Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-02
She Il Also Adjudgsd Insane and Is
Given Into Her Fathers
Custody.
Reconciliation Between Father and
Daughter in Court-Wilken.
sons Case


guardian. and returned to her home;
Mr. Gordon and his brother. accom-
panied by Mary and Deputy Sheriff
Jones, started for Chillicothe over the
Burlington road yesterday. Their. was
no attempt to secure habeas corpus
writ to prevent her return to Missouri
and there will be no appeal from the
finding of the commission. 1t was an
nounced that Immediately upon her ar
rival Mary will be sent to ST. Joseph's
Academy, in st. Joseph, Mo-. there to
receive medical treatment and moral
discipline.
The finding rendered by the commits
sion was all that Mary's father had
asked. Scott Miller, his attorney. told
the commission in the final hearing thai
what he wanted was that the GIN
should be returned to Missouri that
once they got her into that state they
would take their chances with her hus-
band and would fight It out with him
either in Missouri or Iowa as the Cir
cumstances demanded.
Mary commenced to weaken yester-
day and before she left for honla had
made overtures to her father The first
evidences came yesterday morning
when she was taken before the com
missioners for personal examination
and was questioned by DR.. Welding. He
mad not proceeded a great way until
she broke down and began TO cry.
When she had in a measure regained
her self control she said that she would
be willing to return to Missouri II her
tfel would consent to the dismissal
| of the perjury cases at OttumWa
against WILKINSON, to whom she was
married, and Davis. Her attorney,
Jesse Miller. sought out Scott Miller
and A. II. chamberlain, attorneys for her
father. and made this proposition tic
them.
Mr. Miller acted as spokesman. He
said: No, sab, Well not dismiss any
thing We didn't come up 5heah to com
promise matteahs but to fight themsto
a finish. We propose, sab, to put those
lfellahs in the penitentiary and IL Mary
.goes back with us 1t will be because
she has to. She has got to yield every
\ point. What is noah, we are not thru
yet. AS soon as We returun to Mis-
souah we propose to get out a warrant
1 for the arrest OF Mrs. Rowland, or Bar
kall, or Morris, or whatevah her name
may be, for abduction. and If we can
| get her into Missouah I assuah you we
will land her in the peniteniary. She
is the guiltiest one ii, the batch and we
want her..
When Mary was advised Of this ulti-
matum she had nothing to say but to
make brief responses to the questions
put to her, but her whole demeanor
was as Of one about ready to surrender
Internationally.
i When DR.. Welding informed her that
he was satisfied that she lacked judg-
ment and will power to such an ex-
ltent as to place her in the category Of
1.-The insane, she broke down again and
lit was with considerable effort that
5he finally succeeded In controlling herr
Iself.
/ AT 10 O'clock the commission con-
|cluded its deliberations and reached its
|conclusion by i unanimous vote Scott
Miller was the first one to be notified
of the finding and went into the room
where Mary was and told her what II
meant. adding that under the circum-
return to her home without further
trouble.
Mary arose as he came in and, walk
ling down her face, held out her hand
Ito him and said .sAr. Miller. u be-
.llieye you You are the best friend ]
have got.
Mr. Niller's reply was: q am glad
Iplease me more II you could say 1t to
Mary, and would give up his all Ii he
4 4 uSi1 I, dive
lection for him and would return home
with him and try to live this down
4 The girl paused moment and then
Hooking up said: Il believe pa does
Hove me and love him. am not
afraid to say 1t.
At this juncture Mr. Gordon walked
ward him, extending har hand as he
Icame. her face wreathed in smiles. The
old man stopped. surprised, then great
tears trlckleI down his face as he took
1.-THE outstretched hand and drew the
child toward him to embrace her. Not
a word passed between them at this
Itime. 1t was not an occasion for worda.
hut the expressions on their faces
spoke volumes.
/ Mary then went away with deputy
ISIiStlll . hAsSt
Idinner paired to the office of her at
torney, Mr.. Jesse Miller. where a short
conference was held. The result Of this
WAS decision not to appeal and at
O'Clock they were driven to the depot to
take the train for home.
Scott Miller remained in Des Moines
until last evening and before he went
away discharged every cent Of the In
debtedness incurred by reason of the
ihearing. He also secured possession of
Mary's clothing and took 1t with him
TO Missouri last night.
! Before going away Mr.. Miller said to
a reporter: 1T is our intention to ap-
lpear In Ottumwa next week to prose
/ cute the cases against WILKINSON and
Smith. We will bring number OF Wit
nessas with us from Chillicothe to sub
Istantiate the charge that the girl is not
OF age and that perjury was committed
when oath to the effect was made be-
fore the clerk Of courts to obtain the
marriage license We are also going az
ter Mrs. Rowland. or whatever her name
Iie. IL there Ii such q thing AZ reaching
her, and we think there Il. i 8
g prcpQse to send Mary 10 HI. To-
ssph's acadesay soon asese or return