The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-24
Mother Alleges They Were
Taken Away Without
Her Consent.
DOMESTIC TROUBLE
ESTRANGES COUPLE
South Carolina Courts Appealed 10
for Decision as 10
Custody.

Una ware that they are the Ccrf.rzI
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. Tillman, IT., and
Lucy Dugas Tillman, were playing
imerrily in the drawing room Of the
/ home of their grandfather. Senator
! Tillman, this morning while a 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 to bring
. habeas corpus proceedings in the
South Carolina supreme court to-
day for the possession Of the chill
dren, are refuted emphaticaly by
her husbands family.
The UHhappiness of the young
/ people, = seems. was due 20 ex-
IRENE incompaubility, which became
evident shortly after their marriage,
hfTs. TiIlmau refusing 10 make her
home in Washington, where her
"gsband held, at the time of his
marriage TO her, and still holds the
/ position Of secretary TO his father.
. Senator B r Tillman.
. On November %. 1905, the couple
. separated. after five years Of mar
+ iJaI troubles, but a reconciliation
took place three months later
I Mrs TiIlman's Charges
+ Young Mr. TiIIman charges that
I while they were living together last De
3 cember. her husband took their two chill
I dren out. saying that he wished them To
go with him 10 see his mother The
/ grandmother Immediately left Washing
ton with the children. so the charge con
/ tinues. since which day the mother has
never seen them
: At the time o. the illness or MIS- B.
/ r TiH1.au. Jrs Mr. THlmau telegraph
+ ed for his mother, who came TO Wash
iu-tou To relieve her dau-nre--In-Iaw
oftre care Of she children until she be-
came stronger states the family OF
+ yo1.nG Mr.. Trfmsu. Finally it vas de-
ciIcd that Ms TiImGn. ST.. should take
.
4 in South Carolina until the recovery Of
/ their mother. and this %. r TiIman told
/ his wife on the morning shat ne took
/ th-u TO their grandmother.
Young Wife Infatuated
/ When he returned to his apartment
/ that afternoon and told Mrs TilImau
that his mother had left FOR Trenton.
/ =. g.. with the children as they had
. planned, it IS said the young wife be-
I came infUriated- gave him his wedding
. and engagement rings. left the apart
ment, Sud from the home OF a friend,
. Mrs Edmund Brady. wrote her hus-
band she would have no further com
rlunication WITH Eim until the children
were again IN her possession
Mr.. TiIImau- IT.. still refusing 10 be
Ifeve that she had again left him so
MS FANNY saws ALOLt IltT Ll1L LnErT
chldr1E were simply I'm South Carolina
on a visit and asked her 10 return 90
their apartment This they say me eN-
/ DeCted her TO 90 When ne finally be
. came convinced of the feat that their
home was permanently broken UDz. he
give over the custody of his children 20
MS father. Senator Tillman-
Children Decided Away
Under the South Carolina law father
may deed his children to the care Of
7 others under certain conditions In the
case Of the TiIImau children the deed :
said 10 bc on file with tbe clerk Of tEe
court at EdceEeId. s G. and IN il young
Tillmau charges that MS wife Is unit
I to rear the children
When asked 20 explain this charge, his
family replied that they had no state
meDt to make IN regard 10 IL
1T should be known. however said
Mr Tillman'S sister. that my fathet
: attorneys. as soon as the children Wers
given over to him. wrote the mother
that she could see them as often as
could be arranged II was never our in
tentiOn 10 in any way rob her Of them,
but il is my fathers intention 70 rear
them properly, and TO educate them
/ Political Feud Involved
Into the story OF the fight for custody
Of the THlmsn children there enters the
/ factor IA long time political enmity
/ between the families Of B R Tilluan-
jr.. and his wife, Lacy DUgas Tillman-
J When, young TiIlma7 > father was elect
ed to the Senate II was after a most
exciting race with Cen. NJ G Butler
Z who had held the : natOrShip. and was
1 defeated by Tillman. The feeling be
tween the two men was strong enough
I 20 split not only families, but a whole
State, into factions
/ General Butler was the uncle Of Lucy
/ DUgaS. who aftCrWaTd married 8. Z.
I TiIIman. jr-. and who is now in Column
I bia, s. Q. the guest OF her cousin. Dr.
| Frank Butler, the son OF General Butlc-
and also an enemy Of the Tillmaus.