The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-22
Florence Mischo Deserts her Mother
in Order to make her Home
With Foster Parents.
PAINTS WHEN MOTHER SEEKS HER.
Child had Been Rented out to Mr.. and
MIS-. william Hill and Refused to Re-
turn Home. Mother Seeks Courts.

A sad and pathetic scene was enact
ed on Park street late Thursday after
noon, when Florence Mischo, the
eleven-year-old daughter Of Mrs. John
Mischo, turned from the woman who
had reared her and declared that she
preferred to claim the protection Of
one whoshad no claims upon her. The
affecting little scene was Witnessed by
the people residing near the Central
school.
Mrs. Mischo had gone to the school
building to take the little girl home
with her, but the child seeing the APP
proach of her mother ran like fright
ened fawn, and when she was over
taken by her mother she fell in faint
ana had to be carried into the home of
Frank Adams, where a doctor cared
for her. The child seemed to be
strangely affected by the influence Of
her mother, and Thursday night when
seen al the home of her foster parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William sHil1, the child
declared that she would throw herself
under train rather than return to the
home of her mother.
Mrs. Mischo is the wife of John
Mischo, who disappeared from the
city several months ago and who has
never been heard from. The little
girl is one Of the younger children of
the family, and some time ago Mrs.
Mischo rented her out to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill for consideration of dollar a
week. The child had conceived flia1
regard for her foster parents, and when
her mother demanded her return to
her home aishort time ago she refused
to GO. Mrs. Mischo had made repeat
ed efforts to Csecure the child, and
Thursday went to the Central school
intending if necessary to take the child
by force. The child gdiscovered the
presence of .herImother and started to
run. Thesschase that followed COM
pletely exhausted her.
Later she was taken to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill, and when seen
Thursday night she declared that she
had no desire to return to the home Of
her mother, and that she intended to
remain at thesgHill home. Mrs. Hill
admits that she has no claim on the
child, but insists that the mother is
not a proper person to care for her,
and declares that the mother has
threatened tolkill the little girl if she
returns home, and has threatened vio-
fence to her if she remains at the Hill
home.
The mother has employed an attor-
ney aud will make an effort to secure
possession of the child through this
course. Mrs. Hill is preparing to re.
sist any effort 4of the mother to get
possession of the girl and she declares
that she will go into the courts in de-
Tense of her position. g3The neighbors
seem to think that the child should be
left at the home of Mrs. Hill.
Mrs. Mischo has number of child
rem and they have been rented out to
families in the city. Mrs. Hill claims
that the fact that she shas not paid the
rent for the child to the mother is the
reason that this effort is made to Sc
cure the child. On the advice CT one
of the county officials Mrs. Hill has
spent the money that should have been
paid for the services of the little girl
to secure clothes for her.