Evening journal., 1923-01-19
SOBS HALT
COURT when
GIRL IS HELD
Cont ued from Firs, Plge)

Cont ued from First PGge)
hearing because OF the technicality.
the child rushed into the arms of
her mother and her sisters.
The child cried with her mother,
the sister who was endeavOring to
obtain custody of her, and her two
other sisters. her brother and father
showed traces of distress. The moth
er and daughter Rugged each other
and all embraced the girl who is
now in custody Of the Industrial
School
The court had more business to
take up and Judge Rice suggested
that the girl and the members Of
the family go into an adjoining
room Mrs. Jackson led them out
side into the corridor of the build
ing. There the pathetic scene con-
tinued
The little girls mother became
violently nervous and all then were
taken into the lawyers parlor and
the door was closed to the prying
eyes that had surrounded them at
the place to which they had been
taken by the school superintendent
IT was with groans that the child
was finally led away from her
mother, sisters and brother-in-law
by Mrs. Jackson.
The appeal was taken by John
Schaffer, brother-in-law of the little
school inmate. who lives at Pleasant
Vile. y. J. Schaffer was DESTROYS Of
having the girl released from the in
dustrial school and of taking her
into his home with her sister. his
wife
When the case came before the
court George w Lily. counsel for
Schaffer, explained the nature of
the case and commented that there
was no doubt in his mind but that a
girl is better or In a private family
than in public institution. He
stated that he had no fault to find
with the decision OF the Juvenile /
Court judge, but that he was pre-
pared to present facts that were not I
presented before tho lower court,
Mr.. Borton then pointed out to
Inc court that the law stpulates
hat an appeal must be taken with
ninety days after the commitment
# child. The appeal. he showed.
vas filed ninety-two days after the
Of Olga.
Judge Rice. appealed 20 by Mr..
lilly TO hear the facts examined the
aw and found that he was power
ess to proceed further with the
ase. Mr.. lilly stated that he flied
he appeal on the day the case was
,rought TO his attention, January 4. /
which was 90 days after the COM
nittment Of the girl to the Industrial ,
ichool
] was then that the extreme pathos
Inferred into the case. All members
4 the family sobbed their grief at
icing unable to regain custody Of >
he girl, and when the parting came
t was a most mournful one.
In striking contrast TO the case
# little Olga was the case of Edgar
r. Nickerson, who was committed
o the Ferris Industrial School on a
,harge Of disorderly conduct. His
mother. who was in the court room,
lad the pleasure OF hearing Judge
Rice order his dismissal from the
When George was before the
Iuvenie Court the principal Of the
choo he attended told the court
hat there was no place in the
chool for him because Of his be-
.avior Today 1t was brought out
hat superintendent Ward of the
public Schools had stated that the
chool principal was without au
hority in making such an assertion,
nd Superintendent George r. Marx.
# the Ferris Industrial School, told
he court that Edgars behavior at
he Institution had been exemplary
nd he recommended that the hoy
re discharged. Edgar will return %
I've with his parents.