The herald., 1896-12-12
A CHANCE FOR CHARITY
A Deserving Case Of Destitution in the
City
A Christmas Box Is Badly Needed for
Poor Woman, Deserted by
Her Husband.

A report reached The Herald office
yesterday of case of extreme destitu-
tion at 435 South Walnut street. An in
vestigation has been made and the facts
ELECTED seem to bear out the story of
distressing Indulgence. Mrs. William
Delhi. who lives at the number given.
has in her charge woman by the rfame
of Mrs. Franklyn Wixon and her three
children, whom she took in from the
street about month ago and has been
giving shelter ever since. Mrs Delhi
herself has quite large family to SUD-
port and lives in little four-room cot
tage, but she has shared her home with
Mrs. Wixon ever since she learned of
her destitute circumstances. The bur-
den falls heavily upon her. however. and
now she has appealed to philanthropic
persons to interest themselves in the
case: When The Herald reporter called
at the Delhi home yesterday the story
told of Mrs. WiXon's misfortunes was
about as follows: Nearly eight months
ago she was deserted bv her husband.
F'ranklyn Wixon, and left without any
means of support. At the time she had
five children in her charge, the oldest
girl of II, who is subject to attacks of
St Vitus' dance and who was shortly
afterward placed in the county hospi-
tai for treatment. A place was also
! found for two of her sons where they
were allowed to chore for their board
Mrs. Wixon struggled along, doing odd
jobs wherever she could find anything
to do, and tried to keep her other two
children together. She succeeded very
we'll until both she and her baby were
taken suddenly i'll at the same time.
Having no money to pay rent she was
compelled to leave the place at which
she was living in East Los Angeles and
to seek shelter wherever it was to be
found. After looking in vain for place
to stay she started to walk to the police
station with her sick baby in her arms
and was going to ask for shelter within
the station walls. She was found Weep
ing on the street by Mrs. Delhi, who in
quired into the cause of her distress and
asked her inside the house to spend the
night. In the morning the child was no
better and she was permitted to remain.
Mrs. Delhi became interested in the
poor woman and took care of her until
her recovery, since which she has been
tr ying to find place where she may get
work. Shortly after Mrs. WiXon had
been taken into the Delhi home her
daughter was discharged from the hos
pital and came to stay with her mother,
and now the mother ard three children
are being cared for at the same place.
An appeal to the Associated Charities
and several other charitable organiza-
tions has been made, but thus far very
little help has been received. With a
large family of her own to care for. Mrs.
Delhi is finding the burden of her charge
very heavy. 1t is claimed that Mrs
Wixon has relatives in the city who are
abundantly able to help her, but they
have refused to interest themselves in
the case. If she can obtain enough mon
ey to rent small house and fit it up to
take in washing she thinks she will be
able to support her family. 1t is GER
tainly a case that kindly disposed per-
sons will do we'll to investigate.