The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-24
Jacob Moore, Armed with Dr.
vorce and Custody Decree,
Makes Futile Trip Here
From Hamilton, Ohio.
WOMAN REFUSES TO
GIVE UP CHILDREN
Moore Has Three of Children
at Hamilton and Demands
Custody of Three That the
Mother Has.

Twice thwarted in his attempts to
secure three children of himself and
wife, Mrs. Cora Moore. Is Ft Wayne
avenue. Jacob Moore returned Thurs
day from Hamilton. O.. his home. arm
ed with decree of divorce, obtained
lat Hamilton. which granted him the
custody of all the children. and again
tried to take the three living with the
mother. Three other children live with
Moore at Hamilton. Mrs. Moore
took the two smaller children, girl,
aged four. and boy, aged two, to the
Eclice station. There the matter was
explained, and an attorney for Mrs
Oren home again, as the decree was
not binding in its provisions She did
so and the same night, the father, who
had visited the house several times in
the day, trying to secure the children.
watched the home from the street, ac-
cording to the story told by Mrs.
Moore.
Last night another man, known to
Mrs. Moore as a friend of her former
husband. watched the, house, SO she
stated today, hiding where he thought
he could not be seen. This morning
Mrs. Moore stated she received a let
ter from her former husband. telling
her that if the children were not turn
ed over to him in a week. he would
come to this city armed with docu-
ments and with the sheriff and would
take the children away by force If nec-
essary.
Keeps Boarding House.
For over year, with the help of the
eldest child, daughter, aged 16, who
works out, the little mother. has been
supporting herself and her three chill
dren. BY keeping a boarding house.
She fssdetermined to keep the children
and has been rendered desperate by
the thought she might lost the little
ones whom she has kept by hard work
ana suffering on her part. She says
she is prepared to resist to the last,
any and all attempts of her husband
to secure the children.
Over a year ago the couple separat-
ed, and the father took the six child
rem to his home in Hamilton, Ohio
They remained at that place for
some time, until the older daughter Sc
cretly bundled up the two smaller
children and boarded train for this
city, going to the home of her moth
er. She told her mother that her faith
er had not treated her and the two
smaller children right, and that she
thought the best step would be to
bring them here.
Mrs. Moore stated that she did not
know if her husband had really secur-
ed a divorce; that Il he did, it had
been secured without her knowledge,
and that the decree had been granted
without her being notified.
Will Keep Children.
Mrs. Moore was advised by her at
torEey to retain possession Of the chill
dren at all hazards, it being the opin-
ION of the lawyer that the decree CIV
er at Hamilton granting her husband
the custody of the children would not
mold here, as she was not notified of
the proceedings, and because the chill
dren were not at Hamilton and under
the fathers care when the divorce was
given.
In addition Mrs. Moore stated that
her husband since the separation, over
a year ago, had not contributed a cent
toward the support of herself or chill
dren, and that she had worked hard to
keep the little family left her.