Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-26
ASSERTS SON IS
NOT AT ASYLUM
MOTHER DENIES SHE SENT
BOY TO SANITARIUM
OBJECTS TO MARRIAGE OF HER
WEAKMINDED CHILD
compels Youth to Go to San Francisco
to Visit Friends and Believes
lnfatuation Will Vanish
Soon

Henry Scheer, Who. according to a
story published Tuesday in a Los An
geles morning paper, had been sent to
an asylum to prevent his marriage TO
a young woman of this city, is with
friends in San Francisco, free to come
and go as he pleases and with sufficient
funds to meet his every need.
In addition to the proposed marriage
to which the young mans mother, Mrs.
Ada A. Bran, 1919 West Thirty-sixth
street, objected, it is claimed, the son
strenuouSly opposed the attentions be-
slowed upon his mother by man
| named John Evans. This Mrs. Bran
| denies. There is no difficulty, says the
woman, between herself and her son,
and she adds that were it not for the
unfortunate condition of the young
mans mind the troubles of the family
would never have been made public.
Mrs. Bran states frankly she OPP
poses her sons marriage because he is
unable, in his present feeble condition,
to become a husband. His infatuation,
which has led him to make excessive
demands upon her for money with
which to purchase hats and gowns for
the woman he wants to marry, Mrs.
Bran believes will disappear after a
time and until this feeling is eliminated
the mother expects to keep her son in
the northern city and supply him with
money sufficient to meet his wants.
Mrs. Bran, through her attorney, c..
Ray Horton, issued a statement yes
terday concerning the facts which led
to her sons departure from Los An
geles.
Regarding certain somewhat sensa-
tional statements appearing in MORN
ing paper concerning my son, Henry
Scheer, and his affairs" said Mrs.
Bran, 81 desire to make statements
tn TrGf To
plain my relations with him, should be
published There is no difficulty be-
tween my son and myself. Were it not
for his present enfeebled mind and GER
tain decisions from which he suffers
our misfortunes never would have be
come known. This condition of mind
has prevailed since he was a mere child
and is we'll known to friends who have
known the family intimately. This is
not the first time L have had trouble
with him by reason of his weakness.
Twice heretofore it has been necessary
to have him committed to a home for
the feebleminded
Because of motherly feeling for him
and his misfortune 1 have done every
thing in my power to keep him at my
home, although many of my friends
have frequently urged me to put him
into custody, because they feared he
would do me bodily harm or wantonly
destroy my property. This 1 have re-
fused steadfastly to do.
Yesterday however, he threatened
to kill me and himself because L re-
fused to buy clothes and an expensive
hat for a certain woman in this city
with whom he has recently become
madly infatuated. Unable to support
himself by reason of his affection, and
always having been non-supporting, he
yet desires to marry, and any woman
who shows him attention, however
! trivial, causes him to make upon me
| the most extravagant demands. He
imagines all my property is his and
spreads the report 1 am wrongfully
All my friends know this is one of his
Withholding this property from him.
decisions.
Were is not for third parties our
relations would be most pleasant. In
order that he might be removed from
the influence of persons who, L am
afraid, are designing, sent him to San
Francisco to remain temporarily. He
was not sent to an insane asylum.
While in San Francisco he will be cared
for by friends at their home and will
be perfectly free to come and go as he
may please, having been provided with
funds sufficient to meet his every
want"