The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-24
LEGAL BATTLE
over A Child
Mr.. CornweII Demands Gus
tody Of Daughter.
CASE in COURT HERE
Tried to Get Possession of Her.
Writ in Washington.
NO. ATTENTION PAID TO IT
The Little Ore's Grandmother aud aunt Came
on Home and Consulted Lawyers-Parsy
Was Returning from Wedding
ia Baltimore Where the
Child Acted as a
Flower Girl.

eve did not regard the writ of haoeas
corpus served on us in Washington Weu-
nesday evening"" said Mrs. Elizabeth >.
AIorrissey last night at her home NO.
.4o4 North Tenth Street. but boarded our
train and came straight here and lald
he facts before our lawyer, Mr. Harry
Smith, who now has the matter IN
charge.
The writ to which Mrs. Morrissey re
ferrcd was served upon her ana her
daughter, Miss Mamie y. MorrisseS.
Wednesday afternoon as they passed
through Washington. ] demaresu ,,a. w.
they produce in the District supreme
Court the infant child of Burt +. Corn
we'll, of that city, a son-ln-laW OF MIS-.
Morrissey.
TELEGRAM WAS SENT.
The writ was rcturnahe yesterday
morning, but instead Of the child being
produced the following telegram from
the law firm of Smith, Moncure & Cor
don, Of this city, was sent:
Hon. A.s.C! Bradley, Justice of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, Washington, D. C.:
Writ of habeas corpus from your nom
zorable court was served on our clients
this afternoon at the depot while passing
through Washington and was not received
tENH us unG1l IO-QlSIlL- hdltcl ol 'StoIods
of the infant Clara T.. Cornweil. has
been determined by the Chancery Court
of Richmond where the infant resides,
and cause is still pending in that court
to which petitioner applied. We must
respectfully ask time to present the mat
ter to your court, which will be done as
soon as a copy of records can be oo-
.tatned-no longer, we think, than forty
eight hours.
SMITH, MONCURE & GORDON.
Attorneys, for sMorrisseys.
Since the transmission Of this telegram
there have. been no. further steps taker.
here so far as the Morrisseys knew last
WENT TO WEDDING
''When the paper was served on us in
Washington Mrs. AIorrissey said, '.the
child was present, as she had gone with
us to Baltimore to be a flower girl at the
| marriage of my son there on Tuesday
The child's mother who was Mrs.
Morrissey's daughter, died here about
two years ago. and since that time the
infant has been in her grandmother S
custody.
Mrs. Morrissey said last night that
there had never heen any objection on her
part to the father having his little one
until last May, when he wrote her a let
ter from Washington saying the girl had to
be produced at his home within ten days
or he would go into the courts.
Il was surprised and offended at this
STEP she said, "and wrote saying he
could do as he liked about the matter,
and as result of his effort to get pos
session of the child the matter is in the
Chancery Court.
The grandmother had nothing unllind to
say concerning Mr.. Cornwell
The little girl was present during the
conversation and seemed tp understand
all that was being said.
MIR. CORNWELL'S SIDE.
The following special was received last
right from Baltimore:
Burt p. Cornwell, of Washington,
who instituted nabeas corpus proceed
ings to gain possession of his daughter,
Clara Elizabeth, is now in Baltimore.
The little girl came here yesterday from
Richmond to act as flower girl for the
NIorlisey- Milholland wedding, and it was
while she was going. home with her
aunt that the writ was served in Wash
| nlgton.
| MIR CornwciI said tonight: I offered
| to let. her grandmother and aunt have
| the child during six months of the year
| but that did not satisfy them. I WI
surely set possession of her if it becomes
necessary to take the matter to the
United States Supreme Court. Since
| tried to get possession of her about eight
months ago. they have taught her tc
| shun me, and even told her not to kiss
| me. am able and willing to take care
/ of he child as long as she lives