The herald., 1896-02-18
HE DIED In A HEMORRHAGE
Holding His Misery Savings With a
Death Grip
San Bernardiuans Still PuZzliug Over the
Identity Of Schiatter-A Benedict and
Bachelor Shoot

Heber, one of Colton's remarkable char
acters, was found dead in his cabin
yesterday evening. He died in hem
orrhage, and in his tightly clenched
fist was found package Of the gold
for which he lived, and which it seems
he actually tried to take out of the
world with him.
Heber has lived in Cotton for several
years, and summer or winter, rain or
shine, he was always at the various sta
tions at train time with his basket OF
nuts and fruit. In this way 1t was sup
posed he maintained rather precari-
Gus existence, but the people who
found him lying on the floor Of his
cabin yesterday evening, dead and COW
cred with blood, also found that he
clasped in his hand bag containing
gold and currency to the amount of
5000 or $500, which stamped him a
miser, and that his money was proba-
bly, the last thing which engaged his
attention before he sank to uncon-
| sciousness.
Heber was German So years Of age.
He has brother in an eastern state.
Coroner Heating held an inquest this
morning, The verdict being that death
| resulted from natural causes.
| NOT YET FORGOTTEN.
Elijah Lyon, the man who IS in Jail
for vagrancy, and who somewhat re-
| rembles Schlatter, the healer, is not by
any means forgotten. Lyons term of
xuh ho 1.
released he says he would like employ
ment as wood chopper, or any other
form of labor.
Javez Hooking, overseer of the chain
| gang, received letter from Los An
| geles few days ago, in which was en-
closed another letter appealing to
Schlatter for aid. The epistle was
delivered to Lyon, but after reading it,
he observed that he was sorry he could
do nothing for the writer.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Two teams made up of married and
unmarried men in Company X met at
the range yesterday, and when the
score was totaled, it was found that
the bachelors were victorious by two
! points. The single mems team com
| prised Corporal Pearce, Priva'es Faris,
keyland and Veges. Captain Ball aud
Corporal Jendrese. Ths benedicts in
cluded Sergeant Rowntree, Privates
Haicomb, Cox, Irving and Jeffery and
Corporal Perry, with Sergeant Guthrie
as score keeper. The team made up of
single men made total score of 22S,
while their rivals counted but 226. Tn,
best scores were made by Captain Ball
and Private Jefery, each having AZ to
their credit.
City Clerk o. d. Foy returned from
the desert last night, and does not in
tend to return unless change for the
worse should warn him to leave the
valley. He will stay at Mentone at
night, coming to the city for business
during the day.
! Bishop Fl. W. Warren has ordered a
transfer of ministers between this city
and Ventura, and the order is in eff act
at once. Rev. e. 0. McIntisr goes to
the latter city, and Rev. A. A. Graves,
who has been stationed there, is to
come to San Bernardino. The change
coming in the middle of the year is
something of surprise, but it is the
result of a conference of the bishops
and presiding elders who familiar
| with the circumstances.
The issue as to whether the electors
of the Second ward shall te allowed to
select successor to f. M. Barton is
now squarely defined. Each member
OF the board of city trustees was given
an opportunity this morning to sign
an agreement to submit the question
to popular vote of the citiZens Of the
ward. Two members signed the agree
meut the moment they saw it. The
other two trustees declined to do 80,