Evening star., 1949-11-02
|GoIdsborough Ruling
Expected Today on
Miller Boy 'sCustody

/
District Court Judge T. Alan
Goldsborough is expected to de-
eide some time this afternoon
who is to have custody of the
3-year-old son of Mrs. Mahlon
Miller of Landover, Md.
Mrs. Miller seeks to regain
custody of the boy Jonathan from
Mrs. Floyd Little of 1917 Tenth
street NV. The boy now is being
cared for through the Board of
Public Welfare pending a decision
by Judge Goldsborough.
On the stand today. Mrs. Little
began crying while being ques-
toned by Attorney John T. Bon
ner, who represents Mrs. Miller.
Judge Goldsborough described
Mrs. Little's weeping, comments
and actions on the stand as a
mad fit" and said he believed her
object was to avoid answering
questions asked by Attorney Bon
ner. Judge Goldsborough said he
did not believe the outburst by
Mrs. Little was Spontaneous"
Fitness Argued.
Attorney Bonner argued that
This client, Mrs. Miller, is a f1t per-
son to have custody of Jonathan.
Attorney jeff Busby argued, in
turn, that his client. Mrs. Little, is
proper person to have custody
of the boy and said that she has
been an active church worker.
/ When court recessed yesterday
Mrs. Miller was unconscious in
| a faint on the courtroom floor.
while her legal opponent. Mrs.
Little was sobbing in the arms
of her husband. Floyd Little.
Mrs. Little, who contends Mrs.
Miller asked her to take custody
of the baby at birth, became ''up-
set" when the court ordered the
child turned over to the Board
of Public Welfare and surren-
dered her two other children,
David Little, 3, and Edith Her
nandez, Is. to the board at the
same time.
Not David's Mother.
In tears on the witness stand
yesterday Mrs. Little admitted
she is not David's mother and
that she was never married to
Edith's father.
When Judge Goldsborough asked
what had happened to David, who
disappeared from the Industrial
Home School soon after he had
been visited by Cornelius Herman
dez. Edith's father, no one an
swered for a full minute. Finally,
Mr.. Busby said Floyd Little, a
Capital Transit Co. employe. will
explain the chnd's disappearance
when he follows his wife to the
witness stand.
The. disclosure that Mrs. Little
is not the mother Of David came
with dramatic suddenness. Mr..
Bonner asked Mrs. Little:
! "Who is David's natural
mother?" Il
L I'm his natural MOTHER re-
sponded Mrs. Little firmly .-.s.sss.s-,
"What?" shouted Mr.. Bonner.
/ What did you say? Do you know
a woman named Hudson?"
Considered Herself Mother.
Eyes, she's his natural mother" ("
fsaid Mrs. Little, covering her eyes
with her hands as she broke into
tears. "But I've always consid-
cred myself as his mother"
| Mrs. Little tried to shut off fur
ther questioning about David when
Mr.. Bonner asked if it was not
true that the child was born in
Gallinger Hospital on December
%, 1945. and that she obtained
custody of him six weeks later.
II suggest this is a matter for
the Board of Public Welfare and
has nothing to do with this case" :"
Mrs. Little declared, turning to
! Judge Goldsborough. But the
Judge insisted that she should an
! SWer.
! When Judge Goldsborough re-
ceSsed court, Mrs. Little fed from
the witness stand to bury her face
| in the shoulder of her husband.
Mrs. Miller started from the
courtroom and collapsed as she
reached the first row of spectators.
She was unconscious for about S
minutes, and blood was streaming
from a cut on her lip when she
was revived