Show LITHE ETHEL UTILE GOES TO UNCLE I j Complicated Adoption Case Je De i I It by Court Co rt J t I I F HER WISHES t POSTER FOSTR F PARENTS BEAD H BEEN EEN DI DIVORCED t Judge Hall Hali Hal disposed disos d of f an un unusual s l case yesterday in short hort order by granting to Ethel May My Senior Senio the te privilege of living with her aunt and uncle in preference to to accepting the he adoption of df her former forer foster father fater Edwin W Senior and his present wife wie With the courts order went a decree Wih te appointing W A Nelden guardian of the childs property Perty interests which are ar small mal There is quite a story connected with Ethel May Senior who is now in her year year When an orphan eight months monts old she was wa adopted by Edwin W r Senior Selo se dor and a Katie Kate Senior lila his is wife wie I The he babes parents were ere named name Smith After a few years yera of babyhood and and childhood Mr M Senior were wee di divorced divorced Ethel tel May going gIng with wih her fos foster foster foster I ter mother until she married Charles CharlesB B Sykes now deceased A few months moths ago Mrs Sykes Syke died and for a couple co of ag years little Ethel May My has been living with wit her er uncle and aunt Robert Ubert Harmon and Amanda Harmon Harmo Early Early lUst tast winter winte Mr Senior who rho in intine inte Inthe tine the meantime had married m again agin flied filed fileda flieda a te petition petito in the district distrct court our to t be ben allowed n to 10 his former forme foster child and a counter petition was WS filed I I by y W A A Nelden on behalf of the child and her uncle and aunt praying pra that Mr 11 Nelden be appointed guardian of Ethel May May When the contest came up for or trial yesterday esterday Mr Senior took tok the witness winess stand stan and told how he e had the te affection affection tion of a father for Ethel Etel M May Muy y and de desired desire desired sired ton sire to readopt her as a his child hid Mr r Seniors wife ife joined in the request request A number numero of witnesses testified and when an objection was offered ofee to the admission of certain toJ testimony Judge Hall took occasion to remark that the expressed wishes of Ethel May to in re remain remain remain main with ih her uncle unde and aunt should have hav weight in determining the he ques questions questions at at issue Dhe e attorneys took the cue ue anti and obtained a short recess to hold holda a n consultation After a little time a stipulation was drawn dr wn up and signed by Pierce Perce Critch Critchlow Critchlow low Barrette Barrete and J M 1 Thomas Thoma counsel for Mr Senior and by Stephens Smith attorneys for Mr Nelden and ad Mr lr Ir and Mrs Harmon i I I I agreeing that the t e petition petton of f Mr 11 Senior j I should be dismissed without prejudice and that the petition of Mr 11 Nelden for fora a 0 general gen eral guardianship over ver the te person and estate este of the te child Oid Should be dis disposed ds I i posed of in like manner Then it i was I agreed greed that Ethel May ay Senior should hould be permitted p to t have have her ber wishes graIl grat i I fied fed to continue v ith Uncle Rob Robert RobI Robert ert and Aunt Amanda and further that that Mr Nelden be appointed guardian of oJ f the childs estate only The e eI ourt court the stipulation made an order in accordance with wih |