In Re Erving

This is a hearing on the return of a writ of habeas corpus obtained by Ellen S. Erving, a citizen of New York, who seeks the custody of a child, Christian Juell, Jr., aged fourteen. The boy has lived with his father in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, since July 15th, 1929. Mrs. Erving (then Mrs. Juell) and her husband were divorced in the State of New York. The custody of the child was awarded to the mother. She did not treat him properly. He had to get his own meals, and sometimes when he came home to dinner he found himself locked out and had to wait outside until eleven or twelve o'clock at night…