Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-14
WHITES IN VERBAL
BATTLE IN COURT
Vice-chanceIIor Awards Child
to Mother, Another to Father,
Pending Divorce Outcome.

While the lawyers on both sides OF
the White divorce suit were conduct
ing a legal battle in Chancery Court
today, relatives of the principals en-
gagged in a wordy battle which con-
tinued until they were separated by
counsel. The wordy encounter con-
tinued after the families left the court
in the Prudential building. and did
not end until they parted at Broad
and Market streets.
Hunt & Anderson, attorneys for DR..
]. Louis White. of 10 Halstead street,
In East Orange. who Is suing his wife
for divorce, brought about the hearing
today on a writ of habeas corpus to
produce the five-year-old child of the
couple in court. This child. J. Louis
White, jr., had been taken from the
home of his paternal grandparents In
Paterson by the mother on September
10. For several weeks after that date
neither the physician, his attorneys OF
detectives were able to locate the
mother.
DR.. White charged his wife with
kidnapping and also accused Christian
J. O'Neill, law clerk, of the same
crime. O'Neill is employed In the
offices of Kalisch & Kalisch, counsel
for Mrs. White. O'Neill accompanied
Mrs. White when she visited the
younger child in Paterson. He left
her when she reached New York city
in an automobile and Mrs. White re-
fused to tell him where she was TAX
ing the child.
Hunt & Anderson obtained an order
from Vice. Chancellor Stevens today
awarding the custody of Robert
White, the couples eight-year-old
child. to the father, and giving the
custody of the younger son to, the
mother, pending the outcome OF the
divorce suit.
Vice Chancellor Stevens commented
on the mothers action in taking the
younger child away from its grand.
parents without first securing a court
order, In view of this, he declared,
he was obliged to order Mrs White to
produce a bond of $1,000 to insure the
appearance of the child when wanted.
Isadore j. Kalisch, representing
Mrs. White, hurried to the office of a
security company, but was unable to
persuade the officials of that concern
to take such a risk. Mrs. White then
declared she could obtain bonds
man, but might possibly require
twenty-four hours to do this.
The court then ordered that the
child should remain in the custody Of
Mr.. Kalisch until the bond Is secured,
which means that the lawyer will be
obliged to take care of young j.
Louis, jr, over night, at least.
While the lawyers were arguing the
case DR.. White approached his
younger son, who nestled close to his
mother. The child appeared fright
ened and began to cry.
Don't scare the child like that"
exclaimed Mrs. White. Cant you see
that he is afraid of your
ST want to stay with mother"
walled the boy, and the argument
ceased when DR.. White resumed his
seat at the table with his counsel.
Robert, the older child. remained
with his father during the greater
part of the hearing. There was an
other scene when Mrs. White at
tempted to caress her older son. The
children have taken sides In the un-
fortunate controversy, the older child
siding with the father and the
younger boy clinging to his mother.
After leaving court the members of
both families continued their wordy
warfare, and at times 1t looked as
though they would come to blows. By
order of the vice-chancellor, the chill
dren remain where they are npw-the
older child with his father and the
Younger one with his mother. Both
parents are permitted to visit the
child from which they are separated
at stated intervals, pending the out
come of the divorce suit. The ex-
pense of obtaining a bond for Mrs.
White win have to be borne by the