Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-02-09
TTLLAlAN UPON PENDING SUIT.
Talks About His sons Unhappy Mar
ricu Life
Washington Star.

SeHdtOF lllillal Is caring lOr MS
two grandchildren. Douschka Till
man, five years old, and Sarah Till
man, three years old, at his home in
this city. 1t Is these children who
are to be the subject Of suit for
their possession to be instituted in
South Carolina against the Senator
and his wife by his sons wife.
The children are held. the Senator
explained, under deed made by
their father, Senator Tillman's son,
In accordance with the statutes of
South Carolina.
My son simply decided that his
mother could bring up the children
better in the way he wants them
brought up than his wife," said Sen
ator 'rillman. 80 he executed a
deed giving the possession Of them
into our hands. | hold them by a
legal right. recognized by the stat
utes Of South Carolina.
~ have anticipated the suit ana
have instructed my attorney to ar-
ccpt service. I have also notified the
attorneys that | would take the chill
dren into the State Of South Caro-
lima whenever they were desired by
the court"
Regarding the events leading up to
Tillman, Jr., and his wife, with the
subsequent deciding Of the children to
their grandparents, Senator Tillman
said:
Although my son and his wife
have been incompatible from the day
OF their marriage. and it became
palmer and palmer as time went on
that there could never be happiness
in their home. the principal cause Of
their differences was that she object
ed to leaving the South and coming
TO washington to live. Their Sepa-
ration came in October. 1908, and
drew up contract between them.
which they both signed, providing
that they should alternate in posses
sion Of the children. each to have
them for three months. You know
we have no divorce laws in South
Carolina.
My son came to Washington in
December, 1908. when Congress met,
leaving his wife in the South with
the children. Through the month OF
November letters passed between
thtm IN regard to meeting, at
which they might come to better
agreement. In February her term
of possession Of the little girls ran
ont, and rather than give them up,
she consented to meet her husband
In Baltimore. There they decided to
live together again, and took a home
in tlyattsvillc, Md. a few mclis out
side OF Washington
"Fheir troubles continued and
hoping that it would do some sort of
good, | persuaded them to take a
trip through the West. They went
to the coast, took in the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacitic Exposition in Seattle and
then returned
early last December my son sent
word to his mother to come to
washington, which she did. taking
quarters at the Normandie Hotel.
One day there was another row--oh.
1t was not the sort OF a life for the
children at all!--and my son took
the children to the Normandie and
gave them into the charge Of bis mo
th"r. She took them to Trcntun.
AFTER waiting for three days to
near from his wife. who had gone to
live with friend. Airs. Mamie Brady,
and after getting no replies to his
letters, my son LETT for Trenton.
Then my attorney wrote to Mrs. Till
man. She ignored the letter Seeing
that she showed no inclination to
'oi'' W ANY agreement with MIN or
10 come back to him. my son decided
the children to me, and that is how
have them now
Thcy are two Of the brightest
girls | hav" ever seen. and my sole
interest in the matter is to have
them properly cared for and guarded.
My son has been told BY eminent
counsel that his wife cannot recover
thcm.'
Before senator Tillman had en-
tered upon the discussion Of his sons
domestic trouble. he had, with a
quick motion, indicated to his daugh-
ter that the little girls take their
plaNthinES out Of hearing. This they
dld, but the older trippcd Drcttily
back TO ask for u forgotten orange,
ana thc Senator stopped to aid in the
search.