In re Hickey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

The petitioner seeks to recover the custody of her daughter, Edith Pryse, a child now about seven years old. The petitioner when twenty-one years of age was married to Fred Pryse, who deserted her and their two children, Edith and ah older girl, at Mena, Ark., in May, 1906, leaving them without means of support. The two children were taken by their mother to a children’s home in Kansas City. Edith was taken from this home by a benevolent woman 'of Ottawa, and in November, 1906, with the consent of the home authorities, was placed in the…