The herald., 1895-12-17
Mrs. Mamie Bacon Does Not
Propose to Starve
DESERTED BY HER HUSBAND
She Has a Most Beautiful Home in
Alameda, but Nothing to Eat
The Wife Is Willing to Sacrifice Her Position
in Society TO Secure Bread for
Her Children

The San Francisco Examiner recently
contained the following regarding Mrs.
Mamie c. Bacon, who is we'll known here.
She is a neice of the late Don Bonito Will
son of San Gabriel, and her husband
owned the well-known Bacon ranch at that
place:
Mrs. Mamie G. Bacon, who sued her hus-
band, Frank Page Bacon, few days ago
IN an Oakland court for maintenance of
herself and six children, is confined to her
room in the Bacon mansion at West End,
Alameda, and is under the care of physi-
clan.
f. Page Bacon, who is heir to portion
OF the fortune left by his father, the lats
Henry D. Bacon. does not propose TO allow
his wife to secure a Judgment for $3.50 a
month il he can help himself. He is con-
sidered wealthy man and will take such
action in court as will give him standing,
SO hat he may have an opportunity to ex-
plain why he deserted his wife and six
children.
Mrs Bacon has decided to make the
affairs of the family public when the case
is tried. She declares that she has nothing
TO conceal and will make the legal battle
for the sake of her children. She has just
discovered that she has lost her home in
Alameda and is at the mercy of her
mother-in-law, who by su1rance allows the
wife and children to remain at the old
homestead without paying rent.
Mrs. Bacon now says that her husband
has forced herself and children into a
position where they will have to starve or
appeal to the charity of relatives. The
wife is too proud to ask for charity, so she
decided to accept the notoriety that follows
a suit in court
, II have brought this action as matter
of justice to my Children said Mrs.
Bacon. "There are six children and my
self in the family and we are dependent on
Mr.. Bacon for support. l was forced to
bring this suit for maintenance or starve.
However, had another alternative, and
that was to make an appeal to my rela-
lives to come to my rescue. | was too
proud to dO that, SO l appealed to the law.
While we have beautiful home, still we
have not dollar to maintain it. Mr..
Bacon has seen fit TO cut us off without
cent, and so far as he is concerned we
might starve. Of course, refused to see
my children go hungry in this luXuriantly
furnished home.
81 am not aware that Mr.. Bacon had
any good cause to desert his family. For
some time previous to his desertiOn he had
been in poor health, and he was irritable
and did not treat me we'll for several
months. But l stood his treatment with
out making any complaint for the sake of
my children. After he deserted me l.
found he was intensely bitter against me.
He first showed his disregard for myself
tlitu Tie cIltluEGl ny tTllSltFTlIlg tlle
property to his mother, who lives in Oak
land. j had always understood that the
home belonged to me and that was To re-
tain it for the benefit of my children. You
can imagine my surprise when l found that
my husband had given my home to his
mother. There was nothing could Go in
the matter, because he held the deed to
the property. l still feel, however, that
| this is my home.
"Mr. Bacon left the house one day as
usual to attend to his business and did not
return. 1t took me several days to realize
that he had deserted me. It came to me
like fash when | found that he had given
the home away. Mr.. Bacon or his friends
cannot in justice say that | have not been
faithful wife and good mother to his
children. OF course l realize that his
friends will now say bitter things against
me for bringing this suit, but my home was
gone and We were left either to starve or
beg, so had to do something for my chill
drenS sake. We always lived happily to-
gether until recently, and then sudden
chance came over him and he turned
against me. His reason for doing SO 10 a
mystery to me, but will probably be ex-
planned by Mr.. Bacon if he goes into court.
l shall insist upon an explanation.
Just think OF it, we have been married
twenty years. was then girl hardly
ont nf school when l became the wife OF
Mr.. Bacon. had a happy home and was
who was well known in Los Ange-
les. We have lived in Alameda in
this pretty home for over five
years. During that time Mr.. Bacon and
myself have been prominent in society.
We know so many people that this public
ity makes it hard on us both. Still, if it is
necessary, am willing to part with my
society friends to maintain this action. It
is for my chiidren's sake, and there are six
OF them. If Mr.. Bacon did not have money
it would be a very different matter. He is
in position to support his children hand
somely. and he is under legal and moral
obligation to do so. since he has left his
home Mr. Bacon has only paid few small
bills. During the several months of his
absence he has not given me any money.
! have made numerous attempts to induce
him to give me an allowance for the sup
port OF our family. so that scandal in
court could be avoided. but he has always
refused to do anything for me. Now [
want it understood that bear no malice
toward my husband, but I demand from
him exact justice for myself and children"
Mr.. Bacon has taken up his residence in
San Francisco and keeps as far away from
Alay, ,al, n