Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-13
DESERTED WIFE
LEAVES BABES
WITH NE|GHBOR
Charitably Inclined
to Rescue
Woman Thrown on Her Own Re-
sources Finds Difficulty in
Caring for Herself and
Little Ones

Two bright eyed children, one a.
sunny-haired girl of years and the
second a blue-eyed boy one year her
society while officers of that organiza-
tion are doing all in their power to find
their parents.
First deserted by their father and a
few, days later by their mother is the
explanation given by the Humane So
ciety for the straits the little ones are
in Without parents love the little
tots are now adrift on the world, hun
gering for a word of love from the
ones responsible for their being.
The little ones are the children of
couple who were married in Indian
apolis five years ago. Soon after their
marriage the couple moved to Los An
| geles and have since lived in this city.
For nearly four years the couple
lived happily together and then. ac
| cording to the story told by Mrs. Cloud
to the police, the other woman" came
| into their married life.
Wins Husband from Her
1T was the old story said Mrs.
Cloud to Prosecuting Attorney Guy
Eddy recently. "a new face came into
| my husbands life and he was charmed
| by it. Another woman's smile won his
affections from me, and one night when
| found my husband and this woman
together he drove me from the room"
At that time Mrs. Cloud applied for a
warrant charging her husband with
failure to provide. 1t was issued, but
despite all the efforts made by the po-
lice department the officers were un-
able to find any trace of the missing
man. 1t was said he was in San Fran
cisco, and the police in the northern
city were communicated with, but re-
Gently reply was received saying that
no trace of the man could be found
there.
Mrs. Cloud had been left without any
| NF Arf Ixrf f1,n RI finT nj
her husband, and her little children
were looking to her for food.
| At last the woman decided she saw
way out of the difficulty. She could
| not leave the children and go out and
seek employment, but one day she was
told of a woman living on East Fifty
| third street who took care of children
| for a small sum each week.
Has Difficulty to Earn Living
Mrs. Cloud visited this woman and
soon-made arrangements with her to
take the little ones and attend to their
needs. With this weight from her
mind Mrs. Cloud then went out to seek
employment. She was a woman OF
good education, refined and neat in ap-
pearance, but her training did not fit
| her to hold any business position. AT
| last she was engaged as cashier In
restaurant, but she was lacking n IN N
up Since that time she has been doing
| first one thing and then another, hold
ing positions only few days ana tnen
eXpendng her small earnings seeKlS
other work.
The amount of money she earned was
barely sufficient to procure for her the
necessities of life yet she boarded each
penny in order to pay the woman who
was taking care of her children:
Three weeks ago she found it would
be impossible for her to meet the
would be chided if she did not have the
money the woman hesitated to visit the
place where her children were, so she
allowed day after day to pass, hoping
obtaining the money necessary.
She was unable to do so, and yester-
day the woman who had the children in
charge decided she could no longer
take care of them.
Search for Mother
81 am an old woman" she said to
the Humane officers, and have dioino Ut
and attention. 1 find it is Impossible
for me to attend to the wants OF these
little ones. and despite the fact that
wish to keep them find 1 must give
Charitable persons who heard Of the
case" said the humane officer, gave
Mrs. Cloud a check for SS TO De ,1..i useo
to defray the expenses of the the, little
ones. The woman met Mrs. CLOUD on
the street this morning, and together
they cashed the check. Mrs: Clouu
kent lnTlt ffhe remainder I suppose she
needed the money, but the children
also have wants which should be at
Ali efforts to find Mrs Cloud yesterr-
day " were unavailing. The woman Is
fornoance in a local theater Thursday
rGefit"fS night, but - Yesterday she was not at
her room, 947 West Ninth street, or at
the home of relatives, Fourth and Hill
Humane officers will endeayor to
find her and learn if it is possible Tor
her to take care of the children. II 1t
idad for them with some family who
viii ill give them the proper care and
training. ,, 1o;,o
taken care of by families found by the