Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-16
WANTS ORDER ANNULtED
MRS. HEIsE APPEALS FOR POSSES
SION OF HER DAUGHTER.
Claims She Never Intended to Forever
Relfnquish the Chiid-Ha~band
I'm south Africa.

Somewhat of a romance is recited in a
bill in equity filed this afternoon. by which
Louise Heise seeks to have the supreme
Court of Che District of Columbia review Il
cause heretofore disposed of. and restore to
her the custody1ef her little daughter. Mrs.
Heise is the wife of Wilhelm Heise, at
present a resident Of Cape Town, South
Africa. The couple have two children liv-
Ing, boy named William and the girl re-
ferred to. named Gertrude.
1t is explained that, with Mrs. Heise's
knowledge and consent her husband, TAX
ing with him the boy William, sailed for
Germany In November. 1888 in quest Of
employment. The understanding was that
If successful he was to send for his wife
and Gertrude, If not he and William were
to return to Baltimore and rejoin them.
Soon after the departure of her husband.
according to Mrs. Heise, she heard all sorts
OF bad rumors about his conduct in this
country and on the sea voyage. Aroused
thereby, she wrote an angry letter to her
husbands sister in Berlin. When the sister
upbraided Mrs. Heise's husband he became
angry and left for South Africa. For sew
eral months Mrs. Heise did not hear from
him.
Being compelled to work for living, says
Mrs. Heise, she had letter written to Mr..
Mllllam +. Teats and his wife, Margaret
NJ ieats, OF this city, Offering to put Ger
should have either returned sent the
money for her and her little daughter 10
JON him. Later, according to Mrs. Heise,
she signed a document, assuming that 1t
merely authorized the Teats to have the
control and custody of Gertrude until the
return of the latter's father, his provid-
ing the means for his wife and daughter to
join him. Mrs Heise declares that never
Tor one single moment did she entertain the
thought of separating from her child for
ever, absolutely and irrevocably
Hears From Her Husband.
Soon after turning Gertrude over to the
care of the Teats, Mrs. Heise goes on to
say. she received very loving letter from
| her husband from Cape Town, followed by
! others. in which the wish was expressed
| that he might soon be able to be reunited
with his wife and Gertrude
| 1t develops that the agreement MENTION
ed, signed by Mrs. Heise, was the basis on
winch a decree was passed by the court
| legaliZing the adoption of Gertrude Heise
| py william F. Teats and his wife, ana
| making the little one their heir-at-law the
| same as If the child had been born to them,
| and changing its name from Heise to Teats.
| Mrs. Heise explains that her husband in
SlstS they can never become reunited unless
| she takes little Gertrude with her to join
| MIN; that he is now ready to send the
| money for their journey to Berlin, where
| ne IS to assume the business of his father
| When she. acquainted the Teats with the
| situation, the Sth instant, Mrs. Heise says
| ana offered them reimbursement for their
| expenses incurred for little Gertrude since
| June. 1899 they not only very brusquely re-
| fused to give her up, but Mr.. Teats eiacu-
| lated that all the power or the money OF
| Germany wouldanot avail him to give UP
| the child"
| Mrs. Heise appeals to the court to restore
| Gertrude to her. The petitioner is repre-
scented by Attorney VIM. L. EIterich.