The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-30

of the parties to come back and make
another application at some future
time.
Asked Children Returned.
"As soon as that case was disposed
| of il appears that Mr.. and Mrs. Schlitt-
Ter Immediately made another applica-
ton to the county judge of Washing
ton county asking that the order of
April Z. 1921, committing the children
temporarily to the home society be
changed and their children returned
to themfi and this new case is now
pending before Judge Gamer. the
county Judge of Washington county,
until Mr.. and Mrs. Schlittler can get
up enough money to pay the expenses
! Of themselves and their attorney and
their witnesses to Washington county
for this hearing They will have prob
ably eight or ten witnesses and the
cost will be considerable to have this
new hearing because the place where
the trial wa1 be had is at Vernon,
about Is miles from Chipley off the
railroad and is only reached by a bus
route which makes the trip an expen-
sive one.
This, we think is a statement of the
court proceedings so far, except. we
are informed that the application for
the adoption of Cora Lee Schlittler,
one of the children, has been granted
to the persons making this application.
However, Mr.. and Mrs. Schlittler
have instituted a new proceeding be-
fore the Judge who granted the order
asking that that order of adoption be
revoked, and that case is now before
the judge of that court on that ap-
plication.
Right to Return.
I'VE may say further that on in
quiry from an attorney we find that
the law providing for the commitment
of children to the Children's Home So
ciety or other like institutions in the
state of Florida has provision which
gives the parents the right to come
back and have their children returned
to them. That provision of the law is
as follows:
"'Nor shall anything herein con-
tanned, or that may be done here
under, prevent the resumption of
parental rights toward the child
" DC IOdHO hHdE bdCH
rental rights can be resumed with
out endansering the morality or
we'll being of such child
I'VE have also investigated the
question OF property belonging to the
Schlittler children. We find from the
best information that Mr.. Johnson,
Mrs. Schlittlers father, was a large
turpentine operator and land owner in
Washington county, Florida. At his
death he left a will giving one-fifth
of his estate to the children of Henry
and Emma, after certain settlements
had been made, and directed that his
land should be decided to Mrs. Emma
Schlitttler as trustee for the children
until they were 81 years of age and
then their portion to be given to them.
From our information the land is tim
bered land, very valuable for cross
tie timber and turpentine purposes
and amounts to $500 acres in Wash
ington county. The children, of course,
being In the home and the mother be-
ing without the custody of the children,
she is not permitted to sell timber
or lease the turpentine rights when
the children are not in her custody,
therefore there is no income from the
land at this time except, as we are
informed, a lease for pasturage pur-
poses which brings about 500 per
year.
Could Lease Timber.
IF the children were in her custody,
Mrs. Schlittler would be authorized to
lease the timber for turpentine pur-
poses or to sell the timber either for
law
large amount could be realized which,
invested at interest, would support or
aid in the support of these children.
OF course, as we understand, the au-
thority to sell the timber for any pur-
pose or to lease it for turpentine pur-
poses, would have to be made under
the order of the county judges court
Of Washington county.
1--WE, your committee, believe that
Mrs. Emma Schlittler and Mr. Henry
Schlittler, the parents of these chill
dren, are At persons TO have their
children and recommend that this club
give moral support for their claim for
the return of their children to their
home.
I'VE further believe that the prop
erty belonging to these three children,
2,s00 acres of timbered land in Wash
ington county Florida, IL properly
managed could be made to furnish
ample income for the support OF these
children.
Respectfully submitted: Mrs. Will
liam f. Breen, chairman; Mrs. Thomas
A. Johnson, Mrs. Clyde Miller, Mrs. c. |
NJ. Sweeney, Mrs. NJ. E. Bats"
Miss Minnie Kehoe made the mo- |
tion, duly seconded, that the report |
be adopted and filed, and and that the |
committee be thanked for its work, |
which motion was carried