The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26
Baby
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convince the court of real par
entail responsibility, superior to
Adolph and Betty Vandersippe,
the custodians who went to court
rather than surrender the
plump, blue-eyed baby.
OBJECTS TO VISITS
From time TO time, Noe ruled,
the mother may visit the child;
a favor strongly objected to by
Ray H. Callens, Vandersippes'
attorney.
In handing down his decision,
Noe pointed out that it appeared
to be the best solution lat the
present time" He commented
on testimony by the mother that
she had stayed out late at nights
and overnight on several occas-
ions since the child was born.
He referred TO her own admiS-
sion of living in Detroit with
girls she herself described as
common postitutes"
SIMILAR CASE
After the court decision, Cal
lens read to the court a news
paper story Of Wednesday in
which a Detroit judge, under
similar circumstances, had taken
son from his mother and
awarded custody to an uncle.
Callens said
Such a courageous determi-
nation wins the court the admir-
alton of discriminating people
who realize that the child's
rights to proper INFRINGING are
paramount. The God-g en-
privilege of parenthood is often
an accident. What happens aft
erwards is the true gauge of a
father or mother"
BABY UNWANTED"
The child was born in Wom-
ems Hospital, Detroit, June q
and shortly afterwards two girl
friends of Mrs. Haggerty, she
testified, found her home at
the Vandersippe's house, 1903
Corey street. Vandersippes al
legged in testimony that the
mother had then and later told
them she did not want the baby,
and, after moving out to the Cot
ton road, near Selfridge Field
with them on Aug. 10, COM
menced running around" and
staying away from their house
until they evicted her. They tes-
titled that she often shook the
baby roughly and once bruised
him by throwing him into car
rage.
DENIES THREATS
Mrs. Haggerty admitted she
had stayed with various friends
during absences from the Van
dersippe home but denied i'm
morality. In the contrary, she
charged the Vandersippes with
taking the child into taverns.
The young mother denied allega-
tons that she had threatened TO
throw the child in the river and
had handled him roughly near
the Clinton River.
DECISION
Neale protested vigorously |
the courts decision, claiming
that it created a situation pro-
hibitive to the natural future of |
and child, in allowing
for a growth Of mutual affection
between the Vandersippes and
Donald. He scored the indefinite
nature of the courts invitation
for the mother to re-file the
habeas corpus petition, asking
what type of proofs would be re- !
CURED to show her proper con-
duct and attitude.
Final witness before the de-
cision was rendered was Mrs. |
Evelyn Gordon, sister of Mrs. !
Haggerty, and manager of
rooming house at 1921 Fourth
Street, Detroit, who told the
court she would take the mother
and child into her home.
Prior to Noe handing down
his decision in the case, Callens |
asked il judgment could be de-
ferred until he could completely |
Mrs. Hagge rty's
sworn claims that she was di-
vorced in Traverse City in April |
from Donald F. Haggerty, mas
as the woman petitioner
said she had no copy of the de-
cree and had never seen it. De-
spite vigorous cross-examination
she maintained that the decree
gave her custody of the child.
The court, however, did not an
swer Callens request and rem
dered the decision Immediately,
favorable TO Callens.
The days testimony, inter-
laced with allegations of i'm
proper conduct and possession of
Cor lack of parental response
bilities was featured by the re-
peated trips TO the witness stand
Of Mrs. Haggerty, during which