The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16
DADS CHARACTER
GOOD BUT GRANNY
GETS SCOTS BOY
Court Awards Child to Mrs.
Moneuse After Hearing
in Court.
FATHER WANTED HIM.
Mother of Youngster Had Sep
arated From Husband Before
Her Sudden Death.
FATHER WANTED HIM.

Mrs. Desire T.. Moneuse. wife IT the
millionaire stove manufacturer. OF No.
81 West ono Hundred and Twelfth
street. won to-day q six-monthS neht In
the Supreme Court for the custody Of
her four-year-old grandson. Edmund
SCOTT. son OF Capt. George r. Scott Of
New Rochelle. In awardlng the child
60 his grandmother. rather than to his
father. Justice Tompkins held that the
boys best interests would be conserved.
The night for the baby began shortly
after it's mothers death In December,
1911. Its mother was Mrs. Moneuse's
only daughter. In March. 1911. Mrs
Scott had obtained a decree of separa-
tion from Scott In Justice Gerard's part
Of the Supreme Court She charged
cruelty and abandonment. Justice De-
rArd awarded her the child and aiimony
Mrs Scott died suddenly In the south
and the boy was brought back to New
York on the same train which bore It's
mothers body.
Scott then began action to obtain his
child. The Testimony was taken before
Referee James =. Dempsey. More than
. dozen witnesses were sworn. among
them former Mayor George T. Raymond
OF New Rochelle, former Commissioner
Of Police Edgar NJ. Phelps and George
q. Galgane. Leo r. Brllcs, on behalf
Of Mrs. Moneuse. met this array OF
character witnesses by members OF Mrs
Moneuss's family.
SAW MRS. M0NEueE IN BOX At
RACE TRACK.
Scott maintained that Mrs. Moneuse
was not . proper guardian OF his child
because she went to races and drank
cocktails. One Of the Witnesses swore
that she had sssn Mrs. Monsuss In 4
hoa at the shssoshead Bay race course.
Ibid you see other ladies' there aiso?"
asked NJ. Briiiss.
"Yes. I saw Mrs.. Belmont and -"
Which Mrs. Bslmontr'
the hrst Mrs.. Belmont"
Who slss did you Sc in the ems
with Mrs. Nonsuss?' ,.
we'll. saw Ars Nicholas l~..S-
worth
Mr.. Briiiss then showed that Mrs.
Moasuss was accustomed to drink an
occasional cocktail before her dinner.
Scout euOTt1 10 UuOW my LW SlOx
drinking propensity :ailed. -'''-
Ex-Msyor Raymond proved an en-
thuslastic witness for soft. .
''One time saw Scott ana his bsNv
meet" he declared. There was \ loC~
of angelic Joy on the chids face. II
recognised its father Immediately.
claspsd liz tiny arms about his neck
and thought It said Papa! .papar II
was just like the child had known him
for nifty yea1;''
How old was the boy about this
tlmer' asked Mr.. Brilles.
Probably . little over q year old"
In his decision Justice Tompkins de-
Cleared that while he believed SCOTS
many character witnesses. he neverthc-
less believed that Mrs. Moneuse was
much better situated as TO the custody
Of the child. The Moneuses are wealthy.
SCOTS mother. although testifyinE for
her son. said that Mrs. Moneuse was
honest and absolutely competent and q
woman OF good morals.
The case occsaioned much comment
from lawyers to-day. AS II WAS not re-
called when q court had taken q child
from the fstaier and awarded II to q
grandmother; although holding tina,
the fathers character was good.