The herald., 1894-11-25
SAN BERNARDINO.
THE GRAND JURY TAKES UP THE
BARNES CASE.
The First National Bank AFFAIR in
statu Quo The Grand Jury
Commtttsss-Peraona
Mention.

SAN BERNARDTNo, Nov. "a. The
famous Barnes case ia practically dis
posed OF, so far as the preliminary az
animation is concerned. After several
postponements the examination was set
for next Monday morning at IL O'Clock,
but the grand jury organized yesterday
morning, and in few minutes thereafter
sent for Salter and Mrs. Barnes, starting
in on these two criminals for . COM
ment. They will probably push their
Investigations and find bills at once
against the two prisoners.
Sheriff Lowrie OF Yavspai county,
Ariz., with two deputies and seven
prisoners. en- route to the Yuma penI-
Tertiary, arrived here this morning ON
the delayed overland, and left for Yuma
after hurried breakfast. The prisoners
were hard cases, their crimes ranging
from murder down to forgery. One OF
the most villainons vas fiend who cnt
his mistress head off while she was
pleaded guilty and was sentenced for
life.
Foreman Anderson OF the grand Jury
has appointed the following committee:
On the Offices of treasurer, recorder,
clerk, transcriber and auditor: ]. g.
Purdy, Samuel Rolfe, E. ]. Waite; ex.
perts, D. A. Moulton and d. T. Brum-
NETT.
Assessors and tax collectors Offices:
Dexter Field, J. w. Tibbot and w. D.
Covington expert, I. H. Curtis.
Sheriff, jailer, bsiliffs, judges, district
attorney, superintendent of schools,
coroner and pu bile administrators: H. L.
Drew, Seth Marshal and ]. L. Jonas:
experts. w. w. Blanchard and s. s.
Draper.
Supervisors, clerk of the board, pub
lie buildings and grounds. county ply.
stefan and health officer: Wilson Hays,
j. S. Garcia and John Harrison ex-
perts, E. G. Hustsd and George L.
Bryant.
General committee: G. R. Paine,
Joseph Brown, S. B. Fox. R. O. Brack-
enridge. B. P. Davis. John Anderson
and E. +. KATE.
The Ministers union Of the city at
their last meeting decided to use oil
their efforts during December to Kidding
the city of fast houses and fast women,
and at the trustees meeting Thursday
night special committee waited on
that body, asking for the cooperation OF
the board. The latter offered the COM
mittee every opportunity for work, but
could not see any way to officially opsr-
ate in the matter, so the pulpits viii no
doubt send forth sensational sermons
during Decemb Der.
Every Thanksgiving the people of San
Bernardino remember the little n.-
phans at their home on Base Line aud
G streets, and this year ia no exception.
During the past two days turkeys,
clothing and good things OF oil kinds
have been pouring in at the sanitarium.
TIE jury in the case Of Charles Embry
who was accused of firing the toll house
of the Arrowhead company in Water
man canon. some months ago, brought
in q verdict OF not guilty at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. being out since IL am.
The Industrial Journal, the organ OF
the Populists in this county. announces
with its issue today its indefinite sus-
pension.
The only Populist in the county
elected, a constable in the Highlands
precinct, failed to record his bill OF ex-
penses and consequently the incumbent
will retain the office.
Nothing has developed yet in the
First National bank affair. The stock
nold0r6 are Wiling TO purOhas0 the
stock OF Joe Brown, late president, but
he is not willing to sell at reasonable
rate. hence everything is still in chaos.
1t Is expected that some understanding
will be reached in few days.
A. N. Karmler. one of the prominent
hortioulturists Of E!iwanda, Was here
today.
H. NJ. Willis, jr., son OF Judge Willis,
has formed q law partnership with
Frank Car, one of the leading attorneys
of Phoenix, Ariz., and will leave shortly
for that place.
Mrs. Q. J. Wilder. wife of the audi
tor of the Southern Pacific, and two
children. are here visiting her grand pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. W. Mettler.
W. A. Van Slyke and family have re-
moved to Los Angeles. where they will
hereafter reside. Mr.. Van Slyke ID in.
terested ia the oil industry there.
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