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The herald., 1896-03-16
SANTA ANA
A Serious Charge Dismissed Without tiea
RI ii

Serious Charge Dismissed Without Hear
ing-Busness and Social
SANTA ANA, March 15.-On Thursday
evening last man named Williams, liv-
ing near I5alsa, swore out a warrant before
Justice Mccoy of Westminster, charging
George Baldwin with rape, committed on
the person of Williams daughter, q child
of 8 years. Constable Lloyd made the ar
rest and, with the complaining witness.
appeared before the justice. No witnesses
we're examined and the prisoner was or
dered discharged. Other citizens OF the
community insist that matter must be
prosecuted and have been in consultation
with the district attorney. The accused is
young man with a family, and the out
rage, as reported, a most hagrant one.
Leo Stepan of Orange, fined for selling
writ of mandamus to issue directing the
board of supervisors to issue a license or
show cause why the same should not be
granted, and claiming damages to the
amount of $500.
Superior Judge Turner made the mandate
returnable March 27.
The supreme court has affirmed the deci-
sion of the superior court in the matter of
Joseph Volt versus the Home Mutual In
surance Company for $4,000 policy on
house and goods burned in September.
1894, at Laguna. The company refused
to pay on ground that gasoline was kept in
store III defiance OF policy. The court
deciding this was not u bar as gasoline
was part of general merchandise.
Archibald McClurkin, aged 67, died at
his residence on Baker street on Saturday.
Funeral today from U. p. church at 3 pm.
All projects to reopen the street car line
between this city and Orange with outside
capital having failed, the citizens have
taken hold of the matter, raised money
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DRESSMAkIlNG

My prices for wallpaper beat all the city. A
A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street.
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LINES OF TRAVEL
Leave for
DESTINATION
AR. from

PACIFIC COMPANY
- TIME TABLE-MARCH IS, 1896
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SOUTH PASADENA

SOUTH PASADENA, March ia vocal
concert and entertainment, by Professor
Clark, on Friday evening, at the Baptist
church. was listened to by large and APP
preciative audience. He rendered several
of his own compositions, prefacing each
with some interesting remarks as to the
circumstances prompting their production,
which generally had direct bearing on
the present political and industrial con-
dtion of the people of our country.
A new poem Of his, not yet published,
which Mr.. Clark read with stirring effect,
was Of this character. He prefaced it by
referring to the legend of the Lost Atlantis,
and portrayed the condition of the people
of the American continent as indicating a
similar destiny in the course of providence
as punishment for the msmanagement
of their affairs.
Arrangements are being made for lee
ture by popular lady speaker, on Silver,
Gold and the Banking Business.
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SAN DIEGO
Demand for Home Talent In Educational!
Lines-Business Notes

A Demand for Home Talent In Educational!
Lines-Business Notes
SAN DIEGO, March IA special ses-
sion of the city board of education was
held Saturday evening to discuss the cleo
ton of new superintendent. Some of
the members prefer an eastern man for the
Office, but many prominent citizens make
strong objection to the board going outside
to find man for the Office. 1t is claimed
that there are competent men in this city,
and they insist that local educators should
be the first considered.
A. j. O'Conor has received sackful of
ore from the group of mines in which he is
interested in the Picacho district. The
assay gives yield of over $40 to the ton,
and the ledge from which it was taken is
fifty feet in width.
Judge Torrance has authorized Receiver
O'Conor of the Consolidated National
bank to sell $500, 900 worth of notes. judg-
ments and other forms of Indebtedness
held by the receiver against debtors of the
defunct bank. Most of the amounts were
contracted during the boom craze few
years ago.
At meeting of the Populist county
central committee held Friday night, reso-
lutions were adopted opposing the funding
bill and endorsing Congressman Bowers
action in opposing it.
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CONCEITS AND COMlCALITlES

As rule the man who loses his head
does not lose much.
A Kansas City man, armed with beer
pitcher, got into fight with a woman with
a beer bottle. The woman was victorious.
The contents of each weapon had been re-
moved before the fracas.
The Mark k-Down. -"Man," she bitterly
exclaimed, "is dominated by the almighty
dollar" "And woman," he Iejoined with
spirit, "by the almighty ninety-nine cents"
Detroit Tribune.
Ex-President Harrison's friends knew
that he was going to marry as soon as he
began to write for female periodicals.
King Cophetua addressed the bcggar
maid kindly. sis that real?'' he asked,
pointing to the color of her cheek. "Yes,"
answered the maid, that is a straight
flush" "Well, that beats me ~ exclaimed
his majesty, directing flourish of trump
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Eureka Oil Company

Office, 2o41l S. Broadway,
Los Angeles. Fuel Oil de-
livered in city and fob. cars
Los Angeles. Write or call
OH us for lowest prices and
information.
e. L. Allen, President
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LOS ANGELES
REPRESENTATIVE Wholesale and
Retail Dealers, Business
Men and Firms

ATTORNEYS-AT.LAW
w. H. sHINN, 2o5-20S Wilson blk, Spring st.
s,, BARRERs, RE 3 = SnpRL'ES AMp CYLINDERS NID
BICYCLES
~kEATING," Hawley, King & Co., eio N. Main.
CAST-OFF CLOTHING
g. GREENGART, buy and sell, 1O7 Comm ereIA.
DRUGGISTS WHOLESALE
Z. W. BRAUN & CO., 4o5-4o7 N. Main; tel. s5a.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
LUDWIG WAGNER Mott Market. Tel. 65A
OROcERs-whOLESAL
HAAS. 1ARUCH 4 CO.. 800 to 32G N. L. A. St
HOTELS
ABBoTsFoRD INN, Coz. sth O. Hope. Tel, 1l7A
LAW, COLLECTIONS, MERCANTILE REP'rs
STANDARD COLLECTION & NERO ANTILA
Co, zinc 100000, 2il-.l2 StLmson. A. c. yrod.
erson atty.
LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
BANKERS ALLIANCE OF CAL, 21s Court st.
MANTELS, TILES AND HARDWOOD LU1BER
HENRY BoHRMANN, SID $. Spring st. Tel 7a3.
PHYSICIAN
DIR. WARD, Byrnc Brdg, RIM. 2lo. Tel.7a
OTO0RAPH-LANDSCAPR
F. .MAUDE & CO., 2ll w. First st.
REAL ESTATE
NORTON & KENNEDY, 1874 g. Brdwy: tel. 667.
SADDLES. HARNESS AND SADDLEWARH
j. +. MORENO. 22O Also st.
SEWING nACHINE REPAIRING
NJ. v. BILLINGS, 42iia S. Spring st. Tel. 1345
SAFES, SCALES, REFRIGERATORS
CHAS. W. ADAMS, SS5 n. Main. Tel. 1S47.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOOL COMPANY
COUNSTABLE IL COUTTS, 1856 N. Los Angeles.
UNDERWRITERS AND EMBALnERS
BOOTH & ROW, 256 s. Main ST. Tel. 1919.
WATCHnAkER AND OPTICIAN
q. STOESAK, 51l S. Spring ST. bet. 9Th and 9Th.
WINES AND SPIRITS
q and l3l N. Main at
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
e. FLEUR, ao4-4O6 n. Il. A. st. Tel. ga
YARN HOUSES
NEW YoEK BAZAAR, l4s N. Spring st..
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and secured an option for ninety days and
will open the line by steam power.
Oliver F. Ober, aged "a, died this morn
ing of heart disease, after long and pain
ful illness. Funeral from residence at 10
am. Tuesday, under the auspices OF the
G. AR.
Mr.. Newlands, who is one of the large
grain raisers on the san Joaquin ranch,
yesterday expressed the opinion that crop
conditions were better than the average
this year. Better even than last. That at
most not 20 per cent of the grain was in
jured by the dry weather, and there
would be large crop without more rain.
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cts by way of ending the parley.-Detroit
Tribune.
Mrs. Fight really pains me to punish
you, Tommy.
Tommy-Well, that's soms satisfaction,
anvway.-IndianaDo Journal.
Expressive. Mrs. De Tong-'I'm going
out, Nanette." Nanette-'Uui, madame
Mrs. De Tong-"And want you to be sure
and take care of the baby" Nanette--
''Oui. madame. bottle it al seek o'clock. q"
-Pick-Me-Up.
'Ali / demand for my client,'' shouted
the attorney. in the voice of man who
was paid for it, "is justceI' "Im very
sorry l can't accommodate YOU" replied
the judge, ''but the law won't allow me to
give him more than seven years. -
Tit Bits.
Ny prices for wallpaper beat all the city A
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Chatsworth Park-Leave from and arrive at
River Station, San Fernando street, only.
Sundays excepted Saturdays and Sundays
only -
THE INSIDE TRACK.
All SP. Co. IS trains stop ct First street (except
the four San Francisco trains) and Commercial
street except the S:25 San Francisco evening
train), in the business center OF the city saving
time and street car fares TO passengers.
General Passenger Office. 300 S. Spring street.
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N RESSMAKER, FIRST CLASS ELEGAN NJ
- cutter Gni designer, accustomed to the finest
work, desires more engagements by day or wees
in private families: city or country: perfect fit
guaranteed; all latest French and Vienna styles.
Address Dressmakcr, 7. A., this Office. 10
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
HERBERT WOODBURY..
The Van Ness House CO-Manager
Testifes.


Testifes.
Herbert Woodbury. said that he was Gov.
Woodbury's brother and eo-manager of the
Van Ness house with Mr.. Clark. He had
been in the house four years. His examine
ton proceeded -
Q During this time, what have been your
general duties? A. Well, overseeing the
whole house, outside from the otlice-hlring
the help, buying supplies for the house, and
in the winter time / have relieved MIR. Clark
In the office, when he goes to his meals or
goes out anywhere.
Q. In the winter time, you have no assistant
| cleIkI A. No assistant clerk in the winter.
q. Winter or spring, that Is during your
dull season? A. From the middle of Septem-
Der till the middle of May, do office work
for Mr.. Clark, though he is there most of the
time; when L am on, | go on after dinner
and stay till he eats his dinner, and II night
clerk is gone sometimes stay on for him.
Q. Then the help in the Office consists of
Mr.. Clark and yourself as assistant, | mean
during the dull season, and the night clerk?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who is the present night clerkY A. Mr..
A. G. Spicer.
Q. And during the summer, what addi-
tional office help do you have2 A. Assistant
clerk to Mr.. Clark.
Q. Have you been asked by the guests oc-
caslonally or at any time for liquors? A.
A great many times.
q. And what has been your answer? A.
Don't keep any thing nor never did since the
present proprietor owned it, never have
kept 1t. / have been asked within two
weeks by guest, who was a stranger, where
our bar was. | told him we had none. He
SAYS, Cant / get anythinop, and have
said. "We have never had ANYTHING of the
kind for 10 years. Never kept bar" That
Is the reply | make them.
z. Have you ever been asked where they
could procure intoxicating liquor2 A. Very
often.
O. And have you told them where they
cOuldl A. Yes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
FRED A. ISHAhI.
Former Clerk Tells n Temperance
Story.

Story.
Fred A. Isham, clerk in the Burlington
postoffice, said that he was clerk in the Var
Ness house something like three years, end.
ing in September, 1890 or 1891. His exam
ination continued -
Q. DOyOu know Mr.. Stow, who now lives in
Middlebury? A. have met him, but
don't know him; wouldn't know him if |
met him here.
Q. Haven't met him now for some yearsf
A. No, sir.
Q. And when you were employed at the
Van Ness house, did you know him Dy sight,
or have any acquaintance with him
A. couldn't tell whetherI did ornot; i have
known of him and have met him there,
and | guess | knew who he was at the time.
@. Do you know his folks or anything
about his people? A. No, sir. met him
there when he was guest of the house;
wouldn't know himif | met him-don't know
who he is or much about him.
q. And you never did? A. | believe |
have had an introduction to him at the hotel.
Q. Is that the extent of your acquaintance
with him at any timer A. Yes, sir.
q. Do you recall his coming there on the
4th day of July morning, 1889? A. No, sir !;
l do not.
O. Coming there on the morning train ?
A. No, sir.
Q. Coming to Burlington on the morning
train and coming to the Van Ness house? A.
No. sir; don't remember.
q. Did you ever wait upon Mr.. Stow in
the morning at the Van Ness house? A.
Not that remember Of.
Q. In any particular? A. No, sir.
q. Did you ever furnish him or procure
for him any intoxicating liquor? A. No,
sir.
O. In the Van Ness house or elsewhere?
A. No, sir.
O. Did you ever know of the bell boys
bringing any intoxicating liquor in, while
you were there? A. imagined that, but
didn't know for certain; l never saw it
brought in.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
EDWARD JOHNSON.
What Gov. Woodbury. Said at the
Howe Hearing.

What Gov. Woodbury. Said at the
Howe Hearing.
Edward johnson said that he was one OF
the editors of the Burlington News and was
present when the st. Johnsbury committee
presented to Gov. Woodbury. the petition for
B. G. Howe's pardon. His examination con-
tinued: -
@. And were you one of several gentle.
men who waited upon Gov. Woodbury. In
behalf of Mr.. Howe, B. G. Howe, shortly
before the publication In THE RUTLAND
HERALD Of the article on which this suit s
basedY A. l was.
O. Who were some of the gentlemen In
that party, or of that board besides yourself!
A. Mr.. King, Mr.. Howe's sOn-in-Iaw Mr..
Bates, his counsel; Gen. Ide, friend; MIR.
Blodgett, another counsel, and one or two
others.
@. Mr.. Bates was acting as counsel for Mr..
Hover A. Yes.
q. And you were there as one OF that COM
miLtee In behalf of Mr.. Howe, yourself.
A. Yes.
Q. In the course of the conversation did
Gov. Woodbury. say anything with reference
to the difficulty Of keeping hotel without
selling liquor, or anything about Its requir-
ing good deal OF backbone, or ANYTHING
that you recalli A. don't recall the details.
Q. You remember bis saying something OF
that sort, something In that Connection A.
Yes, sir.
O.. You say you are not able to say what
A. Not IN detail.
Q. Do you remember In that connection
whether he said anything about his own
hotel, the Van Ness house. or notY A. Yes,
he did.
@. Can you say what he said In that con.
nectionS A. Not In detail, no.
Q. Will ask you this questionable be say
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have with Col. Woodbury. respecting tn
traffic In intoxicating liquor In the Van Mes
hOusei A. Well. sir, we were both Of on
accord In regard TO that. Neither OF n
wanted TO have anything to do with sellini
/ rum.
o And during the time that you wer,
proprietor or connected with the Van Nes
house was there any selling Of rum in thu
| Van Ness housei A. No, sir.
q. Was there any Intoxicating liquor KEEP
for sale there?. A. No, sir.
Q. Were there some liquors kept fol
culinary purposes? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And where were those keptY A. Under
lock and key in the storeroom where
/ kept all my groceries, that is fancy
groceries, canned goods, raisIns, nuts,
ETC., under my own control; l had nc
steward, l was my own steward, and
carried the key myself unless my wife had 1t.
@. Was there a Mr.. Aubrey among the
bell boysS A. Yes, sir; hired him.
Q. Did you know Of MIR. Aubrey bringing
in intoxicating liquor into the Van Ness
house during the two years that you were
there for any purpose? No, sir.
@. Did you ever see him bring in any
thiny that created in your mind a suspicion
that he might be bringing in intoxicating
liquor? A. No, SIR.
Q. Did you know of any other of the en-
ployees of the Van Ness house bringing in
intoxicating liquor into the house during the
two years you were there-I mean aside
from this that was kept for culinary pur-
poses? A. No, sir; did not.
Q. Who had the general supervision of the
house during these two yearsI A. did,
sir.
Q. And you spoke of hiring Mr.. Aubrey
did you hire all the help A. / think all of
it, nearly. Sometimes with the assistance of
Mr.. Clark, we would talk it over together,
but think l hired nearly every one of the
servants of the house. Perhaps some of the
girls were hired by my wife.
Q. Did you have any talk or give any
directions or any information to the bell boys
and other employ ees at the time you hired
them, respecting the traffic in intoxicating
liquor? A. Yes, sir.
Q. OF what nature was that information or
instruction? A. That there was no liquor
kept or sold on the premises nor in the house,
and none must be furnished by them.
Q. During the time that you were there,
did any guests apply to you for Intoxicating
liquor of any kind? A. There was OCCASION
ally that they might ask for drink, as they
often would around a hotel.
q. And what was your answer A. That
they couldn't get 1t in the house; we hadn't
got 1t; | might have told them that they
could get.it over across the way, elsewhere ; |
knew that Mr.. Drew kept bar at the time,
| think.
Q. Do remember any special work Mr..
Aubrey had to do while you were there?
A. He was bell boy. answered all the bells
don't remember particularly of any special
work more than bell boy would do nat
urally
@. Usually bell boy, suppose, in large
hotel has some side work TO do, some parlic-
ular line of work to do, something to look
after? A. Yes, gathering up the glasses and
bringing them down and putting them in
their proper places.
G. Variety of those things? A. Yes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

@. You have just testified as to what
instructions you did not give. ! want you
to tell us what instructions you did giyei A
Whom tor
Q. Men that were running that hotely A.
gave instructions TO them not to deal in
intoxicating liquors.
@. VIVA did you mean by that' A. Meant
what said.
Q. Ever give them any other instruc-
tiOnsg A. Nothing, only l have often said,
"You must be obedient TO the law"
Q. There has been talk about it? A. OF
course.
Q. Talked it over from time to timer
A. Mr.. Drew would speak of it occa-
siOnally. He would say 10 me; | recOllect
once or twice he said TO me something like
this, Colonel, we have got the house in
pretty good shape now and all we need is a
bar" My reply was: "YOur ideas and mine
are different about those things. If it was
net against the law | would be willing to
have soft drinks for guests, but we must be
Ohedient TO the law"
Q. What did you mean by ''sOft drinksgr
A. meant by that ale, If it was not I'M
lawful. Although never would keep bar
| have made this remark TO him, that in the
hot summer time If guest should come in
hot and dusty would have no objections, il
II were not unlawful, to letting him have a
bottle of lager in the room.
Q. So your objections TO the use of and
traffic in intoxicating liquor would not ex-
tend to lager beer! A. 1t would not In that
way, il would in bar in the ordinary way,
hut mean just what | said.
Q. You think il mans temperature
was all right, high enough, and he was dusty
enough, you could get him bottle of ale or
lager beer, do you! A. do, SIR
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
DIR. j. HENRY JACKSON.
Says He Did Not Have Lager Beer in
1857 With DIR. Goodwin.

Says He Did Not Have Lager Beer In
1887 With DIR. Goodwin.
j. Henry Jackson said that he lived in
Barre and had for 10 years been one Of the
professors in the medical college at Burling-
ton. His examination proceeded:-
q. Do you remember n young man by the
name of Goodwin who graduated In 1887 A.
/ do not.
Q. DO you recall whether you were pres
enl at the graduating exercises in 1887? A.
/ was.
Q. And attended the collation. and recep.
ton at the Van Ness house afterwardsY A.
did.
q. Tell their honors whether on that occa.
sion after the collation., you, together with
Others, drank lager beer or other stimnlants
with MI. Goodwin in the reading room back
of the main Office IN the Van Ness house
A. did not.
@. Did you on any occasion of that kind
when a collation. was served there drink
lager beer afterwards In that room or any
other room round about the Office there? A.
/ did not.
Q. Did you on that occasion in 1887 order
any lager beerY A. did not.
q. Or were you present when any lager
beer was ordered and brought in there2 A.
] was not.
Q. Or were you present in any other year
when lager beer was ordered or brought In
therep A. No.
Q. Did you ever on any other graduating
occasion have occasion to order beer or other
liquor brought into that room back OF the
main officer A. Never.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

anything about the bell boys Of that hotel.
| anything about the bell boys bringing in
/ nquorY A. No.
Q. Did you leave the governors office with
this party of gentlemen whom you have spo-
ken Off A. Yes.
ernOr's officer A. Down 10 the Van Ness
house.
Q. Was there any comment made upon
what had been said by the GOVERNOR A.
Comment on his refusal to grant the pardon?
q. Any comment Whatever upon anything
that he had said with reference to the manage
ment of his own housel A. l have no re-
! membrance of it.
Q. Would you remember It II there had
been anything said? / think / would.
Q. Did you hear the dispositions read of
one or two witnesses in which this CONVEX
satiOn was referred to? A. No, I didn't.
Cross-examination by Mr.. PrOuty -
Q. You don't undertake. to state what was
said at that conversations A. Not in detail
now.
Q. And when you say thing was not said,
you simply mean to say that you don't
remember what was said? A. mean to say
that il such thing has been said, couldn't
possibly help remembering 1t.
Q. II you couldn't possibly have helped
remembering it, how can you possibly help
remembering what was saidY A. Because
had heard the governor say what he did state
at the hearing, great many times, and If he
had said anything that was radically different
from what he had before, couldn't possibly
have helped remembering it.
Q. You are the editor of the News here,
are you? A. Yes.
Q One of the papers in Burlington that is
championng the governors cause? A. l
don't know that the paper is, no.
q. Simply yourself? A. | am, yes, sir.
q. Mr.. " lids wants me b. ask what it was
that the governor had said to you so many
times? A. That 1t was difficult to keep a
temperance hotel; that he had tried to and had
succeeded, although he thought liquor might
have been brought in. l am not quoting his
words by any means, but that was the gen.
eral idea.
Q. That was the general idea that it was
difficult to keep hotel, and that he thought
liquor might have been brought in? A. Yes,
that is the general idea.
Redirect examination by Mr.. Haselton -
Q. What understood you to say was, it
was difficult to keep a hotel; that he said it
was ditiicu to keep temperance hotel, but
that he had tried and succeeded, although
liquor might have been brOughtin? A. That
was the general idea.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
w. r. BOWMAN.

Gov. WOOdbury's First Manager
TestIfies.
w. f. Bowman said that he lived at New
ton, Mass, and had long been in the hotel
business. His examination proceeded -
Q. And you went into possession of the
Van Ness house and operation of the Van
Ness house Immediately after its purchase by
Mr.. Woodbury. A. As soon as was well
enough to. was sick at the time, but very
soon after, only few days after.
O. Were you in partnership with the
colonel at that timer A. was, sir.
q. During the two years that you remained
'thereY A. Yes, sir.
Q. What arrangement, II any, did you