The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-26

Claims She Was Headed OF in
Atlanta, Brought Back and Sc
created in This City-SweepinE In
junction Granted.
1.-The home has been broken up, blood
ties have been severely strained, but
vet, still clinging TO her daughter with
the tenacity born of a mothers bleed
ing heart, your petitioner invokes the
aid of this conrt of equity in protecting
her daughter from further evil
Extract From Mrs. Eva Creighton's
Petition.
After striving in vain to rescue her
daughter from the temptations thrown
about her, after watching the dissolu-
ton of the home-life, a heart-broken
mother has appealed to Judge Cam to
save her daughter from total ruin,
and has sued out an injunction
against D. +. Currie, restraining him
from communicating with the daugh-
ter.
The little story, with all its elements
of tragedy, came to light yesterday
when Attorney Jacob Gazan filed the
petition for an injunction in the Su
perior Court. In the petition all the
details are laid bare and there is
touch of pathos in the language of the
mother, appealing to the law to aid
her in saving her child. a girl of but
10 years.
The mother, Mrs. Eva Creighton, is
a widow the husband dying when the
girl, Celeste, was but 3 years old. For
twelve years the mother has struggled
along, doing her best to bring the child
into an upright womanhood. doing her
best TO shield her from temptations
cast about her.
Until recently all went well, and then
the daughter began receiving atten
lions from one d. f. Currie, a young
man Objectionable to the mother. All
commands to have nothing to do with
him We're unheeded by the daughter.
All orders to cease his attentions were
passed lightly over by the man.
Had DemOraIizing influence.
The pitiful story of the effect of
these associates, and their degrading
influence on the daughter is thus set
forth in the mothers petition:
You petitioners daughter has gath
cred around herself companions. who
and she went so continually with them
that their influence was demOralizng
to the girl, and tended to bring dis
grace. and shame upon herself, and
her mother.
The unwholesome effects of these
associates soon showed themselves.
She became head-strong and self-wil-
ed; treated your petitioner with con-
tempt and defiance. and became so in
corrigible that it became perfectly evil
dent that unless she could remove her
daughter from this degraded environ
ment she would soon come to a sad
end"
Fooled Efforts of Mother.
Thinking to save the girl by sending
her beyond the reach of the assoc
ciates she had formed. the mother de-
cided to send her to relatives in Mis-
sissippi. The man Currie. it is al
legged, learned of this visit, and 10
offset 1t, gave money to the other girl
to go to Atlanta and persuade Miss
Creighton to return.
Their alleged efforts were success
full, and the girl was brought back to
this city from Atlanta. OF this the
mother claims she knew nothing and
further states the girl was secreted in
the city for three days before the
mother, thinking all was WELL learn
ed that her plans had been fooled.
She found her daughter and brought
her back home. Currie at once began
calling again, it is alleged. The mother
ordered him away. but he refused to
obey, it is charged.
Notes were sent to the girl through
Objectionable characters" it is alleged
and finally a system of signals was
agreed upon, where by the two, the
girl and the man. could communicate
All efforts to break it up were I'M
availing.
The Appeal to the Court.
AT last, after watching every plan of
her own end in failure. after watch
ing every effort on her part thrown
aside and scorned, the mother appeal
ed to the court for aid.
The generalization has proceeded
so far" says the petition, that the
said daughter has threatened to run
away from home-all of which has oc-
casioned your petitioner much worry
and anxiety and mental distress. has
broken her heart, weaned her daugh-
ter's affections away; has turned love
into hate, peace into turmoil, and hap
piness into strife
The home has been broken up
blood ties have been severely strained
but yet, still clinging to her daughter
with all the tenacity of a mothers
bleeding heart, your petitioner invokes
the aid and assistance of this court Of
equity in protecting her daughter from
further evil, because irreparable injury
will result unless the restraining order
be granted"
sweeping Injunction Ordered.
Judge Cam in the Superior Court
at once granted a temporary injunc-
ton sweeping in it's character. He
further orders the defendant, d. e.
Currie to show cause before him on
July 30, why the injunction should not
be made permanent.
BY the terms of the injunction, Cur
RE is restrained from communicating
either by letter, note, telegraph, tele-
phone, public or private messenger, or
any whistle. sign. signal, device, or
scheme whatsoever whether practiced
alone, or in conjunction with another.
by which his thoughts or will may be
communicated. or become ineligible.
TO the said Celeste"
IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
An intervention in the case of the