Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-12
MOTHER FIGHTS
TO RECOVER CHILD
ATTACKS HUSBAND ON THE
STREET
WANTS POSSESSION OF GIRL
Father Of Little One Assalled by An
cry Spouse When He Attempts
to Remove Daughter to
His Home
WANTS POSSESSION OF GIRL

Made desperate by the thought that
her baby girl was about to be taken
from her, Mrs. Mary Cameron, an
employe Of the Natick house, yester-
day morning attacked her husband,
J. A. Cameron, in front Of his mothers
home on South Hill street and almost
tore his clothing from his body before
he was able to break away and carry
his little daughter into the house.
The fight was the result Of long
standing feud between the parents
over the possession of the bright, five
year-old child, Levina Twice the
couple have resorted to the courts,
but both times the case has been
thrown out, and various measures
have since been used by both parties.
The first trouble occurred shortly
after the separation. Immediately
before the Christmas holidays, while
Mrs. Cameron was at work, Cameron
went to her home on North Olive
street and took the child to his
mothers home on South Hill street,
between First and Second streets. "a
few minutes after the disappearance
OF the youngster, the mother received
| the news and became hysterical and
begged Police Sergeant Dixon to have
her husband arrested. The request
was denied, as divorce proceedings
were then pending in the local courts.
Child With Mother
hot 10, boc
the child at a private home on Avenue
Forty. According to Cameron, his
wife went to the place some time ago
and ordered that the child be kept
under close watch and that any re-
quest by the father to take the little
one for walk be refused.
"As was paying the board of the
little one, 1 thought I might take her
out for a little walk" said Cameron
Z yesterday. 1.-THE people with whom
Levina was staying. were very good
to her, but they would not let me
take her out of sight. I at last de-
termined, that since the courts had
not given the baby to it's mother, it
belonged to me as much as to anyone
else, and besides, was paying the
bills.
To-day, I decided to bring the baby
to my mothers home and 1 went out
to the country and asked to See Lee
vina. The child was brought to me
and took her by the hand and said:
Come, baby, take little walk When
/ reached the end of the sidewalk, 1
boarded car and brought the child
to the city.
Seizes Husband
"In some way, the mother must
have learned of it, for as I reached
the front steps of my mothers home
at about 11:30 o'clock, I heard the
baby say, Hello, mamma and at the
same time the woman caught hold of
my coat and tore it from me.
II attempted to pull away from her,
but she tore my suspenders, and made
ribbons of my shirt"
After quiet had been restored, she
went into the house and spent several
hours holding the baby, while the
mother attempted to patch up the do
mestic difficulty.
Mrs. Cameron finally remarked that
the law had not given the baby to the
father and that she would not give
ur the fight until some legal settle
ment had been made.
And, while relatives are working
hard to secure peace, the bright,
golden haired younster spends her
time laughing and playing all uncon-
scious of the turmoil about her.