The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
SUES HER HUSBAND
TO GET BACK SON
Barnett Shuts Father-in-law,
C. +. DAILY Of N. Y. Central,
From His Home.
WIFE GOES AWAY TOO

An appeal 70 the Supreme Court by
Mrs. Charline DAILY Barnett. daughter
Of Vice-President Charles r. DAILY OF
the New York Central railroad. for aid
in her effort to take her four-year-old
son. Charles Daily Barnett. from her
husband. Willard r. Barnett. now as
sistant general sales manager OF the
American Sugar Refining Company, dis
closed the fact that the Barnetts. who
lived in the Ormonde. 2030 Broadway.
have been separated since March IL last.
Barnett, who resigned last December
as assistant general passenger agent OF
the New York Central. where he was
I'm his father-in-law's department. ad-
mitted In reply to his wife's plea for
custody of the boy that he not only
took his son away from Mrs. Barnett
on April "a last, but that he took the
nurse. who has cared for the boy since
infancy. Both. he SAID. were well cared
for In his apartment. lie added that
his wife was so angered by his act IN
taking the boy that when he sent for
the child's night clothes she refused to
send them, although IL was then too late
at night for him TO buy other garments.
Barnett said that he had n right to be
the head OF his own house" without
interference from his father-in-law.
wife Tells Of "Cruelties."
Mrs. Barnett. in her petition. said that
she was married on June /. 1909. and
that she lived with her husband until
March IL last. Before that. she said.
his cruelties and licentiousness' had
made her life unhappy. Then. she said,
because he was too dangerous and
UNFIT" TO live with she was forced to
leave him.
She said that when she left her hus
band she took her son. born October 20
1913, along with her. not only because
she believed her husband totally UNFIT
TO have the boy but because OF her
desire through maternal love and af.
lection 10 have n child OF u tender
wears with his mother" She said that
after leaving her husband she sent her
boy TO visit his father resularly. In
. the care of the nurse. exercising only
the prudence TO see that such visits
were under prope auspices"
On April "a. said Mrs. Barnett, while
| the boy was In the care of his nurse
her husband "forc,bly and against tbs
protest OF the nurse took the boy anc
refused. and still refuses, to return him
iaii at'ANs ~ 40 - ~ aA'fN'f
Travers jerome. aid that his wife left
him without justification or cause"
"Shc wilfuliy abandoned me and tool
with her our son without my knowledy.
or consent" he said. "On April "a
peacefully esumed care and custody %
my said child and look him. together
with his nurse. 10 my apartment at 203'
Broadway.a commodious and comfortably
furnished apartment. The nurse Is tn.
same one who has been with the chile
since no was S or 6 months old.
wnnta Her to Return.
81 nave tried 10 induce my wife % re
urn and offered TO taxi her back IL
lutely forgive and forget her past acts
and 20 support her IN our own home II
O manner bef,t!ng her station in life
He said that on the day he took IN
child his wife and her father. wit
whom she has been l!ving since she ief
him. called at the apartment. lie sal,
he told her that she could come in, bu
that he didn't want her father In III
house. whereupon she withdrew.
Barnett attached to his answer n let;e
written to his wife after she LETT hr
in which he addressed her as "My dea
wife" In 1t he said
Il have thought the whole matte
over most carefully. and have reached
very definite conclusion. What | hay
determined is this: ! propose TO be tn
head of my own house and family fro'
his time on. | am prepared to full
and freely forgive YOU for What yo
ave done. and shall be glad and wiliin
TO welcome you back to our home,
nave refurnished the apartment and
ask YOU to come to 1t and live there
and the past shall be as II II never ha
been. With love. from your hushau,
wv. X. BARNETT