New Britain herald., 1929-06-26
FATHER TO RETAIN CUSTODY 0F CHILD
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Continued From First Page) yesterday. last October. Mrs. Heintz removed the child from her mothers house and Mir. Heintz went to the moned there to require her to re- turn the child to the home of the grandmother. An agreement enter cd into at that time was that the parents could take the child but on alternate evenings for enjoyment and entertainment.
 Judge William F. Mangan. repre- senting the father, brought out that he had been the sole support of the child. He had paid the grand mother $ a week board for the child and $S week for himself.
 Mother-ln-Law Needed Room
 A week ago yesterday, Mrs. Sitz informed him that he would have 10 leave her house because she had no room for him. He stated that where he went, his child went, and there fore. he secured a boarding place with Mir. and Mrs. kinat at their home on Cherry street. He took the child there that evening. later tele- phoning the grandmother that he would not return.
 Evidence introduced tended to show that the homes of both the grandmother and of Mrs. kinat were suitable places for the child 10 be reared. Mir. Heintz testified that the grandmother took excellent care of little Edward. He had not the least complaint to make regarding this, he said, and he left because Mrs. Sitz told him there was no room for him at her house.
 Mother Wants to Retain Home
 Mrs. Heintz, on the stand. under cross examination by Judge Mangan admitted that the father had paid for the board of the child. She said that she wouldn't live at her mothers house because she did no, wish to break up her home which she has maintained since she left her husband little over year ago
 She stated that both had signed an agreement to have the baby cared for by her mother. This was signed in the probate court before Judge Bernard F. Gaffney after both par ties had visited another attorney. Many Testify to Fathers Character Character witnesses were brough, 10 the stand by Judge Mangan and these all denied the charges of Mrs Heintz that her husband was addict. ed to drink. She had claimed that he became intoxicated every Satur. day and Sunday. She stated that he worked all week long and did moi drink during the week but that ht drank during week-ends.
 Robert C. Vance of the New Brit ain Herald, testified that the father has been employed at the Herald fol about three years and during tha time he has lost half day and that was on the day when he anc his wife were at the probate court
 Other neighbcrs testified that Mrs HeintN went out nights and the father renamed home to care fol the baby. One of these, Mrs. Heller Streio of Dwight street. testified tha, enc night early in March, Mrs Heintz had come to her house al 11:S0 o'clock in an automobile with man and she had the baby witf her. Mrs. Heintz, she said, asked heI 10 tell anyone who should ask heI that she, Mrs. Heintz, had been g, her home since 6 o'clock. This Mrs Streib refused 10 do. The baby ap. peared to be cold and Mrs. Streit gave it some warm milk.
 When Judge Mangan asked Mrs Heintz with whom she was in the car, she answered With a guy tha, 1 know''
 Child Munches Cookies
 While the case was going on, tht innocent subject of the controvers, munched cookies in the courtroom oblivious to everything. The grand mother. Mrs. Heintz and theil friends were on one side of tho room. and the father and his wit. i'ssses were on the other. The bab, kept waving towards his father keeping nim and his attendants ir smiles for the greater part of tho hearing.
 When the grandmother went tf the witness stand, the child wa. placed all alone in the center of the courtroom. Smiling there. he sal and munched his cookies. lookins around in wonderment at the group. or people there. When the father went to the stand, the baby called out Papa. Papa" and started 10 ee 10 him. His grandmother removed him from the courtroom.
 A divorce petition brought b, Mrs. Heintz against her husband will be heard ir the September term Of the superior court. At that time the question of custody of the chile will be settled permanently. Fou the present. Edward will remain fir custody of his father. The mother