Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-23
FATHER TAKES
SON BY FORCE
DIVORCED PARENTS FIGHT
OVER 11-YEAR-0LD BOY
CROWD ATTRACTED BY scUFFLE
ON SIDEWALK
PatroIman Carr Arrives in Time to
QueIl Small Sized Riot-Judge
Upholds Decision Made
Five Years Ago

With the 11-year-old son weeping
bitterly and his mother shrieking hys-
terically a small-sized riot was PIe-
cipitated last night in front OIL INC INC
home, 619 West Seventh street WnSn
A. Robert Hauter went to the
home of his erstwhile wife, NO
619 West Seventh street, to take ms
son. as allowed by the decision OIL
Judge Conrey in the superior court
yesterday morning. -.
A crowd of 200 was attracted by tne
scuffle between Hauter and ms 81
vorced wife to obtain possession ol .,' -l,e
son, and number of bystahuers'
syrnpathizing with the struggling Wo-
man. were about to take hand IN the
prooeedings when Patrolman Carr ar
rived. and after much difficulty sue
ceeded in separating the combatants'
With a number of witnesses Hauter'
his son, Mrs. N. Adele Chadd, Ior-
merly Hauter, and her present nus, HuSr
band, G. D. Chadd, Patrolman carr
succeeded in making his way through
the increasing crowd and brought the
party to police headquarters.
After a long series Of explanations,
protestations and copious weeping py
Mrs. Chadd, Lieutenant Iehnhausen
decided the decision of Judge Cohrey
must be upheld and ordered the boy
TO accompany his father. Mrs. Chadd
tried in vain to obtain a complaint Tor
battery against her former husband,
but as the witness stated Hauter
had not struck the woman, but had
only pulled the boy away from heri no
complaint was issued, and Hauter LETT
the police station happy and smiling
Child Wants Mother
But not so the child. Rushing to his
mother, he kissed her affectionately'
and only agreed to go with his father
when assured that he would be aole
see his mother again.
During all the squabble Mr. Chadd
remained passive, only interfering
when Hauter pushed Mrs. Chadd away
from him in an endeavor to release the
how. At police headquarters Chadd
stated it was a matter over which ne
had no control, and his only interest
was to see that his wife was protected
from bodily harm.
Five years ago Hauter was propr1e-
tor of a hotel in Rhyolite, Nevada, and
instituted divorce proceedings against
his wife. The divorce trial was heard
by Judge Conrey, who granted Hauter
q divorce and also the custody OF the
son, then 6 years old.
Mrs. Hauter offered no defense In
the divorce proceedings and two years
later was married to Chadd, foreman
in the Llewellyn iron works.
Since the boy was able to write he
has been corresponding with his
mother, and last August he suddenly
disappeared from Rhyolite and worked
his way to Los Angeles, where he was
met by his mother, and with whom he
has lived until last night.
Hauter started in pursuit of the boy
and found him in Los Angeles, but
was unable to induce him to leave his
mother.
All other means falling, Hauter ap-
piled to the courts, instituting habeas
corpus proceedings. Judge Wilbur al
lowed the mother to have custody OF
tho child until the matter could be de-
cided by Judge Conrey, who had
granted the divorce five years ago.
Judge UphoIds Order
The case occupied the attention Of
II court all day Tuesday and yester-
day morning a decision was given by
Judge Conrey stating that he refused
to change the order made five years
ago.
To change the custody of the child,
c id the court, was equivalent to ad-
mitting error had been committed in
the first instance.
Judge Conrey also stated the fact
that Mrs Hauter had made no de-
Tense in the divorce proceedings, which
must be considered as an acknowledge
ment by her that the charges brought
by her husband were true.
Mr. Hauter stated last night he in
tended to send the boy to school in
Los Angeles, and took him to his home,
957 South Los Angeles street. Hauter
declared his former wife had poisoned
the mind of the boy against him, and
that the woman was keeping the son
for the purpose of financial returns