The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
Chicago Courts Grant A. TerrilI
Of This City the Custody Of
His Two Daughters
MOTHER is HEART BROKEN
Wanders About Disconsolate and Re-
fuses the Proffered Aid of Her
Former Husband. End of
Famous kidnapping Case

. Deprived by the law Of the two chill
dren whom she had kidnapped from
the home of her husband, Alfred Ter
rill, ia Kenosh, some days ago, Mrs.
0 Ethel K. Terri1l wandered away from
her apartments in the Del Prado hotel
IN Chicago Wednesday evening, ap-
parently overcome by grief.
0 During the afternoon Judge Dupuy
IN the Circuit Court for Cook county
stopped the proceedings by which
Mrs. Terrill hoped to retain possession
of her children, Mildred, S years old,
0 aud Annabel, years old, and told the
attorneys on both sides that he did not
believe Mrs. Terrill's mental and
physical condition was such as to
warrant her caring for her children.
q The two children, who were in Court,
accordingly were awarded to the ia
Their.
In the meantime the whereabouts
of the grief stricken mother was un-
I known. Mrs. Terril1 had agreed to
attend the conference in Court in the
afternoon, but she neither appeared
! nor sent any message to her attorney,
Eric Winters.
She has threatened to harm her
self if the children were taken from
her again" said Attorney Winters.
II hope that nothing has happened
to her,
AS the minutes dragged along Mr..
Terrill and the attorneys grew more
. nervous. Mr.. Terrill telephoned to
the Del Prado hotel ard learned that
his wife had left there some time pre-
vious. He then sent messenger to
0 the home of her father, William T..
Hardness, 500 Greenwood avenue,
Chicago, but learned nothing Of her
wherea bouts.
o At last Mrs. Terrill entered the
room and seated herself by the two
children. Her face was wet with
tears and she refused to talk of her
10 failure to appear sooner.
Then Judge Dupuy called the at
torneys into his chambers and told
10 them that he felt that it was his duty
to stop the hearing, as he did not be-
lieve that Mrs. Terril1 was making a
case against her husband. He said
n that if Mrs. Terrill's attorneys insist
ed he would continue the taking of
evidence, but that he did not believe
that it was necessary.
4 After some consultation Mr.. Win
tiers agreed with the court, and
the decree was entered, grant
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to the father. BY SO doing the last
" chance of Mrs. Terrill's regaining
possession of the children was re.
moved unless she can prove new
charges against her husband.
10 When Mrs. Terrill learned the de.
cision Of the court she slowly arose
and started to leave the courtroom
Her husband, however, intercepted
her, took her hand, and endeavored
VI to encourage her.
"Ethel, you have been in bad hands
for some time" said Mr.. Terrill
: ssBut propose to do the right thing.
: The only request | make is that you
: go to some good place for treatment"
: The woman paused for some mo-
ments, then walked on out of the
court without making a reply. She
had agreed to attend the discussion
of the future of the children to be
held later, but she did not arrive nor
send any word.
'sTerril1 has turned her OUT said
Mrs. Terrilps father last evening.
"Her brother has forbidden her to
stay here. Poor soul, I don't know
what she will do. Deprived of her
children, all her belongings, and even
the little trinkets that she thought so
much of, she is cast adrift. There
appears tc be little justice in this
world. / have no fault to find with
the judge or the attorneys. The law
is simply against US. There is no
Danger of Ethel committing suicide,
like her sister, but she is heart broken
and thereis nothing left for her,
Mrs. Terril1 followed up her action
in kidna ping her children by endeav-
oripg to show in the courts that Mr..
Terrill was not fit person to take
care of the children. Under the law
it is necessary for the wife to prove
such to be the case or she is COM
pelled.to accompany her family to any
home provided by theshusband.
A Famous Drummer.
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