The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-18

that the petitioner has always been
disrespectful towards her husband
and implacable in her dislike to his
family, and they show that this dis
like extended to unbeeoming express
ions of her antipathy in a letter to
her husband. They express the opln-
ion that the former Incorporate hab-
its Of the husband were due to his
unhappy marriage. In support Of
their claim that the deed was justi-
fed and that they should retain the
custody Of the children, they intro
duee an affidavit Of B. R. Tillman,
Jr.. intended to show the petition
er's unftness to have charge Of her
children. In this affidavit B. R. Till
man, Jr., admits the faults attributed
to him by his wife, their separation,
his OWL contrition and their. eonse-
quent reconciliation, ayerring, how
lever, that he has entirely given up
the use Of intox;cants. He says that
he was constrained to give the GUS
tody of his children to his father and
mother, because of the unftness Of
his; wife to rear them, in that she
was selfish, had taught his children
to: hate his family, was arrogant to-
wards. him, showing a disposition to
consider him and his family beneath
her and in that she had very little
education and "hsd expressed ideas
upon the most sacred relations Of
life, which were absolutely contrary
to the best interests Of any home and
under which no child could be prop
erly raised" He further AYERS that
he sent the children away with his
mother after his wife had angrily
refused permission that they should
go and remain until she had recover
ed'her strength after the illness from
which she was suffering. His ae-
count Of the separation conflicts with
that of the petitioner in that he
AYERS that, after he had sent the
children away without her consent,
she left their apartments and re-
fused to communicate with him un-
til the children should be returned.
He admits that he made the deed at
tempting to permanently deprive her
OF, them against her bitter opposition.
Most of the matters alleged against
the petitioner rest on opinion. A
mothers lack Of education and her
faults Of disposition, even though
they be somewhat trying and unus-
ual, do not warrant the father in
wrestling her children from her. Lit
tie can be inferred from the antago-
nism between the wife and. the rel
Iatives Of the husband. Such antipa-
thy often results from lack of con-
geniality and difference in aspira-
tions and ideals, when. on both sides
there is real goodness and worth. The
petitioner Has not shown herself to
be faultless, but it is certainly no
favor to her and no wrong to her
husband or to the respondents to
judge Of her fitness to have the Gus
tody Of her children by the letters
of her husband written a few days
before the children were carried
away. In these letters, running from
November 2, 1909, to November 9,
1909, he expresses the deepest afec-
ton for her, uttering no complaint !
against her, but blaming himself for
their past differences and telling her
that his love for her is redeeming
him. He writes Of attending to her
business affairs in Edgefeld and
sending silver and furniture for fam
lily use in Washington, thus indicat-
ing his intention to maintain his
home with her and the children. We
are unable to. find evidence Of anyl
thing done by the petitioner after
these letters were written, warrant
ing change in her husbands esti-
mate Of her. In l. consonance with
these letters Of her husband scores
Of the petitioners neighbors : and1
associates, who were qualified to
judge, submit afidavits to the effect
that she is woman Of high charac-
ter and eminently qualified in all re-
spects to rear and maintain her
children.
Mother Given Children.
We shall not undertake to pass on
the differences between the state
ments of the husband and wife as to