The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-09-27
Man In Jail and Children
q. Scattered.
DEATH OF WIFE START OF It
Drink Only Made Bigger the Del.
uge OF Misf0rtunes
Which Came.
WRECK IS FINALLY COMPLETE

The Louisville Courier-Journal of
Sunday says
Grieving for the wife whom death
had taken from him, and no longer
able TO bear sight of the familiar
scenes of his happy married life,
Manual Slaven, a farmer of Mitch
ell county. Kansas, sold all that he
possessed and, with something more
than $4,000 and his eight children.
set out to find a new home six weeks
ago. He journeyed through Indiana
and Ohio down to Florida and, find
ing no place that suited him, came
northward again, arriving in Louis
Vile Friday night. Four of the
children had been left behind at Per-
nell, Fla, among them the D.
months-old baby at whose birth the
wife and mother died. Seven hun
dred dollars already was gone in the
-fruitless search. Last night Slaven
was in the Jefferson county Jail, suf-
fering from what the police believe
to be an opiate, the last penny Of
his little fortune gone and his help
less children being cared for at the
Detention Home. The police believe
he was robbed late yesterday after
noon of his remaining $4,000 on
Grays0n street in a negro resort,
which they raided. arresting its four
inmates on charges. of grand larceny.
The money was not recovered. The
children, all under ~ years. were
found at the Tenth-street depot by
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Miles, the matron,
who cared for them until they were
removed to the home by the police.
When partly recovered from his
stupor, Slaven was seen at the Jail by
reporter. to whom he told his
story. He is A. years old and typ
ieel Western farmer, with large
Mack mustache and wide-brimmed
gray felt hat. He said he and his
wife had lived happily and been
prosperous on their little farm near
deenelder, Mitchell county. Kas.,
about 100 miles west of Kansas City,
They had seven children and the
eighth, boy, was born April l the
mother dying at that time.
Amy man who loses his wife and
the faithful mother of his children"
sobbed Slaven, will know what |
suffered. AS the days and weeks
went on, I all but lost my mind. l
couldn't stand it any longer. |
couldn't stay there and see the
places where my wife used to be and
the things she used to touch. l sold
everything and got a little more
than $4,000 together and then set
out to locate anywhere. took the
kids and we travelled through Indi-
ana and Ohio, looking for a place to
settle. But | couldn't be suited. |
was crazy, | believe. So | went to
Florida.
II didn't find things to suit me
there, either. | never had been
drinking man, but | tried to drown
my grief in liquor and ii made
fool of me. l got into bad company
one night in Jacksonville, Fla, went
where | shouldn't and got robbed of
$400. When | started north again,
thinking to settle either here in
Kentucky orr over in Indiana. took
out $500 for travelling expenses and
bought draft for $4,000 on bank
at. Pernell. Fla. thought my mon
ey would be safe that way. We got
in here Friday night and the child
rem and l stayed at a hotel. only
brought four of them along with me.
Ny Oldest girl-she's "a now-stay-
ed down in Pernell with the little |
baby and the others and l was going
t3send for them when got located.
drought Eddie and Ernest aud En-
lily and Ruby with me.
well. yesterday morning | de-
cided that ! wouldn't stay here and
so 10 went down. to the station to
catch a train over into Indiana.
had been drinking little and |
thought l would go> up into town !
again until time for the train to |:
leave. left the children there with |
the woman in the station and In
tended to come right back. / guess