Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-11
DEATHS DOlNGS.
Suicide of a Woman in a
Reservoir.
INQUEST ON JOHN BUCKLEY.
A New Version of the Shooting
of Waters by His
Wife.


native of New York, who was run
over on Wednesday night at the Santa
Fe depot, died at the County Hospital
early yesterday morning. The de-
ceased was drunk when taken to the
Hospital and would not tell the doctor
how the accident happened. Coroner
| j. M. Meredith held an inquest yes
terday on his body, when.the particu-
| lars as stated in yesterdays HERALD
were repeated. The jury returned
| the following verdict: "That the
deceased came to bis death by in
iuries sustained by being run over by
train Of the California Central Rail-
road Company"
Mr.. w. w. Waters, the driver OF
the transfer wagon, denies the state
| ment made that he delayed the car
Trying OF deceased TO the Hospital.
Mrs. S. A. Molitor, who resides at
No. 8 Bonsallo avenue, and who Was
Knocked down by a runaway hack
nea, the Opera House, several weeks
ago, died yesterday Of her injuries.
Christopher Heaming, member Of
the Pentalpha Lodge of Masons, died
at Newhall, on May 9Th, from paraly-
sis. His body was emf aimed by
the undertakers, Orr & Sutch,
and enclosed in costly metallic cas-
ket and will be shipped to-day to Kate
May Court House, Kate May County,
New Jersey.
SUICIDE.
Yesterday afternoon about 2 O'Clock
woman was observed to run down
the bill side OF the canon towards the
reservoir at the end of Downey
avenue, known as Reservoir No. 8,
and to plunge in. A Mexican youth
named F. Quirilo saw her 60 as far as
| the reservoir and then lost sight OF
| her. He went towards the place
where she was last seen, and got
there Just in time to see one of two
Germans, who were out in the
cafion shooting, plunge into the
reservoir, which is twenty feet
deep, after the unfortunate woman.
He succeeded in getting hold of her,
but her struggles forced him to let go
his hold, and she sunk The work
men of the reservoir and the Superin-
tendent dragged the body out, by
means of rope with two large weights
attached to it, and the Coroner was
notified of the suicide. An express
wagon was procured and the under
taker, Mr.. Ben Graves and two re-
porters started for the scene. 1t was
found upon arriving near the place
that it would be impossible to
take the wagon any further, and
the little party started out on
foot. At the north end of the reser-
voir the Coroner was awaiting them
and the unfortunate woman was put
into coffin and then all hands helped
convey her to the wagon, which
was very tiresome task as the sides
of the cafion were covered with cactus
plants and thick brush. A receipt
was found in her pocket from the Los
Angeles Infirmary to Miss M. Rior-
dan, March goth, for four weeks
board, $40; medicine, SO; doctors
fees. $40. Total $53. This bill was
signed paid by Dr. M. Philomena.
About $40 in notes and coin was also
found in her pocket. An inquest will
be held to-day.
WATERS DEATH.
Another inquest was held on the
body of Peter Waters, a native of Ire
land, aged As years, who was shot by
his wife, Bridget Waters, on May 1st,
on San Fernando street. Waters has
been at the County Hospital ever
since and died on Wednesday night
about s o'clock.
Daniel G. Fallon testified have
known the deceased about two years.
and first met him in Oakland, Cal.
On the night of May 1st, about 8
O'Clock, | went to the restaurant kept
bv Mrs. Waters to get her order for
| meat, but finding she was engaged
talking to some person sat down
and waited for her. Shortly
afterwards Mr.. Waters came in and
said calling vile name), "did you
say you would shoot me if | ever
came into this house," and she re-
| ulied that sbe neger said so but that
she wanted him to leave the house
and not to come there troubling her
She went towards him and he caught
hold Of her and threw her against the
counter and kicked her. | think he
kicked her on the leg. She called
upon me to help her, whereupon he
stepped back and thought he was
going to hit her again. called to
him and asked him what he
was going to do. | then
noticed he had a pistol in his
pocket and he said to Mrs. Waters
| came to finish you and will do it
lnow. | then seized his hand and he
tried to get loose from me, but find
ling he could not do so he forced the
p;tsol back into his pocket. Another
man who was in the room came up
and took hold of him and we all
staggered back to table close to the
door. The deceased broke loose from
me and pulled his gun and pointed il
tawards the other man who had taken
hold of him. The man left and
| Waters followed him with the re.
yolver in his hand. shut the door
and locked it and advised Mrs
Waters to 90 into another room fol
| fear Waters might return ant
shoot her through the window
| / left the house and started out to fnc
an officer to arrest the deceased.
} passed Waters on the street, but die
not speak to him, and / noticed h'
was walking very fast towards Mrs
: Waters place. l hurried up stree
and met the police officer coming
down in company with Mrs. Waters
little boy. was telling the Office
the circumstances, and asked him t
hurry down, as was raid the de
ceased would shoot his wife from out
side the window. Whilst talking
! heard shot fred, and listening hear
:. another shot. The officers wer
!. towards the place where the shot
( were fred and | stopped wit