The Washington times., 1910-01-24
Mother Alleges They Were
Taken Away Without
Her Consent.
DOMESTIC TROUBLE
ESTRANGES COUPLE
South Carolina Courts Appealed TO
for Decision as 70
Custody

Unaware that they are the central
figures in one of the most deter
mined and warmly contested legal
battles ever waged in the supreme
court Of South Carolina. little
DouSchka and Sarah, the beautiful
! children Of B. R. TilIman, IT.. and
Lucy DugaS Tillman, were PLAYING
/ nerrily in the drawing room of the
home of their grandfather. Senator
/ Tillman, this morning while d mem
her Of the family talked with a
/ Times representative in regard 10
( the custody Of the two little girls.
INCOMPATIBILITY IS CHARGE.
The charges made by young Mrs.
Tillman, who was expected 10 bring
haAeas corpus proceedings in the
South Carolina supreme court to-
day for the possession Of the chill
dren, are TefUted emphaticalIy by
her husbands family
The Uuhappiness of the young
people, it seems, was due to ex-
treme incOmpatibiiity- which became
evident shortly after their marriage,
Mrs. Tillman refusing TO make her
home in Washington, where her
husband held, at the time of his
marriage to her. and still holds the
position Of secretary to his father.
Senator B. r TiIlman.
On November %, 1905, the couple
separated. after i've years Of mar
itaI troubles, but a reconciliation
took place three months later.
Mrs TuImsn-s Charges
Young Mr. THImsn charges that
cember. her husband took their two chill
dren out. saying that he wished them to
go with him TO see his mother The
Erandmother Immediately left Washing
ton with the children so the charge con
tlnues. since which day the mother has
never seen them
Al the time Of the illness Of Mrs. 3.
r TIUn.au- Jr. OTr- THIman leIe-raph-
ed for his mother, Who came to Wash
inEtou To relieve her dau=htc--iu-Iaw
oftEe care Of she children until she be-
came stronger. states the family Of
yornE Nr- TTfr1su- Finally IL vas de
ciied that Mrs. Ti1mau. ST.. should take
The children hack TO the TuImsn home
in South Carolina Unit! the recovery Of
their mother and this B. r TIImau told
his wife on the morning that he took
th@uI TO their srandmother-
Young Wife Infuriated.
When ne returned to his apartment
thar afternoon ami told Mrs TiIIman
that his mother had left for Trenton.
:. c.. with the children a. they had
planned, IT IS said tins young wife be
came infuriated, gave him his wedding
and engagement rings left the apart
meuJ, Sud from the home Of q friend,
Mrs. Edmund Brady wrote her hus-
band she would have no further com
uuniCatiou with him until the children
were again III her possession
Mr.. TIimau, ir-. still refusing 70 be-
Iieve that she had again LEFT him. so
his family says. wrote ner that them
children were simply I'm South Carolina
on a visit ard asked her 20 return 90
their apartment This they say he eN-
Detted Eer 20 90 When ne finally be-
came convinced of the feat that their
home was permanently broken uDz, he
gave over the custody Of his children TO
his father. Senator TiIlman.
Children Decided Away
Under the South Carolina law a father
others under certain conditions In the
case of the Tiuman children the deed 5
said to be on file with the clerk of the
court at EdSeGeld- 8 c. and IN IL young
TiIiman charges that ms wife IS unfit
To rear the children
When asked 10 explain this charge. his
family replied that hey had no state
mCnt to make in regard 10 IT.
1t should be known however said
MI TIlmaU'S sister that my father
attorneys, as soon as the children were
given over TO him. wrote the mother
that she could see them as often as
could ne arranged II was never our in
tentiOn 10 in any way rob her Of them,
but il IS my fathers intention to rear
hem properly, and 10 educate them
Political Feud Involved.
Into the story Of the fight for custody
OF the TiIlman children there enters the
factor o IA long time political enmity
..etween the families Of B r TiIIman-
j- and his wife. Lucy Dugas Tiuman-
When young TiIlman-s father was elect
ed to the Senate il was after a most
exciting race with Gen. NJ c. Butler
y 40 1ad held the SenatOrShip- and was
defeated BY Tillman- The feeling be
tween the TWO men was strong enough
TO split not only families. but a whole
state, into factions
General Butler was the uncle of Lucy
DuSas. who afterward married 3. Z.
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bia, 8. G. the guest OF her cOusiu,s TDr.
Frank Butler. the son Of General 81
and also an enemy OF the TiIlmansS