Evening journal., 1903-09-26
MOTHER RETAINS
CUSTODY OF CHILD.
Mrs. Jochen Will Have Pos
session Of Daughter But
Father Can Visit Her
HENRY PITTS GETS LONG SENTENCE
colored Man Who Attempted Felonious
Assault viii Serve Ten Years in
wori<house-six Years For "Whis.
kers" Mullin and Spencer.

There was an argument In the SUI
perior Court this morning ON habeas
corpus proceedings in the divorce case
of Jochen VS.. Jochen. William w.
Knowles, counsel for Edward IL. Jochen
made application for a writ of habeas
corpus to obtain the custody Of his
S-year-old daughter Helen w. Jochen,
who, he alleged, is illegally deprived of
her liberty by her mother, Mrs. Maud
Jochen. and her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William h. Wainwright. at NO.
COS West Fifth street.
The argument took place behind
closed doors. Robert ii. Richards rep
resented MRS Iochen.
At the conclusion of the argument
the court decided that the child remain
IN the custody Of the mother until the
divorce is decided at the next term CT
court The father has the privilege Of
seeing his daughter. and she is not TO
be removed from the courts jurisdic-
tion.
As the narties left the court room
there was a pathetic scene at the main
/ entrance, when Mr. Jochen bid good
bye to his daughter.
IN the divorce case of Sielers VS.. Sic
lers, on application Of Victor i. Wooley
representing Mrs. Sielers, the court or
dered Mr.. Sielers TO pay S2f a month
alimony and expenses.
Vincent r. Miller, who In 1892 was
ordered to pay Ss a month for support
OF wife and two children. asked TO have
II reduced to 81 because one OF the
children recently died. The court re-
duced it TO So a month.
A number Of unusually heavy SEN
tences We're imposed by the judges sit
ting in the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday afternoon. The aggregat,
sentences OF three prisoners amounted
TO twenty-five years Imprisonment
10 lashes at the whipping post, thre'
hours I'm the pillory and fines amount
ing to $500.
The jury in the case Of Henry Pitt
colored. charged with attempting {
commit a felonlous assault on Mr.
ella Ruth at Edge Moor on August
found the prisoner guilty. He was de
Tended by Daniel O. Hastings.
= Pitt was sentenced 10 be imprisone
ten years. to receive thirty lashes.
7 stand one hour In the pillory and
( pay a fine of $500.
q The other two who received heav
sentences were: Thomas alias 'Whis
p kers' Mullin and Alfred Spencer, VIII
held up George w. Kay, an aged pen
sioner at Third and Van Buren streets
strangled him by binding a handier
chief about his neck and then robbel
him Of SIS. Mullin pleaded guilty, bu
Spencer engaged John Lynn as counse
and put I'm "a defense. but was adjudgel
guilty without the jury leaving the box
Mullin took the stand and swore tina
Spencer was not with him when thu
robbery was committed. despite tn
b fact that three men and a young wo
man positively identified Spencer ri
participating In the theft
Each was sentenced TO be imprisoned
six years to be Whipped with fort.
lashes. to stand one hour in the pillor.
and to pay a fine OF $500. Neithe
WINGED when punishment was pro
nounced.
"Mullin and Spencer, your offense !
one OF the gravest known TO our lay
and is exceeded only by homicide" sail
the Chief Justice in imposing sentence
"Mullin. you have relieved yourself o
all consideration by going on the STAN
f and swearing falsely, as the jury b.
{ its verdict has decided. We propose {
z make the highways safe for men, wo
5 men and children without their bein
2 throttled, choked and robbed. We pro
| pose to give you the full penalty Of IN
! law and TO make an example Of you"