The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-22
AN ORDER OF COURT
BRINGS GRIEF
ANOTHER CHAPTER ADDED TO
THE UNHAPPY HISTORY or
THE GATES DIVORCE SUIT
HERE.

Another chapter has been written
IN the case oi Mrs. Anna Marie Gates
versus her husband, Ire 4. Gates, but
il Is not likely the writing Of il will
close the history by any means, Il
there remains legal channel BY
which 70 attain to the real elements Of
justice that dwell within the record.
An order was made on Monday by
Hon. 7, A. Mcbride, in chambers, at
Oregon City, upon the petition OF G..
j. Curtis, Of this city, to the following
effect: That ii appearing to the court
that the plaintiff, Mrs. Gates, was
about to leave the State and the jur-
isdiction OF the court, and go 10 Cali
fornia, taking with her the child OF
the plaintiff and defendant; that said
plaintiff was without means to sup
port herself and said child; and order
ing that the said minor child, Ira
Campbell Gates, be turned over to the
custody OF Mrs. Anna Curtis, with
permission granted to both parent. to
see the child under proper conditions
at all times; that said defendant pay
10 the said custodian. Mrs. Curtis, the
sum Of $500 per month for the care,
maintenance and schooling OF said
minor child, etc, etc"
This order was obtained from Judge
Mcbride upon the sworn petition OF
G. J. Curtis, prompted by the husband
OF Mrs, Gates, which sets up the allie
cations alluded TO. along with other
matter calculated to inspire the Judge
with sense, OF the urgency and ne
cessity for the order made; and the
whole matter bears the stamp OF ex-
parte presentment and determination,
since the plaintiff, the woman in the
case, the mother of the child, has not
been heard in the premise and is
sorely stricken with the suddenness
and surprise Of the proceedings,
knowing nothing OF the plea nor or
der until confronted by the sheriff,
NJ. X. Pomeroy. yesterday, at the
home OF Mrs. Anna Ford, 236 Com
mercial street, who, as gently as might /
be done, claimed and took possession |
Of the handsome three year-old baby !
boy, and fulfilled the order OF the
court by turning the boy over to Mrs.
Curtis; the happiest feature OF the sad !
Ease being that the baby is placed in
the hands OF a most excellent lady
md faithful custodian who will do all |
that any law, human or divine,
for the safety and happiness
Of the baby.
The case is one OF peculiar interest,
and has, as it progressed in and out
qf the court, excited a good deal OF /
definite interest here 1t first reached
public notice, in the futile attempt of
he husband, soldier steward at the :
post hospital at Fort Stevens, to have
lis wife committed to the State Asy-
um for Insane, last winter, and who
would have succeeded had il not been
or the wisdom and humanity that
governed DR., ]. A. Fulton and County
Judge Trenchard at the hour of ex-
in this behalf, She was
promptly and fully cleared of
he charge and dismissed from the
.ourt, and from that hour to this has
vaged her battle of life as only an
Invalid, poor, sick, without influence,
md relying solely upon the spon-
aneous kindness Of a group Of
riends won in the very hour Of her
xtremity, could do, She has worked
When she might and taken the best
are of the child a mother might un- 4
er the pressure of her poverty and
At the behest of friends who be-
eved in her and sought to do for her,
he went into the circuit court with a
lea for divorce, upon statutory
rounds, and was given her freedom,
er child and alimony, the husband
ailing to make appearance and plea.
'he very fees in the case were re-
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