Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-10-12
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Its leading characters Mary Field IL brother
a. their mother Field husband Field
Its locale is America the 1850 child custody
courts in the states of Oklahoma California
But the properly begins
year 1886 in Anadarko Oklahoma when
Field became and wife May the following
year and daughter in May of
Less than three weeks of Mary Kaye while
his wife still under doctors
for his wife she slept:
i no longer responsibility a children
50 here is in your lap Sorry, but that's the it is"
The note by who
"e and infant children with exactly three home barren
OF food was written husband father later fled the
state to escape arrest for signing fictitious check and who
had on his prior arrest
was written by husband from
~ TO sa gave exactly Sc cash brief allotment toward
the children
1t was written by today
ody OF those children whose custody be
Vaa than that of their mother who had left their side
all of those years
cine foregoing facts matters police the Of
Oklahoma and legal in Oklahoma
ofa vernon Field in mis- testimony before the made
denial Of these facts
Following her husbands deserton to
so week to feed and clothe daughter
anu IN october of 1910 she divorce and $50 month child
port She also won full custody children Field
MADE no claim to them then the 10 until 1850
Inc latter statement perhaps deserving
REID did make claim children
IN the winter ls4l He then sought
he was supporting wife and children
Mrs Field boards request for confirmation
could only state that she and Vernon
and that his entire contribution support
30 despite the court order he pay $50 a month
In December Of 1914 Field and two children left Okla
oha TO make their home Whittier California,
from Los Angeles
Three years later s47 Vernon first cousin
ho hee children marriage sending
support payments of $50 fairly regularly But over the
ae period 1910 to 1850 and
was even unwilling to answer their letters
Oh ur mother who of their fathers
He was even immune conveyed to him by Mrs Field
through his mother California with his new wife to visit
"e children he had not years
In the spring Field still had not seen them but
w IN ~ long years although his mother visits
ona to visit her grandchildren daughter
one hao on all her visits Field let the children come
70 oklahoma for part their summer vacation
nen early in 1850 the young told she would have
to undergo lengthy convaesence Accedng the re-
eS' vernon Fields mother jaw and Mary Kav 10
oahona while she hospital Jean Field her on ex
pe'Se' put them on plane for Oklahoma City
Not long after their Korean war broke out and Law
" oheo telephone with his mother soe, her
opinion Of Americas entry into the war
IN subsequent letters that she thought the tna
~ mad no right Korea that American troops should be with
oa"h she sent two such but the we. never
read by him " ' e ~
They were intercepted by Vernon who later was to testify
~ ne nous opinions dangerous therefore should not
be read by hers SON. ~ NV
But Jean Field had nkng of her former hubands rea, in
uti september OF 1850 when registered letter from an
Oklahoma City law firm to her home "
was OF petition charge custody and another If ~
g oaer preventing her Seeing mong her obildre,
WIS feo left for Oklahoma II days to return her chnde,
vernon Field would permit her to see them or 10
m 70 'e declaring was his right under the rosra,,
order He had taken them school and had sent Thorn m If a.
w WIN ms parents Jean Fields attorney Oklahoma City advised
WITH Oh haoeaus to father n produce b o,,d
AZ me nearing her attorney successfully argued for con,iro 49,,
Ocaon of the restraining order permit her to visit the cb
curing the day at the fathers convenience but with M
she would return them to his home by nghfalI
During her visits children thew t,1 bor ~, .,
u UNDERSTANDABLE Nth in their fathers home of wearing co, ~ -
numbering OF eating rregularly unpaaabe meals
anu constantly they pleaded their mother TO take to h,
Naiorha On October 1850 she to her attorney n ~ IT.
happen TO her she took the children to California with bo
" oo her she would be in contempt Oklahoma court m @
'ne ule restraining order but that his opinion tho ok,,A
court had jurisdiction WV o"'
Inc next DAY she picked up the children asked Where a
you Ike to go? Home California was their ren,v oa
"here she took them arriving there three days later
But within the month Vernon Field Caiforri,
oKlahoma deputy His former wife opposing efforts to re, h
forciby to Oklahoma arrested chidseang warrant
erprnted photographed searched
TWO days later Jay and Mary Kaye by tho n
taken into protective custody and juvenile hall Their a