New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
MOTHER DEFENDS ACTION
Removes Child from Catholic
Institution in Washington.
OENOUNCES TWO HUSBANDS
Saws Sir Roderick Cameron )
Son Is mo Better Than
Welsh" Who Sues for Child.

Mrs. Elisabeth Cameron. wife OF Dun
can Even Cameron son OF the lato Sir
Roderick Cameron. OF staten Island, Uas
IN the Supreme Court Yesterday I'm ha-
bess corpus proceeding. Her FIRST has
band. Wrliam H. Welsh. an architect.
brought the action 10 regain the custody
Of their eight year-old daughter. Elisabeth
Ann Welsh. now living with the mother,
who took her out OF the Holy Cross Acad-
envy. In Washington. and brought her to
Now York
Mrs. Cameron married her second hus-
band who is wealthy and member Of
many clubs, November II, 1909. three days
after sho obtained a decree OF divorce
from Welsh. That union. too. was an
unhappy one for her. They separated
in the following August. and In October.
1910. Mrs. Cameron brought q suit for
separation against Cameron. Justice Mad
dox. Of Brooklyn. signing the separation
decree IN March. 1911, and giving Mrs.
Cameron s175 a month alimony.
Mrs. Cameron IS now living al the Ho-
tel Arlington, and as she told Justice
Dugro. 81 am alone IN the norld." De-
0Iltf lillo ldtLt Hli' dBtil 70 tO4l tleI
own ia court yesterday, where she APP
peared as her own counsel IN opposition
TO the eftort OF her former husband to get
their child.
The girl, a pretty. blond haired child.
was with her mother In court. and every
little wh"e she would go 10 her father,
who sa, In another part Of the court
room. on each brief visit Welsh would
hand the little one cent OF a nickel,
until Elisabeth had handful Of coin.I.
When the argument came before Justice
Dusro Mrs. Cameron did rot confne her
criticism to her first husband, but re-
marked, II found my second husband as
bad az Welsh" wh"reupon the first hus-
band laughed for the first time during
the proceedings.
Mrs. Cameron began a TRADE against
Welsh. saying. among other things adj
dressed to Welsh: ~ criminal Ike you
can't have my child Justice uTigyo in
terruptcd 10 say that Mrs Cameron must
not give such an exhibition of her temper
and that IL would not help her case. you
do not seem able To control yourself"
said the court
Justice Dugro listened 10 the story of
the little girl being placed In the institu-
ton in Washington and OF the mother
going there last Wednesday. taking her
away and bringing her TO New York The
justice said Mrs. Cameron should not have
done this without an order of the court
In Washington. suggesting that the case
really was in the Jurisdiction Of the Wash
ington courts.
Mrs. Cameron said she would not have
her child In a Catholic institution, as she
was not a Catholic. Besides. she said.
she found that the girl did not have proper
care In the Holy Cross Academy, and
was III fed. She was sure that she had a
right TO take her daughter from the insti
tuition, despite what the justice told her,
and she WAS equally positive that none
would again take her child from her.
Justice Dugro intimated that the only
thing for him 10 do was TO turn the child
over to the Washington institution and
let Mrs. Cameron appeal to the courts
there. He said: "You did wrong in taking
the child away"
Mrs. Cameron asked for more time.
She said she had sent messenger to con-