Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-29
Curtain Lifted from a Painful
Family History by Filing
OF Suit
FATHERS CRUEL TREATMENT.
Drove Mother and Children from Home
And Forced Son 10 Shift for
Himself

| IN regard to the action brought
against him yesterday by Salt Lake
county to recover $500 for the care and
support OF his father who is an inmate
OF the county innrmary Dr. Vs. Il.
Beer says that under past circum.
stances, he does not believe he is
bound TO support his father. lie gays
lhat his father treated his mother 30
cruelty that she was compelled to leave
him and take her two young children
and care for them, Up 10 the time the
doctor was years Of age he says he
never saw his father, he being a baby
IN arms when his mother was compel.
cd to leave his father After they sep.
arated his mother married again but
her second husband died about four
years later and she then returned TO
this city, AZ no time during his life
has Mr. Beer sr, contributed one five
cents towards the maintenance OF his
son,
u was then eight years Of age, said
DR.. Beer "and requested my father to
send me to school but he said that a
boy who wanted TO get an education
could find a way to do II n he chose
and turned me away | then Went to
Ogden and worked at night and went
to school In the day time. stayed
nj Ogden six years and then returned
to Salt Lake and worked for George
A. Mears for eight years, made
enough money 10 pay my expenses at
school and | went TO Columbia uniyer-
sity at Washington, D, c.. where
Nudied medidine returning here I'm
leS2 when J entered upon the practise
OF my profession.
MY father az that time was suffer-
ing from a double cataract and was
nearly blind. | had an operation per-
formed upon him al my own expense
by which his sight was restored He
was cared for at my home by my wife
and myself He had some property at
that time and he agreed to deed II to
me provided | would care for him all
his life, During the time he was at my
home he made life very disagreeabe
for both my wife and myself Later
he wanted me TO deed the property
back to him, saying that he could care
for himself | did so upon the cond-
ton that he should release me from all
obligation TO provide for him In the
future, lie sold the property but 40
one knows what became OF the money.
What have said IN regard TO the cruel
manner In which my father treated my
mother brother and myself will be cor
roborated by my brother John. Under
the circumstances | do not believe that
! am bound TO support my father"
THE AGREEMENT.
The following release was drawn up
and signed by Mr. Beer, Sr, and filed
with his attorney two years before It's
existence was accldently discovered by
Dr. Beer;
Whereas, heretofore, on the l4th day |
n May, 1895 did transfer to my son,
William F, Beer, that certain property |
owned by me, being part OF lot seven |
a. block 80, plat b. Salt Lake City |
survey, with the understanding that |
ne was to care and provide for me
he rest Of my life. since which time /
% the present day has provided and
AIRED for me.
And now, where, conditions have aris-
m whereby think | can better myself
md provide for my own care and keep;
Now, therefore IN consideration that
ny son has this day decided back TO
ne the aforesaid property, do hereby
elease and absolve him from any la.
,ility. of whatever kind or nature for
ny care and keep during the rest OF
ny days and agree henceforth to pro.
Tide for myself and TO make no claim
m my said son for maintenance or
Import In witness whereof | have
ereunto set my hand and seal this 4th
lay Of May A. ID, 1897.
BENJAMIN. Y. BEER,
Witness, A, " Taylor, c. I. Attur-
urry.