The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-20
MONTROSE IN
POSSESSION
OF CHILD
Had Been Given by Dying
Woman 10 Mrs. Foster.
Hurried Away by Father.

Accompanied by Detective Sergeant
Jacob Koerber. of the Fourth Precinct,
and Chandler w. Riker. his lawyer,
William l.. Montrose, the Newark man
arrested in New York last Friday on
the charge of being connected with the
death of his wife, went to the home of
Charles A. Foster. at Ridgewood and
Clinton avenues, on Sunday, and took
away his 2-year-old daughter, Marie
Montrose, who had been placed in
Mrs. Fosters charge by Mrs. Mon
trose. Mrs. Foster, who was alone in
the house at the time, gave up the
child under protest. h is the wife
of a paint dealer in this city.
Montrosc. who, when arrested gave
his address as 154 Clinton avenue Is
the manager of The Orlando w. Young
Company, of 1870 Frelinghuysen ave
me, About October 20 his wife, Mrs
Frances Montrose. went to live at hei
mothers home. 432 Central Park West
New York. She was taken i'll almost
Immediately and Thursday of last week
was removed to the Presbyterian Hos
pitaI. where she died of p%eritonitis on
Friday, after charging her husband
with performing a criminal operation
on her.
Mrs. Montrose also took with hei
to her mothers home her little daugh-
ter, Marie. 1t is understood that ram
lily differences had fastened her de-
parture from Newark and she wished
to keep the child with her.
When her condition had become Sc
rious she asked some members OF the
family to telephone to Mrs. Foster. an
old friend OF the sick woman, to take
the child and look after her until fur
Their arrangements could be made. Mrs
Foster acceded TO the request n on
Friday Mrs. Montrose died, leaving the
child in the possession of Mrs. Foster,
although not legally in her custody.
IT was her intention to take Marie
back to her grandmother on Sunday,
but the weather was so bad that she
felt 1t would not be right to allow the
little one to go u
Montrosc %telephoned in the morning
SAYING that he wanted his child. Al
a result Mr.. Foster left the house early
in the afternoon TO consult his lawyer
as TO what should be done. 1t was
while he was away that the three men
appeared and demanded Marie.
Il could do nothing" said Mrs. Eos
ter today. There was n detective
there, and the child did not really be-
long to me and did belong to Mr..
Montrose. did not want to give II
up, but what could ! o They would
have arrested me if l had refused.
1.-THE worst part of it is that Marie's
grandmother entrusted her to me to
take care of so that nothing would
happen to her, and now ] ann take
her back. / know she is Mr.. Mont
roses own daughter, but l loved her
as if she were my own.
MRS Montrose and L had been
friends for over three years, and, OF
course. her mother and she turned 10
me when they were in trouble and
needle dhelp with the child. II l had
only taken her back to New York on
Sunday, as | intended. Mrs. Lawson
would still have her and h would be
in good hands"
Mrs. Foster said hat n did not
know what her husband planned to
do about the child's recovery. There
was nothing that she knew OF that
could be done, as she va not Maries
legal guardian.
She stated that the three had been
in such haste to take the little girl
away that the child had been forced TO
go without her a or oat Mrs. Fos-
ter also said that she did not know
where Montrose had taken his daugh-
ter. or whether she was still in the
city.