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^Judge in Dilemma as Score of Women Clamor for Custody of Five Little Wards of the CourtPetitioners in Tears Story of Cruel Treatment InflictedOn One Waif Is RecitedCounty Jtnljre W. M. Thomas want were too poor to support Mrs. Rur-confrnoted in county court Tuesday chctt or the children, afternoon with a situation that would. JuJjre Thomas placed the four wo-make the judgment rendered hy King men who have asked for Audrey Mor-Solomon between two purported moth- j ey under oath and questioned them ers look like child’s play. He had carefully. They were all persons in a 1 the welfare of five children in the j position to care for the child and all balance practically at the same time seemed to be persons of the best char-with a horde of would-be mothers an* actor, Mrs. Mary E. Wallace of Pximtfg to supplant the seeQiingly un~ or* was chosen p the foster mother j natural parents.^ || J by the court, although Judge Thomas!SfS Judge Thomas said that he had re*I said that any one of the four would j ceived between twenty-five and fifty I have been acceptable, inquiries with regard to six year old ] The little Arnold girl was placed inAudrey Morey who was abandoned the care of her grandmother ui by her father, a carnival man. The after a trial of the case, w hich will child has been cared for bv Mrs. Me*i he held in the next term of county ! fpin1eyt a f*ich*r boa dr in g housekeep-! court. Bishop, the step father was! er* Si Four women 5 were In thdP^ court t given a^acathing reprimand by the Iroom # $£p§eager to take the ch3|lt; as court aftflff: the child had testified! their own. fcllN? {that the cutpln her hand had been!Nora Bell j Arnold, j^fnur* year-old fnade byi*lMshtip*ff pointing to her! daughter of Mrs* A* B. Bishop of Qua- j stepfather. « Ipaw, wgs in court at the request Recital Evcikei Tearaher grandmother* fdrs. Grace Hottcn.j Btn*. Burchett and her three chib who petitioned the court to declare dre a sensation as she *at in the courter a Mistier tedchildao M sh#f; kfT1 llppp and latei^ in the court roomflight adopt her.Mra.Totten chargedundod hy them* She was dry*1 mi miv. «■ 4 ■ a-?hat Bishop* thenrl ?*stopfuther hadrvedwhili the woulibbi lit others setW A * Ju Kf '♦* t♦ ‘n-*t f?r#*mung if -n th-etry§ the child witAee «•«raror wriiic in-l! nnxicjsted* thfi# b** v*. - %# * »t aaa 5, wf** a; ft '*’■ ■ ■ ,®a aI oh her at an* jface^i a % they tookod on th* helpless*dher tiivk jRgjpS^ 11 Ml ^flrunken it* *ptopai of the waif a.ion Sid h vc1 v* as aa%\« 4^m Judge Thomas* said that, hecould1 irf -Sno*'M~\g * k ft 1 t . -b* «rdfl 11, p^' v ki ♦ .v buntil Ifif: not tear the chiUftnt d^oni the nD»therShe exhibiteda icsr on ^fBfww rii ill'v fifS'M*i Fft ft ¥ 1S ' *1 t E ft ft V *1* pL i W j 11 Blher motherheart‘hilil’x 1 * #f rS l |» r l|| w n=-'her a^sertiI \I a chance to a.**ertItoelfJi Hesail)Offer* Three ChildrenMrs. H Jr. Burchett, whaji busz #*»at hi* vouhl 1allowf them to fie takelit the end of tila w##k an.*L jtr'4|T u ifN-|ktI In an automobile I p tuaticiswrjr jerifxl she still wantedMain street ami First ave- to give them up the children would be \e*;i| and who died several j allowed to remain in their new homes, IUm lator* a^kid ill# aotftft to siiiuioaf L Mf** Jot Mc('ouib.*L of Commerce Ihe r thru* rot vs ( dvin K*chardsofiv f was given temporary custody of the*r ** ervi months old: Geenr#* Norman 2 five -ttvnt ha- old hahv and Mrs. lam -I a 1fe I vftr hi* f woI ♦ IIHold and Robert I*et% five yean'Evans, of Giwnmerce took Her parentf||Mr, ami Mrs,§J, SPr*ar«old boy.. The oldest child, wiwere with * has mother, was. committed tempers to tlu waftfw* home.f. © i n fTi r \anW j- W jA. • jc Jher in the court room said1|% p S ft * 1hJV l {j
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Miami News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Wed, Apr 02, 1924
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