Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-11
The Tax COlIector-Has He Alb
seconded ?

the right TO defend her husband
from the imputation of larceny and
embezzlement, and in order to OBJ
tain respectful consideration for
her suggestion that search for the
remains of her husband might be
proftably prosecuted near home, /
beg to submit the following state
ment. will state, per introduc.
tion, and / think the facts will es-
tablish, that Mr.. Hamilton has
been made the victim of q plot and
tragedy. / will endeavor to exam
Inc this case in the order of the de-
velopments made by stating the
facts, their authority and brief
review of their value.
THE FACTS.
A. ]. Hamilton disappeared on
Saturday, November ooh, 1879.
Subsequently there was discovered
q deficit in his accounts of over
$4,000. On Saturday about noon
Hamilton and Alfred Carrilo were
said to have met at Lazzarovich's
saloon and retired to his yard for
consultation, and there remained
three-quarters of an hour. L have
endeavored to trace this report to
some origin, but only to be assured
| hal ftarA is N ct1nlt raIo in
Angeles as that described, nor kept
by man of that name.
At $50 o'clock on Saturday, ac.
cording to the statements of Mr..
Mackenzie and his employees, Mr..
Hamilton brought 10 the saloon OF
Mackenzie a SACK containing an
uncertain amount of money, left it
there and promised to call for it in
half an hour; that he did not call
again until 80 O'clock, when he
came and took the deposit away;
that before leaving the room on
this occasion he bought two bottles
of wine and wrote note to his
wife, and directed that all be sent
to his house forthwith; that it was
yet daylight, and the lamps were
just being lighted in the saloon
when an employe took the bottles
and the notes and delivered them
to Mrs: Hamilton, at her residence.
This all took place between $50
and o'clock. That Mr.. Hamilton,
at $50 O'Clock, exhibited new
bank book containing one
entry in the amount of SIS, 400; that
| Mr.. Hamilton was not seen again
after $50 O'Clock. Upon all
these points Mackenzie and his
employees are emphatic.
At, and little before, G o'clock,
Hamilton was at the store of Dill
Ion & Kenealy, where he paid a
debt of $60swhich he owed that
firm; that he went with Mr.. Dillon
to the oyster saloon of J. Bayer;
did not seem to have any package
about his person; was perfectly
calm, sober and business-like;
crossed Main street toward the
Court House upon leaving, a little
after o'clock. Mr.. Dillon is very
clear upon these points.
Hamilton arrived at his home at
about q quarter past 6, and had just
finished a light supper at $50
O'Clock. He looked badly and
complained Of feeling badly; told
his wife that he had heard from
Pease; that he was lying sick at q
Mexican house near the Sierra
Madre Villa, as he had been told,
but that he would know more about
it, as he had an appointment to
meet man by whom Pease had
sent him a letter; that if it was
true, as stated, that Pease was dan
gerously i'll, and he would proba-
bly, know when he should see the
letter, he would go out there, in
which event he would not be home
until tomorrow; otherwise he
would return right away; that be
would send word il he should be
obliged to go. When in the act of
passing out of the door. he hesitated,
and then handing parcel to his
wife, remarked: "Keep that, An
ME, it would hardly be safe if L
should have to so out there" and
then, taking few small
pieces of silver from his
pocket, remarked that if
any body should roll him he would
not make much by the operation,
as that was all the money he had
on his person. 1t was then near 7
o'clock and Mr.. Ii. left and went to
the Office of DR.. Lindley, the third
door from his residence, where he
remained q few minutes, when he
and the Doctor went down town to-
gether, took oysters at u o'clock
and separated.
About noon on Saturday, Hamil-
ton stated to his deputy, Mr.. Duns-
moor, that Pease had sent for him,
that he had been told there was a
man in town had the message, and
asked Mr.. Dunsmoor's opinion
whether he had better go.
About ST o'clock or later, but GER
tainly long after Mr.. Hamilton had
gone out as stated. messenger ar
rived from MacKenzie's wine room
In the handwriting of Mr.. Hamil-
ton, saying: 81 have got to go and
see Pease; he is not expected to live
till morning"
About q o'clock Alfred Carrillo
went to the stable where his team
was in keeping, had them hitched
up and started out; was absent un-
till the night of Wednesday follow
ing, when he was at the saloon of
Mackenzie. This fact was at first
denied by Mackenzie, but subse-
quently admitted.
Hamilton had policy of insur-
ance upon his life, the premium
upon which he kept paid up pune
tually.
He was very devoted to his fam
lily, and lived happy in the domes-
tic relation,
He spent his evenings at home,
with one exception in two months,
before his disappearance.
On the Goth of November there
was the whole sum of about $50, 900