The herald., 1896-11-19
SAN BERNARDINO.
Annie Abbott Attempts to Commit Su-
icide-General News.

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 1S.-An-
ME Abbott, who has been tried twice
for living in and about house of ILL
fame, shot herself this afternoon with
a SS-caliber revolver. The bullet en-
tered the left breast and came out at the
left shoulder, the ball passing within
half an inch of the heart The shooting
took place at her private cottage. She
evidently fired two shots. one entering
her body and the other striking the mir
ror just back Of her. At the time of the
shooting, 30 far as known, she was
alone. To an officer, in answer to a
question why she shot herself she said:
II have been prosecuted and prosecuted
SO much that I am tired of life"
Thinking she was dying, she asked for
a priest, as she wanted to die Chris
tian. At this hour it is doubtful whether
the wound is fatal.
The preliminary examination Of Dott
Abbott on the charge Of perjury, has
been postponed until Saturday, on ac-
count of the attempted suicide Of Annie
Abbott. as Kelly, who lives with the
would-be suicide, is a witness in the
perjury case.
The case against Frank West came
up for trial today in the superior court.
West is the man who is alleged to have
stolen large amount of hardware from
c. w. Mentler The defense raised the
objection that the complaint did not al
lege facts sufficient to constitute q
cause of action, and that the indictment
was invalid. The court sustained the
objection and discharged the jury that
had been impaneled. The defendant
must appear again before committing
magistrate.
w. "A. Rountree, who bet on Bryan,
paid his bet last evening by carrying a
E0-nOnnG Cacl< nf fln11r q around tha h1OrI<
and then auctioning it off, the proceeds
going to the orphans home. Mr.. Rown-
tree was escorted by the Sam Shaw
band, and the -four was auctioned at
the opera house during the performance
for S1l, San T. Shaw running his bid
UP to that amount.
Mrs. j. Spofford and her niece, Mrs.
Emma Moore, left this morning on a
visit to San Diego,
Quite force of men are at work min
ing in Lytle Creek canyon, and the out
look is quite encouraging. Most of the
inining is by sluicing, while in some por-
tions the dry washer is being used. In
early days thousands of dollars were
mined In this canyon by means Of hy-
draulic mining.
A box of oranges from Highlands was
shipped to President-eiect Mckinley
yesterday by J. Fl. Yeabes of Allen
Bros. & Co. The fruit was grown on the
property VI II AOIuDTO, CdSHler OIL LHG
Farmers Exchange bank.
Mrs. NJ. B. Garner is visiting a few
days at Ell Casco.
| Harry Bryant, prominent rancher
of Arrowhead, was in the city today.
| Geo. Mattice has removed his plumb
| ing shop from e and Court to D street,
near the opera house.
The coroner's jury in an inquest on
| the remains of an unknown man killed
at Barstow by Moore, now on trial for
murder at Napa. found that the un-
known came to his death at the hands
of William Moore, alias Roe. The body
| was found under cover OF thick brush
and covered with coarse blanket. The
| feet were missing, but the skull and ver-
| tebrae We're intact. Around the neck OF
| the skeleton was a strand of rope. which
| Moore had used to drag his victim tc
/ cover The clothes were in a good
state of preservation, considering the
| five years of exposure. Evidence picked
up in the neighborhood shows that
Moore killed the man for the plunder OF
| his jewelry.