Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-07
SANTA MONICA,
The Jury Fails TO Agree I'm the
GOOdale Case.

NO 1NAy 1hAb 80 AXIO0 ln the
GOodale Case.
The evidence Friday in the Good
ale case where the defendant was
charged with being responsible for the
mountain fires that had destroyed over
$1,000 worth of property, was very inter-
esting. The case was submitted to the
jury early in the afternoon, but the
jurors remained out until 10 p. m. and
then returned, stating that it was i'm
possible for them to agree, whereupon
they we're discharged. They stood three
for conviction and nine for acquittal.
Receiver H. Silver, of the Los Angeles
and Pacific, has appointed w. r. Davis
Superintendent of the road in place of G..
J. Prudhomme. Mr.. Davis went over
the road yesterday in special, coming to
Santa Monica in the morning and pro-
ceeding to Burbank in the afternoon. 1t
is understood that Conductor J. o..
Henry and Baggage Master @. H. CLARK
will be retained in their respective posi-
tons by the new management, and this
is good policy, for they are both favorites
with the patrons of the road.
Town Marshal Barretto is now out COL
lecting the licenses, and good deal of
money is coming into the town treasury.
AS regards the bituminous paving that 10
spoken of, the applicant for the contract
says that one inch of bitumen is all that
will be necessary on the roadways.
A public exhibition of what the Volun-
teer Fire Brigade can do is to be given
on Thursday evening in front of the Ar
cadia.
Manager Frank Ellis, of North Beach
reports business as still encouraging, a
good many persons not having returned
to town yet.
The Arcadia is still enjoying good pat
ronage, q good many of the arrivals now.
a-days being from the East.
Mr.. Simon Reinhardt. the genial South
ern Pacific Boniface, was down yesterday
for dip in the surf.
Mr.. H. G. Neff, the San Francisco in
surance man, is at the Arcadia.
Messrs. w. G. Scott and A. Fry are
among the arrivals at the Arcadia.
Those who came to Santa Monica to-
day and INDUCED in the delights of a
dip in the ocean admitted unanimously
that for bathing the water was as pleas
ant as it has ever been. Towards even.
ing q strong trade wind set in and made
the water rather choppy, but to those
who understood how to handle them.
selves in the ocean, the effect was more
pleasant than otherwise.
There was, of course, far from the at.
tendance of the height of the season, but
the railroad records on the Southern Pa.
ciic and Los Angeles and Pacific show
that nearly 1000 visitors were present.
The Los Angeles wheelmen were down
on their machines, some of them arriv.
ing during the night. and bringing with
them voracious appetites, for they
cleared Bob Eckert out of all his edibles.
Those who registered at the Arcadia
were: Captain w. s. Wing, A. L. At
kins, j. W. Lancaster, Fl. w. Hitler, A.
b. Little, Emil Kiechun, George A.
Simpson, Frank McGarry, r. Bradley
and r. @. Paterson.
At Steere's Opera House last night Mr..
@. w. Hathaway's pretty little operetta
Youth and Time, was again presented.
There was full house, and the perform
ance of the Juveniles was much enjoyed.
Quite number of people drove out to
the Soldiers Home today to see the
much. maligned institution.
Mr.. L. N. Breed was down and enter
tanned at luncheon all the newspaper
men on the beach.
T. L. Foster and Johnny Crafts had
their customary sunday swim.
Willoughby Cole was among the pa
raiders on the sands.
Mrs. Bath has joined the guests of the
Arcadia.
October 6. II.