The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN JAIL
Husband Finally Relents and Consents
to Take His Wife Back Home Again
and Judge Reserves Sentence and
Paroles Her to Her Husband.

A woman making a desperate fight
to retain the custody of her child not
withstanding the fact that she had
been sent to Jail by the court, caused
a sensation at the municipal court
late Tuesday afternoon and it required
the services of three police officers and
the husband of the woman to defeat
her in her effort to keep her little
child with her.
The woman was Mrs. Fortunate
Haikevicz, wife of William Haikevicz
and she had been arrested at her home
on Dayton street charged with a statu-
tory offense. With her Walery Paw
| iowski, cousin, was also arrested on
the same charge. When the woman
was brought to the municipal court by
Assistant Chief of Police Newhouse
she brought her little girl, bright
four year old child with her.
The woman did not plead to the
charges against her and after the man
had waived examination and had been
held for trial in bonds of $500 the
court adjourned the hearing of the case
against Mrs. Haikevicz until August
Sth and ordered that she be committed
until she furnished a bond of $500.
The woman was unable to furnish bond
and as she was being led away to jail
the little girl was placed in the custo-
dy OF the father. He started away
with the child and the woman broke
from the grip Of the police officer and
rushed at the husband and took the
child from him. Then she ran for the
county jail holding the little girl tight
in he, arms and declaring that she
would take the child with her to the
cell room. The husband went to get
the child, but he was unable to do any
thing with the wife. She fought like
maniac and even after the police
officers had been called to aid in get
ting the child the woman maintained
her fight until she was exhausted.
The child was finally taken and turned
over to its grandmother. Mrs. Haike
vicz was taken to a cell in delirium
and she suffered from hysteria much
Of the night. This morning she was
found unconscious on the floor of the
cell and physicians were called to at
tend her. The condition of the wom-
an was such that it may be necessary
to take her to hospital. She has re-
fused to accept any food or water
since the child was taken from her and
she spent the night moaning until she
lapsed into the unconscious state in
which she was found this morning.
The boy arrested with the woman is
not yet eighteen years Of age and he
had made his home at the Haikevici
horne for some time.
The condition of the woman became
such this Afternoon that the officials
reached the decision that it would be
impossible to hold her at the county
Jail and her husband went to Judge
Randall and declared that he was will
ing to take her back home. She went
into court just after noon and changed
her plea in the case to one of guilty
and the court made an order parolling
her to her husband pending good be-
havior. The woman recovered rapidly
after being released and given her
freedom and she told the court that
her conduct would be such that there
would never be any reason for separat-
ing her from her husband and little
girl again.