Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-11
MORE OF HIS ABUSE
A Poor Woman Browbeaten
BY Mr.. kruse.
WHAT AN OFFICIAL HAS TO SAY
lie Thinks That the Poor Director Should
Be Set Out in the Cold and Sue
cesses Should Be Appointed

As proof that PooImaster Kruse's
Entertainment OF city charges and sppli-
cants for help. ls.not the exception. one
aggravated cas- is cited this morning.
Living ~ No l5S Tnird street is the
Aidrick family. consisting OF an in
valid husband 70 years OF age, a broxen-
down wife So years OF age. twin
boys Is years old, one grl IL and one
eleven years old. The man Is unable
10 perform any kind of manuel labof.
The wife Is SEA rely atle to perform
the housswork, but manages 10 do a
little outside work The boys sell
papers and do odd Jobs The struggle
Tor existence with TINS family is severe.
Tue complaint is not that the city ails
TO give them aid, but or the harsh and
abusive treatment to which kruse sub
jects the poor woman. She is timid
aud retiring, but necessity forces her to
come in contact with him. AS orders
60, she receives fair one. The child
reri's feet are shoeless and tia
mother herself Is IN the same
condition. She called Kruse' 4
attention to the fact and asSed
from the biting cold. When che made
fairly boiled with rage at her presump-
tion. In language which would cause
. savage dog TO place Its TAFT between
Its legs and sneak under come con-
venient shelter, kruse Numbered his
abuse at her. Several persons within
hearing distance on one or two such
OCCASIONS were shocked. The womap's
deplorablc condition appealed even to
the adamant heart OF the director and
he gave her pair OF shoes.
Gle could have done as much with
out insulting her." saic one who over.
heard his talk, "and / understand that
was not the first time he misued this
same woman. She wanted shoes fol-
the boys but was afraid To make bel
wants known"
Not the Proper Person.
In conversation with a city Official
whose name for the present Is Withheld
the gentleman said: "kruse tres L
excuse himself by saying that he talk.
natural. know that to be untrue, but
II IL is the case, he is not the man
for the place and should be ousted 81
once. The city wants q man IN that
position who - capable OF treating
these people kindly. IL Krusc comics
ses to being burdened with an insulting
manner he should resign before the
council is called upon To confirm the
appointment OF his successor. There
are many men who would be glad 70
take tue place and put themselves ont
llttlc 70 act decent. ] know Kruse
well enough to be sure that he look!
upon the job as one where he is calico
upon to exercise authority and one oi
his tenderest epots is toached wher
any one suggests that he should do Sc
! and SO. There was q case heard OF
where Mrs. Moselv lnterceded. Tht
WON an had been ilitreated and it came
to this iady's notice. Mrs. Mosely anC
| Mrs. Lamorcaux interest themselves
great deal IN destitute.peop pie and d.
a good work. Well. anyhow, Mrs
Mosely went to the office to see VIVA
she could do. She even went so far a
to look at the books, which she had ,
Perfect right to do. kruse though
she was doing something pre-
poste:ous and had quite tilt with her
| IN addition to the ABOVE | understan,
| that each Of the hospital matrons hav,
good reason to dislike Kruse on ac
count of trouble which they have haC
with HIM. Likewise the charitable
nomes. | don't know where this mat
ter will end. but can tell you where
think 1t ought to end, and that is Will
the poor directors dismissal"