The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
HUMMEL CHILD IS
IN GOOD HANDS
Being Well Cared for by Fami-
Iy Outside City, Says
DR.. Chandler.
WRIT OF HAREAS CORPUS
is RETURNABLE TUESDAY
Mothers Charge That Child
Was Spirited Away Is
COntradicted.

Ethel b. Hummcl, Wednesday morn.
ing, filed . petition in the District
Court for writ of habeas corpus for
the recovery of her l7-day old daughter,
which, she alleges. WIS unlawfully spir-
tied away by the defendant, DR.. G. NJ.
Chandler, the attending physician,
within a few hours after its birth. with.
out her knowledge or consent, and Sc
creted from her. She further charges
that although repeated and frequent
demands were made by her Of the
physician for the child, the defendant
failed oreturn it to her
Judge George G. Armstrong, before
whom the petition came, issued the de
sired writ Wednesday morning aud it
was placed in the hands of Deputy
Sheriff Booth who served it on DR..
Chandler The writ is ratnrnable Tues
day morning. Some interesting devel-
opments are expected then.
Born at Hospital.
The birth occurred at St Mark S
hospital May II. Within a few hodrs
after the birth the defendant took 1T
away from there, the woman says, with
out her knowledge or consent and with
out any legal authority. She SAYS she
frequently and repeatedly demanded Of
the physician that he return the cni;t
but he refused to do so or TO give her
any information as TO Its whereabouts.
DIR. Chandler 5 statement regarding
the cause of the removal of the child
from the hospital directly contra diets
that Of the mother. He says that it
was at the repeated request of the
mother and the grandmother of the
child that he agreed to use his lnilu-
ence to have it placed where it would
be taken care of properly. The doctor
saws the mother refused to nurse the
child and he found a home for 1t at
the mothers knowledge, consent and
request.
With whom the child was placed the
defendant physician declined to state
Wednesday afternoon. He said, how
ever. that, through MS influence, it was
placed with good family living out
side OF Salt Lake City and has been
son for not divulging the names Of the
family with which the child was placed
is that he does not wish 10 Cause them
any unnecessary unpleasantness TOR
what is considered their kindness IN
the matter. Their names probably Will
DR. Chandler said Wednesday alter
noon: ''T have no intention "f fighting
the case. The child's mother, and her
mother also, requested me TO lind
home for the babe and ! finally did so,
after repeated requests along this line
had been made Of me by them, ] asked
them to consider carefully their request
and they repeatedly assured me that
it was their wish that | find the babe
home ! then did so. a contract in
the matter was drawn up but was never
signed | am of the opinion that the
woman's folks are responsible for the
fling of the petition.
Fathers Statement.
The father. Carroll Claude Hummel,
who is employed by the Oregon Short
Line, says he knows nothing of the
case. "We were married January
this wear, but have never lived to-
gether.' said he "Wednesday afternoon
..fThe child is mine but ] know nothing
of it's abduction, having had nothing
10 do with it or its mother since the
birth The mother did not mention 10
me that there has been birth, as ]
have not spoken TO her for several
months, and ] know of no reason why
anyone should wish TO abduct the child.
1t was mutual with us that we be mar
ried and let that end the matter
The marriage took place in the Coun-
ty Clerk s office January 3, Deputy
County Clerk David a. Smith perform
ing the ceremony. The witnesses we're
Col. NJ. NJ Kaighn and Mary Nc
Pheron, The hospital records show that
DR.. Chandler WAS the attending physl-
clan at the birth Of the child.
The mothers s maiden name was Ethel
Burt She formerly was a stenographer
employed by the r. g. Dun agency
here. She has been making her home
at Second West and Fifth South streets,
Her age is q years, while her husband
is % years old She left the employ
of the Dun agency about January ].
Her relatives claimed they knew moth
ing about the affair Wednesday after
noon. The woman S mother. Mrs. a.
Burt, of 564 South Third West street,
said she did not know where her
daughter was when asked Wednesday
morning.