Arizona republican., 1896-08-30
MEANNESS PERSONIFIED Filial Cruelty We'll H.
 IuStrated. San Francisco Turns Out 9
 Prize Winner. After ImpoverishInR His Mother He Turns Her Into the Street and
 Causes Her Arrest.


 San Francisco Report: The mean est, smallest -souled man in the United States lives in San Francisco. His name is Sidney Miller, and he is conductor No 160 on the Haight street line, though he may not fill that posi- ton in the future, as Justice of the Peace Carroll intends to prefer a com plaint with the Market Street Railroad company, and ask that he be either discharged or compelled to make some provision for his aged mother. Miller lives at 1716 Wallace street. Last night at midnight he called Pc lice Officer Irvine to the house and de- manded that he arrest his mother on a charge of disturbing the peace. tMiller's mother is Mrs. Agnes War burton, an old lady who came hither from Australia several months ago. She was alone in the world and came to San Francisco at the invitation of her son. 1t seems she had sent him money from time to time, the last re- mittance being $250; so that, after pay
 
 Mrs Warburton learned on her ar rival the bitter lesson that her own soh cared nothing for her; but a great deal for the money which he supposed she had; for, as soon as he ascertained that she was without means, the cor dial welcome with which he had first greeted her was exchanged for the cold est kind of treatment. Alone and friendless in strange land the old lady, who had journeyed across the ocean that she might close her life in her sons home, was made to feel every day that she had made mistake in leaving Australia. She was con- pelled to do the drudgery of the house, and to mind the children, and it was made manifest to her every day that even the food which she consumed was given with grudging hand.
 Last night Miller showed himself in his true colors by deliberately turning the aged woman out of doors, telling her that she must get out and shift for herself There was absolutely no place for her to go. She had not cent, and had not eaten anything for two days She wandered aimlessly about the streets, and finally in de- spair, went back to the house to plead with her unnatural son for shelter.
 Then Miller threatened his mother with arrest if she did not go away, and when she told him in pathetic. tremb- ling accents that she had no place to go to he called Police Officer Irvine and had her locked up.
 The pitiful figure of the white haired old lady and the story told by Officer Irvine appealed to the sympathies of Sergeant Nash and he saved his pris- oner from the indignity of a cell by directing that she be taken to the re- ceiving hospital.
 This morning Miller put in an ap- pearance in police court ? and swore out a complaint charging his mother with disturbing the peace.
 Mrs Warburton was brought from the hospital and Miller took the stand to testify against her.
 Prosecuting Attorney Mogan elicited admissions which gave Miller high standing in the order of ingrates. He admitted that his mother had taken care of him and given him money in large sums as long as she was able but he could not see that her love and SdlO l1u Cl 0dCOu cuQ QOClpIOCctl OUIl- gation on his part.
 She disturbed the children and won't have it." he said, as he gazed with shifting eyes about the court room.
 That statement was his sole 1usti- fication, though he did not seem tc think that his conduct required any.
 Justice Carroll promptly dismissed the case, saying: "Miller, you are about the worst sooundrel 1t has beer my misfortune to know No one re grets more than I do that the law doe, not provide more severe punishment for fellows such as you. But it doe. not, and your punishment must come from the contempt of the community I take tlhis occasion to tell you tha shall make it point to put the fact of your case before your employers for your employment, in my judgment is disgrace to the community
 AS Miller left the stand he was abou to make some remark to the court, bu did not get a chance, for Police Office Behan hustled him out of the court room.
 Temporary provision will be mad for Mrs. Warburton by the Salvation Army.
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