The herald., 1896-09-30
NEWSNOTESFR0M PASADENA
The Anti.Liquor Ordinance Finds
a Victim
THOMAS SOLD SOME BEER
And the Hard.Iiesrted Officers Gathered
Him In
Mountain Fires Raging and switzer's
Camp Is Probably Destroyed-ln-
jured in a Runaway

PASADENA, Sept. 2e.-The case OF
William Thomas, who was arrested
some time ago for violating ordinance
220, came up in the recorders court
this morning, w. e. Arthur for the
prosecution and w. r. Bacon for the
defense. The following jury was i'm
paneled: Daniel Webster. ]. F. Church,
J.. M. Williams, J. c. Cahill. w. S. Rob-
inson, R. H. Pinney G. A. Durrell, w.
T. Kirk, Alfred Somers, I. w. Hall, M.
A. Clark, D. F. Orvin. Heman Dyer
testified to the ordinance. l.. Bemis was
called and testified that about August
lst he had partaken of two glasses OF
beer at the Omaha restaurant on South
Fair Oaks avenue, of which the defend-
ant is proprietor; was in the haplt OF
dining there and thought the hour was
about 1880. He was with man named
johnson, and couldn't tell which OF
them paid the bill.
testimony be stricken out was not sus-
tained. About this time Frank Jonn-
son. under the influence, created o!s-
turbance and was locked up and the
proceedings proceeded. johnson was
given ten days.
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1st, at 1O3O a. M, he and j. Johnson
visited the Omaha restaurant. They
knocked at the back door and were re-
fused admittance. A little later he saw
johnson and Bemis enter the restau-
rant and they stayed about hail
hour.
William Test said he was employed
as waiter in the said restaurant. Iime
was given him to look up the DAT"
that he began, and he found by consult
ing books that 1t was July 18TH
Test made a diagram or the restau-
rant. His duties were those of waiter,
and he was employed in the front room:
If customers wanted beer he knocked
on the back room door. He had never
been in the back room. Only people
who were "all right" We're admitted.
There was a signal by when persons
were allowed to enter.
After the noon hour Claude Barnhart
was called and testified that he had
visited the place often; didn't keep ac-
count of hours.
Test was recalled and stated tnat
special hours were kept for the admis-
sion of the right parties to the back
room. He testified to the hours during
which he was on duty and to the ar
rangement of the rooms. AT this point
the jury was taken to the restaurant
and made an inspection.
e. S. Barry was recalled and test1ned
that johnson was present as we'll as the
recorder and marshal, and johnson was
not drunk when the complaint was
signed johnson did not refuse to sign
the complaint.
which Johnson and Barry were IN his
Office.
Charles Grimes testified that he had
bought beer at the place number OF
times during the last six months. He
had seen others in there; had heard the
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Conrad Biedebaugh was called and
stated that he had not bought beer or
seen others do so prior to August 1st.
George Hewitt, merchant tailor. had
boarded at Thomas place for three or
four years and had bought beer at
meals and other times.
Marshal Lacey had made efforts to
find johnson but was unsuccessful.
Miss Anna Glaughlin knew Johnson
slightly, as he had roomed at her house.
Thomas and another man came and
took some things from Johnson's room
which belonged to Thomas. This was
in the evening of August 4th.
s. E. Ream, who also roomed there,
heard things being removed from John
sons room. j. w. Zelhart, employe at
Hoag's livery stable. testified that
Thomas got team there in the even
ing of August 4th.
Here the case Of the people rested and
the defendants attorney moved to dis
miss on the ground that it had not
been shown that crime had been COM
mitted. This was overruled and the
jury, after being out only about f1f-
teen minutes. found the defendant
guilty.
MOUNTAIN FIRES.
The probability is that Switzer's camp
has been destroyed by the fire that has
been raging for the past few days in
that vicinity. A driver named Hawley,
xt~<s - L.
warned yesterday not to proceed beyond
the foot of the trail on account of the
fire, which was coming close and would
likely consume the camp. No word was
received at Allin's stable, Switzers
headquarters, today, and the inference
occupants fed to the west by way of the
Tejunga. Waterman, who has charge
Of the camp, was to meet Hawley at the
foot of the trail yesterday. but instead
q prospector from the vicinity met him
and told him to bury valuables and skip
for home Two miners who came
through the camp yesterday morning
reported that Waterman had dug
trenches around the camp, buried all
valuables and that the flames were very
close to the camp.
BREVITIES
The young man who, as was stated in
this mornings Herald, was injured in ar
accident with a horse yesterday, turns
out to be Gaylord s. Barrett, whose par
ents live at the corner of Villa street
and Summit avenue. He is 21 years OF
age, and Is an employe at the Green no.
tel during the hotel season. His head
was very badly lacerated, the horse hav-
ing fallen on his head. His shoulder
was also dislocated. The young mar
was nearer dead than alive when dis.
covered by Mr.. Packard, but the physi.
cians think he will ultimately recover.
Ward Houk. who drives a baker,
wagon for S. G. Rushton of the Mime.
apolis bakery, was delivering Some
goods on Villa street this morning, wher
his horse took fright at some children
and ran away. The team came dowr
Fair Oaks avenue and Through the cen
ter OF town. finally landing at the Hote
Mitchell without taking time to regis
ter. Pies and cakes were scattered ove]
the sidewalk. but no serious damage
was done.
Messrs. A. A. Weymouth R. H. Pin.
ney and G. w. Donnell applied yester.
day for right of way for the erection
Of poles to carry electricity from the
power house of the Los Angeles Elec
trio railway to point where the above
named gentlemen are digging q wei
The right of way was granted. TIL,
well extends to a depth of 172 feet
where a good flow of water has beer
reached. The electric power is to b,
used In pumping the accumulatin.
water out so that a greater depth cal
be reached.
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