The evening times., 1896-09-07

San Francisco, Sept. Tile old tale
that no roof was ever big enough for two
families was exemplified when q son had
his mother arrested for disturbing the
peace The SOD is Mr.. Sydney s. Miller,
a conductor On the Haight street line,
and the mother, Mrs. Agnes warburton,
who is just fifty-Dine years old, and who
finds herself very much alone, without
money and In a strange land. Mrs. War
burton is a slender, agile. eanny Scotch
woman, very dressy, and as much unlike
a grandmother as possible She tells d
tale OF love grown cold and welcome
that was soon Outstayed-
Six years ago Mrs. Warburton was
widow. with an only son. He married
without her leave, though She overlooked
that. with only u few remonstrances. I
At this time they all lived In Melbourne
The SOD took his wife to England, and
gave up his photographiDg business His
circu instances became straitene ed, and
he appealed TO his mother for aid.
MOTHER SENT HIM MONEY.
She sent him $3.50 to return to 4 rssraIia;
but lie preferred America. and came as far
as California, where he got position on a
car line. After his departure, his mother
married, and her husband stin lives In
Australia. She was comfortably. off there,
having given up a good position when
she married; but her son invited her 10
come here, as the climate there did not agree
with her.
The plan was that Mr.. 'Warburton should
Join the family party as soon as possible.
According to Mrs. Warburton's story, she
arrived here in April, and was warmly well
coined She went 10 her sons home, No,
1116 Waller street, and her daughter-in-
law was very kind and attentive. She often
insisted, even, on serving Ler mother-in-
laws breakfast in bed Mrs warburtcH
says that she expected to go into business
aere with her daughterin-law, and for
that purpose bought some stock. They We're
70 embark in a dressmaking concern, which
would render them, in measure, indepen1-
ent of the bread winner OF the house.
''She was as kind as could be" said Mrs.
warburton last night. "'The table was set
beautifully, because she can do things well
when she likes For over week she was
very nice, and never found any fault with
me- / helped all l could OF course.
can't scrub; but sewed and sponged her
dresses for her and washed dishes On
the sth of May she wouldn't cook break
fast and overturned the dishes on the stove.
STRUCK IN THE FACE.
When tried to put things To rights, she
struck me in the face. My son put her on
the floor and held his hand over her mouth,
and held her feet down until she stopped
screa ming
Il said, Woman, are you fieDd:' She
said she was, and replied that it seemed
so. That day she went away, and never
came back until the 11th of August. Ny
son did not ask her to return. She wrJtt.
threatening letters. telling him that she
would complain to the company If lie didn't
turn me out. 1 kept house for him, and we
got along very nicely. l cared for the two
little girls, aged four and two years. and
they were improving in body and mind.
Then she suddenly walked in on us
again She had been going to boxing CON
tests, and told her those were not proper
places for her. She prevented the oldest
girlfrom sleeping with me, and wlenmyson
was away she told me to get out. OF cours',
1 complained to him. l said was afraid
she would turn me out, but he said she
wouldn't. Then she put child's bed in
the kitchen for me To sleep in, and locked me
out in the kitchen-first only at night, and
then in the daytime. One day she locked
me out at dinner time, and made me eat in
the kitchen, with my food all on one plate,
in a way had not been usedto Ireproach-
ed " son for sitting down To dinner without
h is mother told him he should have left
her and come into the Kitchen and eaten
with me.
Il had an extra key to the front door
made, and she took it away from me.
When l came home in the evening she
wouldn't let me in and l had to wait for
my Son to come. On Wednesday morning
1 had no breakfast, aud-i told my son that
IL found my luggage put ont of the house.
where it would mildew and spoil, there
would be trouble. That night when came
home 1 found my things gone ont OF the
kitchen. As soon as l came in the door
behind me was shut and bolted. had no
light and could not see, so l hammered
against the door and demanded light.
When at last the door was opened there
were two policemen"
Mrs warburton's son accompanied herin
the patrol wagon and swore that she had