The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-13
Daring Thieves Burglarize and
Steal by Wholesale
NARROW ESCAPE FROM HARM
Children in a Wagon Collide With
aCar
Liquor Case In the Superior ceurt--Meetinz
TO Secure Representatives at Atlanta
Exposition-- brevlties

v. Pierce of North Raymond avenue re-
turned yesterday after four weeks alb
sence, he found strange state of things
about mis- premises. In fact this wa.
about all he did find, except that the
thief had been considerate enough to
leave the house in its accustomed place.
Everything else had been carted off. in
eluding his wagon, which was no doubt
made use of to do the hauling. 1t was
the most wholesale job of tuieving ever
reported in Pasadena.
Upon entering the house Nj. Pierce
soon discovered that there was little left
except an abundance of empty space. hi $
household furniture being minus, and
about everything that was portable being
likewise invisible. The fellow that did
the job evidently believed in making a
CLEAN sweep. After reporting the matter
to the city marshal, the goods were soon
located and this led to the easy identifi-
cation of the thief, being none other than
Willism Handel, he of recent notoriety in
connection with attentions to Mrs.
Barker and threatening the life of her
husband. fer vi which indis:-etion he now
languishes in the county jail. 1t seems
that Mr.. Pierce left his house IN charge
of Handel when he started away on his
"trip, and this unique, not to say crack
ed 'individual Gas recent developments
have showH) thought that the best way
to take care of the furniture was to store
it with dealer in secondhand goods,
not forgetting to get the cash for the
many and various articles with which he
replenished the stock of the furniture
man. He took a man from Hobson's
store to look at the goods and sold them
as his own, forgetting to notify Mr..
Pierce of the transaction, no doubt ow-
ing to a similar state of abstraction to
that which caused him to fail to notify
Constable Slater of his intentions on
previous occasion with which the public
Is familiar. He is no doubt tally
I'LL balanced.
A NARROW ESCAPE
A merry party of children enjoying a
straw ride narrowly escaped being badly
hurt last evening at tie corner OF Fair
Oaks and Colorado. as they were driving
at areckless p ace, blowing tin horns and
shouting " 18th such a din that tho ap-
proach of an electric car was not noticed
until it was almost upon them. The
shouts of the bystanders along the street
warning the youthful jewellers of the
approach of the car were all lost in the
din of the horns, and had not the motor
man noticed in time the frantic efforts of
the people to stop the mad career of the
straw wagon, he would have taken it for
granted that the occupants of the vehicle
saw his car and would stop before reach
ing the track It was lucky that be did
noe expect them to stop, for they kept
right on apparently in total oblivion OF
the existence of cars until they brought
up in collision with this particular one,
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hence did not do any material damage
beyond frightening the youngsters out of
full years growth. When the car was
struck the bystanders say 1t was as good
as circus to see the youthful mem bers
of the coaching parry, who were so sud-
denly Apr SEQ OF the existence OF an
electric road. jump and run as if shot out
of a gun, some of them never stopping
until they reached mamma. Considering
that what might have been frightful
accident was fortunately averted. every
body could join in hearty laugh at the
astounded and badly frightened young
sters, who have no doubt learned good
lesson.
BREVITIES.
The Fluke case, selling liquor contrary
to the ordinance. is soon to be settled in
the superior court on appeal from the de-
cision of the recorder. This. as we'll as
the Werner case was left unsettled-that
is, the appeal was taken but not per-
fected, awaiting the decision in the Con-
fer and Robinson case, as it was expected
that decision would practically settle
both cases. But that case was dismissed,
and Werner paid his fine in the other
case, hence there is only this Fluke case
left. 1t is now learned that Judge Hester
counsel for Fluke, is about ready to test
the case in the upper court. either by
perfcting the appeal or by habeas corpus
proceedings. 1t is understood that he
will attack the validity of the ordinance
on several grounds. notably for the
reason that in prescribing the hours
within which beer and wine may be
served with meals in restaurants an I'M
reasonable restriction is sought to be
placed upon proprietors of these estab-
lishments.
The meeting of business men to discuss
the necessaryasteps to secure proper rep
rssentation at the Atlanta exposition
will be held on Monday at pm, and
it is to be hoped that there will be large
and representative attendance.
Mayor j. NJ. Holloway, Councilman n.
d. Smith and City Engineer l.. X. Har-
rington of Santa Barbara were in town
today and were shown the details of our
water system by c. C. Brown.
The school trustees have rented the
porth section of the building in which
Green's grocery is located on North Fair
Oaks. to be used for a portion of the pub
lie school scholars, up to the holidays,
Mrs. Mary Gates of Compton was ar
raigned before Justice Merriam this after.
noon on the charge OF petty larceny n
stealing watch and chain of Z. ID. G.
Campbell at Long Beach. She pleaded
mt guilty and her examination was set
TO- next Wednesday at 10 clock.
DR.. Hodge reports Charles hidden, the
foreman OF Houlahan d Griffith whose
skull was broken by blow from an iron
bar. TO be nearly ready Tor discharge from
the hospital.
Complaint was made this morning by
]. Francis Krauser that Henry Biedebach
is maintaining nuisance in the form of
pigsty at thu corner OF Colorado street
and Stevenson avenue.
William A. Lee, the insane man who
was brought down from Lag Casitas by
request of his wife. has been adjudged
insane and sent to the asylum at High
land. His undoing was the result OF the
morphine habit.
There were so many applications for
enrolment at Throop yesterday that not
all the applicants could be attended to.
The prospect for "a large number of new
pupils is most encouraging.
The strengthening of the track in South
Pasadena has been com pleted and trains
began this morning running on the new
section OF the road.
A local lime war is raging here and
the price has thereby been forced down
to s. cents and lower per barrel.
The Lady Maccabees will give select
party among themselves. not even the
sir knights being included in the festivi-