The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-22
FORSAKEN FOR BOOZE
Home, Husband and Baby, all
Deserted.
MRS. BEAL CAR0USES
On a Drunk For Three Days
With a Friend.

Mrs. George Beal whose home is on
North Water street, left her sick hus-
band and 2-year-old child and has not
been home for three days.
Last night about o'clock, with her
friend Mrs. Billadeaux, she was seen in a
drinking resort on North Water street.
Mrs. Billadeaux's husband died last
summer very Unexpectedly. They lived
on the third floor of the brick building
just across the street from the City Ho-
tel on North Market street. Mrs. Alice
BeaI, with her husband, came TO this
country from London, England, in 1893.
Mr.. Beal is man of refinement and ap-
parent culture. He worked for the Potts
Drug company for nearly two years.
Last November he was compelled to quit
work on account of weakness from a long.
lingering illness. He says he has never
been in real good health since he came
to America. Those who live near him
say that he is afflicted with consumption,
but he does not think so.
Mrs. Beal, about ten days ago, APPLIED
for work to Mrs. Weissenfiaugh, a lady
who conducts a boarding house on the
southeast corner of English and Law
renee avenue. Mrs. Beal told about her
husband being in i'll health and that she
had pretty light-haired, blue-eyed baby
boy not yet two years old. The story
that she told aroused the sympathies of
the household. Upon investigation her
tale was found to be true. She was given
work, which she did as becomes a good
housekeeper. However, she in searching
about the house, found that there was a
two-gallon jug of wine in the cellar. This
shs proceeded to empty as soon as posi-
BILE. She soon began to ask Mrs. Weis-
senfiaugh for small bits of money, osten-
sibly to buy medicine for her sick hus-
band. It soon transpired that the money
was going for whisky. Nothing was said
to Mrs. Beal by Mrs. Weissenfiaugh, but
her dismissal was only a question of time.
Mrs. Bea1, however, did not wait, but on
last Tuesday she left Mrs. Weissen-
faugh's and went to call on her friend,
Mrs. Billadeaux, on Market street. They
rushed the GROWER and drank beer for
hours. This became became monotonous
of whisky. The mixture made both OF
them drunk and they kept it UP for sew
eral days They were keeping it up last
night when seen by an Eagle reporter.
Both of them had spent all the money
they had, but Mrs. BilIadeaux wanted to
put up her ring or her watch for another
drink. She said that she knew that she
would be written up and that she felt hor-
ribly ashamed. Continuing. she said:
'I'u bet I have an awful head on me
in the morning"
."What do you care?" said Mrs. Beal.
When the Eagle reporter stepped into
the room where they were, both said'
"Oh, you ratified u.s.
1t was a sad sight at the Beal residence,
Sal North Market street, last evening.
Mr. Beal sat in "A rocking chair with his
only child, a boy of two years, in his
arms. The little fellow laughed and tried
to humble out some words which were
unintelligible, and with that the father
pressed him closer to his breast, as II IL
was all that was left to him in this world.
Mr.. Beal said that his name was George
and that his wifes name was Alice.
..She has been working at Mrs. Weis-
senf1augh's, but as she didn't come home
I went there to find out what was the
matter. learned that she had left there
and l knew where she had gone. When
she gets a drink of whisky she cares
nothing for the baby, but when she is
sober she is as watchful as wild animal
of Charley. 1 am almost penniless ana
I am going to try and get the child into
the Children's Home, although I hate to
mart from him. Do you think that could
get a place working out there for my
board. so that 1 could be near him.
When told that the rules of the institu-
ton were unknown to the reporter, he
eavea sigh of despair. He said that Mrs.
weissenfaugh had brought food for him
and the babe on Thursday night, but 1t
has now disappeared. This is case for
some charitable organization to do good
act.
Continuing he said:
81 have been married for about twelve
wears. Ny wife did not drink when 1
first knew her and don't know how she
contracted the habit. She was one OF the
first ladies of the town where 1 married
her in England. Does it cost anything to
get q divorce in this country"
yes. about $50 I guess"
The amount seemed TO startle him. The
reporter got up and bid him good night
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