Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-19
The Santa Monica Outlook says

hc oabtd hOhiCo OuttOOh 5hy Q
of the late e. s. Parker, after re-
viewing the circumstances which
led to his conviction of the crime
Of murder in the second degree and
his heavy sentence: "This much
we have said in vindicating the
good name of q poor man who died
under the infliction of q cruel
wrong. Parker was, in many re-
spects, a weak man; hence he wilt
ed under pressure that many
would have resisted. Defective in
judgment, perhaps-irritable and
hasty of speech, he doubtless re-
PEELED where he really wished to
attract-made enemies of those
whom he would have preferred as
friends. But perhaps the most I'M
fortunate feature of his character
was tho disposition to parade his
Importance even on the smallest
occasions. Here, we undertake to
say, was the source of the great
trouble that killed him. He utter
ed empty words, that meant moth.
ing yet they served as basis for
serious charges. We have been
thus particular in pointing out the
defects of this unfortunate man be-
cause we would rather have the
public think him weak than guilty
of crime. Yet he had many sterl-
ing qualities. He was benevolent,
sensitive, proud, kind hearted and
honorable in all Of his dealings"
We are glad to learn that there
is every probability that Mr.. G. B.
Davis will shortly be able to start
up his Alden Fruit Drying Works
across the river. AS the crops of
fruits and vegetables in this
county will be large to an
unprecedented extent the opera
ton should prove to be highly
profitable. The Altd, the other
day, dwells upon the fact that the
War Department has ordered that
none but Alden dried fruits shall be
used in the United States army.
We can readily believe this; aud,
having eaten Alden dried fruits, we
can understand the reason of it.
They ale amazingly superior to the
fruits dried by the old process.
When cooked they are found to
possess all the flavor, softness and
appetizing qualities of the fresh
f.uits. 1t is the same with the veg
etables. We should not be sur
prised if our friend Davis should
strike small bonanza through his
Alden fruit drying factory this year.
Yesterday morning the dead
body Of an Indian named Jose was
found in the barn of Mr.. Messer,
near the river. The deceased had
come. in from the Monte the pre-
vious day, and loitered about Mr..
Messer's vineyard in state of
semi-intoxication all day and when
night came on Jose, an Indian who
works on the place, gave him a
blanket and told him to sleep on
the hay. The next morning Jose
went to wake him and found him
dead-strangled with strip of
cloth which had been torn from the
sleeve of his shirt and bound tight
ly around his neck. Coroner Han
non was notified and empaneled a
jury who, after investigating the
case, rendered a verdict that Pedro
had come to his death by strangu-
lation, either by his own hand or
by the hand of some party or pal
ties unknown.
About IL o'clock last night ii
stalwart Granger, who certainly
had not been at Murphy meet
ing, came into the HERALD Office
with his boots under his arm and
walking in his stocking feet, and
asked for a dish of pigs feet. We
told him that he was in newspa-
per office, when, after moments
consideration, he calculated a
long-drawn, dissatisfied comp and
disconsolately left the Office. We
are quite used to enquiries for
postage stamps and letters, but this
is the first time we have been
taken for a vendor of pigs feet.
Our friend Captain Jack Hath
we'll has again laid us under obl;-
cations for bouquet of exquisite
flowers, the beautifully blended
colors of which enliven our dingy
den. Captain Jack is a philan-
thropist, and we hope he may re-
member us often. We are indebted
to Master Johnny Boyette for a
similar favor,
The current number of Frank
Leslie's newspaper contains an il
lustration of the lamp to be used in
the consumption of sewer gas, in
vented by DR.. Corbett, of this city.
Accompanying the illustration is a
full description of the modus
operandi for utilizing the noxious
vapors for Illuminating purposes.
E. German g. Co. sell better
groceries and provisions and cheap
er than any other house in town.
Agents for the Star Dairy cheese.
Nos. 122 and 124 Main street.
The Convention.