The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
FIGHTS TO KEEP
BOY FROM MOTHER
Charles Loesch Answers For
mer Wife by Bringing
Charges of Her Unftness
Says She Abandoned Child and
Made No Attempt to See
the Lad

Much 70 the disappointment of Mrs
Helen Loesch Muller. who has come
from Chicago TO petition the superior
court to be appointed guardian Of Err
nest Loesch, her year old son by her
former husband. Charles Loesch, presi-
dent OF the California bakery, the boy
was not brought into court when her
application was called for hearing be-
fore Judge Mogsn yesterday.
Mrs. Muller charges that Loesch in
tends 10 remove the boy from the state.
She expected her child would be in
court yesterday and was inpatiently
awaiting her first interview with him
in three years.
BOYS WHEREABOUTS SECRET
Charles F. HanIon, Mrs. MuIIer's at
torney. demanded TO be informed of
the where's bouts of the little chap
who is the subject of bitter contro-
versy, but Otto tun Suden, Loesch's
lawyer. declined to be drawn" He
declared, however. that the boy has not
been removed from the state
Loesch. from whom Mrs. Muller OBJ
~-----N- q -ANJ4C7 II EQELl6nQ on the
ground Of cruelty three years ago.
fled an answer yesterday to her pc
tltion, charging that she abandoned
her child November Is. 1905. disre-
garding her duty as q mother For
three years, her former husband al
leges, she has not been a ft person TO
have the care and custody Of any
child.
He further states his opinion that
she is not fit TO see her child and that
II would be for the best interests OF
the boy that he be raised in ignorance
OF the fact that she is his mother
az least until he shall have arrived al
a more mature age.
INTENDS To KEEP son
Loesch denies that he intends re-
moving his son from the state. but
nevertheless asserts that IL is his
privilege TO do so if he deems it nee
essary or advisable. His answer con-
cludes with the statement that De-
cember p. 1906. the petitioner agreed
in writing that Loesch should have sole
and exclusive custody of the child
Having fled the answer, Attorney
tum Suden requested that the hearing
be postponed for a month, as he was
about 70 leave the city on vacation.
Judge Mogan was inclined to grant
the application for the reason that
Judge, Graham. in whose department
the matter is assigned, would then be
back in the city and could hear il.
Haalon objected streuuously to q
continuance, but said that If one were
granted the mother ought TO be given
permission to visit the boy until the
matter was finally heard.
SCORES THE MOTHER
The greatest injury that could
come 10 the boy would be for its
mother 70 visit him." interjected tuna
Suden- This woman abandoned the
child 10 go to the man whom she sub
sequentIy married She has gone to a
man here and asked him TO perjure
himself. That is the kind OF woman
she is"
These statements are utterly with
out foundation" replied Hanlon. The
facts are that my client was driven
away from her home because of
Loesch's cruelty. For three years. by
correspondence and otherwise, she has
been endeavoring to gain permission to
see her child. but Loesch has consist
emily refused her"
The case went over TO this morning,
when Hsnlon viii urge that Mrs
Muller be allowed 10 visit the child
pending determination OF her petition.