The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-27
MOT her BEREFT.
Casey Takes His Children
From His Wife When They
Are Two and a Half
Years Old.
SAYS SHE NECLECTS THEM
She Has Not Seen One Son for
Nine Years Second Re-
moved Monday.

moved Monday.
A case of domestic infelicity, caused by
a husbands strange conduct in regard to
| his children has just come to the notice
| of the authorities. A few days ago Mrs.
| Mary Casey. of No. 80 Grand street. ap-
peared in the First Criminal Court and
| applied to Justice Hoos for assistance in
| her effort to regain possession of two
children whom she accused her husband
John of having taken away from her. She
said he gave her no explanation of their
| whereabouts or why he removed them
| from their home. Justice Hoos referred
Mrs. Casey to Chief of Police Murphy, to
| whom she told strange story
| She said she had been married to Casey
| for eighteen years and was the mother of
| thirteen children. She and her husband
! have always lived together. But three of
the children are now alive. They are
| Charles, twelve years old; John, three
years old, and Mary, three months old.
| When Charles was two and one-half
years old, nine years ago, Mr.. Casey took
him out 'for a walk one day." and he re-
turned alone on the following day. When
Mrs. Casey asked where the child was her
| husband told her it was in good hands
where it would be properly cared for, and
that she would never see it again. Mrs.
| Casey has never seen her boy since
Charles at the time was the only child
| alive and the light of his mothers eyes,
! she said. The separation so affected her
! that she became i'll and was taken to an
| hospital, where she remained for seven
/ bn ~ pI
begged for the child, but it was not re-
| turned.
| Three years ago John was born and the
| mother hoped that her first born would
be returned to her. But she hoped in
| vain. Then she appealed to God in
prayer and nightly, she said, burned
| candles on the alter of the church, pray
| ing for her lost one. John is three years
old today, but there is no birthday cele-
| bration at the home of the distracted
| mother, because John is not there.
| After John was dressed last Sunday his
father took him for walk. The two
were away all night. On Monday Mr..
| Casey returned home alone.
| Where is John?', Mrs. Casey asked
HE is on the stoop down stairs" re-
| piled the husband.
| Mrs. Casey went downstairs but could
not find the child. She was greatly ex-
cited because she feared John would be
! taken from her as was Charles. A hur-
ried search of the neighborhood failed to
reveal any trace of the missing youngster
| and Mrs. Casey returned home and again
| asked where the boy was. She received
no answer. Though living together no
word has passed between husband and
wife since Sunday.
| Mrs. Casey says that her husband has
| told her that when the infant Mary be-
comes two and a half years old, she too,
VIII be taken away to join her brothers.
When Mrs. Casey had told her story
Mr.. Casey was interviewed. He said that
he took the children away because the
mother neglected them He said she was
| without any thought for the future of her
children. NO effort was made by her to
form proper foundation for their edu-
cation. They were permitted to go about
| dirty and unkempt. They were not kept
off the streets. They ran wild and were
permitted to associate with the worst
| class of boys in the city. These facts Mr.
| Casey said he had noticed. The children
he said, were likely to develop into use
| less citizens and criminals. This gave
Mr.. Casey much worry and he had no
| peace of mind when away from his
| family, always fearing that some catas-
| trophe would occur. He was compelled
| to work every day and the constant worry
| and fear for his children began to tell on
his physical condition, so that he was
| forced to take the steps he did
The police have investigated the case
| and have found that the children are in
Orange with relatives of Mr.. Casey They
have a good home and are well cared
! for. Charles, the Oldest, is bright boy,
who attends school every day. His
knowledge of his mother is so slight that
he has no desire to know more of her.
/ He has the utmost confidence in his IA
| ther and is perfectly happy.
The mothers appeal has led Chief Muir
| ply to investigate fully and he will do
] whatever is possible in the matter to ar
range more friendly relation between
1 Mr. and Mrs. Casey. 1t is unlikely that
any legal steps will be taken to force
the father to give the children into the
custody of the mother.
Mr.. Casey is highly esteemed by his
neighbors. Many of them say his action
| was justified and was best for the chill
aren Ills reputation lS eAceiieiit Heie
and in New York where he is in business
at No. 73 Pine street. He is carpen-
ter
Mrs. Casey was seen in her home this
morning by News" reporter. The fam
lily occupies two rooms, which are dirty
and i'll kept. They have every appearance
of neglect and are cherries. Mrs. Casey
wept as she told her story, with her in
fant Mary in her arms. She had just re-
turned from Police Headquarters, where
what was being done in the case. She
has little hope of the return of the chill
dren.