganza. fin-
ancial difficulties and Judgment summons
for debts. Among the points raised. the
affidavit AYERS. Mrs. Perot has been a
patient Of a notorious doctor named Col
Inns. now undergoing ten years penal
servitude for causing the death Of q Lon
don society lady, Mrs. UziellL