The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-29
STARBUCK HAS HIS CHILDREN
No NEED ron MOTHER TO TEN
IOIRT WHERE THEI Ann.
Pound In Arlington aud Taken Away bS
Their Father. Who Got I.rEa' Paprrs
Co That Ind woman says New ShrII
60 Into Court To Tell Justice BIschoH

Ferdinand StarbuCk hav. l-an found.
They are now with their father AT his
homo at 53I West 18th street. Mrs.
starbuck for many days has hanicd
two Justices uf the Supr,rn" Court by her
insistenCe that she did not know whrr'
they w"r" and therefore could not produce
them lsfnr'' ia" court. She j. under orders
to apr-ar. and failing o. produc., ~"
children sh" Understood that -ha would
be sent Ia Jail for contempt 81 court Sh"
will te in court to-day to tell Justice
BisrhnG about how sh" took her children
away
Tn" children werc found at IN" HON"
81 Mrs Emma Reed. AZ 30 Devon street.
Arlington. Y. }. where they had leon
boarding for "A couple uE weeks.
Mr.. Reed said that recently an" all
verti-"d in a u'wsrar"r announcing that
ia" would tak" two children tu hoard.
\ New York man plac,'i hi- two children
( with her. and that was all m" wanted
zh" -aid. 4 li,l" later "A woman called
with two children and asked her - tax"
/, them also. ~" finally accepted IN" other
two small huard"r~ The woman who
brought them said they were hers. that
she was widow and that her husband
hal teen dead Tor thrr~ years. Tn.
! thing which led Mrs Rrrd 10 consent 10
| reC.iv" them. she said. was tho request
| of IA" first two children who wanted tham
/ for ylaVma'r- Tho names ~ IN" frat
two children she did not max" public.
] tn" second two turned out t. H. ia" star
buck children
/ Tn" womnn who had brought the star
buck children gave her name "a Mrs
Miller What could I do hTt b-.h"va
3 her Mrs R",~i said yesterday. whom she
said sh. was a widow and her husband
was dead thr,s' wears. even though 10
/ turns ou' Sh' was only thr.a weeks
b 'widoS'.-
Mrs Miller CAV" Instructions not 80
/ permit tho children - h. given mp To any
. body whatever "N"'p' herself Tin. chill
dr,n let tho knowledge II their tTI' mann
! get - their two pltynn'a- Last Sa'ur-
: dav the other two child hrard"rS Il Mrs
= Reds came To New York To- visit their
father and told him ahpu' their two coin
} rgdas who were call.d Miller. although
named Starhuck
} lat" IA The evening word reached
| Newspaper that Fyrdy and NIFTY Miller
| were AZ 20 Devon street. Arlington. and
I that their name might not 10 Miller. hut
StArbuck. Ferdinand and hath"rin" b, ing
| the names of the StarbuCk children
Yesterday morning bright and early
! the news reached Mr. S'a-hurk through
IA reporter - tn. wh-r"a routs e hi- chiI-
dr-n H., ha-t-ne,I 70 tn R"..t hnu--.
but ..dmIttauce tn the ho'I-s was refused
him. Mr. Starbuck went 10 Recorder
James p Kelly 81 Arlington who i-S,Iyi a
search warrant
4 d.cteCtive wont hack With IN" father
but th"v did NOT force an entrance
Eventually tn. children wore brought out
20 them.
Tn" 10y and girl came out neatly
dressed. IN" girl IN a hlri" frnck and low
shoss IN" hoy in whit" canvas krick"r-
HACKERS and a cap IN" greetings To-
tween tho children and their father v'~"
formal and poIi'" rather than .utIml'"
or aTcotipnat" Kathsriu" prr~..'''y
h"gan - cry lif'l,'. iri' covered gl'k!y
and did not answer whom her father
asked hnr why ~" was crying IN"
children looked we'll and dopart"d 'h"w
s"ly'.s cNcrll"ntly. hut they Wcr" very
pail"
In court the R"rord'r asked each
80 them il they knew who was the man Who
had brought them there. They answered
yes. that h" was Mr. Starhuck, their
father. and Recorder Kelly told Mr.
Starhuck Ia take th"m
Last night Mrs Starbuck mad" "A very
IRE" and clear statement
HADN'T that deceived tho Court sh"
said VT was brCa,Is" II my iuvc - my
children They put their arms around
my neck and told me that they were
afraid that their father would kill them.
I would do IL again II I got thu chance
| wiIl GO befor.. Ju-ticr RischoT tp-nor row
and will not plead for cl"m"ncy.
But will ask him o. soe the children
and To- hear their story. I want rho Judge
20 examine the. children apart from my
self or Mr. Starbuck
lam perfectly willing o. take my mcdi-
Gin. II can protect nv babies and know
that they arr IN proper hands. lam sure
the Judge will Civ" them into ia" Gust ody
Of some one else or 10 rnc II he can hear
what they have o. say.
When I heard that their father had
been awarded tho custody 81 the children
| went and found a home for them IN
Arlington at 729 Devon street. That was
three or four weeks az o. and paid for
| their tifHlAn III iflOFt
| | even took them To the house.
i said that | was Mrs. Miller. ! went
To see the children every day washed
them and dr,s-s..d them and took two
meals daily with them. luncheon and
| dinner.
Il am trying Ca get friends 90 20 To court
| with me Tomorrow who will vouCh for
me- and have invited Sitter Jackson. heal
of ths Faith Cure Church la Jersey city
where went every night whsn Ibid not 90
20 the Bergen Baptist ChuTch's Christ ian
| EndeavOr society neotl %. and have also
| invited Joseph Hartman. president 81
| that society. who used la ask ms u lead
| soms 81 the SOC,ety meetings. to accom-
pany me To court.
To-day / went up Ia Justice Bi-choir's
house to confess Ia him btIt he was Tot IN
1 got the children on May 10 at their
urgent solicitation. ! us'-i 10 So. them
every morning in Morn ~ gsilS Park
wher. they came To- mo from their
fathers HON. ia 18th street He urs-i
to ask them II they hal -',en me and they
told him no. for h.' had Instructed them to
shout for hclp II they ever saw their
mother oi' III. s,tTs-t.
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