The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-14

/ iclsl.anG'S efforts to get their child
| from her.
entered the carriage which Iore then bach
! To- st. Louis
The Incident Of ti,o pur~3!; of Doctor Ed
wards forms en interesting chapter III the
long siege Of litigation IT, which Mr and
Mrs. Edwards have been tho pr!rc'pTss.
For two years Mrs Edv a-ds and her has
hand have been engaged il a legal war
for the possession Of their only child. The
contest began IN Texas and gradually drift
ed 10 81. Louis. whore g. has wdged for
more ,flan a ysar. I-ntil last Saturday Mrs.
Edwards had succeeded in retaining the
child ro;wI;h-tanGing that her husband Sc
cured an order from a Texas court making
him the custodian.
When Judge "ithrCw made ais order Civ
ing the custody or the child to Doctor Ed
wards Of Tarrant County. Texas. the
mother seemed raconcilcd. The Court stat
ID that a reasonable time should be allowed
before thr child should be taken from her
mother. MIS- Edwards and her daughter.
accompanied by her attorney and Deputy
Sheriff Gustav Fins, went to the residence
%, N.Y. Edwards mother Mrs. u. j.
Swartw wood. No. 2i26 Pine street. Doctor
Edwards called later with q carriage and
proposed, Mrs. Edwards states. that they
drive. TO his hotel with the child. Mrs EI-
wards ard her daughter entered tine ear
riaGy. accompanied by Doctor Edwards and
the Deputy. and started downtown. The
cayriagc was driven To Uniur Station This
was abou; . D. IN On SATURDAY. Attorney
Goldsmith said that he had bren told that
Doctor Edwards would not leave the city
until p.
Doctor Edwards made n" excuses. but
took q train 10 kirkwood. MIS-. Edwards
I.r child yuOl-by and returned. IN
tears TO her mother
After a. Writ.
Her lawyer had in the nIrautim" Ic-niN'i
e. regain the child If he had 20 10 to Texas
to fight the case. lie had no idea That
Doctor Edwards would make such an cary
start until Deputy sheriff Pms !ntornleo
him of the departure.
Mr. Goldsmith went at onc' - Ms.
Sy.art woods house and SAW Mrs. Edwards
She lold him what rad happened ana he
argued that Doctor Edwards w1Ul1 get OF
., Kirlxwood and either come back tO the
rttv and take 4 train for Texas thai Ec
v,,ull wait until night and take tran -
Kans.s CITY tn" attorney went "yt tn
Judga Withrow's res'i3enc" in Westminster
Mace and eudeayorcd 10 induce the J'idte
TO allow him To- take an appeal and h'e
a supersedeas bond. hat iae Judge was
firm. stating that tit 'aHe "dS !Ic' AI az
pc:. liable one
The attorney then returned 10 MIS-. Swart-
woods house and he ani Mrs. Edwards
drove TO No. 27A Washington boulevard
the residence of Judge Henry ". Bond of
tn, court Of Appeals. They found Judae
BOND on the front porch. Ii WAS then
about o. m Attorne: Goldsmith explained
the situation ard asked !eav" to file an ap-
rlicatiou for n writ Of habeas corpus Til"
Judsa agreed to take the matter up in va
ca ton and made an order on Doctor ~
wards to show cause why the VIII Sh' ;ilH
not be issued rsturilahie iue@A.sN h2ttl'ls
In the Court of Appeals, the Jurisdiction of
when extends to St Louis County.
Armed with the order. Attorney 6"ttSntih
vent 10 No .gJS Ho-ton place. the residence
of John Murphy. Clerk of :he Court Of Ap-
paaIs Il being necessary 20 pre- ts"nt the mat
ter to the clerk in order 10 laakr II 'e5.t!-
ZION 10 be on the lookout should Doctor
edwards decide 20 return TO the city
Race Against Time.
Mr.. Goldsmith was fortunate in finding
Mr. Murphy at home and the matter was
Quickly adjusted. II was then : :. and
he could NOT get a car going down town. as
the Suburban cars did not run east after
7 T. m. and there nc livery stable
near by where he could hire carriLc@-.
He learned that car went east NJ y. nj.
to take the police who were on guard at the
power house Of the Suburban read at lDd-
lamont TO their homes doan town. The
attorney asked permission to he allowed -
ride on yle trian ard AT first he re-
fused. When he explained that II yssiS a
race to save mother from being stfla-
rated from, her child the attorney was d.
lowed 30 ride. After visit to Airs. Swart-
woods he took a carriage and was driven
~ Cniau Station.
Meantime Mrs Edwards had nct ne,n
idle. On arriving a: Union Station sh,
called up the station agent at kirxwc,.
ard asCsrtained that an Old gentleman aid
& little girl had gotten off . train there
and she was sure the man was Doctor Ed