The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-06-18
TILLMAN GETS LITTLE GIRLS.
State Supreme Court Grants Request
for Grandaughters.

| IOF
Columbia, June 1.-THE Supreme
Court granted the request of United
States Senator and Mrs. B. R. Till
man, and will allow them to have
the custody of their two little grand
daughters, Douschka Pickens Till
man and Sarah Starke Tillman, dur
ing the months Of July and August,
while their son, B. R. Tillman, Jr.,
the father of the girls, absent from
the State. The opposition Of Mrs.
Lucy Dugas, the mother Of the two
little girls, and the divorced wife of
young Ben Tillman, to the request of
the grandparents was unavailing.
The Supreme Court said the ques-
ton of support of the two children
was not before them. The mother
has the right, however, to bring such
an action.
No further bond is required of
Senator and Mrs. Tillman that the
decree of the court in awarding the
custody of the children will be car
ried out. Both B. r. Tillman, Jr.,
and his divorced wife are under bonds
of $4,000 each that they will carry
out the decree of the Court, and the
bond Of the father the Court held to
/ be sufficient for the purpose of per-
mitting the little girls to spend July
and August with their grandparents.
Text of Courts Decree.
The decree of the Court follows in
full:
''The State of South Carolina, Edge
field County-In the Supreme
Court.--Ex parte B. R. Tillman,
Jr., in re the custody of Douschka
Pickens Tillman and Sarah Starke
Tillman, his infant children, VS..
Mrs. Lucy Dugas Tiilman, alias
Mrs. Lucy Dugas, respondent.
"After hearing argument Of coun-
sci for and against the motion herein,
the Court is of the opinion that the
objection made by respondent to the
| jurisdition of this Court is unsound;
it is, therefore, overruled. The Court
is of the opinion that the contention
of the respondent that the right of
B. R. Tillman, Jr., to have the chill
dren with him at the times specified
in the previous order of the Court
should be conditioned upon his sup
porting and maintaining them, is not
properly before the Court for its
. consideration, and this contention is
overruled for that reason. The re-
spondent has the right, if and when
80 advised, to institute proper pro-
ceedings to require the said B. K.
Tillman, Jr., to support and maintain
said children, but, as to the respec-
tive rights Of the parties in regard
to that matter nothing is now de-
cided. The Court is further of the
opinion that, under all the circum-
stances, it is right and proper that
said children should spend the
months of July and August OF the
present year with their grandparents,
B. R. Tillman, Sr., and his wife, dur
ing the absence of B. R. Tillman, Jr.,
from the State, just as if the said
B. R. Tillman, Jr., we're there during
said months, and subject to and in
all other respects in conformity with
the previous order of the Court.
GAS this order is granted upon the
motion of B. R. Tillman, Jr., the GUS
tody of the children during said
months by B. R. Tillman, Sr., and
his wife, being to all intents and pur-
poses that of B. R. Tillman, Jr., the
bond heretofore required of and given
by him in this cause is sufficient to
require the production of said chill
dren when required by the Court.
Let the motion papers and return be
filed with the clerk with this order.
"EUGENE B. GARY,
'Chief Justice.
ID. E. HYRICK, A. ].
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