Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-15
PLIGHT OF FAMILY OF REFUGEES WAKES
 QUICK COMPASSION
Widowed Mother and Her Little Children Reach
 Bisbee in Rags
FATHER IS MURDERED

 Half starved and but tninly clad against cold weather, Mrs. A. F. Thomas and seven children. the -amily of an American who is said to have been killed by Mexican reb- els below Nogstles arrived in the city yesterday morning. They were without clothesl except the ragged raiment that they wore. and were without money.
 The family were here only short time before their condition became known. and they were taken care of ,oy charitable people They left yes terday afternoon for San Antonio, Texas.
 According to the woman's story to the secretary of the charity commit tee three weeks ago her husband left home to go to his work as a Ireighter. and never returned. Sey- eral days afterward she was told by MeXicans that her husband and a working companion had been killed by Mexican rebels Day after day, with the family of children, she watched for the return of her bus band This watch was kept at the humble home until hunger and want drove them across the international line and among her own countrymen.
 Befriended at Once
 The woman and children were talk en in charge at the deTot on their ar rival yesterday morning by Jim Krig- baum, who was touched by their ap parent condition of seni-starvation and lack of warm clothing. He pilot ed them to the Edelweiss cafe, where they were giyen meals by Thos Whitehead. Ex;SyleI.f Jack White gave them ten dollars with which to purchase shoes. Four of the seven children were without foot covering
 The family's destitute circum- stances were reported to the secre- tary of the charity committee. Miss Cummings. who immediately became active in their behalf Accompanied by Mrs Bob Hennessy. she sought contributions of clothing for the ragged children and bereft mother, and contributions to send -hem to San Antonio, near which place there is a sister The list was headed by a donation Of S2O from St. Gather. mes Aid society. through Mrs. W.
 
 by the family's pitiful condition. Af. ter clothing had been obtained for every member of the family. they were given access to the Y. W. C. 4. bath rooms, through the courtesy of the secretary Miss Mover.
 Depart for Texas
 Their hunger satisfied, dressed in waIm clothing, supplied with rail road tickets to San Antonio and lunches to last them as far as Fl Paso, and a letter from the charity committee that will secure them aid and comforts on their journey, the family left yesterday afternoon for San Antonio FoTty-five miles from that place, on a ranch, Mrs. Thomas has a sister who is in a position to help her
 Regardless Of the probability oi the woman's story, the condition of the family made a touching appeal for sympathy and aid. and it vii! likely be a long time before the des- titute mother fails to remember the kindness of the charitable ones who helped her here.
 The woman was unable to tell anF Of the details of her husbands al- legged killing by MeXicans. She only knew that three weeks ago 4. F. Thomas left his home in the rural qis Iicts below Nogales, Sonora, and never came back. She was told he 1 had been killed by rebels, and that another man whose name she did not know was killed at the same time Hoping against hope that he would retlrn, she waited until the scanJy provisions gave out, and then she se' her face to the north, walking as far as NogaIes with her baTefoo; litle flock fC,loNIng. The wCm-u was somewh.. simple-minded. aEd no connected story could be JL- tained from Der but she WIS sn American