The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-08
A BRUTE.
After Abusing His Family L.
P. Heldman Leaves
Town.
A Man Who Would Cast a Stigma
Upon the Name of
Satan.

MAN porn of woman is of few days an,
full OF trouble" SO it is said, but tn
BAZOO is of the opinion that the woman i
the one VINO generally sees the trouble
When a man taxes unto himself a wife h,
sOlemnly vows to love and cherish her
through life, but how often does il happier
that that woman would have been far bet
ter off had she never seen the man. At frs
he is all that is good, but gradually gets
colder and colder, and neglects her more
and more, until life itself becomes a bur.
den TO her; and how often is it that the
hardened wretch, who is unbeftting the
name of man. or who would faint the name
of the commonest cur dog, is directly the
cause of her death
Hanging is too good for such man.
He should be driven clear of the state be-
fore others follow his example. Whisky
is no excuse for a mans abuse 10 his fami-
1y, but the drunkard is an angel by the
side of the man, who. through pure cussed
meanness, assaults the one who should be
dearest on earth TO him.
Rumor spread through the town yester-
day that L. p. Heldman had deserted his
family, leaving them In somewhat desti
tute circumstances. A reporter called al
their residence on Third and Massschu-
sets streets to learn the particulars.
He found the wife and daughter at
home, and when he had stated his bust.
ness, they talked freely.
The following is substantially her story
We have lived in Sedalia
long time-about eighteen years. My
husband is mechanic working in the ma
chine shops in East Sedalia. / have two
children here-my daughter by my side
and son who keeps a lemonade stand on
the corner. do not like to make this
matter public but have suffered all a
mortal could bear. / make this public for
the sake of my children and to let the peo-
pie where we formerly lived, Revena, Ohio,
know just how this business is. / think
my husband intends TO return to that place.
He left yesterday for Kansas City, think,
but don't know.
My husband has neglected me and been
cruel to me- and my children for years,
but has been worse since Christmas than
before. He never drank He often used
very abusive language to us, and sometimes
even struck and beat us.
He has never provided well for us but
keeps his money for himself. Frequently
We have had scarcely anything to eat and |
have been saved from want by the kind |
DCcc Va bClkhUOics SltCu Wutu nave 4
wanted anything for the family he would |
not get it but abuse me for asking him for |
il. He has treated his children in the |
same way.
Lately he has become much worse than |
formerly. got groceries by going to my
groceryman and asking him to let me have |
them on credit, saying that my husband |
would pay for them on pay day. He did
90 and pay for them in part but always |
complained that he had it to do.
He often came home for his meals and |
complained that / had not prepared any,
thing for him when / had nothing to pre-
pare, or would come In late and complain
that his supper was not ready when
we had been waiting for hin until our
patience was worn out. He came home all
the time until last Friday Since then he
has been taking his meals away from home
think he has been boarding on Fifth
street for dav or two.
About q week ago he went to our gro
ceryman and ordered him not to let us
have anything more, saying he would not
pay Ior them. When / tried to make
something for myself by taking in sewing,
he forbid me to do so. He said he was GO
ing to starve us out, and when he did not
succeed in this he said that he would burn
our property. He has treated our prop.
erty badly. compelling me to sell all my
flowers and has wontonly broke my dish
es.
Last Saturday he came home from hunt
ing with gun. He said that the gun was
loaded for me. He pointed it at me and
struck il against the gate-post so it would
go off and seem to be an accident.
Early Monday morning he came into |
the room and laid his hand on my head {
heavily. Being afraid of him / screamed ,
for help, and threw out my hand. He {
scratched me on the hand with knife or I
something He then run into another I
room, and when came to him he said that :
it was another man. His daughter said :
that she saw somebody go through the door. I
He has also tried to get into the house by
prying the door open with knife while I
hunting the gun, which my SON had hid
den in the shop. He has often threatened :
to kill me, and believe that he tried to O
do it. d
He has often tried to ruin the character +
of me and my daughter by talking TO other 4
people about us. i want you to ask about b
the standing of myself and children.
She gave the names of several whom the F
reporter should see. d
Heldman's sister, married lady, eloped L
with man at Ravena, o., in 1876, which o
was published In the papers oil that date. s.
While they were telling this story, both I,
the wife and daughter frequently burst
into tears. The son afterwards told about
the same story. a
As Mrs. Heldman referred to DR.. King to h
verify her statements in regard to her hus- {,
bands bad treatment of herfelf and daugh- q
ters, and also as to their character, the
BAzoo reporter sought the doctor and
found him al his Office, smoking a twenty n
1--WE cent cigar while negro boy kept the 3
flies of him with six dollar fan. After !,
he reporter stated his business the doctor n
remarked: II don't like to get mixed up a.
with other peoples affairs, and more espec- /,
ially Affairs of this kind and Vet can al.