The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
MOTHER ASKS
FOR HER CHILD
A
wife Of Bigomist Tells H0" LIT
tie One Waa Taken.
sanusi NAY BE PROSECUTED
-F-
SAD STORY OF WRECKED LIVES
IS UNFoLDED.
,aOusE NAY BE PROSECUTED

oHE INSTITUTION or court pro
.Hrgs Yesterday to restore little
] ,m5rs5 shou=e 90 her mother has
+- s-ts a story Of loving
[- 5-raa of her chLr through a
and 9+ tva women whose lives
ben wrecked through the perhdy
The little girl is the daugh-
~ John sh5use. the self-confessed
-fs- who IS n5w being sued for
br the saIr Lake victim of his
.vs.Hgrs. The wife now wants
,-ssaf prosecuted for bigamy.
m proceedings were commenced at
s,s,.ret1H of the mother Mrs.
800 n Sr use of Omaha who for
--ss MAST has been searching for her
FL rrs unable T. get the slightest
If her until ShOUse's bigamOus
--,gs with Miss Jessie HOpwOUd
made known iu the papers At
sr ~ r. WeuIess. who has Sc
Fl rirHr of attorney for the child,
..r.-e5 witt of habeas corpus
-r+re father and the sisters Of ST.
800 academy. where she has been
-, bv her father. 10 bring the little
Fl i-f5 court on April S, when there
be- a hearing of the matter.
rs ffa pauti0a for the writ it IS set
f-r that the child was taken from
fa mother 0n May l9. 1901 by the
fbsr under false approximations, and
h.. been uulaWfully imprisoned and
En- concealed from her mother ever
--s III also sets forth that Shouse
irr'ses in r.0tous living, associates
.rs women of had character and is
prHfv OF bieamy Airs. ShOuse claims
.tsr she is able 10 care for the HID
sr5 asks TO- De given charge Of her.
Trs writ vas served yesterday after
asn -g0n Tie respondents named.
How Child Was Taken Away.
The story of how the child was spir-
lied away FROM her home, and the
5ssrt-br0ken mother. left in the most
.--itenad circumstances. searched in
ta.1 5r her loved one, ig best told in q
haze. written by Mrs Sh0use 10 Mrs.
Elizabeth H0pw0od IT this city, the
mother Of ShGTse's salt Lake victim. /
The letter says.
so doubt you are surprised to be I
addressed by a stranger. but 1 have I
just found out by the newspapers that /
John Shouse is in salt Lake City, and |
my precious little daughter Mildred is /
there Also that be married your
daughter last autumn. John and I I
were living together and had no quar- [
reI up TO May 49, 1901, when he came [
home and told me 20 get Mildred ready. /
i1r hs wanted 90 give her a street car /
u-e Tie took her away that day and I
J have been searching for her every /
where since. I write to you to let me I
know What he has done with her since /
Dis separation from yoW daughter
HAS Mildred The care and everything
che needs? Does she worry for me- .
Could you help me ln any way to get
Der back 90 Omaha? / have not the [
money TO come TO get her, for ] have
% go out and sew for a living. John f,
l-lt He and my 6-mOnths-Old boy with /
olt penny. He drew his wages from /
H5aslnls here and sold az the best !
my furniture and left before L 1
3eW Dc.
lolr daughter did well TO get away (
iloD him as soon as she did because /
DE- bore a bad character here and never /
Eai provided Tor me or the children. 4
Ht slt into sCrares with fast Women /
a11 spent most of his money on them. ]
Ao not lei John ShOuse know I wrote 1
" you or know where he is. because = {
am so afraid I viii never. get darling {
Mildred then II YOU can help Ere i'm i
-Al way % get her, please do so. 3
-A al alone except my baby, and I
lave no relations.
MRS. JENNIE r. SHOUSE."
Prosecution is Asked.
Later a similar letter was received /
?! Attorney Wanless. implorIng him
70 assist her In getting her child again.
sa7 also begged the attorney to Law 4
.ae matter before the county authori- 1
US here and have them prosecute
s-'lse on a b.gamy charge to prevent
.-l from vicumizing any more unsus-
Ge,.-g women.
Guy. -'' "aniess accordingly had papers
= -rI 10y Mrs. ShOuse. giving him
..7-- Oh attorney for the child. ana if
-..s Proceedings De has instigated sue
~ ~. 10 securing the liberty of the Httle
- De F'i take her and see that she
8 ,.z,lLn5d TO the mother.
'-t. Ndnless visited Mildred NJ ~
--' academy yesterday and there
pa, a pathetic scene when She was
may she would be- taken back tc
~. mother. The tears weUed INTO her
se- eyes, and her childish frame
800. VITA soos as she nestled i'm the I
$50. .5- slPerior.s lap ana whisnered her
'-l- S name. There were other owes
s... '-'el pore traces of tears as the
r4rSS W. lAe separation Of mother and
'.- was unto.ded by the attorney.
Father Told Piuful Falsehood
,. '-7 sister superior .heu told the story
~" tae child was received INFO tbe
t--- ,asousa sympathy for the fa-
y.f5-.--.--,, ,..l @ p-Jiful story that de-
s-..t- nave proven untrue She
ts5 ,lol o1oL#- represented thar
.--s --l',aer of the little one was 7sad
tny l",ea 90 put her in the acad-
lone f-l she would have a good .
r.s--s. -.'.Se De feared she had been
ks.-.-- lF .ae family who had been 4
vas-. -eE The child. being only 6
t-s .- g.- was below the age limit of
~ put out of sympathy for
l-.-rs- was thought she had no
vs. sue was received. The tr,tb
e-ss-- .' suspected until divorce pro-
-s---- -.. e.s.-ls.l he dual life of the
r-ss..- me brightness and tender 5fs !
an s.--... - me little one has deveIoDe5 +
e.s.- .-..el. between her and t,.