▁appoint ▁a ▁legal ▁guard ian ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ruth ' s ▁family . ▁Joseph ine ▁Brown , ▁mother ▁of ▁Ruth , ▁also ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁cust ody ▁of ▁the ▁girl . ▁Lor raine ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Brown ▁since ▁the ▁murder . ▁Lor raine ▁was ▁formally ▁placed ▁by ▁her ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁institution ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁res iding ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁execution . ▁Ruth ▁requested ▁that ▁her ▁daughter ▁not ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁visit . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Joseph ine ▁Brown ▁was ▁awarded ▁guard ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁girl . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁disput es ▁with ▁the ▁ins urance ▁company ▁Ruth ▁had ▁used ▁to ▁ins ure ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁life . ▁Although ▁one ▁policy , ▁worth ▁US $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁was ▁paid ▁without ▁contest , ▁they ▁file d ▁suit ▁to ▁void ▁two ▁other ▁policies , ▁worth ▁$ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( the ▁three ▁combined ▁policies ▁worth ▁$ ▁million ▁today ). ▁By ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁ins urance ▁company ▁made ▁available ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁Lor raine . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁a ▁r uling ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁reached , ▁with ▁a ▁court ▁finding ▁the ▁policies ▁could ▁not ▁be