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Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-13
LETTER BAG


EDITORS HERALD: l would like to ask
Miss Boyce where and how she gained
sufficient knowledge of the Women's
Press association to justify her in speak
ing of it as she did in her efusion of
yesterday.
Apparently, she aims to be writer.
She would show a more worthy spirit
by cooperating with these women
workers with the pen than she
does by endeavoring to influence the
public against them. The members
know, If she does not, that the motives
OF the organization are good and true,
and that earnest effort is expected from
each one of them.
! fail to see why there is tex
qulslte humor' in the word "Press"
being applied to them. The club
ID modelled after the highly
successful New England Women's Press
association, and-like that one-will
demonstrate its usefulness and grow in
power. 1t has made an excellent be-
ginning in its one year of existence. 1t
has high aim and good material for a
foundation, and it is above the slurs OF
sensational space writer's such as the
Examiner employs. or the arrogance OF
youthful aspirants for literary fame.
have met over sixty of the members
and not one of them looked upon
passes" as the main advantage of be-
longing to the association. do not
know OF any passes being issued except
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WAS IT MURDER?
The Facts About the Death
of Young Suffer.
Could the Wounds Have Been
Self-Intiicted?
Strange Features About the Tragedy
Of Saturday.
Can a Man Shoot Himself Through the
Brain and Twice in the Body?-No
Satisfactory Theory Arrived at.
Detective Tnsley's Opinion.

The violent death of Frank Suffer,
who was found on Saturday in barn in
the rear OF his parents residence on
Blaine avenue, with three pistol bullets
in his body, was chronicled in Sun days
HERALD. As then stated the coroner's
jury returned verdict of suicide while
suffering from temporary insanity,
Yesterday the theory of murder
gained considerable credence. There
were three bullets in the body, one of
which entered the left temple and was
embedded in the brain as shown by the
post norton. Another penetrated the
heart, and the third passed near that
organ. Physicians now assert that
either OF the first two shots would have
been instantaneously fatal, or so nearly
so as to make it physical impossible
ity for the young man to have fired the
other two.
The young man was a Catholic and
was buried on Sunday, Father Myer
officiating. 1t is against the practice of
.he church to bury suicides in conse-
Grated ground, so the father explained
that the church authorities felt that
there was no basis for the verdict OF
suicide.
1t is stated that two of the jurymen
now assert that they did not at the
time of the inquest believe that the boy
committed suicide, but that their opin-
ions were overruled. The friends of the
young man, those who knew him most
Intimately claim that it is absurd to be-
linva that no killed himcalf
On the other hand, it is difficult
to explain on the murder n.y.
pothesis the use of the two
pistols, which were both the prop
erty of the boy, and there is no clue to
any reason why anyone should kill him.
He had no enemies, was not mixed up
in any love affair. and there is no more
reason for bis being murdered than for
his committing felo de Sc.
SIT is one OF the most remarkable
cases | ever came across" said Detective
Insley to a HERALD reporter yesterday.
81 have known OF cases where a man
has first shot himself in the head and
then fred another bullet into his body
with the same pistol, but l never heard
of any case where a man killed himself
with two pistols, the shot from any one
being fatal. The body of young Suffer
was removed from the barn before the
coroner arrived. If any expert could
have seen the body it would have gone
long way to settle the doubt as to
whether it was case OF murder or sui
eide. The general superstition is that
Suffer fred the first shot in his brain
and tried second shot, but that the
weapon missed fire. With a bullet in
his brain he picked up the other gun
and fired two shots, one just missing
the heart and the other entering the
heartv
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A BEVY OF THEM.
THE GRASS WIDOWS WHO WERE
MRS. DODD'S FRIENDS.
Racy Developments Made in an Argu-
ment on an Answer Filed Yesterday
in the Divorce Case of Dodd VS.. Dodc..

Some time ago Mrs. Chloe Dodd insti-
tuted proceedings in the superior court
to annul the matrimonial tie existing
between herself and Wesley w. Dodd.
The complaint filed by her alleged de-
sertion and failure to provide as the
grounds for divorce, and the case was
placed on the trial calendar in depart
ment three.
From an answer fled by the defend
ant and argued yesterday it would ap-
pear that he is not the deserter, but
that his wife has proved tickle to her
marriage VOWS, and is alleged to have
cohabited with young man who is
quite we'll known about town, and to be
the associate of lewd and dissolute per-
sons.
The couple were married in Iowa on
October 10th, 1876, and have son aged
about Is years.
Theattorneys for Mrs. Dodd yesterday
moved to strike out the answer and
cross-complaint filed by j. Marion
Brooks, Esq, counsel for the defendant,
and the motion was argued before Judge
Wade yesterday afternoon and taken
under advisement.
The parties to the suit have all been
held in high esteem by their friends and
acouaintances, and the knowledge of
the facts will cause quite sensation.
The defendant, Wesley w. Dodd, now
holds position of responsibility with a
large corporation in this city, and his
wife is chief of department in house
on Spring street. The young man who
occupies so unenviable position is
William H. Routzahn, whose place Of
business adioins the cloak house.
In his answer to the complaint Mr..
Brooks states that the defendant did
lot desert his wife and has not refused
to support her, and in his cross-com-
plant alleges that in September, 1887,
she committed adultery with Routzahn
at the Beaudry block and also at anoth-
er house during the same year.
1t is further alleged that they lived
together from December 10, 1883, to
June 1889, and that in the fall OF 1889
Mrs. Dodd left the city, and upon her
return refused to live with her husband
and declined to be supported by him.
The defendant also alleges that Mrs.
Dodd roomed in the Ramona hotel for
several months, during which time she
occupied the same room with Routzahn,
and was the associate Of dissolute per-
sons named in the cross complaint as "a
bevy of about seven grass widows" and
that by reason of her actions was ousted
from the hotel with the 'grass widows"
mentioned, and went to another hotel,
where she is said to have lived with
Routzahn.
Upon this showing the defendant asks
fora decree of divorce and the custody
of the child.
In setting forth his case to the court
Mr.. Brooks stated that Mrs. Dodd styles
herself 'grass widow" and is the chief
of the bevy of seven gay grass widows
whom the defendant alleges to be her
consorts.
There promises to be more sensational
developments when the case comes to
trial.
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DONEGAN AND DAILY.
The Gamest Battle Ever Witnessed in
San Jose.

The Gamest Battle Ever Witnessed in
San Jose.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 1.-THE fight tonight
under the auspices of the San Jose Ath-
letic club, between Billy Donegan, of
San Francisco, and Harry Daily, of Aus
tralia, for a purse of $500, was the
gamiest battle ever witnessed in this
city. Donegan was the heavier by ten
pounds, and half head taller, which told
against his antagonist. The first round
opened with hard fighting. Whirlwind
fighting continued for six rounds, then
Daily began to show signs OF distress.
AT the close of the seventh round, it
looked as though the call of time saved
Daily Knockout. He came up stronger
for, the eighth. During the rest of the
fight Daily was on the defensive, with
occasional rushes. Daily took terrible
punishment, and repeatedly saved him
self by clinches. One of his eyes closed
up, and Donegan attempted to close
the other at different stages in the
last part of the fight. Every round
seemed the last one. Donegan had his
Entipodean antagonist several times at
his mercy, but was too weak to knock
him out. At other times Daily seemed
for while to change the tide of battle.
Daily was on several occasions just in
time prevented from being counted out.
He rallied again in the 26th, and did
some, work onlysto relapse into grog-
giness and get almost done up. The
twenty-seventh was the same old thing,
and in the 28th, after an onslaught OF
blows, he fell unable to rise and was
counted out.
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GARRoTERs AT WORK.
A Sailors Experience Last Night in
Sonoratown.

A Sailors Experience Last Night in
Sonoratown.
Patrick Buck, sailor, who arrived in
the city yesterday, was garroted on
Buena Vista street last night, and re-
lieved of a small sum.
He fell in with man in Sonoratown,
who invited him to his house to spend
the night. They went along Buena
Vista street, and when opposite the
Baker iron works Buck was struck a
stunning blow in the face by man who
jumped out from the shadow of the
building. The force of the blow was so
great that the man dropped to the
ground and was instantly seized by the
throat by the fellow who had been his
companion. His assailants turned his
pockets inside out, but only secured
$3.50, razor, knife and purse.
He was found by an officer and taken
to the station, where DIR. Murphy
dressed his injuries, which consisted of
two nasty cuts near the right eye. The
footpads were not apprehended.
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AN UNFORTUNATE CASE.
The Victim of Circumstantial Evidenc
In a Sad Condition

The Victim of Circumstantial Evidence
In a Sad Condition.
Editorial mention has been made in
the HERALD of the Imprisonment of
George Nelson for the crime of another.
He is not the first innocent man who
has suffered the disgrace of felon's
cell. Last night the following letter
was received from Nelson. 1t is given
verbatim and speaks for itself:
SACRAMENTO, 1891.
Mr.. Editor of the HERALD, Los Angeles.
SIR: ] introduce myself, George Nell
son. the unfortunate victim of circum-
stantial evidence, who was convicted
and sent to prison for ten years for a
crime committed by Shin A. Dorsey,
who recene4y made full confession of
the deed. I am Sc years of age and
have been in California since 1885, l
lost my beloved wife and child and six
teen months of my life in the prison. l
lost my health and all my property.
Through the long confinement, have
been rendered unable to pursue my pro-
fession. fresco painter. The failure of
the assembly bill No. Z, left me penni-
less. 1t was an act to pay the claim OF
George Nelson for services rendered the
state at the state prison, Folsom, and
for his wrongful imprisonment therein.
Mentally and physically broken down
and suffering from nervousness and kid
ney trouble, there is no way left but to
rely on the generosity of the most infu-
entail citizens of California in order to
assist me to restore my health and to
start some business to make decent
living. hope you will give this some
attention as it is case of extreme ur-
gency. Respectfully,
GEORGE NELSON.
1910 Seventh street Sacramento
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by the Southern Pacific company at the
time of the convention in San Francisco.
l, for one, frequently make trips to vari-
GUS points to gather material for special
articles, and would as soon think of
leaving my hat or bonnet at home as of
not buying my ticket.
Oct. II, 1891. CLARA S. Brown.
THE above explanation is good as far
as it goes, but Miss or Mrs. Brown
eyades the main point of criticism
against the association, which is the use
of the word "Press." The membership
SO far has included but very few, if any,
women who earn their living by the
Press. The motives being good and
true" does not give the name those
qualities.
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Executed by Birds.

Under the caves of the Schroeder
building there is a bird box which is in
habited by sparrows. The other morn
ing the birds coolly and deliberately
hanged one of their number for some
offense, suspending it on a thread by the
neck until death ensued. The birds
then tried to cut their dead companion
down, and picked its neck in their efforts
to do so until it was much mutilated.
They failed to accomplish their object,
however, and the body was removed by
one of the spectators. Lock Haven Pa.)
Democrat.
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WORLD OF SPORT.

MOnbars Lowers the Two-year-old Race
Record to 2:19M.
A record was broken yesterday and
the sporting editor will wager a new hat
that the HERALD will be the only daily
paper in California to announce the
fact. The record broken is the two-year-
old race record. Until yesterday Arion
held the race record with a mark of
2:21, but Monbars is once again to the
front and has cut the race record for a
two-year-old to 2:19A. The best two
year-old time is 2:1Sz1, made by Arion
at Stockton.
Xxx
The weights for the Southern Califor-
MIA handicap and the Citrus Belt handi-
cap will be published in this column
tomorrow.
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On the westclester Track.

JEROME PARK, Oct. 12.-Four hundred
yards-Major Domo won, Oraguese sec
ond, Belwood third; time, %.
Five furlongs-Temple won, Cotton
ade second, Vernon third; time l :05.
Mile and Embellishments won,
Kerkover second, Beansey third; time
1874.
Five furlongs-Iquite won, Crochet
second, Fluerette third; time l :04.
Six furlongs-R Russell won, Sir George
second, Woodcutter third; time, :164
Mile and one-eighth-Joh Cavanagh
won. Watterson second, Castaway IL.
third; time, :59H.
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Trotters Under the Hammer.

LEXINGTON, KY. Oct. 12.-At Wood
ward & Shanklin's sale today twenty
five horses sold for $42, 415. The best
sales were: Nellie McGregor, by Rob-
ert McGregor, $3.50, to j. M. Forbes,
Boston, Minnie Brown, by Dictator,
$4,000; Desire, by Bellboy, $2500; Vi
nette, by Belmont, $S050; Matte Nut
wood, by Nutwood, $4,000; Masovia, by
Belmont, $2300; Gallant, by Wilkes,
S3400.
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The Lexington Meeting.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. IL. The open
ing OF the Kentucky Trotting Breeders
meeting was well attended.
Pacing, 2:l9 class-Bunco Jr. won,
Gambrito second, others ruled out ;
best time, 2;13A.
Observation-Disclosures won, Amor
con second; best time, ;19s4.
Three-year- olds-Lady Wilton won,
Sea Girl second, Betsy Britton third ;
best time, 2;254.
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San jose Fruit Shipments.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 12.-shipments to the
east from here last week were the
heaviest in the history of the railroad.
The total fruit sent away was nearly
four million pounds. OF this one mil
lion and half was canned goods; over
a million green fruit, and nearly mil
lion and a half dried fruit.
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Abont Leap Year.

February, 1892, will have twenty-nine
days; in other words, 1892 will be leap
year. The rule is that all years whose
figures, or date numbers, are divisible
without remainder by four are leap
years, excepting the century years,
which are leap years only when they are
divisible without remainder by 400. For
instance, 1900 was not leap year, and
1900 will not be, but 1000 will be.-New
York Sun,
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ter the lapse of the commercial treaties,
next February, the 'most favored ma
ton" clauses will cease to operate. The
United States alone will thus reap the
advantages from the concessions grant
ed by the special treaty with Spain.
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senior Castillo DYING.

MADRID Oct. 12.-The condition of
Senior Castillo changed for the worse
today. He is suffering from intermit-
tent fever"
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Georgia is going to tax bachelors. A
bill for that purpose has been brought
into the Georgia legislature and the
house committee on Hygiene and SAM
tation has reported it favorably.
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-13

The more that is known of South
America the better it shows up. A rich
mine of mercury has recently been dis
covered in Brazil.
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Mortpaeine the Penpant.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 12.-Sacramento
won the pennant today from Oakland, by
a score of 6 to 3.
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The Billiard Experts.

The billiard tournament will soon be
finished. In the game last evening
Krebs beat Seaver. There is Tie for
first place between Colby and Tyler.
Krebs is third, kirkpatrick fourth, Nor
ley fifth, Wiley sixth, Seaver seventh,
Slater eighth, Kennedy ninth. Morley
and Tyler play tonight, and Colby and
Tyler will play the deciding game for the
championship soon after. A prominent
local player has already challenged the
winner.
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Tourist sleeping cars, Los Angeles to
Toronto, Canada, without change by the
Santa Fe route.
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Uncle snm,a nTononnlv.

MADRID, Oct. 1.-THE daily papers
today quote from recent circular of
the Governor General Of Cuba, that af-
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We carry full line of the finest jellies, JAMS
olive oils, mushrooms, peas, and, in fact all Of
the best goods. W. Chamberlain & Co, 213
South Broadway.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Advertising That Pays-How to Make
Money.

Money.
On the sixth page of the HERALD APP
pears list of classified advertisements
which should be read by every one.
Persons wanting situations, help, or
who wish to rent, buy or sell property,
will do we'll to advertise in these col
ums. Desirable opportunities for the
investment or borrowing of money APP
pear daily. Other features are cheap
eastern excursions, business chances
educational cards, professional cards,
personal notices, special notices, ex-
change advertisements, stock for sale
and full record of the amusements of
the city.
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1t il with pleasure that we announce that we
have the best butter in the CITY, w. Chamber
lain & Co., 2l3 South Broadway
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Established
acts:

That the ROYAL BAKING POWDER is the oldest
and purest baking powder, and the greatest
in leavening strength.
That it is free from every Injurious substance.
That it makes lighter, swccter, more nutritious
and healthful food than any other
The Royal Baking Powder Company refines its
own cream of tartar in its own mammoth re-
fnery, and thus insures its unvarying quality.
There is scdn the of the ROYAL Baking
half of ell the mof tartar
the United States for all purposes required
and must be chemically and chemically pure
tartar could be obtained in the
try Europe which necessitacd the building Of special
works. and the employment Of special processes
All other baking powders, when Analysed show
traces of lime and sulphuric acid which arise
from the impurities of the materials bought
in the market, which their manufacturers use.
This is why the Royal Baking Powder is the
only absolutely pure baking powder made
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Picklesi PiclKlesi Picklesi
Cal. Vinegar Works, 555 Banning street, OPP
posite soap factory, near Alameda and First
streets one-half block from electric light works,
pays the highest price for cucumbers.
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Call at Hawley. King & Co.'s and see the nev
McMurrey and Fisher sulkies received just il
time for the fair.
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BORN.


OLMSTEAD-0ctober 18th, 1891, to the wife
of d. l. Olmstead, a daughter.
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Note-Figures separated by dash represent
the book and page of miscellaneous records.
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Tom Rodman will sell pools on the
coming races; also upon the Lewis
Manning contest, beginning Saturday
evening next.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH.
Wild Disorder Prevailed in the House
Yesterday.

Wllu D1sorder Prevailed in the House
Yesterday.
The House was in bad humor yesterday
morning. The Democrats were following their
tactics of delay by demanding the reading of
the journal in full. A state of wild disorder
prevailed during the entire morning over the
question Of approving the journal of Fridays
proceedings. Party feeling ran high, and per-
sonalties were indulged in to an unusual extent
In the midst of the confusion Mr.. Spinola, of
New YORK, placing strip of paper on his
shoulder, threateningly turned that shoulder
toward the Republicans until the Speaker pro
tenn, Mr.. Payson, called him to order. But
the House would not be pacifed and for some
minutes the excitement ran high. A refusal by
Mckinley to yield to Mr. Mcmillan made the
latter gentleman with violent gestculations de-
nounce the action of the majority, though his
voice was drowned amid the cheers of his party
colleagues, the jeers of his opponents, and the
resounding strokes of the Speakers gavel.
Finally the journal was approved; yeas $50,
nays 95
The Senate bill fixing the salaries of the
United States district judges at $4,000 per an
nun was then taken up, discussed, Intellectual
efforts made to amend it, and it was passed;
yeas 14S, nays 80.
The motion to take up the Post Office Appro-
priation bill was met with opposition, but after
the m otion had been carried it was discussed at
some length, and then laid aside with a favor
able recommendation.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, called up the De-
fciency Appropriation bill, asking that its first
reading be dispensed with. To this Mr. Turner,
OF New York, objected. The reading was not
concluded until after O'Clock, and then a dis
cussion arose as to the limitation of debate, but
no determination was arrived at. The commit
tee rose, and the House at O'Clock adjourned
without disposing of the Post Office Appropria-
tion bill.