The sun., 1910-07-16
B0l lSES ADVICE ON The LAW
nt,,> 10 TIRE FOR SISTERS:
,.., POINTS FROH ILBlNT.


.r .-r.r q ~ Who works IN a tobacco
,ri andy store at 3OT East Twenty.
co.. p. -tr~.t and lives in the fat build
stairs He has thr~e sisters
r.-.r than himself. and last March
s... heir mother died the two elder
or A-nt to live with an uncle in Jersey
o.. lt wasn't their wish TO leave their
ss,.s, IN. boy's strongest opposition
,rs' they went.
R-nd-rwald wanted To keep the family
tr-,th.r and he relieved that the uncle's
r.fr to his sisters was Questionable
In. law bothered him. however. and 81
n. decided tn consult the highest legal
authority that he knew He wrote 20
ne Attorney General Of this State and
20 'n- same ofiicial IN New Jersey les-
ter,iay he heard from Nelson B Gaskill.
Assistant Attorney General Of New Jersey.
Vho wrote for his chief. Edmund Wilson.
In the first mail this morning there will
te letter for the hoy from Attorney
GENERAL O'Nalley in Albany
I, was only on Wednesday that Fred
sent his two letters. The one that went
to Albany was this:
NEw NnEE July ~. 1910
ptAF SIR: I am a boy u years old. work
~ every day and earning a good living
,I' not enough to AFFORD a lawyer VIII
.1u tell me the real Law My mother died
'r4r months ago. an uncle broke up our
.ofue and took my sisters. one ~ in August.
FUsaaa Fe
Gni want me TO take them Il they leave my
.n,le and come TO ne or have We children
no rights my uncle saws he would send me
% prison and the girls 10 an institution.
aoihing 10 say about ourselves since my
mother died Won vou please elp US by
cling ~ Iu-t what N" can do hy Law
Ieartbroken ; Bt>pEHw
so- fA,r ~ -ntv -s-venth street
,audy store
Frei didn't tell tn. Attorney Gen ersl
that his father dl,.i thre.. yssrs ago aud
'hN thls was IN. reason he was shoulder
Irs all the family troubles The letter
'rs!e enough oi au impre~sIdh upon
Or O'NIalley To cause him To overlook
.r fact that he doest Z usually advr>.
supI- on personal matters. and this -
ut 81 the reply from him that will come
.. Fred this morning
J. not NV IfaNNie Np Nn-N - lsIFef-
.ating to family matters or individual
-ogblss. but a. you write thai YOu arr a
..Hr boy. not having -uf9,ien' to pay a
aver. will make an exception IA NOur
Your uncle has no right 20 the custody
our sister, or to take po--s--iOn ~ th-ir
i-.p-rty. " they have any. unless hr hI-
u-.n appointed their guardian hy rh" Surro-
..r. of your county ar bv the will OF NOuT
0fuer
tuur sister, " no j. over - wears of age
-. ,hoo-s her oNn guardian II Won
NOS OF = relative or friend ot your family
Hn j. willing to at a. her guardian and
slardian has been appointed I would
80. YOU in that case TO go to the suTfu-
once OF your county and state the
20 hun He " ~ then appoint q gOOd
.r-Hu 10 at a. guardian Your un. L.
tnnot send YOU TO prison or put your sis
".r- ~ my charitable institution as long
.ug .omply With the lAN or your sisters
r.r become a public charge. would
"r"iurr advise Won To see the Surrogate
.uIr ,puniy. and | feel SURF that he will
sJu a. TO YOUR rirht- - you VIII
... HH further trouble
Iar New Jersey authority doe~n Z
-.a. 70 al particulars with Mr.. % Malley
.r.', uf whom Fred spoke IN hts
...-- = q ,.tInsn of New Jersey. and Mr.
,.,-,u confined himself in his reply at
e. - entirely 20 the boys duties toward
~ relative
'..,.- there - some closer relative
TO-. .a.- uro.". he wrote -he - the party
s.. .- ,-..'I-i 20 act as guardian unless
.r ..." should appoint some other
"r. N..r Incie seems to be within
.r, r.g'r-
.. from what you say.
'tt' E... r loo "a send you to prison
md rn~ g.r.- .. au institution II they
-'nu.d leave yYur uncle and No To live
. ~ you IN N-N YORK. although I do not
now what the aw - New YORK. Ia on
subIsr'
= vpur unrI- - cruel to these t~o
-'"r- Hr treats them badly | do not
''.'F" e. court would appoint him theIr
sian ar a.lus Inn Io act as such
t'"' wl- i'.hIui th. counter IN his
.... I-' ".ar.ng When inquirers came
a-- aw trufil hl- way 81 getting at
aE a." NJ. Just a little awed by
.' fact that ti- ."tt"rs had been answered
TO- cam" "ur pu the steps TO answer u'I..--
p. Ah"rr sanford. a distant relative.
s -.u- f.. stop and with whom Fred
'- smallest sister are living now.
... tI.us Inc Young lady herself
.' .ar." .- N,I-,- and she IL ? was
rf"Wpung 20 reach the candy
... .. 'hr ab-"uc'. - her big brother
... .u. father di"d ws all lived up
.' ..r with Mr. "a nford, said the
'..u my mother died last March
.. .rath"r Henry Tsppslman told
.ai rarri" that they would have
.." with his family at I" Ferry
... u Jersey city They didn't
Sd. s.a' al ard wanted TO keep the
'.y-'ner.
rb"-" two sisters were going
',.- INST as soon a. they could
vent 20 Public School II and
br vas for them to 90 TO hi gh
...i after that to some normal
Is. sli kicked At the change
... #, any good
~tu - notary pubic. in-
.t
.r % viii for the boys mother
.s. -aid he In lt she gave
...r 'tr task 90 winding up heI
rot ) m .urr that she did not give
,.r' - her children. After heI