The herald., 1895-02-21
The History of
A Day in the Southern California Cities
Burned to Crisp While Playing With
Matches
Projected Steel Bridge Over the San
Timoteo-Enights of Pythias
Give a Ball

San Bernardno, Feb. 20.-The trial OF
Euilo Garcia for the murder of James
Guilminot at Cotton in November last was
commenced in Judge CampbelPs court to-
day. Thus far only five Jurors have been
secured.
,..The crime for which Garcia is on trial
was one of the most brutal murders in the
annals of this county. In company with
Juan Ferra. who since his arrest has
made full confession of the murder,
Garcia went to the cabin of the old French
man, who kept small chicken yard at
Alva Warrens ranch, near Cotton, and
after enticing him out of the house on
some pretext struck him with knife, in
ficting a number of wounds about the
breast and neck, finally severing an
artery. The old man fell, expiring in a
moment.
Garcia and Terra searched the house
for valuables, taking what they wanted,
and then made their escape. No trace OF
the criminals could be found for num-
Der of months, but the officers worked on
in the dark until finally clue led to the
discovery of the whereabouts of Garcia,
who was arrested near Hesperia.
William Jud and e. r. Annable appear
for the defendant while l.. NJ. Sprecher
and H. c. Rolfe, Jr., are prosecuting.
Monday the County Supervisors paid a
visit to the wrecked Lytle Creek bridge,
between Cotton and San Bernardino, and
from there drove up to San Iimoteo
Greek, where the bridge on the Moreno
road was washed out some weeks since.
1t is proposed to put in three siXty-foot
spans over Lytle Creek and the esti-
| mated cost is from S2500 to $1,000. The
kind of material has not yet been de
cided upon.
The proposed San Timoteo bridge will
be one span Of l20 feet. The material will
either be all steel, or part wood and part
steel. The necessity for a substantial
bridge, with solid foundations, is appar-
ent when it is remembered that the first
bridge built over this creek, and which
was washed out two years ago, was but
thirty feet in length. The second bridge
was seventy feet long, and now the chan
mel has widened so as to demand one l2O
| feet The cost will be about 5000 if all
steel is decided upon, otherwise from
/ $500 to $500.
| The Demorest grand gold medal contest
at the Christian Church last night called
out large attendance, and the programme
was very much enjoyed by those present.
A four-year-old daughter of Hans Mel
son. living near Redlands, was burned To
death yesterday, the fire being caused by
matches with which the child was play
( ing. In some way the baby set fire to her
| clothing, and was SO severely burned be-
fore help arrived that she died,
Nelson is employed on Judge Otis
ranch, about five miles out from Redlands,
on the Moreno road. The child was play
ing about the house and happened to find
/ its fathers vest where the latter had
thrown it down. and the little girl at once
| picked up the garment, and, slipping heI
! tbronpb q n
| about the yard. In one OF the pockets
were some matches, which she was not
slow to find, and taking them out she be-
/ gan to light them one by one, and con-
! tinued the sport until her clothing caught
I fire from one OF the matches, and i'll an
| instant she was enveloped in flames. Hel
| screams brought the parents and others
who were near, and they hastily extin-
! guished the fire, but not until the little
one was so severely burned that she died
in few hours.
The Knights of Pythias gave one oi
I the prettiest parties OF the year at the
! Stewart last night, in honor of the thirty
/ first anniversary of the founding of the
order. There was big attendance, but
! no crush. The committee of arrangements
was composed Of J. B. Firth, John W.
Barton and Arthur Palmer; the reception
! of guests was in the hands of John W.
! Barton, Arthur Falmer, Il. II. Eowell, II.
/ W. McGilvary and Il. f. McGibbon; and
/ the floor committee consisted of j. h
! Firth, d. W. Norton, E. +. Pourade and
! DR.. G.. A. Mackechnie