Show cruelly deserted LEADVILLE colo july 23 special A sad case of desertion came to light in this city the other day tho family of J D brenagh aras found in a cabin on the north side just outside the city lim limits in a destitute and half starving condition the discovery was made by peter merali a prospector who owns the cabin and who seeing smoke coming from the chimney went to investigate he found mrs brenagh engaged in getting dinner from a few articles of food someone had evidently given iier the children chil dien four in number the oldest being 11 were but poorly clad and one of them was quite ill mrs brenagh said her husband had deserted her two weeks ago leaving her without a cent by children had managed to get enough to eat her husband came from pueblo she said four weeks ago and had taken them to that cabin he was trying to get work the case coming to the attention of neighbors through mr merces efforts a purse was raised and the family will be sent to losvegas Las Vegas N M where mrs brenagh says she aas relatives who will take care of her this charitable act certainly speaks well for the of the citizens it ia not know where brenagh went but it is presumed he left the city mrs brenagh is rather an attractive woman 35 years of age and says her relatives in new mexico are quite wealthy |