The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-30
LENITY FOR mrs. STARBUCK
t0I RI SHOHS HERTr BECaI ~
or HER MATERNAL LOVE
Justice BiSrhOn ForKhes Tier Lies ca Him
about Not knowing where Her init
dren Mere she Vas Ready To $50 To
JaII Courts Dignity MT injured.


Mrs Grace Lowther Starhuck went be
fore Supreme Court Ju~tiC" Blschoh
Yesterday ready =" he sent TO jail for con
tempt IN efuslng Ia turn her children
over 10 her husband. know ing that the
Court had already learned that sh" sioS@
falsely when she declared 20 IN" Justice
last Thursday that s'.r didn't know
whore they wers Sh" carried large
bag containing such things rs sh" Thought
-ha might need IN Ludlow street jail and
was accompanied 10y many friends who
were to bud her good-hy. Somewhat "a
her surprise. the Court forgave her and
permitted her 10 go back horn" 20 jersey
CITY
When the case was callel before Justics
Bischof In chambers Leroy 3. Rail-, counsel
for MIR Starbuck. said he supposed the
CUur; had been informed that Mr star
buck had found the children and that
they are now IN his CUSTODY. Because
the object II the motion had been ac-
unmplishad Mr. StarbuCk was averse "a
having his wife punished. the LAWYER said
and wanted the motion Withdrawn.
so understood. said Justice Bischof
and I have a letter from Mrs StarbuCk
she felt compelled 80 do
Justice Bischnf then turned 20 Mrs
Siarbuck and SAID
Her statement that she did not know
" her. her children were was prompted
nv mother : natural love for her chill
dren Sh" was wrong in her attitude.
bat with her mothers heart strings being
,ugC-d AZ it was hat natural that she
should DENY knowleige Of their where
abouts
As said whom the case was before me
"a Thursday. ~ was unnatural Tor
mother. unless she was heartleSs. not "a
know whore her children were. especially
a. they had been gone two weeks That
vas what prompted me - saw ! did not
baheve Mlr- StaTbuCk when she said she
did not know where her children were
The Court disllk"s such cases and -
ALWAYS reluctant 20 take severe steps
especially IN a case where mother =
natural love for her children
That Was n, vnur Honor, broke in
Mrs Starbuck I luv'sl my children -
1 did not balieye did wrong
-lf vour Honor feels that N" dignity
81 the Gourr has not sufer,si.- said Nr
Ball 4 will Withdraw th" Application
for the punishment g Mrs Starhuck
-Th. dignity ~ tn" Court j. HatIShOi.
Said Justice BIS hur All that was sought
haH been accomplished, fhe father has
tho children The inclination f IN. jus
tiCeS 1t 'h!s court j. Tor mercy wh.r''
mercy can h. shown. and This - "a car''
wh"r. "A mothers love. u .ntltlssi 20 the
merry ~ ~" Court ! h"tev" Mrs star
buck now r'.allZs- that the orders II this
court must b. ohsysi
A. Just.C. Bisrhon was about ~ leave
MIR StarbuCk ask"i hin. II he wouldn :
hear her on hnr right - $50 ih" children
IN. Court replied that IA. had settled
the question - the CUSTODY 20 the chill
drrn when the motion wac heard orlgi-
nallv and that II Mrs Starbuck ~antei
the case r,.opeuasi she would have ~ max"
such q motion through her LAWYER
Thank YOU. YOUR Honor ! will max"
another application aid Mrs StarbuCk
MR. StarhUck -aii m her letter :" jus
tic. Bi-Chof N reference 80 IA" children
1 would gladly Is" f'r them But mo
favor AJAX that YOU -a- The children and
hear from them about their treatment
a. want than happy IL ! 80 10 Jail And
will you stop them gong 10 Nantucket
A. Mr. StarbuCkS cousin. Robert billiard.
and his wife are there and ] would Ike
t. feel that nv babies sr" near me
Mrs StarhuCk SAID after this court pro-
ceedinRg were over that she didn't want
her children brought up among members
~ IN" theatrical profession. IN which her
husband has many relatives and friends