Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-24
She BEAT HIM.
Attorney Haywood Thrashed
by a Woman.
A Funny Story From Santa
Ana.
Mrs. Schirms' Way of Collecting a
Bread Bill.
Lawyer Hayford's Departure for Los
Angeles An Angry Woman
Beiabors Bim-He at
Last Escapes.

The San Francisco Examiner of Friday
prints dispatch from Santa Ana as fol-
lows:
"SANTA ANA, Jan. 21.-As the noon
overland train on the Santa Fe route was
about departing for the north today a
crowd of bystanders and passengers
present were entertained by the frantic
efforts OF one OF Santa Ana's legal lights
to elude the surveillance of one of his
female creditors, who had followed him
from town.
George Hayford, attorney-at-law,
started today with his family for his
Los Angeles residence. He has lived
here several years. Mrs. Schirm, who
keeps bakery in this city, is also an
old resident, and has at various times
furnished bread to the Hayfords.
"Mrs. Schirm is portly German lady
who tips the beam at something like
200 pounds. She is generally outspoken
does not weigh more than 145 pounds,
and Is in no way match physically for
the lady.
''Mrs. Schirm had threatened Hay
ford during the day that should he en-
deavor to depart without first settling
his account she would follow him and
whip him.
''He thought evidently that she
would not make good the threat, for he
paid no attention to her. AS he neared
the depot, however, he was accosted by
the thoroughly aroused woman, who in
4, Loud po,no Jar,on1oA hor rnnnau
LAS he endeavored to pass her she
grabbed him by the coat collar and
slapped and scratched him, all the
while demanding, My money for mein
bread and was having a merry time of
it with the disconsolate and bleeding
attorney when the train pulled out.
"Hayford made mighty efforts to
Jump upon the platform of The rear car,
IN which were seated his wife and
family, but the doughty baker woman
was too quick for him, for she grabbed
his throat and jerked him to the
ground, amid the cries of the departing
passengers of 60 it old girl; give it to
him; make him pungle.'
"Hayford struck off from the depot,
and later on made another effort to re-
join his family by taking the train at
Orange, but his plans were again frus-
trated by the irrepressible Mrs. Schirm,
who says she will camp on his trail
until she has gained her point"
1t appears that Mrs. Schirm kept Hay
ford in hiding until Friday. The Santa
Ana Blade describes the finale as follows !:
"Hayford reached the Santa Fe depot
at Orange in time for the train, and so did
Mrs. Schirm. He lodged about the de-
pot, closely followed by the indomitable
collector of back dues for bread, and try
as he would to avoid her she was ever
present. 1t was becoming discouraging,
and certainly any body else would have
become disheartened. Not so with the
irrepressible Hayford who again fauke
his enemy, and was soon on his way to
Anaheim, where he was not met this
time by Mrs. Schirm.
"Trainmen report ed having met Hay
ford on his north-bound journey, and if
nothing serious happened on the road
the gentleman is safe TODAY in Los An
geles.
"Mrs. Schirm has not given up the
fight. Some bright morning she will
silently drop in on Mr.. Hayford at his
new home in he City of the Angels, and
tie papers of that city will have chance
to report future movements in the little
bread and cake controversy between
Mrs. Schirm, of the Model bakery of
Santa Ana, and George Hayford, Esq,
attorney at law, formerly Of Santa Ana,
at present residing at Los Angeles"