The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-12-30
ROBINSON CASE
AGAIN in COURT
MOTHER OF 4-YEAR-OLD ASKS
CHILD THE FATHER TOOK
RETURNED TO HER

Glasgow last week as witness
in a hearing in connection with
the Clyde Robinson domestic diff
ficulties Judge Leiper of Glen
dive presided The case brought
out several fine points of law, one
of them being in regard to the ex-
tent of the jurisdiction of a Mon
tana court over a child that had
been removed from the state by
its father and placed in the custo-
dy of some one in another state.
The case occupied all of Wednes-
day and part of Thursday.
Arrested for Desertion
1t will be remembered that
Clyde Robinson has twice within
the last few months been arrested
in McCone county and brought
back on charge of wife desertion
and failure to provide. In the
first instance, Robinson was taken
to Glasgow, reaching there on the
day his baby girl died. There was
a 2-year-o boy critically i'll at
the time. Robinson had hearing
before Judge Rapp, promised to
provide for his family, and was
paroled on good behavior.
He was arrested again about the
middle of November and brought
back here from McCone county as
Mrs Robinson had moved to Wolf
Point in the meantime. Judge
Gordon sentenced him to six
months in the county JAIL but
suspended the sentence on condi-
ton that Robinson pay $50 a
month to his wife.
AIIege Force Used
The action brought in Glasgow
by Mrs. Robinson was an attempt
by Mrs. Robinson to get control
the 4-year-old daughter, whom
Robinson is alleged to have taken
away from Glasgow after he had
beaten his wife over the head un-
til she lost consciousness. 1t is
alleged that Robinson took the
child to Casselton, N. OAK, leav-
ing her in the custody of Mrs.
Baum. Whether or not the state
had the jurisdiction to bring the
child back and put her in her
mothers charge under the circum-
stances, was matter which
Judge Leiper took under advise
ment. Mrs. Robinson wanted to
be made the legal guardian of her
two living children and to have
the little girl returned to her from
North Dakota.
Robinson filed an answer to
this action and a cross complaint
for divorce, and Mrs. Robinson fill /
ed motion for suit money for at I
torney fees and for alimony
Complicated Case
Judge Gordon says that the
court room was packed as the
case excited much interest. Judge
Leiper's decision in the matter is
given below and is taken from an
account in the Glasgow Courier
Robinson was represented by At
torney Otis A. Hallett, and Mrs.
Robinson in the action to secure
control of her children had as at
torneys Roberts & Mcclellan. In
he divorce action, her lawyer was
Shea. 1t is understood
that in addition to the decision j
given in the Courier, the court .
Robinson not to leave the
state until the matter has been /
finally settled with regard to the ,
Guardianship of the children. The j
Courier says:
Judge Leiper took the case un- ,
Ter advisement and at noon
Thursday stated that since it ap- t
pears that in Judge Gordon's court I
It Wolf Point the defendant had Y
,een ordered to pay $50 a month t
or the support of the minor child h
en-, this court would order the ,
,ayment of a similar sum, to take O
fleet whenever the defendant F
a1leQ TO pay unuCl d 0uu5S Q
on's order and to continue in v
fleet after the expiration of that "
rder until the final adjustments Il
n the merits of the case. The P
was also ordered to
ay $50 suitable attorneys fees b
,r the defense of his wife in the T
ivorce action which ne has Ii
rought. fl
The custody of the twoyear-old II
IN, Robert, was left temporarily R
ith the mother and both parents Il
ere enjoined against removing OF
i'm from the state or in any way fl
hanging the status quo Of the til
after until final adjustment un- "
IS it be by return to the state OF
the daughter, Lita. The court en-
,uld not determine in the time 10
his disposal what authority he
d to reach outside the state of W.
ontana and make disposition of Pc
G custody of the child, Lita, and tn
kes that phase of the case under Re
rther advisement. ri
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