The herald., 1898-08-24
IN INnUMAN FATHER
uou0Hr TO SEND HIS DAUGHTER
no WHITTIER
HER TALE OF HIS CRUELTY



ease Il shocking parental depravity
=. brouxht to the notice Of Deputy DIS
trdct Attorney Williams yesterday AFTER
Noon and. strange to say, the matter was
vn~arthed through the agency Of the Of
fender himself, George Beaumister OF
Prospect Park. The charges asainS. MN
include crimes which II proven against AIM
would send him to the pendtentiary' ana are
made by his 17-year-old daughter Fauline'
the eldest child In family OF ndne.
Beaumister is a German and is employed
a n woodturner in the Stern Manufactur-
ing company. Last Saturday he appAeo
n rhe district attorneys office for COM
nlaint AGAINST his daughter, alleging that
he was unable to do anything with her
and that she was a At subject for the
whittier reform school. He told Attorney
Williams that Pauline had run away from
home and was now making living IN the
city. in any way, good or bad, part1cuiariy
the latter; but not content with speeding
dcwn the path OF wickedness by her Zone
w." she had induced her younger sister,
eirl OF IA years, to follow In her footsteps.
williams was not satisfied with Beaunis-
obtained from her a story that set him
thinking. The daughter denied that sne
left her home because she wanted to see
the world, but said that both she and her
sister were compelled to seek home else-
where on account Of the inhuman treat
ment of their father.
According to the daughter. the father
beats his wife and children on the least
provocatiou and acts little less than q
brute. Three years ago she was compelled
TO leave her home and gu to work for
Leroy Miatovich, single man, VINO runs
a small winery at Prospect Park. Pauline
was young, and when deprived or the care
and watchfulness Of her mother, who,
from her account, is a much!abused wo-
man, her downfall was not sudden but
nevertheless sure. During the two years
xhe lived with Miatovich all her earnings
were paid to her father. who allowed her
nothing but a scanty supply OF clothing.
she became tired Of this and two months
ago refused to give her father all her small
earnings. Beaumister was enraged ana
drove her from Miatovich's and compelled
her to seek her livelihood in the city She
soon drifted in with bad companions. who
led her astray.
Her father hearing OF this, went to- her
and after giving her severe beating, tried
to have her sent to Whittier. Pending the
gathering of evidence against her she was
confined in the city jail. where she feH Sick
from the effects OF her ill-treatment and
was confined to her bed for three weeks.
Beaumister was not utterly devoid OF all
feeling for his child, and offered to take
her home and not make case against her
II she would help support his family when
she recovered. This she promised to do.
Her convaIescence was not as rapid as her
father wished, and he ordered her to go to
work. He secured place on small ranch
out OF the city, where she was supposed to
cook and do the kitchen work for fifteen
ranch hands. Unable to stand the strain,
she left and returned to her home, but was
not received with open arms. On the con-
trary, her welcome consisted Of a,hearty
beating Again she ran away and secured
a position In a private family in the city.
Beaumister followed her and demanded
her wages She refused and the attempt to
send her to whittier resulted.
In the meantime all had not gone well
at home, as might be expected. Anna,
Beaumlster's l4-year-olu odusnter' hao ho'
been neglected. by the la1her' "Hose uusi-
ness instinct was nlgniy ueVeiopeos ANU she
was sent TO the winemaKer 10 Ill the p'ace
made vacant py fauane departure Last
week she, too, ran away and IS now living
with neighpor. Iwo-otner chlloren' DOM
boys, nave also ie1t the parental loor ana
soughq spot where fortune would smile
brighter on them. Ihelr whereabouts Is
unknown.
Yesterday rather ana daughter met IN
the district attorneys oHice ana 'ne STU
alton was discussed. An appointment nao