Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-02-04
CHILDREN STAY
IN 0RPHANACE
JUDGE NYE DENIES APPLICATION
OF H. BLOOD CUSTODY
OF CHILDREN

the afternoon to their homes at Moor.
head. Before adjourning tho couft, to-
gether with the county commissioners,
inspected the county Jail, for the pur.
pose Of asccrtaining whether it can be
remodelcd or new Jail must be built.
The commissioners instructed tho county
control, asking same to send a represen-
tative here to pass on this question.
The last case before the court was
that Of the State of Minnesota ex rel II.
Blood vs.. st. Otto g OrPhanagc, respond
ent, an action brought on a writ Of hab
eaus corpus. Mr.. Blood sought to re-
gain possession Of his four minor chill
drcn who are inmates of st. Otto . or
phanage here. Mr. Blood held that tho
children were detained in the orphanase
without any process, judgment or COM
mitment or decree issued out Of any
court and they were wrongfully and un-
lawfully restrained Of their liberty and
the petitioner denied their custody and
possession by the orphanagc. He fur
ther alleged that Mrs. Myrtle Morrill,,
sister of his deceased wife, took the
children to tho orphanage without prop
er authority. -
The respondent in it's answer stated
that the mother of the children died in
a state sanitarium last December and
that at that time the children were be-
ing taken care Of by various parties.
The respondent further stated that Mr.
Blood deserted his wife and children at
st. Cloud, where they were then livin'
and that in proceedings before Justice
Donahuc of Wadena, he was found gull
ty of non-support; that after being
found guilty of this charge, he never
lived with his wife; that Mrs. Blood
later took up her residence with her
sister, Mrs. Merrill at Glcnwood, and
that while with her she petitioned tho
probate court of Pope county to appoint
her sister guardian of the children,
which was granted. Following Mrs.
Blood's death, Mrs. Merrill placed the
children in the orphanage, according to
respondent. 49,
The court directed the sheriff to brln:~
the children involved in the action, be-
fore the court, to show why they should
not be turned over to their father. AZ
ter the hearing, the judge directed that
the children be kept in the orphanage,
stating that it was for the best welfare
Of the children, for their health, educa-
tion and general welfare to remain in
the home. The judge, however, stated
that this order was not prejudicial to-
ward permitting the application Of the
father for the custody of the chil) l)ren
when at any time, he feels that he can
take proper care of them.
The balance Of the court cases ou the
calendar were continued to the next
regular term of court. .......
Saturday morning the jury brought in
a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
Of $l52.7O, in the case Of J. P. Jensen
VS.. JOS Dylla. This was an action for
conversion of property and for sorvicess
rendered. The plaintiff sued for triple
damages under the law but was grant:
ed less than the actual amount which
he claimed was due him. 80
The case of Casper Meyer vs.. Joseph
H. Grell was taken up Saturday mora
ing and on Monday morning, tho jury
returned verdict for 1920 for the
plaintiff. In this case, the plaintiff ).
sought to recover about 500 which he
claimed represented half the valao of
the crop of 73 acres of land which he
purchased through Mr.. Grcll. :.
Arthur Busse or BOWlus, VINO Wab%
arrested recently on a burglary charge
pleaded guilty before Judge Nye Mon
day afternoon to a charge Of burglary
in the third degree and was sentenced to
serve five months in the state reforma-
tory. The first charge brought against
Busse would have made it gross mis-,
demeanor, but the court granted tho
petition of the counsel for Busse to
have the original information changed
so as to subject him to the statute pro-.
viding for imprisonment in tho county
Jail for not to exceed one year or .
fine of not to exceed $500. Tho judge,
in ordering the prisoner committed to
the rcformatory, stated that this was
done because the county Jail here is
unfit. The Judge took this natter up
with the county board at its meeting
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