The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11
NOW HAS RIGHT
TO SEE HIS BOYS
ON EVERY OTHER SUNDAY.
MRS. MARY LENAHAN MUST LET
CHILDREN BE WITH FATHER.

He Can Keep chem Only Until sun
down-AIsO Has Privilege of See
ing Them On Tuesday and Thurs
day Afternoons, Says the Decree of
Judge Cann-If He Meets Them on
street He May Speak to Them and
Caress Them, and Mother is En-
Joined From Interfering.
The plea of w. M. Lenahan for the
right to at least sometimes see his
own children has been granted by
Judge Cam, though there are only
certain times that he has this privilege.
And never will he be allowed to see
them after shutdown.
The case came before the court when
Mr.. Lenahan took out a writ of ha-
beas corpus against his wife, Mrs.
Mary Lenahan. The petitioner stated
that his wife had separated from him
and taken with her their two minor
children, Edward j. Lenahan and Dan
lei w. Lenahan. Since that time she
had refused to live with him, and had
even denied him the privilege of see
ing his cnlldren.
He claimed he was well able and
willing to provide for the support of
the children. but that she would not
allow him to go near them, and that
she was prejudicing the minds of the
children against him. He prayed the
court to pass an order giving him the
custody of the children, and it was this
cause which was argued before Judge
Cam yesterday.
See Them Every other Sunday.
After hearing all the evidence the
court decreed that the petitioner must
pay each month the sum of SIS to-
ward the support of the children. In
return the wife is commanded to al
low him to see the children every
other Sunday in each month from 10
a. M. until not later than shutdown,
and also in the afternoons of each Tues
day and Thursday, from 4:30 o'clock
until not later than sundown.'
The order of the court provides that
on the stated Sundays the children shall
be sent to the home of the petitioners
mother and for the entire day shall be
solely in the custody of Mr.. Lenahan,
or such persons as he shall authorize
Before sunset, however, they must be
sent back to their mother and under
no circumstances must they be kept
over night.
The same method shall be followed
with the weekday visits, only in this
case the man must notify the woman
that he desires to see the children be-
fore noon of the stated days. When
this notice has been received then she
shall send the children to him, to be
kept by him until shutdown.
Can Caress Little Ones.
1t is further provided that in cases
of sickness the father can visit the
children at any time and without send
ing notice, provided that such visits
shall not be continued to the annoy
ance of the mother.
If at any time he meets the children
on the streets he has the privilege of
speaking to them and may caress
them" The mother is prohibited from
interfering with this right and is also
enjoined from attempting to prejudice
the minds of the boys against their
father.
These privileges are to continue only
so long as the man shall pay the SIS
monthly to the mother. These pay
ments are to be made on the 10th of
each month to Mr.. J. K. P. Carr,
clerk of the Superior Court, and he
will turn the money over to Mrs. Len
ahan.
This decree of the court ends one of
the most pathetic cases that has come
before it in years. There Is no divorce
action pending between the parties,
and probably none will be instituted.