The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-05
San BernardinO Officers Catch a
Young Desperate
SEBERN IS HELD TO ANSWER
A Pomonan Travelling in Search of His
Wife
The San Bernardino Health officer Says That
Cotton ButtermiIk Is All Right
if Kept Clean

SAN BERN ARDINO, Oct. A youth
giving the name of Charles White at
tempted to hold up John Laurence,a store
keeper at Idlewild. about 80 last night.
John G. King, chief of the Southern
California company's secret service. and
Constable T. J. West had in some way
learned that the robbery was to be at
tempted, and were in wait for the robber,
capturing him and landing him in the
county Jail. White says he is only IS
years old and his face does not belle
the statement. He claims to hail from
st. Louis. In someway which he will
not divulge, Constable I. J. West learned
yesterday morning that this robbery had
been planned and spotted White on the
street. West and King went to Lau-
rence's store at sunset and hid them
selves, waiting for the coming of the rob.
Der.
1t was after 8 o'clock when White put
in an appearance. When he did he came
in and purchased cents worth of crack.
ers and withdrew. Five minutes later he
again entered. when the proprietor, Mr..
Laurence, went forward AMI suddenly
found himself gazing into the muzzle of
an old-fashiored revolver and greeted
with the command, Throw up your
hands. what do you want, exclaimed
the frightened merchant.
81 want your money, and quick. too, :"
was the reply, but the desperate had
hardly got the words out when he was
greeted by counter order from behind,
drop IT, and as he faced about he was
gazing into the barrels of shotgun, with
John G. Kings eye behind the raised
triggers.
And he dropped it. The fellows re-.
volver hit the floor with thump and he
went all to pieces in an effort to get out
of the range of that double barIelled shot
gun.
He was brought before Judge Knox
this morning and the testimony of Lau.
renee and West was sufficient to bind
him over to the superior court.
LOST HIS WIFE.
william White, a Pomona man, is
minus his better half and three children.
The wife did not report for breakfast last
Sunday morning, nor has she helped to
surround the family board since that
time, and the husband, while not partic-
ularly desolate, is at the same time send
ing out fracers after his recieant partner
and their three children. White is q la
borer in Pomona and he was in town
Yesterday trying to find some trace of the
runaways. II seems it is not his first ex-
perience of the kind, but that Mrs. White
on q former occasion tired of he dull
round of matroniy care ana deserted her
husband for the smiles OF another. But
in some way he induced her to return
aud nothing has happened to mar the
happiness of the household until the
flight of Sunday night.
SEBERN HELD TO ANSWER.
G. w. Sebern was held to answer before
the superior court by Judge Soule this
afternoon. Tie examination has been in
progress most of the time yesterday and
today. with George B. Cole and G. l..
Allison, and part Of the time Col. A. B.
Paris, for the defense. District Attorney
Daley conducted the prosecution.
The contest over the Introduction OF
Sebern's written statement to the com
pany before the difficulty became publ 10
his wife went to Los Angeles the week
before he was arrested and made a
statement to the company, in which he
gave list OF the moneys collected and
not turned in. This statement was made
with the understanding that Sebern was
to be taken to Los Angeles and given an
opportunity to work it out, and all pup
Iicity avoided.
Sebern's attorneys opposed the intro.
. duction Of the statement which was in
the nature of confession, on the ground