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Show CURTIS CHILDREN 1 PROVIDED FOR Sent to Crittenden Home, Mother and Grandmother Being Deemed Unfit. Special to Tho Tribune. OGDEN, Jan. 31. Considering the highly sensational ovidenco submitted during tho two dnyB' trial of tho case, Judgo N. J. Harris today eolected tho only oourso opon to him in reaching a decision in tho Curtis-Nicholson controversy con-troversy for possession of two minor , children by taking Ruella V. Curtis and Albert B. Curtis away from Mrs, Knob la P. Curtis and also Mrs. Sarah Nicholson. Nich-olson. Jt waa tho termination of tho habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Mrs. Nicholson, mother of tho children, to take thorn away from their supposed grandmother, Mrs. Curtis. Pending the making of other arrangements, ar-rangements, Judgo Harris ordered that the children be cared for at tho Crittenden Crit-tenden home, to which institution thoy wcro taken by Bnilif Charles Ellsworth, following the decision. Mr6. Curtis made a decided demonstration in the courtroom when she learned that the children were to be taken from her and obtained permission from the superintendent superin-tendent of the home to remain with them there for a few days. In view of her several attempts to escapo from tho city with the little boy and girl, a strict watch will bo maintained to pro-vent pro-vent her kidnaping the children. Because of the fact that both children chil-dren were born to Mjs. Nicholson out of wedlock and that her present husband, hus-band, Ed Nicholson, is not their father, fa-ther, Judge Harris ia practically convinced con-vinced that their mother t is not the proper person to havo their custody. That Mrs. Curtis is oven loss fitted to havo them in hor care, the judgo concluded, con-cluded, was demonstrated by hor during dur-ing her testimony today. Much of tho evidence given by tho elder woman is unprintable. Among other things, she declared that she had married Nicholson, tho present husband of hor daughtor, in 1904. She was living with him in IflOS when ho and the daughtor returned re-turned homo from town ono afternoon with the announcement that they had been married, Nicholson producing tho marriage certificate to provo tho assertion. as-sertion. Mjs. Curtis te3tifiod that tho three lived togcthor in the samo house for somo timo afterward, Mrs. Curtis not securing a decree of divorce from Nicholson until 1910. According to her testimony, Nicholson maintained relations rela-tions with mother and daughter between be-tween 1908 and 1010. . In announcing his decision, Judgo narris said ho mieht consider giving the children into tho custody of tho Nicholsons when they havo established a permanent homo, but until such timo ho is convinced that thoy should remain re-main in tho custodv of some person other than Mrs. Curtis. While both tho bov and girl plainly demonstrated that th'ov desired to remain with Mrs. Curtis, they are very youne and the court believes that their affection for tho older woman would not bo difficult to overcome. Both of tho children, and especially the girl, are regarded aB unusually bright, and. in the opinion of the court, should bo in the care of somo person who will see that thoy receive the proper education. |