El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-10

Las Cruces, n. NJ. Dec. 10.-A large
number of people assembled in the court
room to attend the hearing Of the case
of Maggie Bell Sampson and Harold
Sampson, minors, by their next friend,
R. F. Sampson, vs.. Wilbur J. Sampson
and Kyle NJ. Sampson. his wife.
The case was filed by an elder brother
against the father and stepmother Of the
children.
Neglect and Cruelty Charged.
The charge made against the defend
ants by the plaintiff, as filed IN the
court, was:
Defendants have for long time been
accustomed and still are accustomed and
make it their continual practice, unreal
sOnably, cruelty, wantOnly and excessive
w to threaten. abuse, maltreat, beat,
starve and. neglect the said minor chill
dren; and still make it their continual
practice not to provide the said minor
children with sufficient food, clothing OF
shelter, THOUGH amply able so to do;
and that defendants have long failed
and neglected, and still now continually
fail and neglect TO bestow on the said
minor children the care and attention
which are necessary to their tender
years; and that defendants are wholly
unfit, by reason of their habits and
character to be longer trusted with Gus
tOdy and possession of the persons Of
the said minor children; and that the
said children are and viii be so long as
they are subject to the power Of de-
PENDANTS, IN constant peril Tor their life,
health and safety by the said acts, prac-
tees and habits of defendants"
The plaintiffs asked also that "the
defendants not only be deprived Of the
custody and possession OF the minor
children, but that some worthy person
or persons be appointed guardian of
the persons OF said minor children, and
that the said defendants be adjudged
to pay the said guardian as stated
/ monthly sum Of money for the main
tenance and education Of the said minor
children"
Brothers Ready to Testify.
In the court room were waiting
among other witnesses five young men,
Irving, Clarence, Royce, Ralph and Leon
Sampson, brothers of the plaintiffs, to
testify against their father and mother
inlaw IN behalf of their brother and sis
ters, aged and II years, respectively.
Mrs. Sampson did not appear in the
court room, but Mr.. Sampson was pres,
ent, and without having the case como
o trial gave the court jurisdiction over
the children.
In Charge of Las Cruces Woman.
Mrs. B. T, Link. of Las Cruces, who
has bod charge of the children tenn
porarily, since they were taken from
their home by the court, about two
weeks ago. is to keep them for another
week, until the court decides what shall
be done with them permanently. They
will be kept under the jurisdiction of the
court. however.
This case has attracted much attention
here, owing to the family being we'll
known and in good financial standing
Mr.. Sampson and family came here from
Missouri about 20 wears ago, and since
that time has lived on ranch north
west of Las Cruces. His first wife died
about four years ago. The second Mrs
Sampson was a Chicago woman and had
one DAUGHTER previous to. her marriage
to Mr.. Sampson.
Engineers to Meet.
It is expected that within month
there viii be a meeting of the board
Of consulting engineers of the reclama-
ton service to consider the proposition
of building the high line canal, as was