Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-05

His Wife and Babies Destitute,
While He is Running with PrOsti-
tufes DiabOlieal Treachery and

While He is Running with PrOstt-
tutes DiabOlical Treachery and
HeartIessness.
The following letter, which tells its own
sad story, was received at the SENTINEL
Office yesterday:
Dies MONIES (Iowa), Feb. 26, 1882.
EDITOR SENTINEL-Dear Sir: Knowing
that you are or were acquainted with G..
l.. Garfield, l write You in the hope that
you may be able to let me know OF his
present whereabouts. He has shamefully
neglected, il not entirely deserted, us, as
We have had no word from him for almost
five months. We are in very reduced cir
cumstances. Our children (of which there
are four are almost naked for want of
clothes. / have managed so far to keep
them from starving, but if l do no get as
sistance soon the Lord only knows what
will become Of US. l have been reliably
informed that during his stay in Eureka no
lived with o woman and passed her off as
his wife, and at the same time kept writ
ing me encouraging letters. II you can
help me find him you will be doing us a
kind and charitable net, and God will re-
ward you for it. Please write any inform
alton you may possess in regard to him, and
JCo 80 A0NO OaA A0otAAio 6tRtAthaos wy
respectfully, MRS. G. l.. CANFIELD,
1l3 Eighth street, Des Moines, Iowa.
P. s. You have my permission to pub
lish this if you think it would assist in
finding him; only correct any errors there
may be. MRS. G. l.. G.
We publish this letter without compunc-
ton, having the authority to do SO from
the person most affected by and most
closely interested in the derelictions of G.
L. Garfield. One of the oily. devilish
letters Of this man inclosed to us by his
wife we publish, also. The narrative
would be incomplete without it. This let
ter was written from the SENTINEL Office,
on which paper Garfield was temporarily
employed, at one time, as reporter. The
letter shows by the vile deceit it embodies
that he had nc soul for the honorable pro-
fession which he has disgraced; and it
shows, also, being published verbatim, as
written, how incompetents, owing to
emergencies that arise in the craft, may
degrade the good name of journalism.
The fellow, while here, lived with a pros
tltute whom he picked up in Virginia City,
and whom he tried unsuccessfully to palm
of as his wife. About q month ago he
passed overland to San Francisco in COM
pany with another gaudy female whom,
also, he said was his wife. After remain
ing in San Francisco for a few days, where
he seemed to have plenty of money for
dissipation and fast living at the Palace
Hotel, he returned East, and has not been
heard from, in Eureka, since. And this is
the kind of affectionate epistle he used to
write to his darling" (real) wife:
EUREKA, Nevada, March 10, 1878.
MY Own EAR WIFE: The time for my
usual weekly letter has come around again,
and, as you must know by this time, | am
as punctual as a clock. wish | could say
the same OF you; but the week has passed
and have not received a line. 1t may be
that your letters have been delayed in the
mail, but l am more anxious from the fact
that your last letter said that you toas sick,
and l have been afraid that you might be
suffering from one OF your spells. I have
no news that l know Of worth writing; /
generally fill up by answering your ques-
tons. The week has passed as usual, that
is, | have been busy at work, and l can
assure you l have very few moments to
spare on week days. Sundays rest ia a
blessed thing, for / get completely tagged
out. and feel like a sucked orange by the
time Saturday night comes around. The
paper has to be filed, no matter what
happens. and it is write, write, until !
almost get sick at the sight of q pencil.
But after all. I like it better than any.
thing l ever done, and have a great deal OF
pride in it. 1t gives me a chance to show
that / can do something besides sell
whisky, and / get the credit Of being
smart, whether ! am or not. Well, / am
writing a good deal about myself, and I
guess il will not interest you very much.
l will say that I am well and feeling first
rate. You must not think hard of me
about them little presents / promised you.
They will all come in q short time. / have
not done quite as well in the money line
as I expected For evident reason.-ED.
SENTINEL. when l came back. but things
look pretty bright ahead, and you will not
have to complain Of me long. sent you
q money order for fifteen dollars last Tues
day. and will send you one for ten dollars
tomorrow, and the next week a little
more. As long as you are all comfortable
aud happy l feel satisfied. I do try to do
the best for you that | can. and l think
you and the babies appreciate it. God
bless my little darlings; how my heart
yearns for them when ! think OF them.
1t is a happy little family. and God has
been good to us in sparing them to US.
They are Q great blessing, and I am proud
OF every one OF them. How is my boy ?
He ought to be talking very plain by this
time, and I suppose he is as cute as ever.
/ wonder il you have moved yet; you acds
talking about it in your last letter. Well,
1 have pretty nearly tcrote the sheet Of
paper out. All of my love to you, aud re-
regards to the folks. Your affectionate
husband, @. L. GARFIELD.