The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
PARENTS SEPARATED
SOON AFTER MARRIAGE
Her Identity Finally Disclosed
After Many Years Reunited
win Mother

Special 90 naily Leader
Falrview. OK. April ll-0na og Che
most unique and interesting cases
ever heard ~ a western court was
cried and determined by ludso Gar
Der &C this session, Tho pIalntln.
Irono Barnett. brought suit against
Charles McKown TO recover a ONE
fourth Interest In d Hparlor section
al land purchased by him from the
heirs of the estnla nl James David
son. deoeascd. Her lesllmony cor
ruhorat0d by that Of her mclhera
roads more ike fiction Than fact.
James Davidson her iatherr had
four children when he married Char
lotto Beauchamp. the mother W the
plalntlif tn March 1899 They lived
together but few mouths. separating
The plpinlin. child oI that mar
rlago. vas born on Decemhor 23
1882, her mother bflHglng her TO
Dover. Oklahoma, where they lived On
a farm IL 1889. during the mothers
absence from the home, the child
was kidnapped hy a man By llie name
II Reuben amall and waa lnAen final
ly to SOvoto. California. whefe she
was taught 70 believe that her father
and mother were both dead and that
she was an adopted daughter. 1sne
mother. apon her return found her
child gone and after advertising ax.
tenslvely and employing detectives
10 ascertain her whereabouts, gave
up the search In vain. "A few years
later she learned indirectly 81 her
daughters death.
After living IN h0r adopted homo III
California FOR a period ol * years
Che plalniln received letter from
d son Of Reuben Small. stating That
lnaam0eh as hls father had reconlls
died. he lelt at liberty % diaelose her
Identity and inform her that her moth
er was yet living Rnd residing at ia.
Oklahoma. Oklahoma. after CORES
pondlng with her mother, ate came
10 Oklahoma and subsequently learn
ing Of her interest ID tho estate.
brought suit and recovered Judgment
When asked how she recognized
bet child, among other neans 81 lden
tihcatlon the mother pointed to III.
tie scar upon her daughters face and
explained That when ehe was amaH
baby sitting en- high ohalf near S
stove, she had fallen over and burnt
herself. The mother hls since ro.
married also the daughior whose cor.
rect namo wes originally lrane DaV.
dauD adopted name. lfene Small and
married name. ireue Barnett.
n describing her taking away. Of
which she aoems 10 have faint rec.
election Bhe said that two mon drove
up 10 the farm house Ia q buggy and
aftor making her older hrolhers be.
llevo that they wera olflcarB of the
law and entitled 20 take her With
them. lhcy all drove to the railroad
station. boarded the incoming train
and after riding north & considerable
distance. stopped at some town FOR
several months and lhon starred over
land III covered wagon lo California
driving the sullfe distance. Leine six
months on The road
AicKown only having quit olalm
doodg from three Of tho heirs. never
became vested With The interest 81
tho plalntif In lhe trlai Of fho case
II was suggested that me plalfElHa
cause ii nctlou was against the heirs
who hue Transferred tha eiHale.
Judge CARRIER Apld that lhe iayE r.
qnlrcd an heir % 50 20 The estate Il
aeli Tor settlement end that X Nc
kowh had taken warranty deed
Che iaw Afforded hlm az ample feme
Ok