The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
Mrs. Stokes Wins Her Children
NoW Battles to Clear Her Name


NEW YORK. JulS 10. Airs Helen
ti~"od Stokes fiEht Tor her chit
dreu H. over.
she has won. And they have been
pledged . rich heritage BY their MIL
lionairo father.
Whether she win cicnr her name
OF the LEGAL mud thrown hv " y. u.
stokes IN n OF Acw Nork's two
most sensational diNurrc rasea4
paraileilng the gtitiman ens,-is
something an impsndlng court de-
cision viii determine
II she wins, she viii set - srpara-
ton aud n largo shar u hes hua-
bands wealth. II stokes wins. he
VIII get his diVorcc-but hy his own
cioycnth-hour surrender he virtually
conceded he was In a losing fight
Stokes surreud,r-Ea Il is regarded
by Mrs Stokes. and her attorneys
cAmc as an unexpected anti. climax
to "A long series OF spectacular
chapters OF marital struggles ana
legal battles extending over two
years
Stokes. known from coast tn coast
NJ ciuhman. hotel proprietor and mill
lionolrc involved In several dramas.
domestic and otherw ise, Offered vol
UNFAIRLY to rcloase tho two children
into thc custody of their grandmnther
tho mother OF the wife he attacked
in court
Dccision :. Write Las, Chapter.
His legal brief. together with those
Of MIS- Stokes lawyers Va hiH suit fot
divorce and her c~ounter-su,t for sep
arntion. ARE now In the hands nf Su-
nreme Court Instire Finch His de
rislnn. expected soon, viii write the
last cha ptcr &C. "a bitter family hattic
Spectators % tho divorce drama 500
Stokes oNn confession OF defeat if
this remarkable passage OF his brief.
"If In The judgment OF the court u
seems wise, the plaintiff would gladly
consent that the custody uf the chill.
dron should be awarded to the grand
mother during their tender years
realizing that thereby the mother vii
have Intimate aud probably dallt
communication with them. as thel
VIII occupy the same home.
Nm that event. the father beg
that he may be allowed such priv
llegcs Of Visitation as VIII enable
him 10 keep In touch with the heart
OF his children and care for thoiI
physical and mental welfare.
by feeling that they SIN In q
sense, belong to him, he will provide
literally for them after his death
How Attorneys COnstrlc Settlement
AaANA ANNNAAN NANA vs. I'M" 49,
not agree to such disposition Of the
children" said Herbert G. Smyth. one
of his attorneys. Il mean to say.
this Is not o. settlement MIR Stokes
suggests that such disposition may
be the Judgment Of the court
To which qualifications Martin W.
Littleton. attorney for Mrs, stokes,
just smiles, To Mrs. Stokes % spells
victory.
To little Jimmy stokes. aged 3, and
Helen Muriol Stokes. aged a. u moan1
a home with their mother aud grand
mother. and their ughtful share ~
their rich fathers fortune
Observers see in Stokes surrender
a decision not to enter court again
In legal warfare with feminiuiiy.
Myles 4. Walsh. associated with A.
torucy Littletou. sees victory for Mrs
Stokes. saying
~ seems 10 mo that this whole
action mas hcon brought 10 deprive
Mrs. stokes 81 hrr rirhtful shan" in
the stokes millions lie has tried
To hssmirrh tho name NJ his wife.
yet IN willing to leave his children
In her cusiody-for that is what u
would moan 10 have them with their
grandmother"
No matter what tho decision BE-.
Stokes viii probably have 90 pay large
sums. " not loo nlimonv certainly Tor
the support Of the children His tr-t
wife. divorced in 1900. was granted
numony Of $1,000 "a week
stokes and Helen Elwood "i Dom