The herald., 1896-12-23
Depl0rable Suicide of Mrs. John
Gales
DISCOURAGED BY ILL HEALTH
She Seeks Death In the Raymond Com.
pany's Reservoir
Robert Clump Continues to Wish He
Hadn't Done It-Another Liquor
Case-Ceneral News Brevities

PASADENA, Dec. 22-Mrs. John
Gales, wife of the foreman of the Ray
mond Improvement company's rancn,
committed suicide this morning 10y
drowning herself in the company's res
ervoir just south of the Raymond hill.
She had been i'll for some time and fire.
quently threatened to commit suicide.
MIR. Gales arose very early this morning
to tend his chores and left his wife in
bed sleeping. Mrs. Gales mother-in-
law found her daughter missing shortly
after o'clock and Informed her son.
Mr.. Gales, in searching for his wife,
saw an apron on the bank of the reser-
voir and guessed the truth. Mr. Cooper
and Mr.. Sorabje assisted him in search
ing the reservoir and Mrs. Gales body
was dragged out by means of rake and
q piece of rope. She could not have
been missing much more than an hour
when found. Mrs. Gale resided with her
husband and mother-in- law in the old
historic ranch house across the street
from the reservoir. Deceased was a
woman of fine character and beloved by
all who knew her. AS she had always
lived happily with her husband the
reason of the deed is assigned altogether
to her i'll health, and consequent fits of
dependency. She had been married
two years and leaves no children. She
was 20 vars of age and came here three
years ago from Waterloo. Iowa, where
her mother. sister and five brothers live.
At noon today the coroner held an in
quest at the Raymond station, finding
a verdict in accordance with the above
facts. The remains are in charge of
Kregelo & Bresee, of Los Angeles, and
will be sent back to her old home for
burial.
A RESTAURANT ROW
Robert Clump, the man arrested last
evening for stabbing William Brady in
Thomas, restaurant was arraigned this
afternoon before the recorder and
pleaded not guilty to the charge of as
sault to commit murder. Bail was fixed
at $500, in default of which he was COM
mitted to Jail. Clump has hardwork-
ing young wife to whom ne was married
about four years ago. who with his two
children may suffer want. AS result
of last nights scrape William Thomas,
the proprietor of the restaurant was az
rested this afternoon upon the charge
of illegally selling liquor. He was re-
leased on $3.50 bail. This is one Of the
most disreputable of the several low
gambling and liquor selling dives with
that gambling has been going on there
for some weeks in open violation of all
law and order. Thomas was found guilty
Of violation of ordinance 220 some time
ago and fined $780, which case is now
on appeal He has been one of the most
persistent and bold violators of the ordi-
nances of the city for some time, and of
late has not been satisfied with running
the gambling joint all day but it is said
by those who know that he has run
most of the night as we'll. He evidently
thought he was safe to do about as he
pleased and except for this occrrence
would have probably gone unmolested
for some time yet. 1t is but fair to the
city marshal to say that he cannot DO
much without the cooperation of the
powers that be-in other words, the city
council and the city attorney.
TUESDAY EVENING CLUB
The meeting of the Tuesday Evening
club last evening in the vestry of the
Universalist church was a great sue
cess, there being a good-sized audience
present and all were very pleasantly
entertained. The exercises were opened
with a piano solo by Miss Ina Goodwin.
after which Chester Gore Miller gave an
address on the Life and Character of
Simon Bolivar, the liberator of South
America from the Spanish yoke. Mr..
Miller's address was fine production
greatly enjoyed by the audience. United
to good voice and pleasant delivery, an
unusually good command of language
enables Mr.. Miller to hold the closest
attention of his audience throughout his
lecture. His eulogy of the patriot, with
which he closed his lecture, was re-
pecially marked for its strength and
vigor and showed Mr.. Miller's ability
as lecturer to good advantage. At the
close of the lecture Mr.. Lucas sang o,
Promise Me; then an auction party
was engineered by Mr.. Beach; prizes
were sold for beans, which represented
dollars.
THE ROSE TOURNAMENT
At a meeting of the Tournament of
Roses committee last night in the board
of trade rooms there were present
Messrs. Torrance. Hartwell, Weight.
Mcdonald, Brown and Hertel. 1t was
decided to give the afternoon concert
on New Years day at the Reed place
= pm the corner of Colorado street and
Vernon avenue There will be on hand
the Seventh Regiment band and
\ chorus to enliven matters. The Pasadena
band will give concert in Hotel Green
I park.
A tandem class is a new addition to
the parade.
A committee of Messrs. Brown.
Stearns and Mcdonald was selected to
appoint maIshals ard look after the or
der of the procession.
The proposition concerning streamers.
which was submitted by H. l.. Josephs,
was favorably considered.
The next meeting will take place next
Saturday evening at 7:45
ROBERTS S-GIBSON
Miss Elizabeth Morton Roberts and
Treve Moore Gibson We're married this
morning at the home of the brides pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Roberts of
Grant street, at 1870 o'clock. Rev. H.