The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30

Having twice inquired mere IN SEN
Rational court proceedings, Mrs. Paul
inc Heard Wade is now heard of from
New York as the Countess Koenig. who
sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse for Bremen.
With the Countess are said to
have gone her two children
who were fought for in the
courts in Savannah two or three years
ago, though the little ones were award
ed to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ]. Wade,
grandparents of the children, on the
ground that Mrs. Pauline Wade was
not a proper parsonage to have the
custody of the children.
Grandparents Amazed.
Mrs. r. ]. Wade, the grandmother
of the children, and the mother-in-law
of the alleged countess, had heard
nothing of the sailing and was almost
Frustrated last night when told that
the two children had been carried to
Europe by their mother, and newly
acquired step-father the Count,
what can it mean?" asked Mrs.
Wade. "It surely cannot be true. They
would not dare take the children. They
were given to us by the court twice.
If the children have been taken, they
must have been kidnapped.
"Oh, my, think of the poor little
things. It is bad enough for them to
be in the custody of that woman, but
to be in the possession of a foreigner
] can't believe. She marry a count,
/ don't believe it, What can 1t mean?"
Must Have Been Kidnapped.
Mrs. Wade was very much agitated.
The children had been given some
time ago to a son, who resides in Otis,
Ind. to educate. For some time
neither of the grandparents have
heard from them. Mrs. Wade believes
firmly that the children were not given
up by her son. If they have been
taken at all, she thinks they must
have been kidnapped.
The Wade case will be recalled by
many SaVannahians. According to
Mrs. Wade, the children were given to
her and her husband by their son, VIII
lie Wade. the husband of the woman
now figuring as a countess. Mrs.
wade brought action in the court to
try and recover the children.
The case was heard before Judge
Falligant in the Superior Court. The
mother of the children alleged that
they were receiving no attention at all,
that their education was being neg
lected, and that they were not being
properly cared for. The grandparents
were then living on Wilmington Island.
Fight i'm the Courts,
Evidence was introduced in court to
show that Mrs. Willie Wade, the mother
of the children. was not proper
person to have them in charge This
contention was sustained by the court
and Judge Fallgant gave the chill
dren to the grandparents. That was in
1900
The children remained in the custody
of the grandparents until 1902. when
the mother again took out habeas
corpus to recover them.
Meanwhile, the father of the chill
dren, Willie Wade, had died. The
mother being the only surviving par
ent. contended that the children should
be given to her. Again the grandpar-
ents contended that she was an inn
proper person to have the care of the
children and the court sustained the
contention. Judge Barrow was then
presiding in the Superior Court, where
the case was heard.
Hearings Attracted Attention.
Both hearings attracted a great deal
of attention, owing to the sensational
nature of the testimony. When the
children were awarded to Mr.. and Mrs
Robert j. Wade the grandparents,
they were still residing on Wilmington
Island.
There were no school facilities there
and so the grandparents turned the
little ones over to their son, who lives
in Indiana. This was over a year ago.
And now the information comes that
Mrs. Willie Wade has married Count
de Koenig. When or where the mar
riage took place is not known. Mrs.
Wade, the grandmother of the chill
dren. is inclined to doubt the mar
riage.
Robert, the oldest child. is just II
years old. while Lillian is 9.
Mrs. Robert ]. Wade, the grand
mother, has telegraged her son at Otis
as to the whereabouts of the children.
She has not received an answer yet
She is loath to believe they have been
carried to Europe.
They had no right to take them"
she said. They had been given to us
by the court. They would not dare
take them"
There is some uncertainty as to Mrs.
Ramsay's connection with the MATER
Some Savannahians think she is a sis
ter of Mrs. Willie Wade. the present
countess. The grandmother, however,
had never heard of her at all. A lady
who was visiting the grandmother at
the time the news was given said she
Mrs. Ramsay. She was
a Savannah girl and was married here
a number of years ago, according to
this lady.