The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-11-27

THE HERA
who changed your name from
Sarah Stark to Lucy?"
81 changed it., replied the witness.
Mrs. Lucy Dugas was the next Wit
ness. She said that when the chill
dren returned from Senator Tillman's
,kome she was preparing for a trip to
Washington, where she intended to
visit friends. Sc was expecting a
vacation and was surprised, sic said,
when the children did not remain at
Trenton.
Tie witness was asked as to the
punishment inflicted upon the chill
dren because they disobeyed her
"None. | did not expect to whip
the children for ever coming back to
met from anybody" said Mr.. Dugas.
I Concerning the support of the chill
dren, Mrs Dugas said that ste paid
all expenses. 81 pay :or everything
and they have never made any offer
to help ST.. 'ort the CHILDREN said
the mother.
Return to Mrs. Dugas.
The attorney for Mrs. Dugas read
the following statement to the court:
"Wnile have never been served
with a copy of the order of the court
requiring me to show cause today
iwty 1 should not be deprived Of
the custody of my children, for the
reason that they would not remain
with their grandparents, Senator and
Mrs. B. R. Tillnan, at Trenton, S. c.,
in July of this year, and have had
no official notice of such an order,
II have seen the order which was
published in the newspapers, and, to
avoid even the appearance Of dlsre-
spect to or disregard for the order OF
this honorable court, l have appeared
before the court today with my two
little girls to ascertain and await the
pleasure Of the court.
'fSince the court awarded the Gus
tody OF my children to me, I have
endeavored in good faith to carry out
the terms Of the courts decree and
have used such means as I had to
properly support and educate my
children. l have had them constant
| ly at school and have managed AMI
controlled them, and while mother
is perhaps not competent judge as
to the qualities af her children, yet
think that in education and training
mine will compare favorably with.
other children OF tn cir age and sta
ton in life. Mr.. B. r. T1llman, Jr.,
nor his father have contributed any
thing to the support or education of
the children except when they were
, at Senator Tillman's home on the &C.
casional visits to their father under
the provisions Of the courts decree.
i have endeavored to conserve my
property so as to furnish an ade-
quate support for my children.
t7The expense of tie litigation con-
cerning the children has been con-
siderable to me, and on account Of
the depressed condition of affairs and
the low price of cotton, which is my
chief source o: income, have not felt
able at this time to employ counsel
to represent me at this hearing. |
am deeply indebted and grateful to
my attorneys for their fidelity and
consideration in the litigation here
tofore, and have no doubt they would
come to my assistance now without
compensation, If 1 so desired, but a
sense of delicacy and propriety for
bids me to ask them to do so. There
fore, as defenseless woman, save
for the protection of this honorable
court, I come with my. children and
ask to be allowed to continue to care
for them as 1 have done in the past
without the aid or intervention of
their father or grandparents.
'"The decree of the court requires
NE under bond to keep the children
in the State, and 1 believe the same
rule applies to their father when taey
are in his custody I know that on
one occasion he carried them beyond
the borders Of the State, whether with
or without the permission o. this
court 1 am unprepared to say. Mr.. B.
R. Tillman, Jr., went to Alaska this
summer. While he was at Trenton,
the children were sent to rim IN ac-
cordance with the direction Of the