Los Cerrillos rustler., 1891-05-08
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lssot1geepiug tor Deserted Nflvcs--msFs-
tal 1rouhles la aow York city.
To be sergeant Ia police court To-
wolves peculiar and somewhat burden.
some duty. that Of acting aa banker TOT
,he receipt and disbursement Of tie
svvakly atipeuds paii by husbands 70 do
srrted wives sergeant IS fortunate u
he has nor ahove thirty such bookkeeping
accounts ON hiu list. gnl IN cusy court
tho number may run up 70 100 u I'D
The obligation of the husband % support
his wife hseurIea q not romantic aspect in
Il police court The obligation Is not To
the woman as her desert for services ren-
dercd or .ar uHpctious sake but 20 the
city. that s. mHy uas have a raupcr on its
hands THE HttttuiU 81 self defense Of
she community as against the husband
eaiurs the proceedings which WOMAN
must 70 through before she can compel
hrr husband 10 provide for her Tho first
step involved IS o visit ta Tire commission
era Of charities and correction and au ap-
rlicatlcu for rcQuiattIn from them on
The pollee iustlea IA her district requiring
him ~ issue aa abandonment wurrant fot
tbe arrest 0f }ug Delinquent husband
Tho lav baIng framed directly 70 pre-
vent the Increase gf paupora aud not to
,,unlsh tbe man che wllg " called upon
H. g,venr 40 the iaca ~ the warrsht that
.hs viii bel ehsHro an che pabl5c unless
bcr husband sapp1rt8 ber That Is al!
the has % a. vIth tho matter as prin
.tpal. IN t4e police court it is the city
AGAINST tbe husband wltA the wife merely
IA vituess. She l. called upon TO testify
"a second time that she is IN the position
of a pauper and that the city VIII have to
eurport her II her husband does not
Under such circumstance. the amount
awarded the woman n seldom large, tue
object bc'rg simply 20 keep her out Of tue
rn1r house Il o. weekly sum which the
Husband IS put under bonds TO pay Ter
varies according 20 hia wngrs, but more
closely necorduq 60 the acpa II her chil.
drun whethal they rHr Norb and help
support her OF whether She can get work
and support bersslt Four dollars week
or 81 4 as bieh aa b often Eeta aud
sometimes il IA noe above s4a0 or IS
Women Hho brare thaBs ses ieT weeks
to submit 70 the mo~uTtnr ordeal Of
swearing out such wHrrudts against tAeif
husbands aru soustluef a4rpriHed u
learn the cyaci Ia % tie aw
II man nas beHteu woman and made
her IFS m almost lnsupporteble burder
e. her but uhNWfta @lfnt nc ulAH N1h AoAts
daued her that he will g home with bel
end live vith her then that woman Is moi
81 danger Of becoming puupeE and tn'
police Justice. though lg may ioyi the ~
most compassion t1t hcr. cau only tel be
e. ~ homo vitu him and have him up TO
assault II Ia beats hcr The woman ofteI
~ill rot venture 20 appeal 70 the oour
erHln. fof an assault complaint she hav
iny learned that anY other ia useless, vii
mean her husband imprisonment an
stuvrare Of tuc family Income The ma
we're naturally comes 70 tho conclusion
tLat whatever bo docs his wife viii hav
80 pui up adfA &c. and acts for the futur
very much as be pleAsds hmun vino lao
q decent me8ue has his wife even more
hs power SAc imaelues she can secur
Its punishment for desertiug her for
fa5iief faee taau her own she trie.
f4e ouaus her eyes when she nnds "a
abandonment warrants open the door
10 many dollars a week only II he ca
support two women that Is his business
not tho courts lie gives bonds to secn'
her bread. with mot Too much butter, an
gaea back t8 bis newer flame II
couples ii THIS sort largely feI whom q
pal'ee sergeant a banker Tuoy don
caro- 70 meet pegouauy and the cou
official collects pays and takes The r
seipts Il Is getting % b. 4"ue q bus
uesa In lis way