The herald., 1895-09-07
san BERNARD|NO DUTCAERY
Bull Fighting at Fiesta to Be
Opposed
TOREADORS ALREADY HIRED
Son Of Wealthy Family in the Hold up
Business
Upon Arrest He Hade Confession to Two
ALREADY HIRED
Upon Arrest He Hade Confession to Two
Attempts-fline Fight Next on
the Programme

Demens, a young man scarcely 20 years
of age, and the son of very wealthy
family recently removed from Los An
geles to North Cuoamonga, is in the
county Jail. charged with having at
tempted TO hold up a store keeper near
North Cucamonga, and the Southern
California station agent at that place.
Late this afternoon Demens made a
full and complete confession OF both
crimes, before the district attorney. The
confession was voluntary, but Demens
concluded that it was the best way out
OF the difficulty.
Dsmens was brought in last night by
SPECIAL Officer Il. f. Poursde of the
Southern California company, the arrest
having been made in Los Angeles, and
while the evidence against Demens has
not been made public, the officer who
worked up the oa5e says he has C ceiii
plete chain OF facts which will be ample
to convict the prisoner.
Saturday evening the station agent at
North Cucamonga was held up, although
the wouldbe robber was frightened be-
fore anything had been taken. The agent,
D. L. Kilgore, was called to the door of
his Office about $3.50 that night, and as he
opened the door ana stepped outside he
was confronted uy masked robher
holding big revolver at the agents
head, and ordering him to throw up
his hands. Kilgore was so badly fright
ened that, instead of doing so he turned
and ran. meantime yelling at the top OF
his voice. The robber fired as the agent
turned, the bullet whizzing past the
agents head and going through a
window. The robber himself was
frightened at the outcry and disappeared
in the darkness. Word was at once tele-
graphed to Pourade. who went to Cuca-
monga Sunday morning, looked over the
ground carefully, learned what he could
about the attack and returned to this
city.
Thursday morning he received another
dispatch from Cucamonga informing him
that store keeper five miles north of
Cucamonga had been held up, and that
he had been badly beaten by the robber.
Pourade hastened to the scene, and at
once made up his mind that the holdup
was attempted by the same individual
who mad visited the station agent. and
that he was some one who lived in the
vicinity.
The store Keeper, whose name is Johns,
was awakened about o'clock Thursday
morning by some one pounding at the
back door of his store, calling upon him
to get up and sell some groceries. Johns
at once got up, and after hastily dressing
went to the back door and opened it, to
be confronted by a tall man wearing a
mask and holding revolver almost in
the groceryman's face. The order was
given tor him to throw up his hands. and
at the same time shot was fired, the
ball passing so close to Johns face tha,
the powder burned it. But instead of
throwing up his hands, Johns fell for.
ward. and the robber grappled with him,
beating him over the head with the re.
volver and inficting some very serious
injuries. Again he was frightetened
away, and left without having commit
ted robbery.
When. Special Officer Pourads arrived
Johns was able to tell the story and give
a fairly accurate description Of his assail-
ant, and after working Systematically en-
the case for day fourade found that ev-
erything pointed to Demens being the
man wanted and determined to arrest
him. He found that nDemens had gone
to Pasadena and at once started on the
trail. succeeding IN locating him in Los
Angeles.
Pouraie found where Deinens was stay
ing. but he was not at the house when
the officer called and Pourade hunted up
John G. King yesterday morning and to.
gether they ''piped off, the house all
day and were rewarded about o'clock by
Demens putting in an appearance AS
ho IA ha NJ
der arrest and brought to this city last
night by Pourade.
This morning THAI officer went before
Judge Knox and swore out a complaint
charging Demens with assault to commit
robbery, and Demens was arraigned on
that charge.
He is strapping young fellow, over
six feet tall, and claims to be- only IS
years of age. He realizes thet he is ar
rested on very serious chargu, ana has
sent word to his father and the trial will
no doubt be a bitterly contested one. De-
mems, pere, is wealthy and has been one
of the prominent capitalists of Los An
geles. His place at North Cucamonga is
one of the best ranches in the western
part of the county and his residence is
described as palatial.
HOUSES OF LL-FAAIE
The first arrest for violation or the
law against disreputable houses was made
this morning. Marshal Van Do-in swore
out a complaint against Harrison Bemis
for renting house on D street, near the
corner of First. to one Emma Anderson
to be used as a disrepu table resort.
This is the result uf the crusade which
the newspapers Of this city have been
waging against these law breakers. and
has developed a sentiment which
showed very plainly that the citizens be-
leved in having the law enforced
Bemis was brought before Acting Re-
corder Soule this afternoon, pleaded not
guilty and demanded a jury trial The
hearing was fixed for 10 CLOCK tomorrow
and a venire of twenty-five citizens or
dered. The property is known as the
old hospital building, and its title in
street parlance is the double decker"
WAR OVER A MINE.
A pitched battle is imminent over the
possession of the mine in Southern Ne
vada which has been operated by the
Sterling Mining and Milling com pany.
Armed men are now in possession, and
the peopls who have juse been ousted
have two cases of rifles coming to them
as fast as they can be bought.
More than two years ago the Sterling
company bought from A. McArthu. a
mining claim in Southern Nevada. about
twenty-five miles from Pahrump valley,
and 100 miles from Vanderbilt. They
worked the mine for while, but for
some reason work was shut down at the
beginning of last year, and no work done
during the year, not even enough to con-
stitu:e the assessment work required by
law.
Learning of this Macarthur determined
IL lat