The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
BARNES AND
KANE CLINCH
Mrs. Louis Frederickson's
Case the Cause of the
Trouble.
The General Threatens to Make
It Hot for the Secretary
With the Society.
Kane Gives Him the Def and
Charges Him With Being Lacking
In Humanity.

General W. H. J.. Barnes and Frank
Kane, secretary of the Pacific Coast So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, are having a wordy "scrap"
over the case Of Mrs. Louis Frederickson
which has air eady been referred to in The
CALL.
The woman called at the City Prison last
Friday night with her baby and sought
shelter, as she was without a home and
her husband refused to support her. Gee
retary Kane had taken up her case and
yesterday morning endeavored to get the
husband to at least provide for the child.
The woman was discharged from the
prison last Saturday. but returned Tues
day night with her baby and is still there.
Yesterday morning Kane wrote 8 note to
her husband which he gave her to deliver
to him at General Barnes residence, where
he was EN- ployed as waiter. Kane wrote:
Il would advise you to give your wife
some money for the support OF your baby
otherwise the law will be resorted to-"
General Barnes took up the cudgels in
behalf of his waiter and sent Kane the
following letter, which explains itself:
Frank J. Kane Esq, Secretary Of the Pacific
Society for the Suppression Of Vice and PreueR-
ttOR Of cruelty to Children and AnimdiS-DEAR
SIR: Louis Frederickson has been servant
l II my house for about month. have never
employed better man, more faithful, tenn
perate and satisfactory, yet am compelled to
discharge him, for my family cannot be con-
stantly annoyed by such threats as are sent
MIN in letter from you handed me by him to-
day at the house.
This man is cursed with q vicious wife He
done all in his power to keep he peace wi tn
her agreed to give him $25 month and
his board and lodging. His wife has haunted
my place, and two or three days ago got in 10
the mouse, yelled, struck and kicked him un-
til she frightened the other women so they
ran out OF the house. The polce finally took
her away. She has sent one or two virap oes
like herself who ring the front-door
bell bell and refuse to go away until
they they have have had had it. out with this
morning and refused TO go away and held the
door open with her loot, while she grossly
abused the servant who waited on the door.
This woman is amply able to esrn her own
living. has good furniture and $40 sewing
machine, which her husband boug hit her not
long ago. Out of his $25 a month wages he
gives SIS for the support of his two children
and has offered TO divide the other $40 with
this woman. The day she was at my house
and raised such a rumpus he offered her ali
the money he had. which was So. and she re-
| fused to take it and demanded $40.
Not many months ago he gave her $3.50 or
$160, which took the last accumulated cent
he had in the world.
nave iOOAcu Wei4 lUlO tue case ana nave
put him in the way OF getting divorce from
her, which l hope he will do. To use your
own language, 81 would advise you" to look
little more fully into such cases as this before
writing threatening letters do not know
what he will do, but l cannot keep him any
longer. He leaves this afternoon 1t is the
last OF several places out of which this wretch
has run him. l am very sorry tor him, but
do not propose to stand a regular and daily
siege by this wildcat. If legal proceedings
are taken against him l propose to furnish
him bail and defend him to the best of my
ability.
Frederickson tells me that before he took
service with me he went to you and ex-
planned the whole situation and you ap-
peared perfectly satisfied and promised him