The herald., 1897-08-13
Mrs. WalvertOn's Husband
Leaves HurriedIy
UPON HER ARRIVAL HERE
DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE
JOURNEYS END
A Woman With Two Little Children
Arrives to Find That Her Hus-
band Has Deserted Her

After journeying all the way from Ar.
kansas, Mrs Sarah A. Walverton ha;
arrived here to find that her husband
whom she expected to meet in Los An.
/ geles has apparently deserted her, leav-
| ing his wife pennilese and with two lit
| tie children to care for Walverton lef,
| his home in Texarkana, Ark, abou,
three months ago and came to Cali
fornia, telling his wife that he expected
| to pick out a home here and would serd
| for her later. About a week ago he
| teiegraphed for her to come at once
| She arrived on Wednesday night to
learn that her husband had left GU the
same day without telling any one where
he was going
Mr.. and Mrs Walverton lived in
! Texarkana several years Their life
together has always been happy, to ali
appearances The husband worked as
a carpenter, and as he received per-
sion in recognition of his services during
the war, the couple was able to>lay by a
snug little fortune. which they consider
I'd would be sufficient to keep them and
theirs in their old age,
About three months ago Walverton de-
cided to come to California to locate, at
least 50 he told his wife. He would Sc
lect a home somewhere ir the vicinity
of Los Angeles and would then send fol
his, family. He told his wife that what
they had saved would be enough to care
for them comfortably hereafter, and he
would give up work entirely.
1t seems that Walverton came direct
to this city. He corresponded with his
wife frequently, and wrote cheering let
ters which contained glowing accounts
of the beauties of California. Within
a week he moved to lodging house al
512 Crocker street. The same day tina;
ne went there he telegraphed to his WIFI
to start to Los Angeles Immediately.
Sell the furniture ard come at once"
the telegram read.
Upon the receipt of this message Mrs
Walverton hurriedly got her things to-
gether and started. with her two chill
dren, one boy aged and the other
girl aged 10, and took the train. In the
meantime her husband talked to the
lodging house people a great deal about
his wife and little ones, whom he said
he was expecting every day.
On Wednesday morning he came into
the house and inquired for his mail
There was nothing for him and he turned
and walked out, and has not been seen
there since few minutes later an
expressman called for his trunk, which
was hauled to the Arcade depot.
The evening of the same day Mrs. Wal
verton and her children arrived. They
at once went to the lodging house on
Crocker street, where the husband and
father had instructed them to meet him.
The poor woman was bewildered when
she found that he had left only few
hours before, without leaving any word
for her or telling anyone where he was
going. She had not cent of money
left and no place to stay.
The landlord at the place offered her
a room for the night, thinking that her
husband would surely turn up all rgh
in the morning But he did not. Inquiry
was first made at the ostoffice, but Wal
verton had left no directions there for
sending his mail. The expressman who
had hauled his trunk to the depot was
rext hunted up. He said that Walverton
had gone north on the 1:45 o'clock train
w
great hurry, and when asked to what
point he was going refused to say.
On arriving at the depot he discovered
that he had left the keys to his trunk at
the lodging house where he had been
staying, but he had remarked concern
ing them "Oh, well, 1 haven't time to go
back after them, for l must make this
train. l can buy new ones" The keys
were found on the floor, where he had
left them.
After failing in every effort which
she made to locate her husband Mrs.
Walverton yesterday afternoon called
at the police station to see if she could
not have the department assist her. She
was accompanied by the keeper of the
lodging house where her husband had
stopped. The latter was sure that it was
plain case of desertion on the part of
Walverton, who had taken this means
Of getting away from his family. The
Wife was not SO willing to acknowledge
that this was true, and says that she
believes her husband must have wan
dered away during an attack of tenn
porary insanity or has fallen in with
thieves and has been foully dealt with,
as she does not think that he would have
otherwise left her in her present state.
The tale was poured into Captain Rob-
erts' ears ,and he promised to do what
ne could toward locating the absent hus-
band.
Walverton was prominent in G. A. R.
circles and also in the Odd Fellows Or
ganiza ton in Arkansas. When last seen
he wore, light suit of clothes He is a
medium sized man and has light hair
and a sandy beard and has blue eyes.
He is SO years old. Mrs. Walverton is
still at the lodging house at 512 Crocker
street and is in destitute circumstances.
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