Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18
POMONA.


vouchsafed to them for a long time. The
HERALD comes as relish on the side,
with its bright columns teeming with
the latest and most reliable news.
In yesterdays Pomona notes we re.
ferred to an attempted rape in the San
Antonio canon Sunday. At the time we
wrote the person charged with the das-
tardly outrage was still at large, and
names and particulars were withheld.
The party charged with this heinous
offense goes here by the name of P. d.
Lahart, and was foreman of the night
SHIFT at the tunnel of the San Antonio
Electric Light company. The young
Woman's name is Young, and she is en-
gagged as cook at Phelan's camp, where
she has the constant companionship OF
Mrs. Phelan. Lahart had importuned
Miss Young several times on Sunday to
take walk with him, but she refused.
After dinner work was done she stepped
down short distance to the creek, sup
posing the men had all gone up TO the
tunnel. While standing on rock in
the edge of the water some one threw a
small stone in the creek near her, and
looking up she sawLahart on the opposite
side of the creek. He asked her to come
over and take walk up to the falls,
telling her it was only few steps.
She told him she could not go
if it were far, because she
had no hat on, and he then
assured her it was only few steps. She
crossed over and accompanied him
short distance and then told her he
would take her few steps up
another cafion to a quartz mine. As
they walked along in the path, he in
front and she following, she remarked
that che must go back. as it was time
for her to go to work. He said: "Have
you gone as far as you want to?" She
answered that she had, when he turned
around, clasped her in his arms and
threw her on the ground. She screamed
as loud as she could, making all the
time a determined fight. She held a
small piece of quartz in her hand and
with this she struck him on the fore
head, cutting quite a cash. Lahart
then caught both her hands and held
them, but she continued her struggles
and finally succeeded in frustrating his
purpose. He finally finally desisted, got up
and taunted and jeered at her. The
same afternoon he acknowledged in the
presence of the men and Mr.. and Mrs.
Phelan what he had done, and tried to
throw discredit upon the girl. He was
discharged at once by Mr.. Phelan, but
remained all night in camp. Phelan
and Miss Young came to Pomona early
Monday morning, warrant was sworn
cut before Justice Morton. F. o. Slaner,
constable, went at once to Los Angeles,
where he arrested Lahart and returned
with him to Pomona yesterday morning.
Lahart's examination took place Tues
day evening, before Justice Morton.
Miss Young and Ed Phelan testified on
the part of the prosecution, the defend
ant making no statement and offering
no witnesses. At the close of the testi-
mony Lahart was held to answer before
the superior court, with bonds fixed at
$4,000. He was taken to Los Angeles
yesterday morning by Constable
Slanker.
A fine musicale was given at the Hotel
Palomares Monday evening. The large
parlors and the immense dining room,
Bplendidly arranged and decorated, were
filled with appreciative listeners. The
entire programme was feast of music
and was rendered entirely by Pomona
talent. Following is the programme:
Tell Me Flora-Quartette, consisting
of Professor Brackett, Mrs. DIR. Garce-
Ion, Miss Eels and F. l., Palmer.
Violin solo-Arthur M. Dale.
Vocal solo-Mrs. Garcelon, whose
splendid mezzo-soprano voice has won
deserved popularity.
Piano solo-Miss Edith Blades.
Vocal solo-Miss Eels.
Minneola quartette, consisting Of Mrs.
w. A. Bell, Miss Elliott, Mr.. Johnston
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banjo and guitar selections.
Vocal solo by Professor Brackett.
Quartette-The Sea Hath Its Pearls.
The occasion throughout was most
pleasant and enjoyable one and charac-
teristic of all similar Pomona gather
ings.
The ladies of the working chapel OF
the Congregational church will give q
tambourine drill entertainment and
social at the opera house Friday night
Those who have heretofore attended
the socials of the Congregational church
will be there, and many more besides.
They are proverbial for the generous,
genial goodfellowship and good feeling
that always prevail.
The material for the large reservoir at
the government experimental station is
being put on the ground.
Rev. A. w. Nesbit has about thirty
men employed on his large tract of land
between Hermosa and Etiwanda, put
ting out 100 acres to raisin vineyard.
He will also plant about twenty acres to
olives and an orchard of deciduous trees.
The board of trade held meeting
Monday night, and it was well attended
Notwithstanding. we hear it stated that
interest has somewhat abated on ac-
count of the license and anti-license
fight. The citrus fair committee re-
ported that they could secure an abund-
ance of fine oranges in fine and unex-
ceptionable condition for the citrus fair,
and would be on deck there with fine
display, better, if any difference, than
that of last year.
The Green liquor trial began again
yesterday morning. Two more Jurors
were secured, thus completing the Jury.
The jurors are: Oliver Youngs, George
ID. Kenyon, Scott Carson, George Egan,
J. M. Eads, w. H. Welch, J. III. Ander-
son, W. F. Bennett, George Carter, w.
ID. Ellis, G.. Kuntz and Frank White,
and everybody must concede that they
are fair-minded and good men. J. W.
Lorbeer, city7marshal and complaining
witness, was the first witness, and
his testimony throughout was sub
jected to series of questions
and objections and exceptions. His
examination continued from IL