The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-24
AGAINST
DIVORCED
DAUGHTER
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HER MOTHER SEEKS pos
SESSION OF osAN0-
CHILDREN
INTERESTING CASE
IN WICHITA COURT
Mother Of Oh |drsD, Married
j When Only IS Years Old,
Tells PitItuI Story


N Wichita Kas., Sept. 2i--An inter-
Visiting case has come up in court IN
Which d grandmother is trying to
take two children out OF their moth
ers care Just how FAR grandma's au-
thorlty extends beyond tne divine
right of making gingersnaps and sll
var cookies for her eaildien's chll'
urcn 10 Il matter which the courts
have bene called npon q decide
Gen. l.. IIosford made the follow
Ing statement iil regard 10 his posi-
lion Ii the case Of Mrs Polly Of Sa'
llna against her daughter. Mrs.
clara Polly. formerly Mrs h1ggs
Mira. Polly Is endeayorlng TO OBJ
tain possession OF her granasons.
Mtlyin and Corle Boggs, who shs
claims are 10 the custody OF tie Chris
tIan Service league In Wichita. Mr..
Hosford said:
"rhe Boggs children are not NOW
and never have been in the custody
of the league. Shortly after Septem'
her /, clara Polly, who was MIS-.
Boggs before her divorce, came to
me with the two boys. her sons, and
after short conversation with me,
.. apon ID, sdvice. placed her
children to board in home in East
WlSnlla She then returned TO Sa
lima, where she Is employed as STE
nographer In q lumber yard, peno ng
her decision as to whether she would
,-iye up aer children or continue hal
Atrlggle to support them. ! have new
er ta.. en- the children over legally as
sho had made no decision when tha
recent trouble arose
Mothers Pitifu story
Clara Polly, who is neat and
lre.ined appearing Young woman, toid
pitiful story of family torn D,
Assension. Her father and mother
we're divorced years ago and their
two homes are just across tae alley
liom each other So If the two boys
crossed the alley to their grandfatli
ers their grandmother flew into q
rage. Clara polly intimated that Mrs.
Polly was eccentric. peeYish ami haru
10 live with. Clara Polly was mar
rIcd when only fifteen years of age
fo bov wlo was unable to care Tor
her and from whom she obtained a
divorce for non-support. It was to re-
move the children from this scene OF
poverty and wrangling that she
brought them to Wichita intending
Il no other place presented itself, 70
give them up forever into the keeping
OF some foster mother.
Here is where the grandmother
comes in. According TO Clara Polly
she had complained constantly about
supporting the boys. Once she sent
them to Oklahoma to their father, ut
Clara polly, taeir mother, was able
IN got them back owing 10 his indin-
orence To them. Mrs. Polly made con-
t|nual threats of binding them out 10
work for their board as soon as they
werc little older Perhaps 1t waa
cuniaitv. therefore. which prompted
ner to WORK for their return. AZ any
rate sae wrote me Offering me lifty
dollars to return the children 10 her
I Then she Came Here
"DcfDre | had time 10 answer TINS
Natter which made me very indignant
sh,, had come to Wichita and eneag
cd Judge Campbell as her attorney
Al sis instigaton she swore oul q
warrant of hahcas corpus against
me when | refused % tell the wher'
abouts OF the children. a warrant lol
! contempt ot court was filed against
Nue This was never served as
heard OF il and went right down g
ri.e court house Ny defense Is tha'
the caildrsn are not and never have
been IN my custody aud thai nag
no RIGHT as a private citizen 10 ~
iArfert In a womans plans ior hel
children. or coiHse. Il mad peer
hgorn on The witness stand ] wouio
i've Given .ue address Of the family
wilh whom iae children lise.
A hearing of Ire case covering lii'
inaercsts Of the children viii be bad
.)chober 4, when Il will be determined
whether Mr. Hosford WIS In contemp
0f coI,rI
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