The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
LITTLE BABY
in The COURT
Grandmother and Mother Both Want
ed Irene Gillian, But the Mar
shaI Took Her For
Time.
ASLEEP IN THE COURT
irene Gillian Had Her Child Taken
From Grandmother and chars-
es Illegal Re-
straint.

mother and grandmother, fell asleep
this morning in the arms of marshal
Kesselring while in the Superior court
ROOM. after being brought there by
the officer upon court order and was
laid upon table, where she sleep up
on an overcoat while lawyers arrang
ed as to what should become of her.
Little Irene is but two years old
and was brought up to court by the
marshal this morning, after writ Of
habeas corpus had been issued to pro-
duce her in court, her mother claiming
that she was being Illegally held by
her grandmother
A couple of years ago in the, District
court the case of Irene Osborne VS..
Frank Gillian was being tried. the
case Of coming to close when Gillian
married the girl.
Since the wedding Gillian has de-
| serted his wife and child.
| This morning petition was filed in
the Superior court by the mother ask
| ing that the court order her baby re-
turned to her, the petition stating in
brief, as follows:
The Petition.
That Marie Gillian aged two years in
being unlawfully restrained Of her
liberty by Mrs. John Gillian.
/ That the cause of the same is simply
a claim as grandmother of the child.
That the custody of the child is IL
/ legal That the father abandoned the
wife and child in 1908 and has not con-
tributed to their support since, being
absent from the state. The mother is
entitled to the child and the grand,
mother refuses to give it up.
The legality Of the matter has not
been adjusted, wherefore petitioner
asked that writ of habeas corpus be
issued to bring the child into court
and determine who should have it.
! The writ was issued and the marshal
was given a warrant for the body of
| Marie Gillian, alleged to be illegally re-
strained of her liberty by Mrs. John
Gillian of No. 1928 Ridge street.
Nice Buggy Ride.
| The marshal drove down to the
house and served the notice on Mrs.
John Gillian, who said that he could
take the baby, she not caring to have
anything more to do with it. The
marshal asked the baby If she wanted
to take a ride and the little arms were
outstretched to the officer who picked
her up, placed her in the buggy and
brought her to court and turned her
over to Judge McNarma.
Judge McNarma is not familiar with
babies and some of his friends are
mean enough to say that he tried to
shake hands with it as the proper way
of greeting it.
| Others in the court room tried to
gain the good graces of the little one
but she would have nothing to dc
with any of them excepting the mar.
shall and cudGled up in his lap and
went to sleep.
| Although in the hands of the law, lit
tie Irene did not whimper and there
were no tears shed during all the time
When the lawyers arrived she gave
them glance of scorn and fell
asleep.
/ The attorneys agreed that unless the
grandmother should try and gain pos
session of the baby again, is should
be given to the mother, but if the
grandmother resisted the taking ava,
of the child from her. she is to have
possession of it, under the custody o
the court, until the matter is settled
The case is set for tomorrow morning