Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-06

clergyman on the train. Rev. VIM. p
Ladd of Middletown, and asked him
TO take note OF her speech and ac-
lions and to communicate with her
hrothers The result Of this was that
Gov. Foss ordered the insane com
mission to examine Mrs. Ellis as to
her sanity Ind days she was set
at Iiberty, the Nefdict being that she
wss net insane and that there was NO
evidence that She ever had. been.
On her release. Mrs. Ellis sued for
the custody of the child, Olga Natalie,
end won in both probate and superior
courts She was able to prove that
Mr.. Ellis had used ORA as means
Of coercion, and that he had boasfed
that woman. deprived of her child,
could be forced TO agree to any propo-
sition.
April Sd, 1912. Mrs. Ellis was grant
ed the custody of Olga. Mr. Ellis
was ordered by the court to pay $34
a month for Oiga's support, and was
permitted to visit her and to take
her on local excursions. but was ex-
pressIy forbidden to take her from
cut the boundaries Of the State of
Massachusetts, or in any way to pre-
judice her against her mother Proof
cf the above statements can be found
in the records of the probate court,
Springfield, Mass, Judge C. L. Long,
presiding; records of the superior
court, Boston. Mass. Judge Hardy
presiding; Welsh & Welsh, attorneys,
Fitchburg. Mass; Mrs. Houston and
Bower, Northampton insane asylum,
Northampton, Mass; files of the Bos-
ton and Springfield papers for Feb
ruary. March, April, 1912.
After the, trial Mr.. Ellis had to give
up his church and he went into the
stockbroking business. Al successful
deal shortly before the kidnapping SUPP
piled him with funds. He had also |
disposed Of the personal effects Of
his wife and of their household goods !
while she was in the asylum. After
the trial, Mr.. Ellis tried to make
up" with Mrs. Ellis. He sent word
that he was sorry he had put her in
The asylum. and that "the doctors
should have known bctter!" She re-
fused to see him. however.
Mr.. Ellis then began to take Olga
out and to prepare her for the kid
MAPPING. He told her that her mother
did net love her any more; that Santa
Claus did not like TO have her live
with her mother; that he was very
lonely and would never marry anyone
but mamai That she, Olga, must be /,
his little housekeeper, using both the
big and the little dishes! and gave
4 = r f,,nh 1r,k 10 ton G oil
darned his soeksl He taught her to |,
call herself Natalie Ellis 0ong i'll
when with him. though in Massachu-
sets the name has always been pro-
"Ells" (short e), and that
when she was mama's girl she was
"Olga Els She would come home
greatly excited, telling all these new
things. but adding, I'm never, never
going to leave you again. Mamais
But she worried long time about
Santa Claus opinion! Mrs. Ellis and
her sister are authority for these
notes.
Feb. 22nd, 1913, John Ellis kidnapped
OLGA Natalie.
During March and the first week of
April Mr.. Ellis and Natalie las he is
TOW calling herl stayed at the Hotel
Arno, Sixth and Mission Sts.. San
Ellis registered as I'D. Del
lisle," Olga not registered, but the
hotel people admit that she was there
and had the measles During this
time he kept her locked in his room
and left her much alone, without doc
tor, nurse, or attendance of any kind.
Mrs. Palmer, then housekeeper at the