Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-22
MOTHER Of
CHILD PLACED
ON THE STAND.
Strenuous Fight Looked for Over
Possession of 8 Year
Old Boy
2lix.
STORY OF MOTHER
MOST PATHETIC ONE
Wait Has Been Buffeted About
World Until Adopted by
Clark Family

| no character in fiction, ever had a
mere varied and cfeckered career
than li,tle Herbert Clark, over whom
the biggest legal fight Of lhe kind ever
fought in the State OF North Dakota IS
being waged. G. F. Clark we'll
known attorney Of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
is fighting to retain possession OF lit
tie S.year,old Herbert Clark, a Child
who was adopted by himself and Mrs.
Clark this year. w. ]. Side and VIE
Of Flasher, who aile,ge they are Cl.
lawful parents Of the child are at
tempting to sain possession of it.
The case opened before the state
supreme court yesterday, and little
! Herbert Clark, entirely o5ltvious Of
the fight t at is being waged for pos
session of him played with pencil
and pad of paper, d"a":lg childish
pictures to amuse himself and those
about him. ,..
On the opposite SIDE CT the House
Chamber where the case is being
heard, sat Mr.. anu Mrs. Gidis OF
J. .ashcr, With ttel-r ,six-year.c1l son
/ Kermit. The resemblance between
the two boys is very marked. Kermit
might be termed carbon copy OF
! Herbert. ....
Morning Session
The entire morning session was tax
ell up wiy.l a history Of the case by
Attorney Charles w. Farr CT Maquek-
Ia, Iowa, associated with II. r. EItz-
ing and r. F. Nash counsel for the
'petiticner. Mr.. Farr's statement which
is a lengthy one is printed here in
full, to show the manner in which the
lar to post, for seven years. A piece
of human fotsam, here today and
gene tomorrow. Cared for by friends
and strangers alike, no; claimed 'by
anyone. His biggest asset and only
safeguard, was his childish personal
ity, which won homes galore as we'll
as friends for him.
The Clark side of the fight is being
handled by Attorneys Hyland and
Madden CT this city, Aubrey Lawrence
CT Fargo and Senator TreTin of Cedar
Rapids.
In stating the history of the case,
Attorney fafr SAID:
am called upon to make this open.
ing statement, and | will do the best
can to make myself understood. The
testimony will show that w. j. Sidle
and Elsie Edwards were married in
the city Of Maquoketa, Iowa, in 1907,
and moved from there to Mandan,
N. d. About six months after their
marriage, this child in question was
born at the home of Mrs. White, in
st. Paul, MINI. There were present
at that birth Anna Wendell, the nurse,
Mrs. Sidle, Mrs. White and Dr. Camp
bell, | believe his name was, The at
tending physician. The child remain
ed in st. Paul at the home of Mrs.
White under the care Of his mother,
Miss Wendell, Mrs. White, for per-
iod of about two weeks. It was then
taken by Miss Wendell to Maquoketa,
where the child was in her charge.
Take Child from Mother.
Mr.. Side remained in St. Paul and
persuaded his vie that because Of
their home surroundings that for
period of time it was best that that
be done. He took the child and car
red it to the train, and gave it into
the keeping OF Miss Wendell, and she
went on her journey to Maquoketa.
For period Of two weeks, the child
was kept by Mrs. DR.. Johnson, of
Iowa City, and then Miss Wendell
brought it to Maquoketa and left it
in The Little Cottage Hospital, kept
by Edith Langridge, who was train
ed nurse, as well as Miss Wendell,
and between the two of them It was
cared for partly by Miss J.angridge,
who is now Mrs. Behrns anu remain
ed there for period of eleven or
twelve weeks, when Miss Wendelps
sister, Mrs Reynolds, suggested she
could take care of the baby and asked
that she be permitted to do so, and
received the compensation for it.
Miss Wendell consented that her
sister should take care of it and it
was put in her home. They lived on
a farm in Clayton county. but soon
after that came to Maquoketa and
went into the home of Miss Wendell,
She had large house at that time in
Maquoketa, and her mother was living
with her. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds
came to live for a time at her home.
and the child was taken care of joint
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