The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
MOTHER GETS
CHILDREN.
Mrs. Allan W. Fraser Wins First
Bout in Divorce Suit.
HIGH SOCIETY INTERESTED
Tr rubIss and InfTlguss Of Wealthy New
Workers Aired and Maid Tells Of
Wlls's Signals.
HIGH SOCIETY INTERESTED

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fraser. the Brooklyn society woman
whose husband has sued her for divorce,
won the preliminary skirmish for the pos
session Of her two children. Allene, seven
years old and John Cresswell. three
years old, yesterday. before Judge Smith.
In the supreme court in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Fraser had undergone the ordeal
of the day with composure. She is a
beautiful woman, and as soon as the
Judges words, 10 which she had listened
with indrawn breath. made IT plain that
the little ones were not TO be taken away
from her. she stood up. her cheeks wet
with tears. and her hands clasped and ex-
tended toward the Judge, as If trying TO
thank him. She was trembling from head
20 foot and her lawyer. former Assistant
Corporation Counsel Luke ID. Stapleton.
laid his hand on her arm and whispered:
snake no scene"
At his touch she fell into the chair In a
swoon and a court attendant hurried for
a glass Of water, with which she was re-
vived. She was still so weak that she had
20 be supported by friends out OF the
court room. the two children clinging to
her skirts.
SOCIETY WELL REPRESENTED.
Because OF the prominence OF the par
ties 10 the habeas corpus action which
Judge Smith tried. the room was crowded
with fashionably dressed men and women,
.x.o.., 20 tho Io,tar hoIno boavgit veiiad
Mrs. Fraser Is the granddaughter of the
late James Chase. and her mother is the
wife OF Captain Smith, the home captain
of the New York and Cuba Mail steam=-
ship company. with whom she lives in the
Hotel St George When her mother dies
Mrs. Fraser will come into possession of
an estate valued at about 100000 under
the terms Of her grandfather's will.
She was n Miss Anita Decker, Vassar
graduate and a society belle on the
Heights. when she married Allan w. Fra
ser. nine years ago. He was son OF AL
exander Fraser, ". s. N, and was one of
the best actors in the amateur dramatic
corps OF the Polytechnic Institution and
society leader I'm Brooklyn. He is now
EMPLOYED at a salary Of $4,000 n year as
southern agent for the American Wire
and Steel company.
Mrs Fraser was only nineteen when she
married and her husband was few
months younger than she. They separat-
ed I'm January OF last year and Mrs. Fra
ser has since been living at Benson
hurst. The children remained with her
until last March, when her husband and
his father took them for visit To the
fathers home at 81 Crooke avenue. Flat
bush.
CHILDREN NOT RETURNED.
They were not then returned to her
mother. and when she demanded them
she was served with notice I'm a suit for
divorce i'm which william Cozine. a MEM
ber of an old New Utrecht family, was
named as correspondent.
Mrs. Fraser then began habeas corpus
proceedings to recover possession OF the
children and they were returned to her
on the stipulation that the father should
again take them II the habeas corpus
proceedings resulted adversely To her.
When the matter came up yesterday
the name OF Emery u. Remington, as
well as that of Cozine, was mentioned In
the testimony. Mr.. Remington Is pur-
chasing agent for a large flour house,
and is wealthy.
Frank A. Doyle represented the hus-
band and Mr.. Stapleton the wife. The
crush of witnesses crowded the husband
and wife close together I'm the court room,
but Mrs Fraser sat with her arms around
the children and her face averted from
her husband.
MAID TELLS OF SIGNALS.
The most sensational evidence of the
day was that OF Bessie Bennington,
maid. who said Mrs. Fraser received men
callers when her husband was away. She
said there was a code OF signals by which
Mrs. Fraser indicated TO Remington
when her husband was at home.
what were these signals?" asked the
lawyer
when the shade In the back parlor was
up II was all right and when II was
down 1t was not, and they should stay
out"
were so plainly reluctant they favored
the wife.
The latter denied all the charges OF i'm
propriety made against her, and at the
conclusion the judge said:
III this were question Of the bringing
up OF these children 10 manhood and
womanhood ] might think the husband
would be the proper person 20 have the
children. But this is only until the divorce
case shall be determined. and II would be
unjust 70 either party for me 20 pass now
on the charges made against Mrs. Fraser
I have looked into the case. however,
sufficiently 20 make me believe the chill
dren would be safe In the fathers or I'm
the mothers care. As the mother is the
natural custodian of the infant children
] shall leave her In possession OF the lit
he ones