Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
MRS.SVV|F IS
SISTER To
FIGHT
"I'II Never Give Up Child" She
Says-S3O,oOO Baby Close
Iy Guarded.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-"We will
never give up Lena without making
a fight until the last" said Harry
Wendell, No. 1894 Maryland avenue
husband of the sister Of the late Mrs
jacques Bradley Swift, of Atlanta
to-day as the pretty little three-year
old child played about the parlor.
why shouldn't we?" he continued
MY sister-in-law died yesterday
abut II o'clock at the Providence Hos
pital, where she went for an opera =
ton for appendicitis. She made her
will the day before she went to the
hospital, in which she said:
"I will and bequeath to my sister
Mrs. Harry Wendell, all of my per-
sonal property and designate and APP
point her guardian of my only child
Lena, to serve as such unit! said Lena
is twenty-one years of age, ard direct
that she have sole custody of the
child until said child is twenty one
years of age
isn't that plan enough"
Qualities as Guardian.
Early this morning Mr.. Wendell
went to the District of Columbia Pro-
bate Court and presented the will for
probate, and later Mrs. Wendell quail
fed as guardian of the child as d.
rected under the will. Mr.. Wendell
said he would at once consult an at
torney and see what course would be
necessary in order to obtain the legal
adoption of the child.
81 think we are within our legal
rights In taking this STEP" he con-
tinued Mrs. Bradley gave up a
settlement of 100000 in order to re-
tain the custody of the child" he
said.
"She loved the child, and her last
words spoken were to myself and my
wife, in which she said she wanted
us to keep the child, and we Will dc
so as long as we can fight the Swift
money, which we realize may mean a
hard fight"
Congressman Gives Advice.
The funeral OF the mother of the
$50, 900 baby has not been held. There
will be a brief service this afternoon
at the parlors of local undertaking
establishment, and tomorrow The
body will be buried in Glen Park
Cemetery.
Mrs. f. NJ. Harrison, of Fork Ridge
Tenn, the only other sister of the
dead mother, will reach Washington
tonight. Fork Ridge'is near Middle
boro, KY, in the mountains of East
Tennessee, where DR.. Harrison is =
physician for large mining compa-
nv, and he is coming to Washington
with his wife.
As soon as he arrives the sisters
will confer as to the plan of the fight
to retain the custody of the child. Mr.
Wendell is an employee Of the Gov
eminent Printing Office and an In
dianan, and with him resides Con
gresham Ralph w. Moss, of the Fifth
Indiana District, and lifelong friend
of the Wendell family. He has shown
marked interest in the welfare of the
child also. He has advised the Wen
dells from time to time.
Had Premonition of Death.
It is said that Mrs. Bradley had
premonition of death when she went
to the hospital, and for this reason
made provision for the child. Her es.
tate consists OF nothing save persona
effects, which she said she wanted hei
daughter to have in case she did MOI
recover.
Although neither Mr.. Swift nor any
member of his family have given ar
inkling Of their plans. it is generally
expected among their friends tina
both he and his mother contemplat,
reopening the legal battle for thu
child. which was awarded to the
| mother by the court In the last lega
battle in lieu of the $50. 900 for which
Mrs. Swift sued her husband.