The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-17
NEGRESS
IS LOSER
IN COURT
Judge Murphy Denies
Mrs. Jackson Custody
of White Girl
CHILD TO RETURN
TO CHICAGO
Negro Attorneys Are
Mentioned In Kid
naping Charges

Declaring that the right OF girl
TO have full opportunity TO grow up
into clean and useful womanhood
was the paramount issue at stake.
Circuit Judge Alfred J Murphy
Friday morning dismissed hsbeas
corpus proceedings by which Mrs
Camilla Jackson. an aged Negress.
whose home is in Chicago sought
TO regain custody OF Marjorie Del
bridge. the pretty 14-year-old white
child whom she had reared from
babyhood
In dismissing thI petition. the
court ordered the child returned
without delay to the Juvenile court
OF Cook county. Ill.
"Dsregarding other issues which
have arisen in this case. let me i'm
press on all who are interested in
IT, that they should have but one
object in view" said Judge Murphy.
THAT is To see that the child Mar.
jorie shall receive what the state
owes 10 her-an opportunity TO
grow into decent and useful won.
anhood."
This judicial comment came after
Robert f. Hogan. assistant states
attorney of Illinois, had openly
charged in court that the two Ne
gro attorneys OF Chicago. who rep
resent Mrs Jackson. were directly
responsible for the kidnapping OF
the child and her removal beyond
the jurisdiction OF the Cook county
courts. James q. CotteT. one OF
the attorneys under fire. represent.
ed Mrs. Jackson. and denied that
he was implicated in the sudden
disappearance OF the girl from the
home OF white family in whose
charge she had been placed by the
court.
An action for contempt OF court
is now pending against Mr.. Cotter
and HIS partner said Mr. Hogan,
anu ulAf w AdNt III OulFANlOH
letting Mrs. Jackson visit Marjorie,
We do not wish 10 place the child
in the hands OF these attorneys, for
fear that II Will only end in her
committing perjury"
Mrs Jackson under examination
of Mr. Hogan. admitted she had al.
ready received $500 for caring
for the child and she said that 81.
$50 was still due her from an uncle
OF tho child. named Davis, who
agreed to keep up the $40 weekly
payments after the death OF Mar.
iorie.s mother. Selma Delbridge. an
opera singer Mrs Delbridge died
when Marjorie was six years old
Didn't you visit Marjorie on the
evening Of her disappearance. ytn
2G?" asked Hogan.
Yes. ! talked TO her and she
went down to the doorway with
me" said Mrs Jackson. II went
away and didn't see her again I'M
til they found her here in Detroit.
Negroes Testifies
Marjorie mas stared that two mer
took her into an automobile atteI
she had gone 10 the doorway with
Mrs Jackson.
Il cared for her since she was a
week Old" testified the aged Ne
gross. 81 sent her 10 public school
md 20 Sunday-school. and had her
take music lessns, too she was
such good girl She would mind
EVERY word said. because she knew
7 was the nearest thing 10 mother
she had. And why these juv-nile
cor people want TO take her away
from me dunno. unless IL Is be.
cause I'm colorod and she's white"
Attorneys for Mrs. Jackson at.
! tackled tho detention OF the sirl
from numerous angles. They at
tempted 10 show that the Cook coun.
~ court had never made formal
order naming 4 guardian for the
child
An opinion vas handed down
four days before the girl disappear.
ed. and that opinion declared the
child TO be delinquent" declared the
assistant states attorney
where Is the opinion?" demand
ed Cotter. vainly searching the nles
Hogan had brought from Chicago.
ITS not In the files" replied Ho-
gan but was In court when Il
was written. and furthermore. Mr.
Cotter. you were there, too, and you
got n copy OF a."
Judge Murphy then took a hand
IN tho examination. Under his ques.
iioning, Cotter admitted that the
Cook county court had jurisdiction.
Cotter declared. however. that Ho-
gan, acting both as states attorney
and as attorney for the child. was
treating the girl as a criminal.
We want her in charge OF her
custodian, Mrs. Jackson" he said.
.s5Ne'ra williag "a hase hAs go baek
to Chicago. with Mrs. Jackson"
We're not" shot back Hogan.
we want TO take the girl back
there TO establish our case against
the lawyers who conspired TO take
her from our Jurisdictiop
Mrs Jackson wept bitterly when
the decision came Marjorie. who
had been sitting two seats from her.
fingered her handkerchief, grinned a