The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-07
Wealthy Widows Petit on In the Case
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New York. Mar. Mrs. Mary Augusta
Mott. Brooklyn widow with a fortune
Of $-oo.e1o. has petiuoned the Supreme
Court to Legally sanction her adoption OF
Charles II. Crane
Mr.. Crane Is twenty-six years old,
wealthy. and a member Of family
prominent in the social affairs o. Brook
lyn aud New York
While the adoption of minors Is a COM
mon legal proceeding there h no provi-
sion In the statutes for the adoption a
an adult. and Mrs. Mott Is not altOgether
confident that her petition viii be grant
ed.
In event OF the Supreme Courts refusal
to sanction the adoption an effort will bs
made TO have the Legislature pass
special enabling measure
Mrs. Mott. who Is nifty years old lives
IN handsome house At No. l35 B.ln-
bridge street. Mr. Crane lives there. too.
Mrs. Mott has no living children and ma
near kindred.
A romance lies behind the legal pro-
ceedings Mr. Crane was engaged 10
marry Mrs. Motts only daughter. Miss
Leola Rider Mott Three years ago. Just
before the tine set for the wedding. tho
young girl died The loss Of her daughter
affected Mrs Mott deeply.
1t had been arranged that after fha
wedding Mr.. Crane and his bride were %
live with her mother. Ars. Mott became
very much attached 20 the young man.
who has never ceased grieving over tho
loss OF his affianced. Mutual grief vas
the basis OF the attachment existing be-
tween the mother and the young man
After her daughters death Mrs. Nfott
urged Mr.. Crane 10 make her house his
home. and he has done 50
The wording OF the petition FOR adop-
ton filed with the Brooklyn suprcfns
Court by Mrs. Motifs attorney. David K
Case. OF the S. Paul Building. T. peeu-
lar IN view OF the fact that Sir. Crane
is a grown man banker a. No. % groad
street whore ne s. associated VITA bis
fathers firm Crane & Davidson.
In the petition Mrs. Mott says;
Your petitioner L. amply abie O. sup
port maintain ard educate sald Charles
H. Crane; that your petitioner can and
will surround said Charles II. Crane WITH
good moral and social influences and -
willing and consents q assume. and dos
assume and take upon hersslf al the du-
result from such adoption"
Mr Cranes fasher. John S Crane. Is q
member ~ the Sew YORK Stock Tx
change ard q man Of eaasiderahle wealth.
He Ilves al NO q west ElghtysarEt
street Manhattan. Young Cranes mofh-
er r. not living lie has three sisters.
bat no brother Tfls father ard sisters "a
not oppose the adoption plan.
For several years young Crane vas a
member II the Twenty Regiment a
Brooklya and distiuEgiHhed himself many
time sin thc athletic events he'd "a ths
armory. lie was also prominent la ths
social Affairs ~ the regiment
Prior -. her daughter death Mrs. M8fs
hal intended leaving su q her fartuae q
the young people. One ~ ere objects &
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