The Washington times., 1920-12-10
SAYS MOON SOLVES
MIXED BABY CASE
D. C. Star Gazer Claims Solu-
I, ton Of Parentags Dispute
Between Mothers.
(csntinued from Page Thirteen.)

IN her Qplnion. A..
n She goes further to point out that
Sthe moon at this time was In pos,
ton known to Astrologists as thr
".,ouse Of Death" The chart shows
also that the moon at this time was
approaching the evil planets Uranus
and Mars
Tho entire explanation Is very
technical, but the substance OF ~ u
that the position of the moon, ana OF
the planets surrounding the moon al
the time of this birth. indicated death
In infancy. The chart declares that
the coming together of the two
planets, Venus and Jupiter. was the
only Indication OF any hope OF the
child living. Mrs. Kinhead declares
that this conjunction Is OF little
power %,
SIGNS POINT TO DEATH.
II have seldom seen q less contra
dictory chart" says Mrs. Kinhead. "Ir
some eases astroiogers disagree be-
cause the charts are sometimes con-
Trajectory In parts. but not in this case.
All signs point to death In infancy
In tho chart OF the child born to
Mrs. Pittman at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Kin
head declares her astrological study
shows that this child will live until
at least nfty-two years OF age
The moon had passed out OF the
death house and had separated It.
self from the evil aspects when thu.
chill. was born" says Mrs. Kinhead
She declares that the position Of the
moon and planets show clearly this
child will live.
GARNER BABY DEAD.
my charts prove conclusively &c
me, from an astrologer's standpoint
that Mrs. Gamers baby is dead, and
thata there was no mix-up In the ma
ternity hospital" Mrs. Kinhead says.
The living baby belongs to Mrs.
Pittman."
Mrs. Kinhead. who Is District gov.
eminent employee. studied astrology
under Miss Evangeline Adams, Of the
Carnegie Lyceum. New York city. She
has sent her opinion to J. A. Wat
forward her opinion. his own. and the
opinion Of other astrologers to Judge
Bell
Watkins agrees with Mrs. Kinheaf
that the living child il tho daughter
Of Mrs. Pittman. While his charts
differ to some extent from those OF
Mrs. Kinhead. he reaches the same
conclusion.
I A resume of the hospital incident
follows:
Mrs. .Pittman and Mrs. Garner
were both patients in the maternity
ward of Grady Hospital. Atlanta, at
the Same time, and both gave birth
to baby girls within q few hours Of
one another. Mrs Pfttman was
given the baby Louise Madeline"
while Mrs. Garner WAS given the
baby MARY Elisabeth"
CHARGE BABIES CHANGED.
when the baby was brought to
her. Mrs. Garner declared that the
babies had been aceidently changed
by tho nurse who had them in charge
and accepted Mary Elizabeth under
protest
Mrs. .Pittman stoutly maintained
she had received the right babe and
declined to swap with Mrs. Garner.
who testified in the haboas corpus
trial Of the case In Atlanta that she
has made repeated efforts to induce
Mrs Pittman to exchange babies but
to no avail
"Despite her protest that she has
the wrong baby Mrs. Garner. how
ever. cared for the unclaimed Mary
Elisabeth until the latter died nearly
nine months aftcr her birth. Mrs.
Garner buried the tot, but stili chung
to the declaration that the dead child
was the babe Of Mrs. Pittman.
STARTS COUNT PR0CEHDTN0s.
In the meantime Mrs.. Garner had
started proceedings in court to take
Louise Madeline from Mrs. Pittman.
and these continued uninterrupted az
ter the death Of Mary Elisabeth
The case has been IN the courts for
months. but no decision IL a. yet
forthcoming. Judge Bell, presiding
In the case. has withheld his decis-
lon until jury can determine wheth-
or tho "mixed baby 10 tho daughter
Of tho Pittman's or Gamers.
Tho jury case was expected to be
reached on the Superior Court docket
shortly after the nrst Of the year,
but proceedings begun BY Attorney
James W. Austin. representing the
Pfttman's. may cause an indefinite
postponement.
Austin moved in the Fulton county
court yesterday that the entire pro-
cssdings be dismfssed. He made his
motion on the ground that Judge
Bell had no authority to refer the
question Of Louise Madcline's parent
~ ~ SosIs kHsN TBVS
decided IL himsalf-in other worda,
that he could not transform a
habess corpus action. a. brought by
the darners. into an equitable pro-
ceeAinE.
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION.
Vigorous opposition to tho motion
to dismiss the case was made by At
torbey William r. Arnaud, ropre-
senttnE the Gamers. He declared
Judge Bell had ample authority for
his action under tho Georgia plead
ipgs act" OF 1855 which gives judges
Of tho superior court wide discretion
In such matters.
n Attorney Austin's motion is
deNted the whole matter will prob
ably md its way into the State
supreme court ana cause tho de-
fsrYfsg OF the Jury trial.
The mootsd question Of Louise
Madeiine's >parentags ,vss referred
BY Judge Bell to the decision of
twelve Jurors after no had listened
for several days to expert testimony
and ether evidence relating to tho
alleged swappins Of the tive babies.
rARENrAGW QUESTION orEN.