Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-11
NJ DERMOTT TRIES
1OQU|T AS COUNSEL
kssembIyman, However, Is Pre-
vailed on to Remain in
Baker Case.
He HAD INTRODUCED BILL
WHICH WOULD HELP CLIENT
Nutley Artist May Now See His
& Son at Hours Stated
by Court.

after explaining why he introduced
Assembly bill No. 291 in the session
Of the Legislature just ended, Assem-
5lynan Walter L. MeDermott, of Jer-
sey CITY, asked Vice-Chancellor How
Ell today for permission to withdraw
from the now famous Baker case,
Wherein Alfred 2. Baker. an artist of
Nutley, seeks access TO his 6-year-old
son, Tony.
4Beoause the bill had a direct bear
ing on the Baker case, and favors his
client, he has been subject to much
criticism Assemblyman McDermott
declared, and he charged J. Harry
Hull, the opposing counsel, with hav-
ing made very violent and bitter at
tacks' upon him.
sgrtse case came up today on hear
ing o determine whether Mr.. Baker
is a fit person to visit his child. 1t
has b cen before Chancellor How
Ell several times and each time Mr..
8MeDerf nott succeeded in getting adj
jonrnme uts. Meanwhile he introduced
a bill in the Legislature giving to
mothers Of children born out of we'd
lock sole control of their offspring.
E9she PASSAGE of The bill would have
made Court az Chancery powerless to
act in the Baker case.
The vice-chaucellor did not think
MIR. McDermottt from his statement,
was warranted to- withdraw from the
case
Il introduced thetlblll,' Mr.. MeDer
mott told the -chancellor. after
i had consulted eminent counsel, and
was sure that the act would remedy
a general situation When | notified
sthe other counsel In this case, he
made very violent and bitter attack
on me and said | w@s acting for my
self in pure selfshness. 1t has been
yal.point Of embarrassment for myself
and | think | should withdraw from
The case &c | can be of any further
aiSe. hoMevts.. ! shall do anything |
can to aid the court"
Mcnermoft VIII Stay.
! Vice .Chance1lor Howell advised him
tnat he shoslld not be SO sensitive
about going on with the case, and
that he was strictly within his legal
rights when he introduced the bill.
So MIR. McDegmott consented to re-
main.
Mrs Baker does not want to ex-
rnde The father entirely from seeing
his child, the ,Assemblyman told the
court. but she wants his visits to the
hoy lessened. Mrs. Baker since her
separation from her husband a year
ago last January. has been living at
the home Of her father, Peter Newell,
also an artist. in Leonia. Mr.. Baker
has made arrangements to move to
fseonia so he can be near his children
and toward that end has leased his
studio in Nutley and is prepared to
move Mrs Baker sought to prevent
this
s The Vice chancellor announced he
had no power to govern a mans
place of residence, and so Mr.. Baker
will move. He will be entitled, under
tire courts ruling, to see Tony and
Ibis other child, girl of three, for
three hours on Sunday and two on
friday. and failing to visit them on
17riday may see them any other day
upon a days notice TO his wife.
Baker Very Lonely.
He was allowed to make a personal
plea to the Vice Chancellor, and he
Explained why be had arranged to
move to heonia.
81 am a very lonely man, and |
need these children and their COM
fort he said.
Mrs. Baker and her husband and
the formers mother conferred on the
hours. before the court made its rul-
ing. They ehatted together as though
they We're the best of friends.
AT the last hearing. on March i,
Mrs. Baker told about her visit to
Paris and of her life in that city for
the next two and a half years. Com
5f1g down to her life in Nutley she
narrated the things that grated on
her nerves and said that her husband
lrritated her by occasionally stopping