The Weiss family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ehrich’s father was giving Habrew lessons.
The older Weiss boys left school to help support the family and when Ehrich was eight year old, he worked after school
Houdini don’t like his the life in Milwaukee. But there were a few bright moment, when he was nine, he performed on the trapeze.
He decided to go to Texas to help his family, he ran away. He worked on the farm Mrs. Flitcroft. His father had gone to New York City. Ehrich moved with his father. He quickly got work as a messenger for a department store.