The herald., 1898-08-19
LOVE Win POVERTY
FoRs0ok WIFE AND CHILDREN
They Tell Pitiful Story In District
Attorneys o@ce-Husband May
Be Brought to Justice

'say. Mister. can't you make my papa
give me q pair Of shoes and something to
cat?"
This appeal was addressed to Assistant
District Attorney Williams yesterday by
q mere tot of a boy. The little fellow was
accompanied by his mother and sister,
smaller even than himself, and the story
Of distress to which MT. Williams became
ready and willing listener is an interesting
but touching tale of cruel desertion and
abandonment.
The trio constituted the family of Frank
Feldman. a German Jew who came west
some years ago and located In Arizona.
There he met Mexican senorita who al
tracted his attention and whose simple, ur'-
assuming manner gave him reason to be-
lieve that she would make him wife IN
keeping with the condition of his finances.
They married eight years ago at Prescott
and together set out to seek fortune m
the gold fields. Their vocation brought
them into contact with all the hardships
Of a miners life, especially those of an
Arizona miner, one day sweltering IN the
terrible desert sun, the next day freezing
in the high attitudes of the mountains. But
through it all the faithful wife stayed by
her husbands side without a whimper and
while leading this nomadic life bore for him
two children. boy and girl.
Finally fortune smiled on them and their
long search was rewarded by a mineral
discovery near Weaver. Arizona, which
needed but the working of 1t to make them
rich. There they located and with the
thriftiness characteristic Of his race, Field
man soon became not only a successful
miner but prosperous merchant as well.
The wife would fain have shared in the
pleasures Of this prosperity but as time
went on and their wealth increased, the
husbands, love for his life partner dsap-
peared. He grew cross, irritable and AFRO
CANT The woman Of the desert, who had
for eight long and weary years labored and
endured untold pain and WEAKNESS for their
mutual benefit was no longer good enough
for him His children were "brats" in the
deceptive light of affluence. His environ
ments also became displeasing and six
months ago he sold out slick and clean
and came to the Randsburg camp.
Mrs. Feldman came with him but the hus-
band made her life burden. Two months
ago he fatty told her to leave him and with
the understanding that he would send her
money with which to support herself and
the children. she finally consented to come
to her sisters In Los Angeles and he gave
her only enough to pay their railway fare
Since arriving here Mrs. Feldman has not
heard word from her husband and as her
relatives in the city are without means, she
and the children are almost naked and in
destitute circumstances. She stated that
Feldman has, figuratively, a trunk full of
gold dust and coin and that he was pre-
pairing to leave Randsburg when she came
to Los Angeles.
Mr.. Williams Immediately telegraphed to
a constable at Randsburg and soon received
an answer to the effect that Feldman re-
Gently left and is believed to have gone to
Oroville, California, another mining camp.
Further investigation will be made and If
the man can be found he will be brought to
this city on a charge Of deserving his chill
dren.