The herald., 1894-11-18

'On the 10th of Juns /; hadn t seen my
children tor some time; they had been
to San Francisco, and Q young fellow, a
neighbor, lent me a horse and drove
to East Los Angeles and saw John
Calori. He spoke to me and l invited
him to have ride. I drove from there
to Joe Hunters house. His wife came
to the door; asked where Joe was !;
che said. In the barn. l couldn't {
find him l told her; 1 said, Pm going
over to see the children She said, L
wouldn't. Jack, you'll get ehot; they
won't let you see the children drove
down and across the river; getting
down to open the gate saw Willie; he
saw me, and he started to run towards
me, but l heard someone, his grand.
mother. l think. hollering to him to
como in quick. said, Come to your
papa. Willie,' but, as she kept hollering,
he went to the house. l went then to
the house and found the door looked.
NV wife came to the door and asked me,
You're not going to take the children
awayT l said, No, I'm not The chill.
dren came out and l kissed them;
said, Let US 60 and see Uncle George,
who was, | thought. at the barn.
found he was not there, but Georges
boy told me his papa was in the house.
When George came out, l said. George,
for Gods sake can't you help me to fix
this thing up He answered, Jack,
have trouble enough OF my own."
II then asked my wife if might take
my children for ride. but she said no,
not then. l sat on chair in the front
porch with Edna in my lap. My wife
and others OF the Hunters were stand
ing around. l asked my wife who was
going to our house and taking things
away. She said che didn't know.
asked her to step to one side that
might speak to her. While conversing
Mrs. Hunter came out and said: You
put that child down and go away from
here; you came here for fuss and
you'll get it, / told her l did not; that
| didn't come to see her anyway. My
wife and were friendly, but nv
mother'in-law came again and told me
if did not get away would get horse.
whipped. l kissed my baby and told
my wife it was terrible to be treated
that way and turned to 60. My mother
in-law told me never 30 again set foot in
the place. got in the buggy and drove
over to Mr.. Payne's place. l had con-
versation with Mr.. Payne. | told him
the particulars of my visit and then re-
tcrned to Buena Vista street."
s'From the Sd of May, when my wife
and children went to San Francisco, to
the 10Th of June l did not see anyone.
In March, 1894, my wife went to her
fathers to stay permanently, do not
know why she left her home. She
never told me. We had been living as
man and wife up to the time she left.
and We had been perfectly friendly in
every way. She never returned to stay,
although she returned several times
temporarily. The property was decided
to my wife by her father. The furni ure
l bought and paid for, save one bed
room set.
my father and mother came to occu-
py the house on Buena Vista street
come time between the 1Ith and 18th OF
July. l was out on the road, so L could
not know. Joe Hunter and George
had seen on New High street and know
that George had come to live in the city
about two weeks previous to July 25th.
George and l had been the best of
friends up to the 7th or 8th OF July. 1t
was at the corner Of Alpine and Buena
Vista streets. in the barroom OF the gro
Gerry store, that George and had the
trouble. l said to him. Halo, George,
how are your He said. sit down. 10