In re Bullen
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. Petition for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of Emily C. Evans, by Joseph A. Bullen, against Josephine Cantwell, filed in this court August 22, 1882, and thereupon the writ was allowed and issued. The case was argued and submitted October 24,1882, and was heard and decided by Brewer, J., at chambers, in the city of Leavenworth.
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Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. Petition for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of Emily C. Evans, by Joseph A. Bullen, against Josephine Cantwell, filed in this court August 22, 1882, and thereupon the writ was allowed and issued. The case was argued and submitted October 24,1882, and was heard and decided by Brewer, J., at chambers, in the city of Leavenworth. Judgment was entered for the petitioner and the opinion filed October 31, 1882. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The case was argued orally by Mr. H. W. Ide, for the petitioner, and Mr. Thomas P. Fenlon, for the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This is an application in habeas corpus, brought by Joseph A. Bullen in behalf of Emily C. Evans, a little girl of the age of six yoars, against Josephine Cant-well, praying that the said Emily C. Evans' may be taken from the custody of the respondent and sent to England, to .be placed under the care and guardianship of her grandmother, Catherine Anne Evans. The questions in the case are in many respects novel and interesting, and the conclusion to which I have come has been reached with much hesitation. The facts of the case are these:
The…
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