The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
FATHER SEEKS
HIS LITTLE GIRL.
Comes Here from Far City,
but Wife Eludes Him
with Baby
HABEAS CORPUS
WRIT is SERVED
Absorbing Tale of Love and Law with
Dramatic Episode at 90 High Street
+ Welcomed Back, Husband Says.

New Orleans Woman Would Be
Welcomed Back, Husband Says.
A combination of love and law that
makes a romance of absorbing interest
Mrs. Ruth y. Daspit, who has been
guest of her mother, Mrs. George ;.
Parker in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward {. Crosby, on 4 writ of habeas
corpus brought by her husband, Bush
Daspit of New Orleans, La, in an at
tempt to get possession of his four year
old daughter, Elizabeth W. Daspit. Mr..
Daspit, who is young man of good
presence, also is especially DESTROYS of
restoring harmony in his family and of
having his wife return to her home, and
he states that if she will do 50 and say
She is sorry he will gladly receive her
to his home, for he still loves her de-
votedly.
Mr. Daspit has position in the Office
Of the Standard Oil company in New
Orleans. and his wife is a young woman
Of pleasing personality. He came here
a few days ago to get his wife to return
home. having been informed that she
had decided not to 90 but would seek to
obtain a divorce from him. He went to
| the Crosby home and saw his wife and
| child briefly, but the wife took the
; child into another room and locked the
door. Within an hour, without his
! knowledge, they left town by train. and
there was nothing left for him except
to bring legal action, which was done
by Attorney Frank f. Barber.
Mrs. Daspit was watched by an officer
a. she stepped off the train with her
child III Burlington, and since then she
land the child and Mr. and Mrs Parker
lhavc occupied house in Darlington. \
writ of habeas corpus was signed by
lJudge Fred NJ. Butler in Chelsea Satur
lday, but as it was not desired to cause
Mrs. Daspit any hardship it was decided
mot to have her detained over Sunday
$50 the writ was not served until thi.
morning. Sheriff j. II. Allen of Bur
lington served the writ, aud Mrs. Das
pit engaged Attorney Fred G. Webste
of Burlington to defend her.
The writ commands the officer to hav,
the child and mother brought hefor
Judge Butler in the county clerk S offc
III Burlington i Immediately after tn
! receipt of this writ, - that Mrs. Daspi
, may be required to show cause, if sh
has any, for taking, restraining and dc
tanning the child 1t has been arrange
that the hearing be held tomorrow fore
noon, and Attorney Barber and Mr.. DaS
lpit left for Burlington at clock thi
lafternOon.
The facts leading up to the presen
/. situation are set forth in the legal do
tument the petition for a writ of habef
lcorpus. 1t states that on Oct. ,, 1911
:, Mr.. and Mrs. Daspit were married, thu
). the child was born, which is now fol
. years old, and that the three have ev,
i lsince lived in New Orleans. In Ma
N l9lI, the document SAYS, some dlffe
! ences arose between Mr.. and Mrs. Da
ipit i'll regard to certain bills which MI
,. Daspit had contracted without her hu
i band s knowledge or consent, and 81
!. thercupon took counsel with Ne
= lOrleanS lawyer and the differences we
,r adjusted. Then Mrs Daspit made
,- known that she wanted to visit h
ar mother in Brattleboro and it was agre,
Al that she and the child should come he
" and stay until September, 1917. VIII
* they should return TO New Orleans. 4
their differences were amicably a.
satisfactorily adjusted, the documc
states, and they left New Orleans Ju
Z. Mr.. Daspit AYERS that he had
knowledge but that the understand
n was entered into in good faith on t
part of Mrs Daspit and that she sure
would return home with the child
n agreed.
Mr.. Daspit says in the petition tn
n on July he received a communicate
re from the New Orleans attorney I'll
X Mrs. Daspit would not return in Septe
ne ber and that she would not live w
ne him longer and should retain possessi
of the child and had instructed the
n tornev to institute divorce proceedin
iS Mr.. Daspit thereupon produced cert;
no letters, which resulted in the attorr
as refusing to bring divorce proceedin
es- He says he ascertained that she ms
Id statements to other persons that
III promises she made him were for the p
'lt pose of being able to leave New
leans with the child and getting
child out Of the state
Mr.. Daspit says he came here Tht
day, July II. and located his wife !;
child at 90 High street and went tn
est to see them. His wife met him,
refused to confer with. him in any W
:, the document states, and informed
IN that he was an unwelcome visitor
ay. demanded that he leave the premi
The child upon seeing her father
Gle to him and when she was taken up
kissed him and embraced him
showed all the affection that q dau
arr ter could for her father.