The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-28
.S0RR0WFUL CASE
IN RICHMOND COURT
MAN, WITHOUT APPARENT REA-
SON, WISHED 10 PIACR
DAUGHTER IN WAY
WARD HOME.
JUDGE WOULD NOT AGREE
Crutchtield Said He Saw No Reason
Tor I-Chkld Was Pleading and
Was Placed I'm Carte Of
Charitable Institute.
RICHMOND. YA-srec,.1-

RI c H MOND, VA.-Specia
Chnglng TO the arm OF her father
VINO insisted that she was incorrfgi-
pie and tearfully imploring him not
10 cast ner away from him. pretty
Elizabeth Hawthorne Stith, the six
teen-year-old daughter of Frederick
EDWARD Stith, presented a pitiabie OBJ
ing.
The girls father insisted that aha
be placed in some institution for way
ward girls, but was unable to convince
Jusuce Crutchfield that his daughter
was lncorrigible. To the contrary. the
Police Justice was favorably impress
ed with what little he saw OF the child
IN court this morning, as had been
the heV. DR.. James Buchanan, secre-
tary OF the Associated Charities, who
mas mad charge Of her since she was
pracucally abandoned by her parent
Miss Stith has been an inmate OF
the Associated Charities for the past
ten days, during which time she has
proven herself to be a model child"
was Dr. Buchanan's commendatory
comment.
Upon examining the girls parent
closely Justice Crutchheld brought to
light the interesting fact that there is
stepmother in the case. The father,
upon being questioned by the court
admitted that his daughters foster
mother did not have the affection and
4
own mother might be expected to en-
terrain.
All. suspected as much" Justice
Crutchheld calculated. which is all
the more reason that you should love
her, your own flesh and blood. the
more" ne added reproachfully.
The parent, who is employed as
motorman by the Virginia Railway
and Power Company, explained that
he is engaged in his work to such an
extent that he does not have the time
10 look after the welfare of his daugh-
ter.
My second wife does not care for
the child and consequently does not
look out for her interests as they
should be loked after" the parent ex-
planned.
"A deplorable state of AFFAIRS"
Justice Crutchfield commented
Justice Crutchfeld at this juncture
read from a contract. in which the IA
Their Of the girl had relinquished all
claim TO his daughter, surrenderinR
o Secretary William J. Maybee, of
the Children's Home Society.
The mother OF Elizabeth Stith died
when she was a small child.
Have you any other children. Mr.
Stith?" Justice Crutchfield asked the
girls father.
-Four others-three by my second
Wife" was the reply.
1t developed that an eighteen-year-
I'D son, by Mr.. Stith's first wife, is
AVA yfrom home, and. according to
he parent, he is permitted TO take
care OF himself on what he makes."
While, according to the evidence
YOU have offered here this morning.
here is absolutely no grounds of in
corrigibility on which / could send
Sour daughter to a home for hayward
girls" Justice Crutchfleld remarked
% the girls father, Il daresay that
she would be better of in such an in
stitutiQn."
The case was continued until Satur-
lay and, in the interim. Justice
Crutchheld and DR.. Buchanan will
confer relative TO her entree into the
home for girls at Bon Air.