Show A PAINFUL SCENE follows the decision ot oi judge boreman in the habeas corpus case 0 to the readers of the NEWS maws the facts in the case of anna hansen vs ross rosa kenney Kenn eyare are still new the dispute mose arose over a four year old did boy the illegitimate child of anna hansen or petersen as she was formerly known miss petersen pave gave her child to mrs rosa bosa kenney who took it about half an hour after its birth and has ten derly cared for it since that time giving it all of a mothers care in health and in sickness and was con sid erable of the latter during the first two years of the childs life mrs kenney has no children and the adopted one was to her all that it could be to one in her position and slid she believed herself secure in its possession but the real mother whose care the babe had bad never known made her claim lor for it and the dispute was left to the court lor for adjudication evi dalice in the case as to the legal rights of each party and the ability to care for the child was token and the question guestion argued at length leali today judge boreman rendered his bis decision in the case awarding the child to its mother in passing the question the judge remarked this othis is the most painful case I 1 have ever been bee called upon to decide but it seems to we that legally I 1 can take no other course than that which will take the child from where it has been all of its life and place it in the care of the legal guardian the mother while the court was rendering the opinion mrs hire hausdo set sat weeping wee plug the child was playing clayla g around mrs ken feet while thit that lady sat bat with bowed head bead and was evidently in the deepest anguish when the judge ude finished UK she burst into tears teare and catchi catching up op the hild child bela it firmly clasped basped to her bo bosom 8 om covering its face with kisses the tears streamed do down wn her cheeks the child seeing the 0 ose se whom it had ba always regarded as its mottier in this condition called ont lout glimma Ml imma mamma 11 and began bean cry ins some so e friend ef 91 the mother took the child away and the scene that followed foWL owed is beyond description mrs belaney was led lea from the court room by ber husband and threw herself on OB the stairs st tra wailing piteously piteous ly and cry ing oh my baby my baby my frantie frankle the little boy had bad been kept in the room with win mrs jaan sea at he fie resent resented td the interference by a stranger and and kicked I 1 to get away finding he could not do de this be set up a prolonged cry sobbing as his heart would break and calling 1 I 1 want manama I 1 want mamma krs mrs hansen habsey way also weeping and her friends glittered around and vainly endeavored to calm her after some soam time all of the parties retired frota from the court room mrs kenney was led down the stairs into the street and away towards her home her heartrending moans and cries not in the least abated mr hansen took tho the frightened and screaming child and with his wife and friends went off in another direction abarge A largo crowd was soon attracted and as the cause of the commotion was explained to inquirers by those who had learned of it many and vehement were the ex pres as to the wisdom 01 of the course pursued by those who had gained the I 1 gal el point and also as to the justice of the courts decision the prevailing opinion was that while the cold letter ietter of the law had probably been followed by the judge yet there awer gravel doubts as to whether the welfare of the child did not demand that the be opposite course coarse be pursued for though in the care of its real miller mother ratshe att she and all her friends are pertecta str stringers agers to the little boy in almost every respect and mrs hansen herself has never had him in her arms but about ten minutes and that was when he was about two months old lit in any event the scene enacted at the federal court room today is one which it is hoped will never be re enacted |