Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-22
Little Nellie McBee Will Have
a Good Home.
WELL CARED FOR HERE
But Her Surroundings Not Entirely
Conducive to Pr0gress-Her
Father Consents.

Garrette McBee. who was cited to APP
pear in Judge Clancy's court today and
show cause why he should not surrender
possession of 12-year-old Nellie McBee.
confessed the petition for a writ OF
habeas corpus this morning and gave the
child into the custody of the Associated
Charities, the managers of which have
found a good home for the girl in the
Bitter Root valley.
Although known as Nellie McBee, that
is not her correct name, but by reason
of the fact that she has made her home
with the McBee family since the death of
her mother, about nine years ago, she is
called McBee. AS stated a few days ago,
Mrs. McBee died a few months ago. She
! left no living children of her own. Nell
lie was then sent to Deer Lodge, but sub
sequently she returned to the home of
MIR. McBee, in the southeastern part of
this city. Some of Mr.. McBee's neigh
! bors thought it not exactly right for the
little girl to be living as she was, and
! called the attention of the Associated
Charities to 1t. 1t was through the man.
ayers of the Charities that the habeas
corpus proceedings We're commenced.
In the county attorneys office today
McBee said his opposition to the taking of
the child was due solely to q misunder-
standing on his part Of the object sought
to be attained. When the county attor-
ney and Mr.. MACPHERSON, the latter of
the Associated Charities, called Upon him
a few nights ago and spoke about the
child he was then under the impression
that they were interceding in behalf of
some Of the Missouri cousins Of the child,
who had threatened to steal her from
him. but since he had learned what was
really being done he would offer no OBJ
lection to the move. He realized. he
said, the fact that in his present circum-
stances he could not give the child as
good a home as he would like, and he
would therefore consent to her being
placed in a better one. All he wanted to
know was that she was being treated
properly.
The little girls appearance in court in
dicated that McBee had dom as we'll by
her as he could. She was neatly dressed.
She is quite small for her age and
younger looking than she really is. In
answer to a question from Mr.. Con-
molly If she would like to nave a better
home. she smiled and said she would.
She had no complaint to make against
McBee. and if she had one she belongs to
the class of girls that would make it
without much ceremony. She said she
had attended school from the time she
was 6 years old until her mother (Mrs.
McBee) died. being in the Fifth reader.
xiv : q SSIISlDlC XIII, dlu as NICE
as a new dollar. The family with which
she will make her home is one of the
finest in Montana, and she will no doubt
be we'll cared for and schooled by it.
There are children in the family, but
they are grown and do not stay at home
all the time. The lady of the household
has been looking for a girl like Nellie fo,
several weeks and will doubtless be much
pleased with her adopted daughter.
The contest over the probate of the will
of the late Charles Quinn was commenced
in earnest in Judge Clancy's court this
morning. The principal contestant. F. B.
G. Goodwin. a nephew of the dead man.
is being represented by Charles O'Donnell
and John N. Kirk. while Bernard Quinn,
a brother of Charles, who claims that un-
der the conditions of an alleged will all
the dead mans property belongs to him.
is having his side presented by COtter &,
Mediation. The estate is valued at about
$4,000. The contestants claim that the
brothers, many years ago, made a Joint
will in which it was explicitly agreed that
when one died the surviving brother
should have the property of the other,
but in case one married the will was to
become null and void. Bernard married
a few years later, and about three years
ago Charles died. Then Bernard present.
ed a will, claiming it to have been the
last one made by Charles. and asked that
it be admitted to probate. It was dated
November %, 1884, and cut off each of the
brothers and sisters, save Bernard, with
the princely sum of SIS. To Bernard he
-aId I!M Gun o. Su!pIoooe 'Su!ulHLaAe lIsJ
| sented. but the heirs thought different
and protested the probate of the docu-
ment.
The jury that will decide the case Is
composed Of Robert NJ. Campbell, Pat
rick Haryav Taroac Nonuhta~ ~ q III
brook, Ernest Rodgers, Joh Morgan, J.
Kincaid, M. H. Sanders. w. E. Schwein-
fest. r. C. Levin, Dan Cameron and
Dudley c. Smith.
In Judge Lindsay's court today two
cases We're dismissed as settled and one
tried. Those dismissed were William
Phillips VS.. the Boston & Montana Mining
company and L.. F.. Scott VS.. Tim Har-
and others. The suit tried was
that of Russell s. Fuertado against Isa-
dore Pincus. 1t INVOLVE title to a store.
The jury decided hat Fuertado's claim
to ownership laid over that held by
Pincus.
In the matter Of the application of the
youngstown Mining for a re-
moval of the suit of Miles Finlen VS.. the
company and others to the United States
circuit court. Judge Lindsay set the hear
ing Tor Saturday.
Frank e. Corbett has filed in the dis |
trict court a claim for 500, 900 against the
interest in the Davis estate held by Henry
A. Root. Ellen S. Cornue. Marie Cum
mings, Elizabeth Ladd and Louise Dun
bar for services alleged by him to have
been rendered as an attorney in their
battle for a share of the property. In
the document he states that his services
We're worth the amount named. hut 50