Commonwealth ex rel. Pressens v. Siegler

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

In this habeas corpus proceeding relatrix, the mother of a baby boy born out of wedlock December 3, 1949, seeks to have his custody restored to her. The learned judge of the court below dismissed her petition and left the child in the custody of respondents. He was placed in their custody without the knowledge or consent of his mother when he was only eight days old. One Jacob Gordon, a married man having a wife and children, admittedly is the father of the child.

According to the testimony of the mother, and it is not contradicted by the father, he repeatedly told her…