The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-16
Perry Baby Again.

Again little Miss Maggie Ethel Perry,
just able to toddle, aged one year and a
nalf, is causing lots Of trouble.
Her grandmother has got her again and
the good old lady stands charged with alb
ductlon. Here's a petty kettle of fish, a
grandmother abducting the little grand
daughter she dearly loves But that's
what the warrant says. and the punish
,nent for abduction is anywhere from
five to fifteen years IN States prison
This is the same baby over whom there
was such fight about month ago, end
ing in the writ of habeas corpus proceed
ings before Chief Justice Clark of the SUI
preme Court. It was question of the
possession Of the child between the grand
mother, who had raised it, and the father.
who had married again. That was about
four weeks ago, or more. Since then the
father has been in possession of his daugh-
ter, until yesterday.
Here's what happened yesterday In
the morning Mrs Frank B. Perry, the
step mother, was passing the gate OF Mrs.
Edna G.. Mangum, the grandmother, on
Cannon street with the baby and little
girl named Vivian Harris, the old lady,
who was at the gate, offered the baby
some peanuts, and either enticed or pulled
the little one into the yard, seized her and
ran into the house, slamming the door
behind her and fastening it, at the same
time telling Mrs. Perry she should not
have the child, or something to that eff
feet.
AS soon as Mr. Perry heard of the af-
tar he swore out warrant before Magis-
trate r. G. Reid, charging Mrs Mangum
with abduction of the child.
Accordingly Constable John r. Upchurch
sent Deputy Spence to take Mrs. Mangum
in snarge. Mr.. Perry retained Mr. B. c..
Bcckwith as counsel and Mrs. Mangum
sent for Col J. c. L. Harris. When ali
the parties met in Justice Reds office.
it was agreed to postpone the hearing un-
til Monday morning at 10 o'clock, as Col.
Harris said he was not ready for trial
The magistrate required a justified bond
of $4,000. Mr.. Frank Stronach stood for
the old lady
Mr.. Perry says that from what his wife
told him Mrs Mangum forcibly tzok the
child from Mrs. Perry on the street. or at
the gate of Mrs. Mangums house on Can
non street, in the western part of the city.
AS soon, he says, as he heard the story
from his wife, he went after the child.
and knocked at the door of Grandmother
MaDsum's house. She came to the door
and just cracked it enough to see who it
was, then slammed the door to and went
to a window, put her head out and asked .
What do you want?"
81 don't want anything, only my child y
replied Mr.. Perry.
You can't get it, you'll. have to do as
I've DONE" said Mis-. Mangum
Upon that, Mr.. Perry says, he swore
out the warrant, making affidavit to the
above statement.
The grandmother denies that she used
any force. She says that the stepmother
and the baby and the little girl Vivian
Harris weer all on their way to the well
TO get. some water. and as they passed her
gate she called to the baby: Come here,
darling. don't you want some gIoundpeas?''
and the child came toward her and she
opened the gate and the little granddaugh-
ter followed here into the house She adj
Inits that she shut the gate after the child
got in and also closed the door of the house
against Mrs. Perry.
The other side say that as the baby
reached out her hand TO take the peanuts,
her grandmother dropped the peanuts and
seized the little hand, pulling the child in
to her yard.
The baby is still with Mrs Mangum, and
viii probably remain there until the hear
ing on Monday.