Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-23
Pathetic Scene Witnessed This
Morning In Hearings Before
Judge GoWans.
BABES BOUGHT AT SIS EACH.
Hospital Run hy Mrs. Iilzic Gcisler
The Market Where Mothers
Dispose of Offspring.

of Judge Gowans rosembled more n
nursery than anything else, attaches
and spectators In turn playing the role
of caretakeys. The scene was most pa
thetie, mon and women being scarcely
able 10 control their feelings as the
court cndeavorel to determine the fate
of three infants, neither Of which was
more than two months old.
Two there were, boy and girl,
with no name to distinguish them,
except the designation a. and -"
the boy being referred TO by the
initial letter OF the alphabet The third
child, The oldest Of the trio was Ma
bel Irene Cook, and she WAS the
only one that had a relative in the
courtroom. The two younger children
slept the entire time held lovingly In
the arms of sympathetic men and wo-
men, who saw that the festive flies
found no resting place ON the babes
faces.
Exhibit b." tiny cherub that first
saw the light Of day on Decoration
morn, was the center Of the most in
tetest, and the unfinished hearing occu-
pied three hours. The child was found
by juvenile court officers In the care
ot Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcfarland. who
i've In shack in North Salt Lake.
The babe was taken away from the
place last Monday, and the foster par
ents are endeavoring tre regain posses
sion OF the babe Probation officers
Guardclla Brown and Mrs. Young, with
Captain NJ. NJ. Woods testified thar
The Mcfarland household was not a n
nome for the child from any standpoint.
THE CHILD'S HOME.
The place was one Of poverty and
is frequented they said. by immoral
persons. Mrs, Mcfarland once had
n police record, has been doing better
since her marriage 10 years ago, but
still smokes. Mcfarland drinks oc-
casionaly. at which times he becomes
more or less violent Such were the
stories told 10 the officers by persons
who claimed TO know, and the condi-
lions of the house and some of the
persons visiting there had been seen
by tn officials
Mcfarland went npon the stand and
testined, making good case for him
SELF and wife The latter was referred
10 by the husband as las good a wO-
man az lives, keeping her humble
house as tidy as Is possible under the
circumstances, and in the years of our
married life, ] have never had to wait
Tor meal or been late to my work.
He told how that they had no chill
dren and that both desired to adopt
baby Finally, the chance came
through the means Of Mrs. Geisler.
VINO conducts private hospital on
the morning OF May 80 last. az Mrs.
GefsIer's place. he had received a 1T
tie girl baby from Its mother the lat
Ter giving the name OF Mrs. Sarah
Thomas. Upon departing he had
placed 50 gold piece into the wo-
mans hand to help her through her
Illness promising her that she might
come and see the child. but she had
never come, The child, he said ut
once found the most tender spot i'm the
hearts of himself and Wife, and they
had bestowed upon II as much love
ana care as they could possibly have
done mad it been their own flesh and
blood The mans story was straight
Forward and was In no way contradict
ed by any evidence before the court
poverty seems to be the graVest situ-
alton that can be found at the Nc
farland home. Neighhors were on
hand to testify in their behalf. and
the case went over TO another date.
Exhibit A. was born June %. and he
Too lett his mothers arms az the homt
OF Mrs. Geisler, and s. changed hands
OF was to have changed hands in the
bargain. The boy was not so fortuuat.
In railing into good hands as was the
SRI The people securing the boy were
Mrs, Emma LaMoyne and her hus-
band, and while there is no evidence
That the child was not well treated the
foster father is IN the county Jail await
Ing trial on charge of burglary and
chicken stealing, and the mother was
accused day or two ago Of attempt
Ing 10 poison her neighbors the Nc
Farlands The La Moynes. by permits
sion. occupied tent ON the ground oc.
cupted by the Netherlands. and for two
OF three weeks there has been consia-
cradle trouble between the two fam,
HES. Mrs. La Moyne declared today
that she did not desire TO adopt the
babe, since the trouble came TO her
husband and the little fellow was sent
by Judge Gowans TO the Infants Home
and Day Nursery. Thlther also went
the little girl, until II shall be deter
mined whether or not the Netherlands
shall be permitted to adopt her.
A MAYNARD MOTHER.
Gladys Cook is the mother Of the
third child that came before the court
Gladys appears NO be not more than IS
or l6 years of age, and before her mar
riage was an inmate Of the Industrial
school. OF late sne has had trouble
with her husband Joseph cook. ANA
~ her ways We're considered none the
best, the child vas taken from her and
placed IN the infants home. The moth
en- WAS arrested last night in Conc
merclal street resort, and spent the
night az the county JAIN Today she
declared that she would have her baby.
come what WIN. aud that " II were
taken from her she would steal H. She
Was very defiant aud showed "A great
deal OF spirit, Finally the father OF the
child was brought into court and no
expressed q desire that the child bo
taken back 10 the home until divorce
proceedings now pending wore set
tied. Al this the mother declared thnt
she wanted NOTHING further 30 do with
the child and they could send ~ whore
they wished, She declared that they
could not send her again ~ the IN.
dustrIal school az She h now a married
woman The court released nor. and
she was about to leave the building
when she was detained pending am in-
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