The herald., 1896-03-16
THE DEAD Miners FUNERAL
FRIENDS GATHER TO PAY RESPECT TO
CONOVER AND ROOF
The Men Charged With Their nurder to be
Examined Today at Banning-Bruised in
Runaway-A Delphi Musicale-Personais
and Brevitics.

PASADENA, March 15.-The remains of
Conover and Roof. the two Pasadena men
killed at Twenty-nine Palms. were brought
here today by Dr.. Swearengen and Mr..
Sandeman and the funeral services were
held this afternoon at o'clock from the
funeral parlors of Lippincott Il Co. There
was large attendance at the funeral, the
deceased being members of several orders,
and tue palbearer5 were selected by
choosing four men from each of the fol-
lowing orders: Odd Fellows, A. o. U. w.
and G. A. r. Rev. Mr.. Douglass conduct
ed the services at the chapel. and at the
cemetery the orders named took charge.
1t was found that Mr.. Conover was shot
under the left arm, the ball passing out at
the back, while Mr.. Roof was shot through
the breast. MIR. Conover lived six hours
after he was shot. An inquest was held
before leaving Twenty-nine Palms. The
Nicholson brothers-one of whom did the
killing-being the only witnesses, they
claimed self-defense.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
dispatch from Riverside says that j. j.
and p. Il. Nicholson were lodged in jail
there yesterday by Constable Carpenter.
charged with the murder of Conover and
Roof.
p. r. Nicholson, who was shot in the arm
by Roof, suffers considerably from the
wound. p. II. Nicholson talked freely
about the shooting after his arrival at the
Jail, but ]. j. Nicholson, who actually did
ting shooting, had nothing to say. The
men both express great sorrow over the
affair but insist that it was case OF self
defense. Both men are more or less
bruised as the result of the fight.
The prisoners will be taken to Banning
today for preliminary examination.
A BAD COLLISION
About o'clock this afternoon there was
a bad collision of vehicles en- South Fair
Oaks avenue, occasioned by the running
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Guernsey of the Redondo Railway COM
pany. The team crushed into the Anchor
milk wagon from the rear, near the
corner of Bellevue drive. the driver of the
milk wagon escaping by jumping, while
Mr.. Guernsey was quite badly bruised and
the buggy was wreck ed. The pole of the
buggy was run into the milk wagon and
nearly through it, which eiiectually stopped
the horses. His horse got loose and ran
away.
A DELPHI MUSICALE
The Delphi circle will meet with Miss
Flora Banbury on South Fair Oaks Monday
evening, the following being the program
for that time:
Music Miss Laura Mosher
Personal Sketch of Whitter-Mrs. II. H.
button.
Lesson in First Steps in Human Pro-
gress-Bruce Turner.
Reading ng-Miss Flora Banbury.
Lessons in American Letters-Miss Cora
Underwood
Quotations from Bryant.
BREvrrIEs
The Douglas American league has organ
lied an American investment company
and purchased lot on West Colorado
street which is expected to he the location
for a building for its use in the future.
This organization of enterprising colored
citizens is doing good work in many ways
for the advancement of the coiored people
of Pasadena, and it is gratifying to note
their prosperity.
The Misses Foote gave dinner party on
Friday in honor of their father, John Foote
of Lodi, Wisconsin. Miss Agnes Foote
entertained the guests with several recita-
tions. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanford Ballou. Mr.. and Mrs. }. l.. S.
Rush, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hall, MIR. and
Mrs. +. A. Foote, Mesdames Burrows,
Udell and Ballou, Miss Udell, Hutson
end Hall.
Several cyclers rode to Whittier today,
among them being Pop Hill. Harry Black.
Archie Price. There wore two accidents,
one being puncture and the other occur
ring when all excited rider ran into an
equally excited bovine.
Prof. David Starr Jordan, president of
Leland Stanford University, will deliver a
lecture next Sunday evening at the Uni
versalist church, to which the public is i'll
vited.
The funeral services over the remains of
Richard M. Stafford will be held at All
Saints church at ? 80 PM, Monday.
The regular monthly meet of the Valley
Hunt club was held yesterday with lunch
con at Il o'clock and dance in the evening"
The usual Friday evening hop was en-
ioyed at Hotel Green, attended by the
guest of the hotel and their invited
friends from the city.
Arthur Hodge has received notification
frntn tIa ma Offioa that b:a claim baa
been allowed on his oil burner.
Mrs. Sanderson, an old lady living in
Garvanza, died yesterday. The remains
will be embalmed and sent to Battle
Creek, Mich
Mr.. and Mrs. John Borglum entertained
yesterday afternoon with an informal re-
ception at Mr.. Borglum's studio, Sierra
Madre. large number of Pasadena peo-
pie being in attendance. This is their fare
we'll reception, as they expect 10 start for
Europe soon, where Mr.. Borglum Will place
his paintings end statuary on exhibition.
The Merry-goround social club will be
entertained Monday evening at the home
of Miss Stout, Garfield avenue.
The guests of the Spalding, who were de-
feated in game of baseball by their rivals
of the Casa Grande, entertained the latter
last evening with dance, which was
much enjoyed by the participants. Each
house sported its colors with pride and
another contest is booked for the near
future.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary society of
Los Angeles Presbytery, which includes
all of southern California, will be held at
the Presbyterian church of Pasadena
March II, s and 10.