The herald., 1895-10-03
Because Prohibitionists and All.
Round Anti-Sports
DON'T LIKE THE GAMBLERS
The Application Granted by Justice
Merriam
Ard the Pssadenans Charged With Gambling
VIII Be Tried Before Justice Bishop
Of Aihambra

PASADENA, Oct. 1.-The first OF the
gambling cases to come up for trial was
tnst of Charles Newell. which was set for
this morning at 10 O'Clock. in Justice
Merriam s court. A jury had been i'm
panelled and everything was apparently
In readiness to try the case, when Fl. II.
Appel, the attorney for the defendant,
brought in a lot of atfidavits in support
of his notion for change OF venue. IL
announced that they were practically all
alike and he would present hut one, that
of Charles Newell, in support of his
point. Benjamin Hahn and W. E. Cox
represented the people. The defendants
in the several cases were nearly all pres
emit, as we'll as all the spectators that
could crowd into the court room. When
the court had read over the affidavit he
remarked that it was based upon misin-
formation, but that he would take until
2 o, M to consider the matter of
change of venue, and meantime the jury
would be discharged. Mr.. Appel sta ted
that he had been unable to get some OF
his witnesses as yet, and in casa the de-
cision OF the court should be adve.se to
the change of venue he would like to
get abont dozen witnesses from Los An
geles. The affidavit of the defendant,
Newell, sets forth that the said justice,
as atfiant is informed and believes, and
upon such information and belief alleges
the fact to be. belongs to and is MEM
Der of number of people who are ordin-
srily termed anti-sports and all.aro und
inclined mentally, physically and
otherwise to be biased against
the liberal minded element of
the community of Pasadena"
y part of the words are scratched out.
Before this was done it read a. follows:
'sOrdinarily termed prohibitionists. anti
sports and all-around inclined mentally,
physically and otherwise to be biased"
etc. The affiapt then states that he does
not believe no can get fair and impair
tial trial before said tribunal by reason
of the prejudice of the court, who is al
legged to have taken an active part in the
arrest of the defendant, and the prepare
tion of the testimony against him.
When the court IecOnvenet at O'CLOCK
Judge Merriam said he considered that
he ought to grant change of venue.
The attorneys not being able to agree
upon q Justice, the court assigned the
case to Justice Bishop of Alhambra.
No tim was set for the appearance of
understood that the result OF the habeas
corpus proceedings would be first awaited.
BREVETIES.
The Marengo avenue Chautauqua circle
met yesterday evening at the home OF W.
N. Van Nuys, and officers were elected
for the ensuing year as follows: l.. L..
Test, PRESIDENT A. r. Royal, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. W. n. Van Mugs, secretary;
III
delightfully."- spent and the plan for the
winters work mapped out
The death of Anthony Gardner, aged 70
years, occurred yesterday evening at the
family residence on Lincoln avenue, near
the ostrich farm. Funeral services we re
held at the house this afternoon at 2
O'Clock and interment was made in
Mountain View cemetery.
The death OF Emerson l.. Loomis. aged
81 years, and native of New York, &C.
CURED this morning at his late residence
on Illinois street.
Judge ard Mrs. Weed have returned
from Long Beacn and have taken posses
sion of their home on North Raymond,
which has been occu pied during the sum-
mer by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith.
The latter have now r,nted house on
Henrietta court.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Glasscock very
pleasantly entertained party of friends
yesterday evening at their home on East
Colorado street. The house was prettily
decorated with flowers and elaborate re-
treatments were served
Mrs. W. s. Holbrook of Davenport. Ia,
the wife OF W. S. Holbrook, one OF the
most extensive furniture merchants of
the middle states, is visiting her sister
Mrs. s. Caswell at III East Colorado
street. for a couple Of months.
Mrs. Seymour Locke will give break
fast party Friday morning IN honor of
guests from out OF town.
X j. W. Wood leaves on Friday for a
brief business trip to San Francisco.
Jesse S. Evans and wife left for Colon,
Mich, yesterday for a three-months'
visit