The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-20
PARENTS FIGHT
OVER LITTLE GIRL
Judge Willis Brown to Decide
Whether Marguerite Green
halgh Is Dependent Child.
SAYS SHE PREFERS TO LIVE
WITH HER MOTHER.

Little Marguerite Greenhalgh, II
years or age. listened attentively yes
terday afternoon to the Juvenile court
proceedings. instituted by Probation
Officer Charles 3. Hahn. to decide
whether the child will be given over to
the custody of the father or mother.
The little girl has peen dragged from
state TO state by the father and mother,
who have been fighting for her posses
sion. Marguerite was taken from the
Sisters home at Deer Lodge, Mont,
about two. weeks ago by the father,
where the child had been placed by the
mother. and brought to Salt Lake. She
was taken by her father to the Infants
home on | street, and the mother fol-
lowed her here When Mrs. Green
halgh complained to the police about
her husband, the Juvenile court author
ities took possession Of the child and
yesterday summoned the parents TO at
tend the Juvenile court, where proceed
ings have been brought by Probation
Officer Hahn. 1t is charged that the
child has not had proper parental con-
troll. and that Marguerite IS depend
ent child.
Child Carried About.
Greenhalgh conducted a boarding
house at Bingham until about six
months ago Mrs. Grenehalgh and
Greonhalgh separated at that time, and
she went TO Montana, taking her little
daughter with her. She went 20 Deer
Lodge and worked there i'm a restau-
rant. Marguerite was placed in the
Sisters home where she was attending
school Mrs. Greenhalgh went TO
Boulder, Mont, according to her testi-
mony yesterday. and while there
Greenhalgh went to Deer Lodge and
carried the child away. As soon as she
was informed that the child's father
had taken il. Mrs. Greenhalgh came to
Salt Lake. For three or four days she
hunted for her daughter. and at last
located her in the Infants home. Mrs.
Greenhalgh went to the police and
later 70 the Juvenile court officials to
have the child turned over to her keep
ing
Says Trick Was Played.
Mrs. Grecnhalgh said yesterday on
the witness stand that her husband
carried the child away in order to get
her back to Salt Lake, where he could
file divorce proceedings against her.
After court yesterday Mrs. Greenhalgh
was served with summons stating
that within ten days divorce proceed
inCs would be filed against her Dy
Greenhalgh i'm the district court. The
couple have beer divorced once and
were remarked again in Salt Lake two
years ago.
Mrs. Greenhalgh accused her husband
yesterday on the witness stand of gam
bling and drinking while they lived in
Bingham. This. she says. is the reason
why she took her child to Montana,
where she could place her i'm a Sisters
school away from the father.
Greenhalgh was also on the stand
yesterday and testified against his
wife. saying that while the child was
IN her possession Il did not have proper
care and attention.
Marguerite was placed on the stand
and told the court that while her par
ents lived i'm Bingham her father was
cruel to her She said that she pre-
ferred 10 go with her mother. After
he child's testimony Judge Brown con-
tInued the clse until next Tuesday aft
crnOOn.