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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-09
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Feeling by great force of will. But this
is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people "work on
their nerves." and the result is seen in I'M
fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros
tration," in every direction. That tired
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-09

ing is a positive proof of thin, weak, i'm
pure blood; for, If the blood is rich, red,
vitalized and vigorous, it imparts life and
energy to every nerve, organ and tissue
of the body. The necessity of taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla for that tired feeling
is, therefore, apparent to every one, and
the good it will do you is equally beyond
question. Remember that
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-09

Dr. PRICES Cream Baking Pcwdes
SyO9sd's Fatr Highest Award
The herald., 1896-07-29
TO SELL ITS TANKS
The Oil Exchange Preparing for Reorganiza-
tion as Call Board

The oil exchange is preparing to go
out of existence as an exchange, to
cease acting as the selling agent of it's
members. 1t has been resolved that
it's tanks and other property shall be Of
fered for sale, bids to be opened week
from next Monday. With the proceeds
from this sale all its Indebtedness can be
cleared up and the process of reorgan
ization proceeded with.
Under the old regime a great deal
of good has been done in raising and
maintaining a standard of prices, but
much friction was created by the ac-
tions of certain members who felt ag-
grieved that sales We're slow, owing
to the exchange standing firm for ruling
quotations while outsiders took advan-
tage and sold at a few cents less per
barrel, thus capturing the trade. 1t is
intended to make the organization an
open or call board for the sale of GER
tificate oil, on the same plan as is fol-
lowed in eastern cities, thereby estab-
fishing a standard of price while OBJ
waiting the difficulties under which the
exchange labored.
The herald., 1896-07-29

to the city to be used by the latter as
city hail. that he received pay for the
same and he also let to divers city off,
cials teams belonging to the firm OF liv-
cry stable proprietors of which ne was
a member and collected for the same
and it was sought to sustain the pro,
ceeding under section $50 Of the et'nal
Code. In passing upon the question
the court says: We see no merit In
this contention. The section referred to
simply provides that proceedings for re-
moval of public officers may be COM
menced by either an accusation or an
information, as provided In sections
75S and 772.
ut is not claimed in this case that
the defendant charged illegal fees ,or
that he has refused or neglected to
perform any official duty. When the
proceedings are for any willful or cor
rupt misconduct in office, other than
such as are mentioned in section 7T2,
they must be commenced by accusation
presented by a grand jury, as provloed
in section 75S 1t is only when the mis-
conduct complained of consists In charg-
ing and collecting illegal fees,or failure
or neglect to perform the official duties
imposed upon the office by law, that
the prosecution may be had, upon the
complaint of an Individual
Judge Van Dyke holds that no case
since CrosSman VS.. LeSher mas peen
brought to the notice of the court over
ruling or qualifying the decision in that
case: 1t must, therefore, be considered
as controlling, particularly as 1t seems
to be founded upon a correct construc-
tion of the provispnsj Of the penal code
in question.
The demurrer to the second amended
complaint has been sustained, and, In
asmuch as it cannot be amended to
avoid the objections noted, leave to
amend has been denied.
The herald., 1896-07-29
SOARING A LADY
Contractor Donegap Asked for $4,000 for In
duIging in the Pastime

duIging in the Pastime
D. F. Donegan, the well-known grad
ing contractor is in trouble. He scared
the wits out of very estimable lady
and she has, as a consequence, camped
on his trail.
Those who know the genial contractor
may find it hard to believe that he ever
willingly or Intentionally hurt fly but
the case alluded to happened in this
wise:
In August, 1894, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Muir
ply had a snug little home on their
own lot close to the junction of Broad
way and Sand street. Here they had
their Lares and Penates set up, and if
not dwelling in the luXuries of life they
at least We're living above the average
of their fellows. But about that time
Mr.. Donegan was raising Cain gener-
ally. or to be more precise, his gang of
graders were, for Improvements in that
vicinity had been projected and the
workmen were reducing the grade by
means of blasts. One of these must have
been doubIy shotted for, In a complaint
filed by Mrs. Murphy yesterday, it is
claimed that the Murphy iot was bonn
barded with stones and loose earth in
such tremendous quantity, and with
such violence that all the windows of
the house were demolished. Mrs. Muir
ply collapsed. In the pathetic allega-
tionsSof the complaint she suffered from
impeded heart action, depressed circu-
lation and severe shock to the nervous
system.
Since the time of this untoward acci-
dent Mrs. Murphy has been sick, sore
and disordered in body, and as recon-
pense for her suffering she asks the
court to award her $4,000 damages.
The herald., 1896-07-29
THE GREHN.EYED MONSTER
swain at West Glendale Vino objects TO a
Snanish Admirer

complaint was sworn to by Deputy
District Attorney Williams, yesterday,
charging John Burke, who resides with
in the classic shades of West Glendale,
with assault.
1t appears that Burke, who is the vii
lage blacksmith and as it might be sur
missed, a big, hulking fellow dslikes ex-
ceedingly to see any American girl
show favor to anyone who has Spanish
blood in his veins. Unfortunately for
the peaceful development of his fad a
young lady friend of his permitted Man
uel Verdugo, rancher in the neighbor-
hood, to escort her about, and thereby
aroused the slumbering ire of Burke.
The latter went to Verdugo, who is an
understood man, and offered to demon
strate to him the beauty of London prize
ring rules to the amateurish tactics of
the Marquis of Queensberry.s Verdugo
declined but Burke insisted and gave his
opponent very unpleasant ten minutes.
For his too combative temper Burke
will have to answer in the township
court today
The herald., 1896-07-29
THE CANYADA MURDER
The Preliminary Examination Continued oy
Justice Young


Francis Cheura, an Indian, was
brought up in the township court yester-
day before Justice Young, for his pre-
lirninary examination on the charge OF
having stabbed Francisco Ochoa 10
death in the Canyada valley week or
two ago.
The defendant was accused some time
ago of trying to wreck train east OF the
CITY. and was in trouble about year ago
when he tried to stab a stranger near
San Fernando, and was hit on the head
by Justice of the peace. his head was
SO hard he did not suffer much, but the
revolver did, for it was shattered 10
pieces. -l..
The evidence against Cheura is cir
cumstantial. A young man who was OUT
hunting saw a struggle in the Canyada
road and saw a man running away,
followed by dog. A few minutes later
he came across the body of the murdered
man lying in the road at the point where
the struggle took place. He testifled
that he believed the defendant was the
man he saw running away
shortly after the time of the murder
an old Mexican saw Cheura coming over
the hills from the direction of the trag-
edy. and at that time he had on shirt
When he reached camp Cheura had pre-
ceded him and had worn no shirt, but
had left again a grey shirt. besrlned
and blood stained, was identified by this
witness as the one he had seen Chuera
wear. 1t was found by the officers in the
hills near by, as we'll as hat identifed
as being the property of Cheura.
The further investigation was post
poned to permit the prosecution TO secure
the attendance of the wife OF the muf-
dered man, and also a Mexican, both Of
whom were at the camp when Cheura
arrived there after the murder had been
committed
1t is surmised that the defendant and
the deceased were drinking together and
became involved in a drunken quarrel,
during which Cheura stabbed his vic
fin, in the hack
The herald., 1896-07-29

Tobin had examination on an embezzle-
ment charge set for August 4th at
d. m.
B. Elmer and Fred Warburton had
trial on charge of disturbing the peace
being arrested while engaged in fight
in Mott alley Monday evening. Elmer
was committed, and will receive sen
tence today, while Warburton was dis
charged.
T. J. Riordan and Bill Pawling were
also convicted of disturbing the peace on
July 26, and today was set for sentence
A Mexican named A. Lopez got $50
or thirty day dose for the same offense
Two Chinese lottery ticket sellers were
up for trial All Jim pleaded guilty, and
will be sentenced today. Ng Way had
his case continued to be reset. Ella Sur
cite paid 81 fine for street soliciting,
and Grace Sherman. accused of vagran-
cy, was discharged. A. ]. Jonas was ac !,
quilted of a battery charge and dis
charged,
The herald., 1896-07-29
Court Notes

A decree for plaintiff was ordered by
Judge York yesterday in the case of w.
F. Meyers against the hospital of the
Good Samaritan. suit instituted to
quiet title.
In the suit of G. J. Lynn against H. F.
Carpenter. TO recover rent for piece
of land at Little Tehuenga used as bee
ranch. judgment was ordered yester-
day by Judge York for the plaintiff in
the sum of $40 and interest from the
time of the commencement of the ac-
ton.
The suits of Archie Thompson against
the Gold King Mining company and
also against the Banner Mining COM
pany, that were tried before Judge
York about a month ago. resulted yes
terday in judgment being ordered for
plaintiff. The plaintiff was secretary OF
the corporations and primarily sued to
recover salary.
Elias Bennett recently tried for the
murder of the saloon man, F. Czarske,
when the jury disagreed, had his bail
reduced yesterday by Judge Smith to
s250O. A. H. Statham and Geo. Q. Kin
ME went on his bond. The jury that
disagreed are said to have stood eleven
for acquittal and one for conviction.
That doesn't seem to promise much for
the future trial.
EultH n. 1Hui SUN ""S
annullment yesterday by Judge York
from Orlip F. Thurston. 1t seems that
the marriage was entered into on the
s1pposition that Mrs, Thurston NO. /
had obtained a divorce. Such was not
the case, hence the present suit.
Judge Mckinley is somewhere in the
rear of Mt Baldy, in San Bernardino
county, examining the waters of Lytle
creek, which were argued and fought
over for so long in department six.
Judge Mckinley is making his examina-
ton with the aid of a double barreled
gun and an assortment of tshing tackle.
The herald., 1896-07-29
JOHN COCKERILL'S ESTATE
His Administrative HAS Departed for New York
to Enter Upon Her Duties

TO Entcr upon ucr OutteS
Mrs. Dewitt -Haggin- Fulton left on
the Santa Rosa for San Francisco, en-
route to New York. to administer on the
estate of Colonel John Cockerill, who
died at Cairo Egypt, April 10, 1885,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson and Mrs. Sarah
Haggin- Fulton are first cousins to the
deceased John Cockerill. These sisters
have the only family record of the Cock
erill antecedents extant.
1t is learned that EX- Senator Cronin
of Boston. will meet Mrs. Haggin- Fulton
in New York City, and assist her in Sc
curing her interest in the John Cockerill
estate. There are only few direct heirs
to this large fortune
Mrs. Pearson Fulton's ancestors date
back to Colonel John Folly, who wore
his coat of arms and had his castle In
Paris. France, where 1t still stands,
monument of olden days.
He came to the colonies in the 18th
century and bought 1900 acres of the
finest land in old Virginia from Lord
Fairfax.
His only child married Tom Cockerill.
Mrs Holly was so attached to her daugh-
ter that she could not be separated
from her and left Colonel Holly to live
with her daughter. This compelled Col.
Holly to engage a housekeeper. Sibbie
Hope, an uneducated mountain woman.
Mrs. Holly soon died. When Colonel
Holly died he willed all his estate to
Sibble Hope, for kindness to him. to
hold during her lifetime. Yet when she
died she had willed it to mountain boy
who had cared for her. The mahogany
box of old family silver was taken to
Perryville. Clark county, with her Will.
Lawyer Mccormick met John McFillin,
brother of Mrs Pearson Fulton and
grandson of Colonel Holly, and said
Mack. this property belongs to you and
your sisters.' To which John replied:
IF the old man willed 1t so, let 1t stand
We have all the money we want"
After attending to the Cockerili estate
Mrs. Haggin-Fulto goes to England to
prove her heirship to an interest. as heir
of her late husband. Dr. Fulton. in the
millions of the General Robert Fulton
estate. The gold lies in the Bank of Eng
land waiting to be shared with the many
American heirs and quickly changed
from English gold to American silver.
The herald., 1896-07-29
Lottery Joint Raided

Arrests of Cinnamon for conducting
lottery drawings go merrily on. another
Joint being raided yesterday afternoon
by Officer Richards and Tom Sing and
All Chune captured in the act of select
ing the winning numbers for the 2:30
drawing. They were sent to the police
station, along with the confiscated par
anhernalia, but later released on de-
nositing cash bail of 5000, each. This
makes the fourth outfit captured during
the past few days, in each case of which
the officers claim to have secured
enough evidence to secure a conviction.
AS the minimum fine for the offense is
S1O0. it will doubtless have depressing
effect on the lotteries.
The herald., 1896-07-29
Trial By By. Stipulation
Novel Case Going on in De-
partment One
N. LOPEZ CHARGED WITH MURDER
Attempt to Gust Directors of an
Irrigation District
OONEGAN'S DAMAGE SUIT
TIE Mt. Wilson Railway Goes Into the
OONEGAN'S DAMAGE SUIT
TIE Mt. Wilson Railway Goes Into the
Receivers Hands
slany Circumstances Weaving Themselves
Around the Canyada Murderer
The Monte Vista Park Case Ends Today-A
Short but Rapid Career = The Long
Beach Trustees Case-The
Oreen.Eyed nonster

A murder trial that presents most Pc
culiar features is occupying the atten-
ton Just now of Judge Smith and jury
ir department one of the superior court.
Nj McComas is prosecuting the
charge against Manuel Lopez, a Mexi-
can from Wilmington, of having MUIR
dered Jesus Alvarado at that place last
March. and Messrs. Savage, Ladd and
Hughes are supposed to be guarding the
interests of the defendant.
The defendant denies that he stabbed
Alvarado, although he confesses to haV-
ing had a quarrel with him. Circum-
stances, however, seemed to link him
with crime, and pair of shearing shears
covered with blood stains were found
by the sdeOf the murdered man, which
1t is claimed were the porperty of Lo-
peg.
When the case was called Attorney
Savage sought to have the case con-
tinued on the ground than an important
witness for the defense was not present.
The court displayed no inclination to
accede to the request of defending coun-
sci, it being shown that the absentee
witness had been located and that an
officer could be sent for him. Mr.. Nc
Comas conceded that in the event of
his not being found his testimony taken
at the preliminary examination, might
be read.
This did not seem to quite please the
court, but the labor of empaneling a
Jury was proceeded with, and when the
panel had been filled the most eXtraor-
dinary proposition was made by the
defense. Defending counsel suggested
that no witnesses at all be examined,
but that the entire testimony taken at
the preliminary examination be read to
the jury, and the case be submitted up
on the showing therein made.
BY stipulation of opposing counsel
this was done, and the Oldest practi-
TONERS at the Los Angeles bar fails to
remember a criminal trial where sucn
an odd proceeding simplitied tie trial
and kept an absolutely clean record.
Upon Mr.. McComas devolved the duty
of reading the transcript of the evidence
taken in the lower court. He kept up a
steady swing until the court adjourned
at noon and resumed again at o'clock
and kept up the monotonous monologue
until ten minutes to four
The prosecution rested. Attorney
Savage moved to dismiss on the ground
that there was not sufficient evidence
to convict the defendant. The motion
was overruled and counsel then asked
that the case be adjourned until this
morning to permit him to confer with
his colleagues as to whether they would
put the defendant upon the witness
stand in his own defense. The court
granted this request and the case stood
adjourned until this morning at 1O
o'clock
The herald., 1896-07-29
Chamber of Commerce Notes

H. r. Smith of Vernon has placed in
the chamber of commerce a nice exhibit
of fruit, consisting of sugar plums, sum-
,ner Pearmain apples, crab apples,
Alexander and Foster peaches and Clio
ria Mundi apples.
carl Rosecrans sends IN from Rose
Grams ranch lots Of pears, peaches and
walnuts.
r. ]. Doyle of Glendale, who sent in
a lot of peaches last week weighing
one pound each, beats his own record
with peaches which go one and one
quarter pound each.
Hugh Rule of this city has placed on
exhibition a lot of watermelons, one of
which weighs fifty pounds. He also
sent in a lot of fine potatoes.
Henry Clausen of Cahuenga has placed
In the exhibit a lot of very nice cante-
1OpeS
The herald., 1896-07-29
IRRIGATION TROUBLES
Attempt to Gust Directors of the Big Rock Dis
trict From Office Fails

An opinion was handed down by
Judge Van Dyke yesterday in the case
of the people of the state Of California,
upon accusation Of L. q Tilghman, VS..
A. P. Wiley, G. 0. Martin, A. s. Kidd,
and S. c. Wilcox.
The defendants We're directors Of the
Big Rock Irrigation district, in the An
telope valley country and the accusa-
ton made against them was thar of
a neglect and refusal to perform the
duties pertaining to the Office The suit
was instituted to remove them from
office.
A demurrer was interposed to the
amended complaint on various grounds
and the court, after reviewing the law
bearing on Offices of the particular ma
ture alleged, proceeds to quote at length
from Crossman VS. Lasher (97 Cal. 3S2)
wherein the question under considera- =
ton was lsquarely presented and decid-
ed adversely to the plaintiff
That was an accusation," says the
court, by a private person for the re-
moval of the defendant from office and
the accusation alleged that the neglect
and refusal on the part of the defend
ant t0perform his official duties consist
ed in having leased certain buildings
The herald., 1896-07-29
UNDER THE FLAG
The Register OF Voters Being Swe!led by New


The following aliens were yesterday
admitted to all the rights and privileges
of citizenship, upon making proof of their
eligibility:
Frederick Wild Otto F. Kruse and
August Medack, all natives of Germany,
by Judge York
Leonard O. Hall, native of England,
by Judge Terrence.
John Edward DeWar a native of Can
ada. and Alexander Cortoriend, a native
of Belgium, by Judge Clark.
Albert OXby, Alfred j. Brandy, John
Adam Holcomb, Hamlet H. Johnson, all
natives of Great Britain; Alvin r.
Peterson, native of Sweden, by Judge
Smith
The herald., 1896-07-29
IN THE POLICE COURTS
Minor Happenings of Dui; Day Before the
Justices

Little of interest transpired in the po-
lice court yesterday, time being occl
pied in the hearing of petty cases. A
heavy sentence was imposed by Justice
Owens upon Wong Sing, who was ar
rested in Chinatown Monday night for
carrying a concealed weapon. He was
found guilty and given 500 or ninety DAYS
in Jail; failing to pay his fine he went be-
low.
Before the same justice ]. p. Rogers
was sentenced to $100 fine or 100 days in
Jail on conviction of battery, but was
given until the 30th in which to pay up.
Rogers is a saloon keeper who, on April
9Th, last. broke mans jaw in bar
room fight
Examnatio of Charles Charters and
F. l. Brown, who are alleged to have bur-
elarized the store OF c. T. Warren on
Downey avenue a few nights ago, went
over until today at $3.50 p. m. VIII p.
The herald., 1896-07-29

ton of lot 16. in block z. of Newell and
Raiders subdivision of Cells Vineyard
tract.
In the matter of estate Of Elizabeth
Jessup-Petition of John L. Myers that
letters of administration issue. The es-
tate is valued at $500.
The estate of S. NJ. Brown-Petition OF
Mary A Brown that letters of admins
tration issue. The estate is valued at
The herald., 1896-07-29
MONTE VISTA PARK
The Long Drawn Out Suit Now Almost at an
End

After quite a prolonged trial the fight
between Miss Barclay. the ostensible
owner of the park at Monte Vista, and
actually the residents of the pretty lit
tie burg is almost at an end.
Both sides rested yesterday and coun-
sci for Miss Barclay offered to submit
the case on briefs. This opposing coun-
sci would not consent to, and Judge
Terrence also objected to such course,
as he intends leaving for San Diego this
afternoon, and will have enough busi-
ness to attend to at home without hav
ing voluminous documents sent down
from this city. Oral arguments will
therefore be made this morning from 8
o'clock to noon, counsel dividing time.
Considerable feeling has been gener-
ated by this suit, and the truth has been
elongated terribly by either one side or
the other
The herald., 1896-07-29
THE MT. WILSON ROAD
psssed Int, the Hands of Three Receivers
Yesterday

The Pasadena and Mt. Wilson railway
passed into the receivers hands yester-
day. This course has been followed as
part of the program arranged for set
ting in order the extensive household
perched among the clouds on Mt. Lowe.
and where financial storms have threat
ened
Yesterday counsel for plaintiff and de-
fendant in the suit of Craig, Stuart &
Co VS.. the Pasadena and Mt. Wilson
Railway company, went into department
three, before Judge York, and by stipu-
lation judgment was ordered entered for
the plaintiff for s3247.4S.
Three receivers have been appointed
to guard the varied interests involved.
c. w. Brown will represent the bond
holders; w. c. Patterson. the stockhold-
ers, and ]. B. Newton the unsecured
creditors
The herald., 1896-07-29
Baseball

At p. m. on Thursday the Tufts
Lyons Arms Co. and Francis Wilson's
baseball clubs will play a match game
at Athletic park. Harvey and Strohm
for the Tufts-Lyons and Tyler and
Henry for the Wilson's will do the bat
terry work and a most exciting contest
is anticipated.
There will be a small admission fee
to defray expenses of the grounds.
The herald., 1896-07-29
NEW INF0RMATIONS
The District Attorney Files Papers Agains
Batch OF Criminals

Against James Ryan, charged with
having by violence and feloniously TAX
en- from Charles Colder s4.45. The de-
fendant pleaded not guilty and had his
trial set for July 31st.
Charles Harmon, charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon in having
on July 10th assaulted Geo. A. Harris
with intent to murder him.
Against Charles Matthews, charged
with having on July 18th committed
grand larceny by stealing from the per-
son of X. Burke $50.
Against James Redman on the charge
of robbery, in having on the 18th of
July stolen a purse from the person of
Mrs. n. c. Power
The herald., 1896-07-29
A BURGLARlOUS MEXICAN
Visits House at San Gabriel TO RepleEish His
Wardrobe

A Mexican named Ortega burglarized
the house of Mir. Elisaldo at San Gabriel
a night or two ago. He didn't ge very
much, only pair of trousers. but these
served to bring Ortega into the hands
of the law, inasmuch as he was wearing
them when captured.
The vain Mexican will be brought be-
fore Justice Wilson today ON COM
plant drawn by Deputy District Attor-
nov Williams.