The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-20
Writ Of Habeas Corpus Served
asLlttIs One Was Going on Ship
FATHER SUES FOR CUSTODY
The Woman, Who Is Married to an Artist,
Not Permitted 10 Take Her Daughter
TO Europe.

New York. June, eo.--Followed by the
cIamoo OF a crowd OF several thousand
persons. in which cheers and hisses
mingled, Mrs. Louisa McAllister Jongers
walked up the gangplank OF the French
line steamship Lorraine yesterday morn
ing. leaving behind her three-year' old
daughter. who had been taken from her
On habeas corpus proceedings by Alexaii-
dse c. Young, Mrs Jongers' divorced hus-
band, just before the ship sailed.
Mrs Jongers is niece Of Ward McAilis-
ter and has figured prominently in So
ciety circles OF New York and Hoboken
and in the divorce courts during the last
ten years.
After a series OF sensational episodes
she was granted a divorce from her hrst
husband. Alexander c. Young, last Au-
gust, and by degree OF Judge Steckler
was awarded the custody OF their three
year-old daughter for nine months each
year.
On Wednesday afternoon she was mar
ried to Alphonse Jongers. French artist
sn the chantry of st. Thomas Prostes-
tant Episcopal church by the Eiev Dr.
Owen.
Believing that che and her husband
were about to sail for France, her former
husband obtained writ OF habeas corpus
from the Brooklyn courts and had the
couple traced TO the pier, where they
were served With the papers just as they
were about to take the little girl from
a carriage and carry her on board the
ship.
POLICE FORCE TO ACT.
Go violent ware the protests OF Jongers
and his wise that the uproar attracted
the attention OF the crowd on the per.
and the police were obliged TO step In and
restore order.
In a abatement made by Mr.. Young
after the snip had sailed he declared that
she was an improper person to have GUS
tody OF his little girl Upon presentation
OF these .ncts he obtained the writ OF
habeas corpus. He said he would go To
the courts and obtain absolute custody
Of the child.
Mrs Jongers was the daughter OF the
Iicv. DR. F. Marion McAllister. of Trim
fly Episcopal church, OF Elizabeth. N. j.
She inherited a large fortune and as
girl was prominent in New York society
= Six years ago she was married TO
Alexander c. Young. a prominent young
lawyer OF Hoboken, who has since been
County attorney OF Hudson county and n
candidate for representative In congress
1t is said that Mrs. Jongers contributed
largely TO her husbands campaign.
In February. 1902 she began an action
for absolute divorce. naming two actres-
ses as correspondents. aNsn.
The divorce suit was conducted with
much secrecy. being finally transferred
from the New Jersey courts to the courts
of New York. with the result that last
November she was granted an absolute
decree, with alimony and custody Of their
little daughter for nine months In each
year.
While the divorce proceedings were go
ing on she accused Mr.. Young OF kidnap-
ping their child and he made counler
the child to Paris
Several sensational meetings between
Messers Young and Jongers occurred
in the meantime. Last December Mr.
Young was In a fashionable resort In
Broadway one evening when Mr. jon
gers and Mrs Young came in. There was
an angry scene between the two mon.
which terminated in a fight in the street
In which Mr.. Young was the victor.
He received several marks. and when
the young lawyer appeared a few days
after In the Laura Biggar case in New
Jersey II was said his scars were the re-
suit OF being thrown from a cab,
TRACKED BY DETECTIVES.
In this stormy way the lives OF the
Youngs ran on until the wedding OF Wed
nesday. As soon as the marriage cere-
mony had been performed Mr. and Mrs
Jongers went TO Sherrys for the wedding
breakfast There they discovered they