Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-30
SEN SATIONAL EVENTS.
Another Masher Sends a Let.
ter to a Young Lady.
HE is LODGED IN THE JAIL.
Seven People Poisoned by Eating q
WatermelOn-0ther News
Around Town.
HE is LODGED IN THE JAIL.

Another case somewhat similar to the
case Of Burroughs or Wyman, which oc-
Cured only few weeks ago, came to
light yesterday afternoon, when Officer
Auble arrested middle aged man, and
entered his name on the books at the
Police Station. The first information re-
garding the affair was received by Chief
Glass on Saturday last, when a we'll
known merchant of this city called upon
him and informed him that his daugh-
ter, beautiful young lady, about II
years of age, had received letter from
an unknown person, who signed himself
r." requesting her to meet him on
sultation, Chief Burns told the young
lady's father that the only way out of the
difficulty was to adopt the plan used in
the Wyman case, namely, that the ap.
pointment be kept by the young lady,
and at given signal an officer, who
should be secreted near by, place the
offender under arrest. Accordingly, the
lady's consent having been obtained to
the scheme, she was given instructions
how to act. She was to obtain an &C.
knowledgment from the man that he
wrote the letter in question, and then
she was to drop her parasol aud the Off
Ger appear to relieve her from further
mbarrassment.
the letter, which was scratched in
pencil, was as follows:
''Los ANGELES, July 26, 1889.
"MY DEAR GIRL drop you these few
lines to ask something of you. Please
meet me on Monday afternoon on the
big hill back of the Reservoir at 8
O'Clock sure and alone, and 1 saw you in
a very peculiar position short time ago
when you WAS riding out with that fellow
what takes you with his horse and
buggy. You was riding then, but what
was he doing, Yum Yum. Go down
Temple street to Pearl, to Alpine, then
from the grocery store up the big hill.
If you are not alone will not be there,
but if you 60 alone will see you and be
there, too. Leave the corner of Temple
and Pearl street about 8 o'clock. I am
all right and you will be satisfied and not
sorry you came, but if you don't come
my mouth is not sealed. Truly, R."
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, in
accordance with the programme, the
young lady walked alone to the top of the
hill at the place designated, and, looking
back, saw man approaching whom she
knew, but who che did not want to see,
having no idea that he was the one who
wrote her the letter. She turned her
back upon him, hoping that he
would not see see her, for she
did not at that time care to
have him near, as the letter
said that if she were not alone the
writer would not be there. Ia few
moments the fellow had climbed the hill,
and, addressing her by name. began
talking in an easy way about her family.
The young lady excused herself after a
few words, saying that she had an ap-
pointment with a friend, but as she
turned away and started down the hill he
followed her, and said, "Birdie, know
what your game is about"
This remark was 30 unexpected to the
lady that she dropped her parasol, and
at that moment Officer Auble, who had
been concealed among the weeds by the
roadside, jumped out and placed the man
under arrest. When questioned by the
officer he denied writing the document,
but admitted that he knew its contents
and who had indited it. He was con-
veyed to the Police Station, and, in res
ponse to the Chiefs interrogations, said
his name was ]. A. Cole, and that he
lived at No. II Hubbard street. He is
one of several printers who some time
ago leased the job Office of the Times
Mirror Company, and has wife and
family of grown-up children at present
stopping at Santa Monica. He here de-
MED that he knew anything at all about
the note, except that he overheard two
printers talking about it on Saturday
night, but refused to answer, when asked
point t-blank how he knew who it was to
be sent to, if that was 30. The young
lady in question is an intimate friend OF
his eldest daughter.