The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-05
MOTHER LOSES
FIGHT FOR CHILD
Mrs. Irene Henrichs Denied
Custody Of Six Year
Old Daughter.
HAS FORFEITED RIGHTS

A Kenosha mother lost her court
battle to regain custody of her six
year-old daughter at Racine on Fri
day VIXEN Judge Palmer in the county
court there handed down decision
finding that the interest and welfare
of Alice Hoff, the six-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Irene Henrichs, requires
that she remain with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Nelson, thus denying petition
brought by the child's mother to re-
gain possession of the little girl. All
OF the interested parties in the case
were formerly residents Of Kenosha.
Mrs. Henrichs, whose home is now in
California, is visiting at the home of
her mother, South street, Kenosha;
the Nelson's formerly were neighbors
of this family, moving to Racine only
a few months ago.
The child is the daughter of Mrs.
Henrichs by a former husband from
whom she was divorced in Kenosha
court in 1918, being awarded the Gus
tody of the child with court order
for the father to pay for the child's
support. Arrangements were then
made whereby Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
agreed to care for the child at So per
week. Mrs. Henrichs married again
later and several weeks ago brought
suit to regain the custody Of her
daughter.
Court Makes Caustic Comment.
The decision Of the court after es-
tablishing the points outlined above
continues in part as follows
THE child has been cared for by
Annie Nelson and her husband all thu
time ever since, with but slight ex
captions. The mother agreed to pay
$3s per week, and furnish the child's
clothing. There is about $4O0 due the
Nelson's under this arrangement, net
including the clothing which he's been
furnished by them.
"That the Nelson's have furnished
the child an ideal home with the kind
and character Of nursing in the home
which parents accordato their own
child; that she and her husband are
greatly attached to the child, and the
child. to them, and that they are able
and willing to provide a good homs
for her, to bring her up in a propea
manner and to give her a proper rear
ing and education.
THE petitioner was married to her
present husband, Charles Henrichs,
March %, 1920, at Waukegan, ILL.,,
where they resided for about a year
after their marriage, moving from
there to California, in April, 1921, and
now residing either in San francisco,
or San Diego. The court is unable to
determine which, for she testified on
page two that she resided in San
Francisco, and on page five and page
fourteen of the testimony, in San
Diego"
The court then recites at length the
family history of the mother, showing
that she and her husband have moved
from one city to another and that
during the past five years has seen lit
tie of the child 1t declares that by
reason of this the child appears to
have lost the love for its mother and
to have grown up in the belief that
the Nelson's were its parents. 1t adds
that it appears now that a separation
from those whom the child loves would,
work for her injury.
The decision concludes as follows:
81 am satisfied and find that the
rights Irene Henrichs has under Sec
ton 1864 of the statutes to the care
and custody of her child have been
forfeited either from lack Of interest
in the child or inability on account of
her finances, and l am inclined to be-
lieve that the evidence clearly shows
that it was lack of interest, rather
than her financial inability, and l am
satisfied and find further that the in
terest and welfare of the child, Alice
Hoff, requires that she remain with
James G. Nelson and his wife, Annie
Nelson"