The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-27
FIGHT Over CHILD
Mrs. Young Begins Proceed
ings to Obtain Custody
Of Her Little
Daughter.

1 Mrs. Louise McAllister Young, who,
some time ago, obtained decree of abb
splute divorce from Lawyer Alexander
@. Young, of Hoboken, has begun an
other proceeding to obtain the custody Of
her daughter, whose name is Louise Nc
Allister Young
Mrs. Young has now taken steps to
have her decree of divorce SO modified
as to take the child from her former
husbands custody for the three months
in each year to which the divorce entitled
him.
Justice Gildersleeye, in the Supreme
Court, New York, yesterday, granted an
order to Mrs. Young directing Young to
show cause on February why she
should not be permitted to have, the sole
custody of the little girl.
Mrs. oYung, in her petition, sets forth
that she strenuously objected to the pro-
vision of the decree allowing her former
husband TO have the custody of the child
h:r three months in each year. She says
she did so because he was hahitually in
debt, never paid anything for the support
of the child during their married life, his
personal habits were Daa because he was
in the habit of associating with low wom-
Ell and men who Kept company with
them, and because his language was
usually very profaHe.
Her counsel. Eugene H Lewis, she
says, assured Young had determined to
lead new life, and he would show him
self worthy to have the care of the little
|. girl. At the same. time she was assured
Youpg would never avail himself Of the
sprovision inserted in the decree. She
iadds he agreed to pay S75 month for
the support and education of the child,
but only made enc payment since the di-
vorce was granted.
Having told how Young manager to
get possession of the child Lash October
from the nurse while she was living in
the ST. James Hotel, and how Justice
Glegerich decided she was entitled to her
custody for nine continuous months fol-
flowing the entry of her Judgment, she al
ileges Young has never since even in
quired after the welfare of his daughter
and has taken no interest in her.
While she was having supper in the
Cafe Martin with Alphonse~ Jongers on
December 10, after they had been at a
theatre, Young and four others entered
the restaurant and sat at another table,
continues Mrs. Young
Her former husband, she says, began
to point at her and talk about her in a
loud voice and with contemptuous ges-
trres. The commotioIi artracted the at
tentien of the guests in the restaurant
and the walters, and she was so enbar-
rassed she arose from the table with Mr.
Jongers to leave the restaurant. On the
way out they had to pass the table at
which Young was sitting, when he point
ed at her and said loudly. after making
an insulting remark: Why do they allow
such people in this place.
Mr.. Jongers instantly resented Young's
remarks, and painful scene ensued, to
her great notification and distress 2
The next evening she again visited the
restaurant with Mr. Jongers and another
woman and her husband. Young was
outside trying to get in, and using bad
language, says Mrs. Young
In order to escape 9ren Young's an
noyance, Mrs. Young told the Court, she
wishes to go to Europe for some time,
ard as the decree prevents the child from
being taken from the United States with
out the consent Of the father and mother,