Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-22
FATHER IGNORES HIS CHILD
0rgsnist Does Not Finch When in Court
Little One Aooo,a Him.
MRS. SYMoNs R.LkTts PI1lFUL STORY
woman Tells How She worked to
Help Educate Man She says
Abandoned Her and
Baby.

dramatic incident occurred in police
court Thursday morning during the hear
ing Of the Symons wife abandonment case.
As IL by some strange intuition, John
Proven Wilfred Symons, 4-year-old son of
the defendant. ceased his romping in the
court room and ran up to the man who Is
his father. yet whom he had never seen
before, turned his little blue eyes full on
the parents face and innocently inquired,
Who are your
The music Of the chld's voice was heard
throughout the court room and the silence
that followed was almost oppressive. The
fathers face was watched by many, but
the expected did not happen. The organ
lists countenance did not change, whatever
may have been pulling at his heart strings.
with childish dismay the little boy ran
back to his mother and then resumed his
romp.
The evidence in the case was all pre-
scented and the arguments started. The
case will be continued next Wednesday
morning
woman Tells Her story.
Mrs. Symons took the stand and told OF
the marital relations between herself and
husband leading UP 10 the filing Of the
complaint IN Omaha last week. In part
her testimony was:
Il was married to Mr.. symons in Eng
land June p, 1891 We moved to New York
City. where l secured employment in a
store, and through my earnings and inhu-
ence my husband was enabled to enter
Pratt institute and secure his musical ed
! ucation. We then moved to Greenville,
: Pa, where we lived seven years. my hus-
band teaching there for some time at a
Ta~ - 20 vorla M
alone. my baby being born while I was
across the water. I expected Mr.. symons
to settle up our affairs in this country and
| join me in England but after remaining
abroad three years returned to New York
! City. from where sent my husband a
! telegram to Lancaster. Pa. saying I was
! coming. but when l reached Lancaster I
| learned he left soon after receiving my
! wire then followed up a number OF
! clues as to my husbands Whereabouts and
finally located him in Omaha, but did not
| come here as I learned through a friend
| who saw him that my coming would jeop-
ardiZA his position here. Learning a few
weeks ago that he had been requested to
| resign as organist at Trinity cathedral
January l, then came to Omaha and
started proceedings. From the time
reached New York City. year ago last
August, I have been a charge on friends
and since coming to Omaha have been al
the Dellone hotel through the kindness OF
the Associated Charities"
Away. a Good wife.
Upon being questioned by Deputy County
Attorney Fitch, Mrs Symons testified she
had always been true to her husband and
that she would have been happy to have
remained in America had her husband beer
true. She said when she went to England
the last time IL was with the hope hel
husband would join her on Christmas day
when the boy was to have been baptized.
II was shown that since last April Symon
sent his wife $50 month for the supper
OF the child and # was further brought on
that the organist received about $50 pc
month for his services as organst at tn,
cathedral,
symons did not take the stand in his owl
behalf
Attorney English. for the defense, main
tanned the local courts did not have juris
diction in the premises OF the case in tina
the alleged abandonment did not occu
here but in Greenville, Pa, the forme
home Of the Symons family. He referee
to several former cases to support his con