The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-08
GoIdie Fern Taken From Her
Sobbing Mother.
FIGHT LASTED AL DAY
Interesting Proceedings Draw
Large Crowd TO Court House.

be given into the custody Of her mother
or to her father. Judge Wilson gave hel
into the custody Of her father, and wa.
endorsed in giving such a decision by &
crowded court room of people. The large
mass OF Wichita people in attendance
stayed till the last. which was nearly
/ o'clock. The father left last night with
Goldie Fern for his home at Newcastle
Indiana, where she will be given over
into the care Of his mother. The mother
Of Goldie Fern left the court room Sob
bling for the loss Of her baby and quietly
went back 10 the place where she is
staying in this city, in the second block
on North Waco avenue. The habeas
corpus proceedings brought by the father
for the possession OF his little f-year-old
daughter was the case settled by Pro-
bate Judge Wilson yesterday. The trial
was very interesting throughout and in
tensely fascinating TO all who stepped
into the room. as could be proven by the
fact that they did not leave the room
when once inside. Attorneys Helm OF
Wichita and Marlin of Eureka represent
ed the applicant or father, while Claude
Stanley OF this city and Jas. Shultz OF
Eureka represented the mother The ar
guments made by both Helm and Shultz
were most impressive, as they bore upon
the most delicate and dearest things in
life. The mothers character was all
that the trial pertained TO. 1t was
brought to prove that she was not the
proper person to have the care OF the
baby.
The mother was beautiful, as she sat
there alone. Her hair, eyes and long
lashes are OF a jet black shade. Her skin,
without blemish to mar it, is of olive
tints. Her whole figure is. that of a
mother who has always been in the best
circumstances. The tears came softly
over her cheeks as the testimony was
given from the stand. hut did not detract
from her beauty; and anyone on first
stepping into the court would have pit
led from the bottom Of his heart the dis
tracted little woman as she bent her
head on her hand in tears. Afar off in
another part Of the room stood the
father, the baby in his arms. With per-
feet contentment she was playing with
a coin, while tie battle was being waged
over her possession. The couple are very
young looking. although both are border
ing on 90 years of age.
At 20 o'clock the trial began and H.
". Miller. an officer of the police de-
partment was placed upon the stand
He testified that one night less than a
month ago ne was calles up into the
rooms over 254 North Main street by a
rumpus that was going on. He found
Frank Jackson and another man intoxi-
Gated in the hall. Mrs. Linton, witness
said, came out OF her room and when
witness asked if he should arrest the two
drunken men. she said that Jackson
was her friend and that she would take
care Of him. Miller testified that he
knew that Mr.. Jackson and Mrs. Linton
had been living together as man and wife
without having been married.
Jas. Cairns and Police Matron Shields
testified as TO the character OF the place
in which Mrs. Linton was living.
Billy Allen testified when placed on the
stand of having seen Mrs. Linton and
Josie James in wine room together
Josie James was next placed on the
stand and testified that she herself was
rot of a good character. and that she
had been out on the street with Mrs. Lin
ton. but that the latter person had not
done anything of a wrongful nature while
she was with her.
c. A. Smith and Clara Smith were put
on the stand one after the other and told
practically the same story. It was of
the running away of Goldie Fern from
the keystone hotel Of which they are
propretors. They gave the same account
of the affair as was printed in the Eagle
Of June 3. which told Of the little midg,
cts trip across the railroad tracks over
into the eastern part Of town. distance
Of a mile and a half from her starting
place. They both testified that the moth
or. Jackson. another woman and man
had taken two rooms in the hotel on the
third Of last month In the afternoon
the mother went TO the park for a drive.
leaving Goldie Fern with the other wo-
man. who. II seems. was her sister. The
sister lay down 10 sleep and the baby
picked MP her hat and took in the town.
That night the four people left the hotel
and nothing more was seen of them by
witness.
Mrs. Linton was now put on the stand
and denied most OF the statements given
by the preceding witnesses. She denied
those things that were TO her detrimeat.
Tor the most part. That which she did
not deny was that jackson had given
her money. for she needed the same. and
that he had been her friend all the time.
even when in Eureka. she said that one
night when he came TO her room drunk
she allowed him 10 sleep or his intoxica-
ton partly. and then he went down
stairs bat she denied that she had lived
with him. She testified that when she
found out that the place where so was
staying was not Of good character she
moved. she denied the episode At the
Keystone hotel
Mrs Sprouts was the next witness
called She is the woman thai lives N
the same house with Mrs. Linton on
North Waco avenue She testified that
Jackson had not been living with Mrs.
Linton 50 far IS she knew. she said that
DE had come 20 see her often but THAI
was an she had any knowiedSe o.
John Hale. who keeps the place M -
North Main street was 4 very innor-
taut witness. he was srhroeuaed. but.
although The papers were served Hale
didnt appear in court yesterday. He IS
liable for conte-apt.
Mr- ShulIz Of Hureka made TIRE argu-
ment Tor Mrs. Lintons riEhts 10 the
ohtd. re declared that al The evidence
showed thar she had some astrav. but he
said th4t she was IS Cns1nbisyicated as q
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