The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-19
aaron Shawl and His Wife's Hus-
bands Again in Court.
% OBTAIN CARE OF Chill DIRE N.
,.-er Husband of Mrs. Bowling,
Arv~siug Her Present Relations
unIawfuI, Commences Action 20
4 0ntafn Charge of Their Daugh-
sevs-Hfstory of the Complications
Ar1sing From Many Marriages.

aaron Shawl. at present resident OF
as-et,@ commenced an action In the SUI
~sr4or court yesterday TO secure, by writ
q habeas corpus. the custody OF his two
S,,or daughters. now under the control
= THAR mother. The proceedings
sssn~ no again the troubles OF a
~wtiv whose matrimonial experiences
.. 40 peculiar as to have excited great
s.9erest IN the former litigation concern
~ them.
me application for writ which was
MA yesterday recites that Shawl and the
rsotheY OF his children, who Is now known
= Mrs John Bowling. lived together as
nan and wife in California for many
years and that they were legally mar
- there In 1897. After the marriage IL
y alIeRed Mrs. Shawl left her home and
1plned Bowling, first living with him in
fhlifornia and then removing to this
eity. When she came here her two
AauKhters were brought with her Her
former husband. Shawl. now alleges that
= she Is living in open and notorious
adulfery with Bowling she is an unit
perSon to care for the children. ana asks
mat he be awarded the custody.
ChiIaren I'm custody.
On this showing Judge Benson yester-
day issued an order. directing the sheriff
ID bring the children into court at once
end also diracting that Mrs. Shawl. or
Mrs. Bowling as she IL now known, pre-
pare 70 show why they should not be re-
handed TO the custody OF Shawl. Deputy
GbefiR Il Ieyisee brought the children
n last evening and took them before
5nd8s jacobs, as Judge Benson. who
mAds the original order. was not at the
court house On Judge Jacobs direction
he children were remanded to the Gus
tedy Of the sheriff. and as no Mt place
~ their detention Is TO be found about
he court house they were removed to
~ House Of the Good Shepherd. This
norning they win be brought befor. Judge
slonson. and a hearing had on the order
mo allegations OF the petition which are
oavsn IN the foregoing do not tell the full
eeesy OF the case. Mrs Bowling
80 widow when she first met
nawi In this state. Shortly az
- My became acquainted they COM
nenced TO live together as husband and
N1fs about 1877 and two daughters were
Urn. ons IN 1883 and the other in 1891.
xeeee are the children whose custody Is
leW before the court. After tho parents
40 lived toRether In this state for some~
me the legislature passed law which
I'D the effect OF invalidatina common
Nv marriages. thus making their chill
MN iliegtimate They then removed To
CoNYornia, where the laws recognize re-
Mftons such as they sustained. and make
~ issue legitimate. as children ~ com
m law marriages
while they were living In California
~ Shawl left her husband for another
-, whose name does not appear in the
Eooent case at all, and lived with him
4 ~ pomc time. II ~ said that she also
u Qerried him, but that this marriage was
e.<lAred 20 be invalid. as under the laws
4 California her rehabilitation with shaw,
4 ~ made her legally his wife However
after nm interval. she returned TO her
oushanj and In order 10 quiet all his
efrnpies they were regularly married by
Amer this marriage the parties lived
to9ether for some time when Bowling
appeared on the scene. aud Mrs shawl
hss her husband AGAIN. going this time
With Bowling Shawl believed her 10 be
g undt person 70 care for his children
ehd made complaint to the local Cali
iesalA Society for the Suppression OF
N matter into the California courts. and
secured the appointment of a guardian
ior ths children. but their mother re-
mes.d them from the Jurisdiction OF the
Two Esiis.
puriax this time. with the attendant
htNAhan~ series OF questions to the
nsoaheF en thc witness stand put her In Il
pesFien where " che admitted that she
as MT married TO Shawl she would
y ~ admitted that she WAS married to
aus TIE records OF her subsequent mar
Aes WITH the other man would convict
~ % hlsAmy or these two evils, she
chose What seemed 10 her the lesser. aud
asasea hff marriage to Shawl.
Mhsn she left the state OF California
10 pawisnE her children we're I'm her
lsnnon hy the Society for the Suppress
sen * Cruelty 70 children had not been
M%mPsessa since her Alliance sith Dow
aeS 4 ehild haa been born to the couple.
s ~ NV esild Was q the court room with
ne mother pleaded With Judge Jacobs
e MAns her 10 retain the custody OF the
ao caakhtsFs until thls morning. say
rem them, Aui under Inc showing made
sne psendings which have been uled
ssAwl ths Judge took the only course
~ 70 BIN ana remAnded them 70 the
neAss ~ TIE Coed shepherd, where they
Ntfs cared Tor last night He stated
E.ssser, thar the mother should be al
sitss w Se s' w
me attempt 81 Shawl ~ obtain posses.
.as % she children viii doubtless be hlt.
sss.s soashts As Bowling and their meth
- WaAe every effort 20 retain them
ssis sshasl = eaaaiiy determined 70 %.
~ fawful easteiy ~ his offspring IL
understood that the father assiros Il
ne children IN sons xchaol whore
"A Naa Dc properly trained ard eaueas-
ire little sivis. Who ar. known ny ths
% hcwiinx, ere attending the seat.
y. ENsAie sSaeD3s sud when brought lnsn
FsstttdaY we're n@atfy attlre3 and
ssss 49, Petite semeanor. They gave
.asl fsNNon - the proceedings ana
- tAs miss'e ascisl0n ahiiasarhieAily
1910 tee nNwling eAhs geeaay ara
sS'as sasess with the deputy
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