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The herald., 1896-01-04
Suit to Set Aside an Alleged
Fraudulent Land Deal
SOME SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS
Mrs. Scheppe Is at Last Taken Before
Judge Clark
An Old Lady Who Has No Faith in Lawyers or
Executors Burglar Convicted-den.
erai Court Notes

A. w. Eames yesterday instituted suit
against George II. Green, Robert NJ. Todd,
the Crescent Milling company, John II.
Reppy and John NJ. Gardiner to set aside a
contract for the sale of lots and 8, in the
Mooney & Myer tract, and that the 500
paid be adjudged as held in trust and re-
turned to him.
On the face of the complaint there is
nothing out of the ordinary, but if the fac rs
are as set forth in the complaint, Eames
has been the vic i'm of a clever scheme to
work him out of valuable piece of prop
erty. In August last Eim,s all sges that
he was the owner of lots 7 and 8, in the
Mooney & Myer tract, on Upper Main
street, on which there was three-story
brick building, the whole worth $4,000.
There was mortgage on the property for
$4,000, with $4S5 accrued interest. Being
hard pressed for money, he entered into an
agreement with Green and Todd to sell the
properly, and on Green advancing him
500 for his immediate necessities, he
transferred the property to him to facili-
tate the sale. Green promptly conveyed
the property to his partner for ) 10, which
was, in turn, conveyed to Reppy and Gardi-
ner for 5 10, and they in turn conveyed it to
the Crescent Milling company for the same
nominal consideration. Eanes further al
leges that for transferring the property
Green and rodd received 1000 in stock
and 500 n money, while he. Eames, had
to accept $3.50 in stock of the company.
In other words. Eames alleges that the
whole transaction was a fraudulent scheme
to do.him out of his property, for which he
says he was told the Crescent company
would pay him $3.50 For this reason he
wants the contracts set ASIDE, and the
whole matter declared off.
The herald., 1896-01-04
WHY DID READE SUICIDE?
An Old Man Takes Poison Without
Apparent Cause
He Had SII6o on Deposit and Left Nearly All
to the Associated Charities-tie Was
From San Francisco

David Reade, an old man 65 years o
age. committed suicide Thursday night by
taking poison. he was not discovered un-
til last evening shortly after o'clock.
The landlady, Mrs. Dupuy, noticed that
her lodger had remained in his room an
unusually long time and when she went to
call him discovered that he was dead.
The deceased came to Mrs. Dupuy's at
5O3 East Third street early last month.
he was from San Francisco and seemed
to be desrous of purchasing some kind of
small business in this city. His habits
were regular and he always came home
early in the evening. On Thursday night
he sat up until l O'Clock with Mrs upuy
and the other people at tine house. He
seemed to be in excellent spirits and said
that he hau offered man $500 for cigar
st'nd at the corner of Los Angeles and
Second streets bur the man had wanted
$50 more. He though though that he
would close the deal the following day.
1t he did he would have to leave Mrs. Du-
puy's as there was room in the rear of
the stand. He felt very grateful for her
kindness to him, he said, and proposed to
reciprccate by sending all persons to her
who might want rooms.
Reade retired and that was the last seen
of him alive. He is supposed to have re-
moved his coat and shoes and then taken
the poison. On stand in the room was
found a beer glass with a white sediment
covering the bottom, and near there were
two pink powder papers. A bottle of white
stuff was also discovered. A vial of laud-
nun unopened was in his valise. On the
table was an envelope addressed to "Capt.
John Cross, Pres. OF the Associated Chari-
ties. room IL Court House." This con-
tained the last will and testament of the
old man. Reade expressed the desire to
be crenated. He had $500 on deposit in
institution. OF the money he bequeathed
500 TO Mrs. Dupuy and the balance left
to the Associated Charities, appointing
Captain Cross executor without bonds.
Coroner Campbell said that he thought
the drug Reade swallowed had been oxaiic
acid. There was no doubt, he said. but
that it was case of suicide, but no cause
could be assigned. The remains were re-
moved to Kregelo & Bresee's, where an in
quest will be held today.
The herald., 1896-01-04
GOOSEBERRY RASH

At st. Georges hospital the inaugural adj
dress was delivered by DR.. George d. Pol
lock, who, after narrating the early history
of the institution, said it was rebuilt in
1884, when sanitary science was not 80
we'll understood as it is today. The de-
fects of the buildings as originally
source of constant expense, and though
every effort had been made to
secure efficient sanitation there were
still some drawbacks which he hoped
might be removed by the rebuilding and
considerable extension of the hospital in
the direction of Hyde Park Place. The
lecturer proceeded to impress upon the
students the importance of considering
temper and temperament in dealing with
patients, and strongly urged upon them
the necessity of having regard TO idiosyn-
crasies
relative Of his could not partake Of
rice, one of the most innocent products of
the vegetable kingdom, without most
alarming symptoms. Some friends, wish
ing to test the matter, had some biscuits
prepared with but a single grain of rice
in each one. His relative partook of two
or three of these biscuits, and becoming
uncomfortable left the table, declaring
that if he we're not morally certain
that he had not par'aken of rice he
soned by it. He had heard of case in
which a man could not eat gooseberries
without a certain rash manifestng itself,
who, at fashionable party, soon after the
champagne had been handed round, pulled
up his sleeves aud showed friend that
particular rash appearing.
What applied to gooseberries applied to
drugs, and doctors should be careful of
prescribing those which the pa lent
said did not agree with him. Lord
Byron, in one of his conversations with
Lady Blessington. remarked that medical
men did not attend sufficiently to idiosyn-
crasies, and thought that what had cured
one man would cure another with similar
disease. Lord Byron was an acu b.
server, and judged rightly, although he ex-
pressed himself in an exaggerated man.
ner in regard to idiosyncrasies.
Graphic
The herald., 1896-01-04

han it was last. 1t has much to commend
it to favor. 1t is easy to learn, il demands
comparatively little exertion, it comes
about as near being the poetry of motion
as anything within the range of the terp-
sichorean art, and the step can be adapted
10 almost any composition with preten-
sions to melody. No young woman or
young man in Kansas City with social as
pirations can afford to postpone the mas
terry of the two-step, as it pre- ails with
equal intensity on the East Side, the West
Side and at the Sou,h End.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Seems q Little Eickle

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. Slight years ago
H. w. Hill, an Oakland druggist, married
a rich Oakland girl, Miss Kiuie Chamber
lain. After three years of married life.
Hill met and loved Miss Cleopatra Grif-
fiths of Ftesno, sister of S. N. Grifflths, a
Fresno banker. Ms Hill was induced to
seek divorce and three days after the
marriage was dissolved, Hill married Miss
Gritfiths. Now the second wife has sued
Hill for a divorce, alleping that he has
eloped with the original NJ 5. Hill. The
pair are now said to be in the east, although
Recently.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Coidest Winter in New Engla nd

The most memorable winter in New Eng
land of which we have clear record was
that of l74O-41, says a correspondent of
the Stonington (Conn.) Mirror. Then peo-
pie passed and repassed from Providence
to Newport on the ice, and from the shores
of Connecticut to Montauk Point. One
record says that man drove horse and
sleigh from Hurlgaie, near New York, to
Cape Cod. A sleighing party went from
Norwich to Fishers island on the ice the
same year. In the winter of 1-57 the
near Harris island Tor nineteen days, and
for three weeks the mercury kept in the
neighborhood of zero.
The herald., 1896-01-04
The Wife VIII Be Guardian

The case of T. B. Emery, the alleged in
competent, an account of whose examina-
ton appeared in The HERALD some da, 8
ago, was taken up by Judge Clark again
yesterday. Emery was n couri, and, after
examining him, Judge Clark intinated that
he would appoint the wife guardian if all
the property could be placed in her name
as guardian aud charged to her as such, so
that there could be no misunderstanding in
case of Emery's death. The case go' into
court on an application of a son of Emery
for appointment as guardian, he alleging
that his s,epmother was converting the
properly to her own Use.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Remauced to Jail

The application of Edward Kerrigan for
a writ of habeas corpus was yesterday. de-
MED by Judge Nc cKinley and the prisoner
remanded to Jail. Kerrigan was arrested
by the police yesterday and charged with
completely with a number of the noted
burglars who have been operating in and
about the city. Kerrigan is known to have
received and sold quantity of stolen prop
erty, and the detectives are certain of a
good case against him. He was arraigned
before Justice Owens yesterday afternoon
and his examina lion set for January at
2 30 %. m.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Disturbed the Peace

Yesterday A. B. Cristy swore to COM
plants in the township Justices court
against Hannah and Edward McGreal,
mother and son, for disturbing the peace.
Cristy is the poundinaster in Ballona town.
ship, and on Sunday attempted to impound
some Of Mrs. McGreal's cattle, whereupon
the old lady and her son drove off the
poundmaster and rescued the cows. War
rants were issued for the arrest OF Mrs
McGreal and her son, and yesterday after
noon Constable Yonkin went out to the
The herald., 1896-01-04
To Condemn Right.of. Way

The cases of the Southern Pacific COM
pany VS.. N. w. Stowell ct al. and G. W.
Hughes ct al, were on trial before Judge
Van Dyke yesterday afternoon. The suits
are identical, and the evid sncs in one is to
be considered the same in both where it is
applicable. The suits are for the condem.
nation of certain lands in the Covina dis
Pacific from Woyden station via Covina to
San Dimas. The contestinQ parties are
unable to agree as to the value of the land
taken, and the courts have been called
upon to pass upon the matters in dispute.
The case was not finished at the hour of
adjournment and will be continued today.
The herald., 1896-01-04
The Grand Jury

The grand jury was in session again yes
terday, and appeared to be engaged princi-
pally in com nittes work. N indictments
we're returned, and the members in twos
and threes were scattered throughout the
courthouse. So far there is no indication
of any disposition to go into an investga-
ton of lhe district at orney's Office with u
view to settling various rumors affecting
that office, taking the Behrendt case as a
starter,
The herald., 1896-01-04
Gen. Ewing's Successor

New YORK, Jan. 3.-John Vinton Dahl
gren was sworn in today as counsel to the
building department in place of General
Thomas Ewing, who resigned on account of
i'll health. MIR. Dahlgren was General
Ewing's first assistant and was therefore
first in the line of promotion. He is a son
of Admiral Dahleren and is 27 years of
The herald., 1896-01-04

w. D. Howells bought some goods in a
New York store one day last week and the
proprietor telephoned his publishers in
Boston: "A man named dowels refers to
you. Do you know him?' Commenting
upon this incident the Boston Herald
mournfully remarks: "And yet that be-
nighted metropolis frequently refers to it,
self as a literary center"
The herald., 1896-01-04
De Ia Ossa Not Guilty

After being out several hours, the jury
in the case of f. F. De la Ossa, the San Ga.
briel man charged with disturbing the
peace of Mrs. Vallezulla, of that place, by
using violent language in front of her resi-
dence during the progress of dispute in
regard to the zanjeroship for that section
came into court with verdict of not
guilty. De la Ossa was convic ed on the
charge before a San Gabriel justice and
fined 500, from which he appe aled. The
water war in the San Gabriel will doubtless
continue to a finish after this victory of
the De la Ossa faction.
The herald., 1896-01-04
New Inforniations Filed

The district attorney yesterday filed in
formations in department one before
Judge Smith in the following cases: Dick
Vanderkarr, subornation of perjury in
connection with the Mace Mayes trial {;
Willie StroSle, assault with deadly
weapon, in having assaulted one William
Rufus with hard instrument liable to
cause great bodily harm; |. G.. Bailey, as
sault to commit rape upon Victoria Taylor,
12-year-old girl. January 9th was set
for arraignment,
The herald., 1896-01-04
An Old s Idler Discharged

Robert WEIGH, an old soldier, was yes
terday discharged from custody by Judge
Smith on a writ of habeas corpus. The old
man was an inma of the Soldiers Home,
and went to Redondo to enjoy himself.
The old man fell by the way side and he
was taken in by the constable, and was
sent up by the magistrate for thirty days
for vagrancy. Judge Smith was of The
opinion that he was not a warrant, in the
eyes OF the law, aud discharged him.
The herald., 1896-01-04
A CHINESE HiGHWAYMAN
He Snatches Watch and Chain and Is
Arrested

He Snatches Watch and Chain and Is
Arrested
Wong Lou snatched watch and chain
from C. S. Wilson in Plaza alley this morn
ing about l o'clock, and ran, but was caught
by Special Officer Ford.
Mr.. Wilson says he was taking short
cut to 60 10 the Swiss house on Upper Main
street, md went through the little alley
which runs from Arcadia street to the
plaza. When near the end a Chinaman
accosted him, saying: "Do you want to see
a Ch,'a eiri?" and with that he grabbed
Mr. Wilson's watch and chain ana ran.
Althous-h Mr.. Wilson was considerably un.
der the influence of liquor, he started in
pursuit, calling for help. The Chnaman
ran to Main street, thence south and
t lrned in'o the small ennrt by the side of
Braun's drug store, and got ON New High
street.
Before this Wilson had told Ford of the
theft, and he officer went after the China
man. On New high street Wong stopped
and innocently inqu red what was the mat
ter. He was taken to Main street, and the
patrol wagon called. No trace of the
watch was found, only small piece of the
chain being picked up by Ford.
AT the police station Wong seemed very
anxious to be searched. and readily opened
his numerous jackets and spread out his
arms. sun neither the watch nor the chain
were discovered. Suddenly Officer Rich
ardson, who was searching the prisoner,
put his hand up and took hold of Wong's
soft felt hat, and lifting it, saw the olen
articles nestled in the crown. Wong trem-
bled like an aspen leaf, and to add to his
discontinue Wilson became very indig-
nant at the sight of the thing, and made an
effort to attack him, but was prevented by
q reporter.
Wong would have discarded the watch
before he got TO the station, but Officer
Richardson kept such close guard that
the opportunity did not present itself.
The herald., 1896-01-04

The little village of Marcellus, in Case
county, Mich, see ms to be fertile field
for he new woman movement. rhe viii
lage undertaken Is a woman, the only bar
Der is q woman and the municipal affairs
OF The town are conducted by women.
half dozen local socie, les are enQineered
exclusively by women.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Guilty of Grand Larceny

Thomas Clar.I. was convicted by jury
before Judge Smith yesterday of grand lar
ceny. Clark entered the room of a man
narned Bolger, who had already given him
80 cents to pay for a room in lodging
house, and stole some $40 or $50 worth of
wearing apparel and personal property be-
longing to his nefactor. Clark will be
sentenced on Monday.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Time Has Proved

beyond the shadow of doubt that
the claims made for Warmers Safe
Cure are supported by results. Time
has shown that it is the best and
most reliable remedy for every de-
rangement of the system caused by
disorders of the liver and kidneys.
Thousands of testimonials gathered
from year to year attest this great
fact.
The herald., 1896-01-04

home, beyond the Baptist college, to serve
them. When he found that Mrs McGreai
had five small children the officer very
properly refraned from bringing her into
the city, and allowed her to go Oh her own
recognizance, 10 report this morning.
The herald., 1896-01-04
1876=18O0

Time tries all things. Years will
make good reputation or establish
bad one. "lou cannot fool all OF
the people all the time" If thing
is found to be good it will last as the
years 90 by.
The herald., 1896-01-04

Coroner Campbell investigated the death
of M. Avarill yesterday, who died at Santa
Monica. Consumption was found to have
been the cause of death.
The herald., 1896-01-04

Some ''jay" reporter in ST. Louis. in
writing up the Busch wedding, had to work
in that old gag about the bride and the
groom stealing off to the hotel.
The herald., 1896-01-04

Mrs. Lucy TuDer and grandson Argyle.
of New York, arrived in the city yesterday
to make Los Angel their future home.
They will reside with Mrs. X. r. DEM
ming, of 2l7 South Flower street.
The herald., 1896-01-04

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph office for H. d.
Platt, NJ. P. Hughes, Mrs. A. Nor mand, j.
T. McManis, 5. p. Simpson.
The herald., 1896-01-04
rlrs. Sc Iepps in Court

Mrs. Regina Scheppe, aged II years,
was taken before Judge Clark yesterday to
answer why she had not obsyed an order
of the court to turn over certain papers in
her possession to the ex 9cutor5 named in
the last will and testament of her late hus-
band, John Scheppe, who died in this city
some months ago. Wnsn Scheppe died he
left real and person Al property amounting
to $4,000. He left will appointing three
executors, aud giving his widow a life in
terest in the estate. Among the property
was several notes and mortgages, and the
complications arose when Mrs. -cheppe
refused to turn these over to the executors.
Mrs. Scheppe displayed marvellous cunning
in evading the process of the court, and
she has blocked proceedings for some
months Yesterday morning Deputy oher-
i'll Martin Agurre went out to her resi-
dence in Vernon and by clever bit of di-
piomacy succeeded in getting the old lady
out of her domicile and serving the sum
mons upon her. Even after he service of
the papers the old lady was very suspicious
and refused to give up the ,cuments un-
til she had first taken down the title aud
material points of each separate paper.
At the court he matter was soon
Strengthened out. The old lady was taken
into the jury room, and W zen the attorneys
and executors had succeeded in convincing
her that her property was safe in their
hands, she turned over the whole business
and the matter was settled for the time
bel g. No further complications are an
tcipated.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Cheryed With MsusIauvI,ter

The identity of the individual indicted by
the grand jury Thursday afternoon, was
made known yesterday, when a 14-year-old
boy named Gregerich was brought in
on charge of manslaughter. Young
Gregerich some months ago shot and killed
a boy named Charles A. Mason while out
on hunting expedition. 1t was claimed
at the time that the killing was accidental.
and on account of the youth of the slayer
no action was taken by the authorities.
The father Of the boy killed has, however,
returned to the city. and as result of his
Investigations the indictment as above
given was returned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12

-Ex-Police Superintendent Byrnes is
said to be in a precarious state of health
although this is denied by some OF his
friends. He is now on his way back to
this country from abroad, and will leave
for Hot Springs, where he viii spend
some time recuperating.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
The Irish Rain.
From Blackwood's Magazine

I must allow that it sometimes rains in
Ireland, but Irish rain is not quite like
other rain. 1t is, as a rule softer than
rain elsewhere; and. if the truth must be
told l like rain, so long as one has not to
say, For the rain it raineth every day."
Irish weather is not so much capricious as
coquettish. 1t likes to plague you, il but to
prepare you to enjoy the more its sunny,
melting mood
1t will weep and wall all night and LOT
the next morning Ireland is one sweet
smile. and seems to say, rs it raining
was yesterday? All, then. I'll rain no
more And the runnels leap and laugh
and the pastures and every stone walls
glisten; the larks carol on their celestial
journey; there is a pungent, healthy smell
of drying peat; the mountains are all dim
pied with the joy Of life and sunshine; the
lake lies perfectly still. content to reflect
the overhanging face of heaven; and just
won't your honor buy the stoutest pair of
homemade hose from barefooted, bare
headed daughter of dethroned kings, with
eyes like dewdrops and voice that would
charm the coin out of the most churlish
purse? If, on such mornings as these, you
do not lose your heart to Ireland, it must
be made of stern. unimpressionable stuff,
indeed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
Santa claus as a Burglar.
From the Atchison Globe.

very clever burglar worked a smooth
game in Atchison Christmas eve. He dis
guised as Santa Claus, and knocked at
the door of q North ,Atchison house. The
woman let him in. thinking it was some
neighbor who wanted to play a prank on
the children. The bogus saint laid a few
penny toys on the table. and asked per-
mission TO step into the next room where
the stockings were hanging. This the wo-
man gave, while the children sat around
with open eyes and mouth When the wo-
man went tnafter he had gone to see what
he had left she found the stockings gone
also, her gold watch and chain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
-Among the prominent people who are
From the washington Star

Among the prominent people who are
believers in the cremation of the dead in
stead of earth-burial are Prof. Child,
Dean Hodges of Cambridge, Mass. (:
Charles Francis Adams Prof Norton,
Josiah Quincy, Mrs. Margaret Deland
Mrs Olive Thorne Miller, Miss Kate
Field, Andrew Carnegie and the Rev
DR.. r. Heber Newton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
Not In His Line

THE palmists tell us about the line
of life. the line Of fate and all other
lines" observed Mrs. Morcomb. who
was interested in the science, but the
palmist who wrote this book"
Have you been buying book on
palmistry?" asked Morcomb.
why, yes"
Had your hand looked at, too, sup
pose?"
II have"
What did It cost?"
"Only S."
only S.. HIM! what did the palmist
gay about your line Of economy"
HE didn't say anything. There
isn't any such line, Is there?"
IF there is" snorted Morcomb, "the
palmist never sees 1t In the hand OF
anybody who visits him.
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
But tits only in her eyes.
Merely n Makes hift.

An Irishwoman sent for law
yer in great haste. She want
ed him to meet her in court,
and he fastened thither with all speed.
The woman's son was about to be
placed on trial for burglary. When the
lawyer entered the court the old woman
rushed up to him. and in an excited
voice said:
''Mr. B., Oh want We to git continu-
ance for me by, Jimmie"
Very well. madam" replied the law
yer. 81 will do SO if 1 can, but 1t will
be necessary to present to the court
some grounds for a remand. What
shall say?"
"Shure. we can fist tell the court that
Oh want continuance till OF can git a
bether lawyer to spake for the by"
The lawyer dropped the case then
and there. and we are not informed of
the old lady's next move.-Scottish
Nights.