The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-28
FOSTER MOTHER AGAINST RIGHT
PARENTS.
Little Girl Wept Bitterly When
Thought She Was to be Given Back
to Her Mother.

story of human interest was told
at the police station this morning. The
cause of the affair being made public
was the attempt upon the part of a
father and mother to secure possession
of their offspring whom it is claimed
they had practically deserted for the
last six years.
About . o'clock q Chinese woman
carrying a baby on her back and lead
ing little boy and girl came into the
Office of Deputy High Sheritt CniIling-
worth and began to weep bitterly.
Deputy Harry Mossman was present
but as his linguistic accomplishments
do not include the Chinese tongue he
was at a loss to understand the reason
for the woman's sorrow. Officer Apana
was about the building so he was in
structed to learn what had brought the
woman and her children to the place.
Between her sobs, the woman told
very pitiful story. The little ~irl
| who was with her, was to be taken
away by its parents The Chinese wo-
man stated that about six years ago
when the child was a year old the
father of the little girl had given her
over to her care and she had paid him
$l9. Ah Moy was the name Of the
father and the mother was the native
! wife of All Moy. For six years the
Chinese woman had carefully reared
the child and given her the same home
! that she gave to her own flesh and
blood. During all of that time the ma
| tive mother had called but twice to in
quire for the little girl
The other day at the end of six years.
when the child was about seven years
| old, the father approached the Chinese
woman and offered to take the child
back He wanted to pay $40 for the
care and trouble which mad been be-
slowed upon the girl. The Chinese wo-
man rejected the offer and when she
heard that an attempt was to be made
/ to compel her to surrender the child
she hurried with it and her other chill
/ dren to the police station.
The Chinese woman showed real sor-
row and when she spoke of parting
with the little ~irl she sobbed as if he.
heart would break. The child herself,
seemed almost as much affected as
her foster mother. The little fellow
who had evidently been the iris play
mate since the children were infants,
sat on the edge of a chair and emitted
the most doleful howls that probably
had ever been heard in the police sta
tlon. Deputy Mossman was beside aim
self when the triple chorus Began and
tried to lock himself in the Office safe
but not having the combination he was
forced to swear and bear the noise.
BY some wild oscillations furious
as those of Toma Abe interpret ting,
Apana succeeded in quieting the crowd
and learning the cause of their trou-
BILE.
The woman was advised that it was
a civil case and not within the province
of the police, so she went away. The
Supreme Court has, it is said. ruled
that i'm a case like the present one the
foster mother is forced to surrender
the child on demand and recover in the
courts for it's care. 1t is possible that
the Chinese woman may consider how
ever that she purchased the child from
it's father when she paid him the SIS
, and she is it's owner in spite of the de.
mands of the father and mother for its
, DOSsessiOn