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Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
TWO WILLS.

The Disposition of A. II. Denker's
@5OO,OOO Estate-Philippi's Will.
The will of A. II. Denker, deceased,
vas filed for probate yesterday. The
will appoints Mrs. Louise A. Denker as
executrix, without bond, and in case
she cannot act, his brother, Henry H.
Denker, also without bond. He states
that all his property is community
property. 1t is devised to Mrs. Denker
in trust, upon conditions, which are
that after payment OF all just debts and
obligations and completion of the ad-
ministration of the estate, one-half OF
the whole estate is set off to his wife
absolutely, and the remaining half to
his children and brothers, as follows:
To his children his trustee shall set off
$4,000, and thereafter the first $4,000 in
excess of $50, 900 shall be held for his
brother, Charles Denker, he to have the
interest on that amount during his life;
to his brother, Henry H. Denker, $4,000
is bequeathed absolutely, and $500 to
his sister. Katrina Tietjen OF Brooklyn,
N. Y. All other moneys coming to his
children is to be loaned out on real es-
tate security. and paid over to the chill
dren when they reach the age of 25
years.
The petition sets forth that the estate
consists of the following property: An
undivided half interest IN 5000 acres of
land in the rancho Rodeo de las Aguas,
valued at about $3.50 900; an undivided
half interest in all the stock, farming
utensils and all other personal property
in the rancho, valued at $4,000; an
undivided half interest in number Of
lots in Los Angeles city and in Orange
county, valued at 100000. The total
value al the estate is set at sum not to
exceed $500 900. 1t is also stated that
the annual income from the estate is
$4,000. :,
The will OF Jacob Philippi, deceased,
was also filed for probate. The testator
bequeaths his estate to his wife. Mrs.
Wiihelmina Philippi, without ssbonds.
The estate is valued at $4,000. Accom-
panying the will was long codicil,
witten in the German language.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Criticism of "A Republican,
ROundly Criticised.

The Criticism Of "A Republican"
Roundly Criticised.
EDITORS HERALD: A gentleman
whose grammar is not in keeping with
his expressed literary tastes, has ad-
dressed a letter to you on the necessity
for an improved police force and public
library.
As to the capabilities OF the former
your correspondent may be in a better
position to judge than myself. 1t re-
gard to the latter, aa one who has trav-
eled somewhat and seen libraries in
most parts OF the world, should like to
say few words.
Firstly, consider it as vel! organized
and conducted library as any have
ever had the good fortune to be depend
ent on for my literature.
Although of much more recent
growth, and therefore with more
limited number of volumes, the library
OF Los Angeles far surpasses in it's gen
eral management and conduct both the
public free library OF San Francisco and
that of the Mechanics' institute, at
which latter building large monthly
Gil Inscription is demanded.
The classification, numbering, ETC., of
volumes, is made in accordance with
the most recent improvements adopted
by eat tern and European institutions.
| The books are we'll chosen and there
ia an entire absence OF what your cor.
respondent terms ''pandering to the
vitiated tastes of dime novel readers"
There are an unusual number of well
informed attenc ants who, am told
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
THEY WERE HUNGRY,
An Excuse in Which Judge Smith Placed
Small Credence.

An Excuse in Which Judge Smith Placed
Small Cr.dence.
The district attorney filed an informa-
tion yesterday morning against w.
Hunter and G. Williams, charging them
with burglarizing the house of Mre.
Jacob Royer November 10Th. The de-
fendants came into court and pleaded
guilty. Upon waving time for sen-
tence Judge Smith sentenced each de.
fendant to five years imprisonment at
San Quentin.
An information was also filed against
John Reilley and Hunter and Williams
for burglarizing the house of o. q.
Crowder the came day. They pleaded
guilty. Reilley was given five years at
San Quentin and the others one year
each additional after serving their time
under the first sentence. The defend
auts are neither 21 years of age yet,
Reilley and Hunter being 10 and Will
liams 20, and claimed that their motive
in committing the crime was hunger.
They say that they came to Los Angeles
from San Francisco seeking work, and
not being able to obtain it went to the
houses mentioned for food, but not find
ing any one at home, and rendered des-
perate by fasting, took clothing which
they expected to pawn for food. Judge
Smith did not have as much faith in
their statements as they hoped and they
looked very blank when the severe
sentences were announced.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20

pass strict examination in order to
qualify for the positions they ell.
What more does our friend need? Is
his scholarship 60 extensive thst he
finds our library beneath the require
ments of his intellect? / think not.
He says: "We want library accessi-
BILE to the humblest citizen"
A daily visitor, have myself noticed
all classes of people visit the library and
seen poverty in rags treated with as
much attention and politenesa as your
correspondent could desire.
Besides these advantages our library
possesses a separate reference room,
with its accompanying attendant, an inn :.
provement which I have seen in no
other library west of Denver.
Has your correspondent sufficient
with the library to criticise
it's management and system? Judging
from his complaint. should say not.
F. B.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
POLICE COURT SCENES.
PEOPLE WHO ARE THE SPECTA
TORS AT PETTY TRIALS.
Their Reasons for Attending-A Nor
bid Curiosity Finds Expression.
What Their Faces and
Heads Disclose.

| There seems to be fascination n about
police courts for the morbidly inclined,
and for those who glory in human mis-
cry. Day after day the same class at
tend, taking an absorbing interest in
every case, from the plain drunk to the
burglar, who, in their perverted eyes,
seems to be hero. Any person who is
under the the ban OF the law at once be-
comes an object of sympathy to this
class Of criminal worshipers. Mentally
obtuse, they seem to think that society
is organized and laws enacted to oppress
the criminally inclined.
Before court convenes the room ia
filed with this element. They listen
attentively to each case, their mouths
open and their faces contracted, as If
their own future depended upon the tes-
timony and the decision of the court.
When prisoner has been acquitted
their faces, generally speaking, indicate
their satisfaction, and one man turns to
another and mods approvingly, lndicat-
ing that the judge was right. If
the prisoner is convicted, there are
signs of disapproval in grunts and whis-
pers. Many of these have been there
themselves, and no doubt many others
should be, and still others fear that
they might be- but, when a man has
once been before his honor, he after
wards becomes a steady attendant as a
spectator. He wants to zee how others
come out.
While there are many who seem to
delight in the misery OF the unfortunate,
there are others who sympathize even
with the most hardened and habitual
| criminals. The student of human ma
ture can stand in front of this motley
crowd of spectators who daily haunt the
court room and ind very interesting
study in the hardened features of the
morbidly curious who gloat over
crime and criminals. The phys
iognomist can stand in the rear
and he will notice that the heads of this
motley mob are cone shaped, or round,
and all are thick, denoting crime and
dense ignorance. He can read their
characters from the back of their heads,
as does the student of facial features
read their characters from front view.
A Photographic sketch or rear view of
these heads would make very interest
ing reading"
What these men do for living is a
mystery. They seem to do nothing but
attend the sessions of the police court.
They never miss a day, are apparently
in their glory when there Is large
docket OF interesting cases, and are cor
respondingly depressed when the docket
ia small. On Monday morninge, when
there is an unusually large docket, these
professional police court fixtures crowd
the room to sutfocation and look forward
to this day with the greatest of interest.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
GEORGE MUNROE NOW A CONVICT
Sentenced to Seven Years in
= San Quentin.
The Wills of A. H. Denker and J.
Philippi Filed Yesterday.
The Plea OF Hunger Does Not Save
Trio of Burslars-Wong Ark's
Defense-Court Notes.
New Suits.

The last act which made a convict O
George Munroe took place before Judg
Smith late yesterday afternoon.
A year ago the young man was seem
ingly on the high road to prosperity
He had numerous friends, and was re
garded as bright, pushing business
man. He had good looks, an excellent
education, and those who knew hin
would have laughed at the idea that 9
few months would see him clsssed with
criminals and doomed for long term in
the penitentiary.
The crime of forgery for which he haf
been convicted was a bold scheme, bu,
like nearly all plans of the kind had
fatal defects, which soon wound Munroe
up in mesh of crookedness which be
could not untangle. He had succeeded
in raking in neat sum on bogus orders
for the warrants of school teachers be.
sove he was detected. His case was a
ery difficult one to defend, and the line
Vt defense he adopted, in trying to
throw the onus of the forgeries on J. S.
Chadwick, did not help him.
His council after his conviction made
earnest efforts for new trial, and q
good part of yesterday was spent by
counsel IN arguing their motions for er-
rest of judgment and new trial. Mr..
Williams contended that a school
teacher is public officer in the mean
ing of the law, and that the orders in
question were void. He argued that
the defendant could not therefore be
legally convicted.
Mr.. McComas for the prosecution
argued that whether the contentious of
counsel were correct or not, it made no
difference in this case. The Helen
Henry order absolutely guaranteed the
payment of $50 on or before March 1st.
There were hume yous side discussions
during the argument, and finally Judge
Smith denied both motions made by
the defense. The defendant stood up
for sentence, and stood with bowed
head, picture of dependency, while
Mr.. Williams made plea for mercy.
He commented on the course of the
prosecution, claiming that it had been
unfair and that the evidence did not
justify the verdict.
Judge Smith in passing sentencei re-
ferred somewhat at length to the trial,
amongst other things saying that if he
believed the defendant innocent he
would gladly grant him new trial. He
considered that the evidence established
his guilt beyond the shadow of doubt.
It was sad thing to see bright young
man, such as the defendant, in such
tolls, but much as he disliked the duty,
he was compelled to pass sentence upon
him. 1t was hardly to be supposed that
]. s. Chadwick could pass the orders in
question upon such keen and well-in-
formed man as the defendant. The GEN.
tence would be. that the defendant
should be confined in the penitentiary
at San Quentin FOR seven years.
During this scene the defendants wife
stood near window with her back
turned to the little group around the
bench and silently wept. When Mum
roe was sentenced he controlled bis feel
ings and did not finch.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
DIR. BRAGG ONCE MORE.
A Trial in Which His Peculiar Medical
Methods Appeared.

A Trial in Which His Peculiar Medical
Methods Appeared.
Yesterday Judge Shaw had on trial
all day the Gaze of @. G. Stephens va.
Mrs. Maria de Los Angeles Serrano, an
action to enforce the payment OF 5000
note, given by Mrs. Serrano to DR..
Bragg, the Cherokee doctor with the
long imperial, who is now under con-
viction of forgery in connection with
changing the records OF deeds in the
county recorders Office.
Some amusing incidents were brought
out in the trial. Mrs. Serrano was
treated medically by DIR. Brsgg some
time ago for la grippe. Amongst other
things he gave her doses of medicine
which he said was mac from the eiz-
yards of geese, and for which he charged
her $40, having agreed not 30 charge her
ANYTHING more. The lady recovered
and after time the doctor presented
her bill for 5000. He succeeded in
making her give him note for the
amount, which she says was for 80 days
The note, however, now reads for IL
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
WONG ARK'S DEFENSE.

A Jury That Will Not Separate Until
the Trials Close.
The Wong Ark murder trial reached
the arguments by the close of the days
session yesterday in Judge McKinley'a q
court.
Considerable interest is manifested in
the outcome Of this celebrated case, and
opinions are not unanimous as to the
result. Ark has had much better de-
tense this time than upon the former
trials, and the prosecution has been
hampered by the decision of the supreme
court in the former trial and the absence
of witnesses by whom they expected to
greatly strengthen their evidence.
They have had positive testimony of
two Cinnamon that they saw the de-
fendant shoot Guet Cue and then run
away, but the defense has had just as
positive statements also by Chinese
witnesses that at the time the shot was
fred Wong Ark was smoking opium in
a place some distance from the scene of
the tragedy.
Yesterday Wong Ark went upon the
stand in his own defense and gave his
testimony in English, which he speaks
fuently. The defendant is very smart
Ohinaman, and if he is guilty of the
cruel crime with which he is charged,
has managed to make it against him a
case of almost complete circumstantial
evidence. He said that the woman was
not his wife or his mistress. but ad-
mitted that he had been in the habit of
calling on her in the house in which she
lived quite frequently. He asserted that
he was in the opium smoking place be-
fore referred to at the time of the shoot
ing, and knew nothing about it until
afterwards. He was put through
rigid cross-examination by the prosecu-
ton, and betrayed some confusion at
times.
The testimony was finally all put in
by 4 o'clock, when Judge Mckinley took
the jury to Chinatown in big omnibue
for the purpose of viewing the locations
mentioned during the trial. When they
returned they were placed in charge OF
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure and will not be
allowed to separate until the close of the
trial. Their faces wore expressione OF
wearied resignation when the court an
nounced this restriction upon their
usual Sunday liberty, but Judge Nc.
Kinley proposes to take no chances in
case that has been once before the su-
preme court. 1t was thought that pos
sibly the trial would be ended yesterday
as the session began at 8 O'Clock in the
but delays in the attendance
Of witnesses prolonged it so that it went
over for argument until Monday morn
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20

months, and a question arose as to
when that change was made. DR.. Bragg
claims the erasure, which shows plainly,
was made before it was signed by Mra.
Serrano, but che claims it was not. The
note was written by Mrs. Esperanza B.
de Abila, who was accused jointly with
DR.. Bragg in the record forgeries, and
she testified yesterday that the change
was made before the note was signed.
The note came into the possession of
Mr.. Stephens by assignment from DR..
Bragg, who gave it to him as security
for professional services in his defense
upon the forgery trial. At the conclu-
sion of the testimony, at request of
counsel for the plaintiff, the cause was
upon briefs to be filed.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
Court Notes.

In the case of L. D. Q. Gray, assignee,
vs.. Ruth Cohen ct al, Judge Van Dyke
granted leave to amend the complaint
by striking out J. B. Loewe as defend
ant, as to whom the plaintiff dismisses,
and inserting the name of w. G Loewe
as defendant in place OF the fictitious
name John Doe.
The case of Russell vs.. The Pacific
Railway company was on trial again be-
fore Judge Van Dyke, and documentary
evidence was introduced. A continu-
ance was then granted to November
22d.
In Judge Wade's court, in the case of
Rosa Rising, executrix, VS.. L. l. Buck,
to quiet the title to two lots in the Fair
mount tract, judgment was rendered in
favor of the plaintiff.
Judgment for the plaintiff was rem
dered in the case of Springer vs. Brock
en- ct al, suit for $500 and interest
due on promissory note.
The cases of Etting and Hadley, the
two young men convicted of robbing
Louis Boron, were up before ldge
Smith yesterday, to which date motion
for arrest OF judgment had been con-
tinued, and the court ordered the clerk
to retain the commitment until further
orders. This will retain the boys in the
county Jail until their counsel has a
hearing on motion for the granting of a
certificate of probable cause for a new
trial.
Judge Smith yesterday granted a de-
cree confirming the issue of bonds oi
the Little Rock irrigation district. in
accordance with the petition presented
by the directors. There was no objec.
ton made to the granting of the decree.
Divorce proceedings have been com.
menced by Sirah French vs. Arthur A.
French; also by Lillian Mckay vs.
George A. Mckay.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
MUSIC IN THE, PARK.

A Well Arranged Programme for This
Afternoon.
Douglas military band will play this
afternoon at Weatlake park, giving the
following programme:
March, Pilot, Crafts.
Over ure, a Fland e, Boullion.
Waltz, Andaiusia fspauish,) There.
Pilgrim Ch orus, rom Tannhauser, Wagner.
Pizzica o Polka, Strauss
March, kin, super ntendent Los Angeles
Gable compan compo ell by Di-. Romandy.
Overture, Martha, by request, Platan.
Recollection of the Opera Myerbeer.
Grand Selection, Maritana, Wallace.
Gal0p, Sunset, Meyer.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20

Rubber coats and MackIntoshes in abundanc.
for the wet weather at Mullen, 8luett 4 Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20

mon Marriages. About one year ago he
entrusted the manuscript to a Mrs. @.
II. King in Chicago, and his appeals for
return OF the manuscript are unheed-
ed. Scanland states that this is the
third time that his confidence has been
abused in reference to this drama, and
proposes to sue managers for civil dam
ages who produce it except on his au-
thority.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
Few Suits Filed.

The complaint was filed yesterday in
q suit brought by George H Emery VS..
Esben Simonson and Bengetta Simonson,
an action to recover judgment for $l649
upon judgment previously obtained for
that amount in Lawrence, South Da-
kota.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20
NOT ALWAYS THE MEN.
Sometimes Some Women Attempt tn,
Mabhing Act.

Sometimes Some Women Attempt the
MabhinE Act.
A great deal has been said and written
about mashers of the male biped variety,
but nothing Of the other sex. 1t is we'll
known that the girl or woman who pa
rades the streets of Los Angeles looking
for Irritation generally finds one, but che
who 'looks neither to the right nor to the
left" is never accosted. 1t is only those
who trip along in a semi-inviting man
ner and look as If they had lost some
body, that are accosted by the bipeds
who stand at the street corners. Troops
of young girls are seen on the streets at
all hours of the day and late at night,
laughing, talking loudly, and even act
ing in q boisterous manner, inviting the
attention Of just such men who
stand at the prominent street corners.
These girls are not attended by their
parents or guardians, and the couse-
quence is that they fall into the COM
pany of such men as King, who was
convicted the other day of obscene prac-
tices with Emma Moore and Florence
Watson.
There is another class of older girls,
and even mature women, who parade
the streets in costumes purposely to at
tract. Their eyes are ''here, there and
everywhere" and they glow upon a
masher as they pass, half inviting him
TO venture remark. Perhaps he
smiles and awaits developments, or
ventures remark. The female masher
draws herself up with dignity {they
always do that) and, with an attempt at
| injured innocence. scowl at the dude ::
How dare you the idea, to speak to q
lady" Then they 60 straight home"
and tell how they have been ''insulted. !"
This "squares" them with the folks at
home. 1t was just what they were
fishing for-it afforded them amuse-
ment and gave them the reputation OF
what Cesar Supposed bis wife to be.
In recent letter to the manufsctur-
ers, Mr.. A. w. Baldridge, Millersville,
III, Gays: "Cbamberlain's Cough Rem
edy gives the best satisfaction of any
cough medicine l handle, and as q
seller, leads all other preparations in
this market. recommend it because il
is the best medicine ever handled fol-
coughs, colds and Group" For sale by
9. F. Heinzeman, druggist, 222 North
Main street.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-12-24

It's sometimes said patent medicines
are for the ignorant. The doctors fos-
ter this idea. "The people" we're told,
''are mostly ignorant when it comes to
medical science" Suppose they are!
What a sick man needs is not knowl-
edge, but cure, and the medicine that
cures is the medicine for the sick. DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures the "do believes" and the don't
believes There's no hesitance about
1t, no ''if' nor possibly" II says: az
can cure you, only do as 1 direct" Per-
haps it fails occasionally. The makers
hear of it when it does, because they
never keep the money when the medi-
cine fails to do good. Suppose the doc
tors went on that principle. I'VE beg
the doctors pardon. 1t wouldn't doN
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-12-24
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 81

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 81
Robert Hahn and wife to A f Schnei.
der, eH OF VIZ and wj{ of VIZ of net OF
swA, sec 81, TIP 40 n, r 4 o; 1900.
e Taylor to Jacob Haas, lot %. blk
1903, first add to Fairhavan, and lots and
a, blk 2, East Fairhaven; s3,25O.
3 Madison TO r + McCombs, lots II
Y and Is, blk 1, Sarstons' add to Blaine;
CT Waldman ct al to Mrs f + Truel-
son, lot 4, blk 2, Waldman & Bennett's
ub-division: 800.
Carr Bailey and wife TO A r Brown. SIX
OF seq and VIZ Of nwL OF sen, sec III. IN
40 n, T 3 g; $1,000 y
A r Brown TO John f Kelley, SIX of set1
e; 5000. y "' .
A R Brown to John E Kelley, lot and
SEX OF swA, sec 10, and lots and sec ih.
Up 30 n, r 8 @; 5000.
John A Martin and wife to Charles
pogt, part OF lot 3, sec 6, tp 40n, O.;
Kohl Sonsteby to II B Lewis. lot 1s. bill,
81, Fairhaven Land Company's FIRST add
TO fairhaven; 81 900.
THURSDAY, DEC. %, 1892
George A jenkins and wife to Oscar
0leson, lots 5, 6, 2, 10 and 20, blk 2, South
Geneva; $3.50.
A Lawrence to Mary A Murch, lots II
and Y, blk $50, Whatcom; LOO.
9 Ferguson and wife to w Harkle.
road, . acres In sec 81, tp 81 n, r g; $500.