Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-17
JONN|E BISHOP .. GIVEN TO MOTHER Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Rowe Re quest to Take Boy Away
 If Lad Wanted to Go
WERE GOOD TO HIM
Affidavits Showed That the ROwes Had Been Kind and Help
 full to the Lad.

Little Johnnie Bishop, the ten-year- old son of Mrs. Mary Bishop, was yes terday awarded to his mother, who lives near Warner. in Lincoln county, after the mother had sued out writ of habeas corpus in the chancery court to recover the boy from MT. and Mrs. J. E. Rowe, who live at SIS West Pullen street, and who have had the lad in their possession for two years.
 Mrs. Rowe, the aunt of the boy, ap- peared before Judge Elliott and made no resistance to the mother having her son, but said that if the little fel- low, to whom she seems greatly at tached, wanted to return to his moth- CT the court should permit him to do so. He had been given to the Rowes two years ago by the county court, after evidence was introduced before Judge c. M. Philpot in the county court, showing that the mother at that time was not caring for the, boy as she should.
 Mrs. Rowe said that she had done everything she could for the little fellow, whose father, Mrs. Rowe's S brother, was dead. She had given him SOAOOIl6 dAu plOVloCO CIOJul1S duu other necessaries for him and the boy told the court that he had never been mistreated by his aunt or uncle other than to be whipped by them when he did not obey. Mrs. Rowe introduced letters from Mrs. l.. K. Land, Mrs. Carl Hing, Dr. A. w. Troupe and Mrs. J. A. Rountree, who said, that Mir. and Mrs. Rowe had properly cared for the boy, especially during his critical illness and that they were devoted to the child. MT. and Mrs. Rowe were represented by Attorneys Caldwell and Brockman and Mrs. Bishop by Attorney w. B. Sorrells.
 Since I noticed an article in the Graphic few days ago about the con troversy over my little nephew, John nie Bishop, thought it proper to say that about two years ago the county court after investigating the condi- tions awarded me the custody of the child,' said Mrs. Rowe. q took the child and have been doing the best l could with him since, having sent him to school about all the time school was in session during the past two years. Johnny s mother has never come to my house to visit the child and has not done anything for it's sup port since I have been caring for him, and have never denied her the right to come to my house at any time she saw proper.
 "I do not think it is necessary for me to go into any extended article about how 1 have cared for the child, because the good people who have lived around me for the past two years know how I have lived and the way that l have tried to bring up the child. When I was called on to tes- tify in the case told the court that had no objection if the child wanted to go to it's motherQ, and 1 am entire ly satisfied fir him to go with her if he so desires. Johnnie will be twelve years of age the 25th day of this month and when he was asked if he desired to go with his mother he stat7 ed that he wanted to and that is en- tirely satisfactory with me.
 '"Of course, it might be said that there are certain family troubles that enter into cases of this sort butt do not care to mention those things and 1 have always treated my people we'll and l am still willing to care for the child if he at any time desires to come back to me-"