Territory of Washington
Walla Walla County
Andrew H Derrick Plff
vs.
Mrs Whiteside defendants
Before Hon J.E. Wyche Judge of the 1st Judicial District WT at Chambers
Andrew H Derrick Plff in this
application shows to his honor
Judge aforesaid that he is the
father of Louisa Jane Derrick a
young girl of the age of fourteen
years that his said girl is now
and has been for some time past at the house of
Mrs Whiteside whose christian
name is unknown to Plff but
whose house and residence is
in Walla Walla city Washington
Territory. That Plff has often requested
his said daughter to leave said place
and go with him to some good
respectable place to live and that
as Plff is informed the defendant.
advises his said child to disobey his
commands that before said child
went to Defts house she was a good
obedient child and very moral
and a member of a christian
church obeying the commands
of the bible that his said girl
was taken to said place without
his knowledge or consent that
since said child has been at
said place she has as Plff is informed and believes been taught
by the defendant to renounce her
religion to despise all christians
to disobey her father this Plff and
her [?]
[?]
[?] to hate
all her kin to go to balls and
dance to mingle and associate
with people of bad reputation and
that Defendant hold such power
over said child that she is
restrained from going with Plff
that persons at Defts house whom
Plffs was urging said child to
leave said place and go to a
good place provided by him
for her treatment[?] to [?]
Plaintiff if he did not desist
from his efforts and that Deft
did not reprove said person
but took said child into a
private apartment where Plff could
not approach her there defying
Plffs authority over said child
as her father that plff has by his
sister and the aunt of said child
endeavored to get said child from
said place but were treated with
great contempt and harshness
Plff further shows that he is
fearful that if he should attempt
to force said child away from
said place that persons in the
interest of Deft would maltreat
and injure[?] Plff Plff further shares
tht Plff is a moral man of good
industrious habits and has always
provided a good home and the
comforts of life to the best of his
ability for said child and that
when she went to the house of
Defendant she had been living at
the house of a good and respectable
farmer of good moral repute
that Plff is now anxious to have
his said child at school and
her moral truancy attended to
that he is informed and verily
believes that unless his honor
awards his said child to him she
will soon be ruined in character
and minds and prays that a
writ of Habeas corpus be forth
with issued and bring said
child before his honor of J E Wyche
Jude of said Judicial Disctrict
to be disposed of as the law requires
Andrew H Derrick
