The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-11
.ERRANT WIFE AND
HER MOTHER STEAL
BOY AFTER FIGHT
Charges Of Assault and Bat
terry and Contempt Of Court
Face Mrs. Jeff Wade and
Parent.

His grandfather did SO much want
te see him. / did not know | WAS
violating any law Really / Intended "a
return the child after his grandfather
had seen him"
Those were the words of Mrs. W. s.
kobtgson, san Antonio. Texas, Tuesday
morning before Judge Galela In the
juvenile court, where She, With her
uaughter, Mrs, Irene Wade, faced
ehafge OF contempt following a sensa
u9nal atlemnt 20 kidnap six -yearsold
rl Earl u, Wade. her grandson, and carry
him 10 Texas,
Hearing IN the case Of the two wolp
en was set for Friday afternoon Oh tile
oharge OF contempt OF Juvenile court,
=, IhafRes Of assault and battery against
the mother and of kidnapping against
pom women viii be pressed by Mrs. W.
!. hyde, from whose home the child
Was WAS taken. Judge ], Led Richards, OF
FIRST climinal court, released boil,
women shortly before noon Tuesday on
thelr own recoEnizancG.
:, ABOUT o'clock Tuesday morning MfN
hnblnson and Mrs. Wade went 10 the
residence Of Mrs, w y, Hyde, on South
orleans street, whore Earl had been
placed BY the Juvenile court, Appar-
emily their mission was to visit the
mitted, Once inside the house, accord
lng TO allegations made. Mrs. Wade at
lraethd the attention Of Mrs HYDE and
Mrs Robinson carried the little fellow
70 a waiting auto, Ihe machine sped
with the mother, grandmother and Earl
to the Grand Central station.
Mrs. Hyde hurriedly got into com
munioation with the Juvenile court
Mrs, Lillian Jones and Frank Coll, Of
iieers OF the court, were dispatched to
railway stations. They located the
women and child on a train, just ready
TO leave for the West, The women
We're placed under arrest and taken
before Judge GHlela. After hearing
they we're released on their own reoog-
nzance until Friday afternoon at 0
o'clock when petition for tile custody
Of the ehila VIII be held
Meanwhile Mrs, Hyde swore outa a
warrant before Squire Mcnamara for
the two women, She charges ktdnap-
ing and assault The latter charge was
preferred according to Mrs. Hyde, be-
cause Mrs. Wade held her while Mrs.
Robinson took Earl to the waiting auto.
II was In the Juvenile court that Mrs
Robinson recited the story Of how bad
her husband wanted to see the grand
son a child OF the Robnsons only
daughter.
Earl was placed in Juvenile court
about two months ago. Court officials
say it was. at the instance Of the
father who Is Il railway engineer Wade
filed q divorce suit against his wife,
who followed with cross suit. nl
vorce was granted Mrs Wade last
Saturday before Judge Laughlin in cir
cult court, No disposition was made
Of the child, IL Is said the court roc
ugnizlng that the juvenile court then
had custody of Earl
Mrs. Hyde conducts Il kindergarten
school and several weeks ago the bog
was placed there by order OF Judge Ca
leila According to juvenile officers the
mother and grandmother, who has been
In Memphis for some time. frequently
visited the boy. Heretofore nothing
suggesting their carrying off Earl has
been In evidence,
Until Friday Earl Will be Kept at
Juvenile court, Petition by both mother
and father for custody will be heard
that afternoon
Mrs wade's mother resides III the
City of Mexico, She came all the way
to Memphis to aid her daughter in her
suit She testified that her son, with
whom She resided. was private secretary
to y. s. Ambassador Fletcher
Wade said he was an adopted son
Of Earl Brewer, former governor of
Mississippi,
II. r. Holman appeared as attorney
for Mrs. Wade. Goldberger, Leve Il
Turnham represented Wade,