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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17

was nothing to do but to let the army
know OF II. SO several days ago the
leading officers were called together In
the Commanders office. and the news
was made known to them. They were
az completely surprised over II as the
Commander had been when II first came,
and were unanimously I'm favor OF n pro-
test. but the Commander begged them
TO do no such thing. II was an order
from the commanier-n-chief OF the
army. he said. and as such must be
obeycd. II was decided to keep the mat
ter quiet for a few days. at any rate.
and then let the army at large know
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17

CARPET RUG SELLING will be
done at quick-selling REMNANT
PRICES to-day. Maybe just the
quantity you want. The price is
about half.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17
Odds and ends in GLASSWARE.

dozen Initial Tumblers that usually
sell for Sl.l9 dozen. Tor Sc. each.
Large Imitation Cut-ilass Puncl-|
Bowl. slightly defaced. former price,
Si7J. for l9c.
! Ffult-Bowl former price. CSC. lori
fSc.
> dozen ut-B0itom Glasses. tormrr|
price soc. for Pc each.
Imitation Cut-Glass Toilet Bottles, &C..
instead OF he.
one lot Of Slightly Damaged Cas-
stoves. ranging in price from q to|
3Sc. all for &c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17
Quick Selling

for today. Friday.
Among the wares thus offered
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17
CUR TAlNS.

Accumulation OF odd pairs and
strips of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17

ths Committee on First Market held
n meeting last evening and disposed Of
tne usual number OF routine matters.
Nierh sullivan reported that number OF
Sttli-feniefs at the market-house were
delinquent and the committee decided
10 summon such persons to appear be-
lore 20 at iis next session.
The committee Of investigation OF the
PASSWORDS was 10 have met last evening
70 resume the work OF formulating it's
report owing 70 the fact that the Com
nitiee OF the Whole was IN session at the
tiue hour 10 quorum could b. secured.
lne body has been called for o'clock
,tis evening, in Room No. 8 Of the City
iiAl II Is expected that the report 70
ue made 20 the Council viii be adopted
az mis- session. which Will be a secret
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17
A thorough securing in
THE HOUSEWARE DEPART
MENT
has produced an effect that our
public have never met with at CO.
hens Store
We iuentiun among tucin.
Odds and ends on IinWare.

Self-Greasing Bread or Cake-Pans. 3
different STYLES and sizes regular
prices. % and 33c.. and soc. choice. for
81. each-llmit.
Kettles. 10 quarts. &c.. instead OF iic.
- odd Conee-Pots. some slightly DEM
eel. &C.. instead OF lie.
i-Ouart Cups. heavy tin. &c.. instead OF
l5c
s. and l0-Quart Tin Buckets. slightly
denied. 10 and he. instead OF p and
PC
$40 dozen Tin Kitchen-Spoons. &c. a
dozen instead OF 59c.
Coffee and Tea-Canisters. with tops.
30 instead of iOc or - f-9r
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17
Odds and ends in CutgIass and
Handsome Ornaments. All 20 tor

hall and less than cost Price.
. Real u,-Glsss Spoon-IIoders. former
price Sll9. for ysc.
dozen Real Cut Celery-Dips. &C.. in-
stead OF l5c.
dozen Salt-Cellars. former price BE,
for lie.
Real Cut-Glass carnation-Stands. for
mer price. J0c.. Tor lSc. each.
Real-Cut-Glass Half-Callon Pitchers.
former price. x3.25. for SIT
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xIs Per Month

Buys new five-roomed cottage, large
lot, street improved; will rent for that
No. 712 East Eighteenth street. Go
and see it. Why pay rent for several
years, when you can use the same
money and buy? Party wants small
house on the hills this side Of Bonnie
Brae on installments. Langworthy Co.,
226 South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-06-15
Apartments 0rewsome
Gathering
TALES OF CRIME AND DEATH
Articles Which Bring to Mind Some
Noted Local Tragedies
What Not Deadly lnstruments-benes
and Skulls on Exhibition

Down in the basement Of the court
house on the Temple street side is a
room. the door of which is almost al
ways closed, and over which is a small
sign which bears the inscription Grim
inal Records" Step inside and you will
see a large-sized apartment whose walls
are packed to the ceiling with huge vol
umes and smaller packages. each label
ed and numbered. These contain the
papers In each and every criminal case
which has been tried in Los Angeles
county, and so numerous are they that
the room - none too large to- contain
them.
To the right Of the entrance door
stands a large nre and burglar proof
safe which contains all the valuable ex-
hibits in any case, watches. jewelry.
money. papers. etc. Alongside the safe
is a glass paneled door through which
glimpse may be caught of a strange
and conglomerate array of articles
which at once attracts attention. This
Is the chamber Of horrors. and here lie
peacefully on the shelves the deadly
weapons. which, could they speak. would
tell the story of many CORY crime. In
this small room hardly more than a
good-sized closet, but we'll lighted by
large window. are arranged guns, re-
volvers. knives. clubs. stones. billys
and every conceivable form Of deadly
weapon or something that could in an
emergency be pressed into use as one.
The herald., 1896-06-15

on Commercial street nearly six years
ago. The men had Quarreled ana
threats had passed. Dye was known as
q dangerous man and Bradfield shot him
dead from q window overlooking the
street.
Knives Of all kinds and descriptions
are arranged on another shelf. They
range in size from huge butcher-knife
some two feet long to the tiniest PEN
knife. In between are all grades OF
daggers dirks, stilettos and the ordi-
nary pocket knife, not to speak OF raz-
ore and other edged weapons. The
huge butcher knife, while the largest
was by no means the deadliest of the
carvers. 1t is q new one and never cut
anybody. being simply brandished by
an angry Chinaman named All How
during q row. There is another, how
ever, which Is nearly as long, being fully
20 inches, which is made from f1le.
It Is a typical Bowie knife and was used
In q saloon fight between Mexicans.
1t has been on exhibition so long
that the label has been lost, but 1t was
stated that the murderous blade had
been thrown with such force that the
victim, standing against a wall. was
transfixed and pinned to the partition.
A long, murderous looking blade, with
a buckhorn handle, Is pointed out as the
one with which a Mexican named Sill
vas killed Mcintyre down in Sonoratown
some years since. Silvas was drunk
and with no provocation plunged the
weapon into McIntyre's breast, killing
him almost instantly. For this crime
Silvas paid the death penalty.
With their triangular shaped blades
open, as they were after the tragedy.
lie pair of sheep shears with which a
Mexican sheep shearer was killed on the
Dominguez ranch some time ago. In
quarrel countryman plunged them
The herald., 1896-06-15
THE MACHINES MUST 90
Nlckel-in- the-Slot Devices Ordered Closed
Down by the Police

i>tSAeisiHs tHcsoiOt DcViCcS OTueTeu SIOSe0
Down by the Police
Several days ago Chief OF Police Glass
gave orders to the members of the po-
lice force to notify all cigar dealers and
others conducting nickel-in- the-slot ma
chimes to at once discontinue their use,
ON penalty of arrest. Quite a number at
once took out the machines. but others
have paid no attention to the order.
The chief is determined to enforce the
order, and anyone caught running the
machines this week, after having been
once notified. will be arrested, and the
matter will be taken into the courts
for settlement. In the case Of saloons
having these machines in operation the
names will be reported to the commits
sion with a view to having the licenses
revoked.
About year ago crusade was inaug-
urated against these machines, pnd they
were retired. After the first excitement
had died out they have been gradually
coming into use again, until a great
majority of the cigar stands had one
or more Of the devices in operation.
This raised howl from the dealers not
using the machines, and the matter was
laid before the police department with
the result that orders were issued stop
ping all Of them.
The order does not affect the, auto
matte drinking fountains, or similar
devices, but is directed solely against
the gambling machines.
The herald., 1896-06-15

date Of execution committed suicide in
the county Jail by taking strychnine.
The photograph bears his signature.
as does also q piece Of paper on which
10 written an order for his trunk. This
was addressed to his attorney and reads
LOS ANGELES, Jan. s,1sss.
7 hereby assign and transfer that
certain trunk now belonging to me to
Frederick McGregor. my attorney, and
personal effects.
The notice was written in q cramped
German hand and was his last produo-
tion. Near by on the wall Is tackled the
black bordered death warrant which
was not used, and pinned to its face Is
the typewriter return by the sheriff.
stating the reason why the sentence Of
package are his translations Of the BIZ
bic IN English. French and German mad
several other books with which he
whiled away the hours in prison.
As a reminder of q celebrated alleged
poisoning case, q tiny hand-satchel,
faded and worn. is shown as an exhibit
IN the murder trial Of People vs. Bent
ley. Henry Bentley was accused Of
poisoning his wife. Mrs. Nordholt, to
death. and in this little satchel the
detective, A. B. Lawson, since dead,
claimed to have found bottle which
contained the drug which had been used.
Bentley was convicted on the trial, but
the verdict Of the Jury was set aside,
and he was finally freed.
On the other side Of the room are
some old relics in the shape Of some Of
the earliest death warrants ever
signed in California. In the good old
days death warrants were seldom re-
and sure. but these are the pioneers of
their class in this section. The first
condemns James L. Johnston to be
hanged by the neck until he is dead on
October 8. 1857 Two others are for
Thomas King and Luciano Tapia, who
were swung of on the same day. Feb.
16, 1858.
Not only in the murder line are there
to be found interesting relics, but in the
burglary and train wrecking class as
well. There are several huge rocks, one
as big as a beer keg. which was the
cause of derailing train near Azusa
three years ago. Smaller stones are
there In plenty which have been used
for various purposes. In one corner Is
the burglar proof inside box Of a safe
which was abstracted by blowing open
the safe and tearing It out bodily. Then
1t was taken of to a vacant lot and
broken open. but the thieves had their
ing.
Two masks are shown, one Of black
cambria and one Of velveteen, which
were used by Robert Quiddy several
years ago in his career as a footpad
and highwayman. He is now in states
prison. All along one side Of the wall
are envelopes containing bullets which
have at different times been taken from
bodies dug out Of doors and other wood
en- bodies where they had imbedded
themselves A full assortment Of burg
lars tools is to be seen. from a lockpick
to Jimmy. There are bundles of
clothing, some blood stained and torn
by bullets or knives, and in fact every
imaginable thing that can be conceived.
A visit to the chamber, II one has any
morbid curiosity in his makeup, and
few have not, will be well repaid, es-
pecially If the amiable custodian, Dep
uty Clerk McPherron is in a good humor
and will explain the histories connected
with the different articles
The herald., 1896-06-15

THE BILLET OF WOOD USED BY
John Lennox in killing an Italian. Dead
ly sheep shears responsible for murder.
besides bottles Of poison, Chinese fan
tan layouts and opium pipes, lottery de-
vices, burglars tools and masks, all de-
scriptions of stolen property and what
not.
Not all the articles are connected with
the crime of murder by any means, there
being a majority which were used as
evidence in the minor felony cases, but
those to which the most interest natur-
ally attaches are the articles which serve
TO bring to mind some crime which at
the time shocked the community by it's
commission, only to be forgotten as in
its turn the next atrocity was COM
mitted. Stepping into the room ones
interest seems naturally first directed
to the shelf full of revolvers of all sizes
and makes, which in more than so per
cent of the cases have been the instru-
ments by which human life was
snuffed out.
Perhaps the first revolver that is
picked up may be the one that John
Craig. the recently executed murderer,
used in his bloody work on the evening
Of July rs, 1894. This Is a 38-caliber
imitation Smith & Wesson revolver
which he had borrowed. The other gun
which he used in the shooting was of 32-
calfber, but Is not in the room, having
been taken out by somebody. There is,
however. another gun labeled People vs.
Craig, cheap pearlhandled affair
marked Protector" which was not used
by him, but which he had owned.
Then there is Kid Thompsons gun, a
huge 45-caliber Colts frontier, which
was taken from him when arrested 1t
lies in its scabbard badly rusted, a silent
evidence of the desperate character of
the man who carried it. Another large
revolver Is the one used by Wong Cheuy,
the highbinder in q shooting in China
town year or more ago. 1t is Colts
A, new and in good condition, but rust
ing from neglect
Lying alongside is a 3S-caliber gun
which was used by Ferd Kennett upon
Detective A. B. Lawson. In an envelope
attached are three bullets which were
taken from the body at the autopsy.
and in the chambers of the gun are two
unexploded shells. There is also an old
fashioned powder and ball six-shooter
with which a Mexican named Martinez
some years ago shot and killed an old
wood-seller in Sonoratown for the pur-
pose of robbery. he supposing the old
man had $40 received from the sale of
wood. For this crime Martinez was
hanged. On the same shelf Is another
gun of similar description. an old Colts
The herald., 1896-06-15

mans fist at the other, and pear shaped.
AS If this was not bad enough weapon
in itself there was nailed to one side so
that the point projected downward, an
old mower tooth, triangular shaped. On
the other side several wire nails project,
making altogether diabolical contriv-
ance. This Is also smeared with blood,
but Vougt luckily did not commit mur-
der, Notwithstanding the wickedness
of his weapon.
Among reminders of recent crimes
Is the bottle of poisoned Sherry wine
which the negro BuSby sent to rival
to put him out of the way, but by
the drinking of which w. j. Thompson
and o. L. Martin lost their lives. Busby
is still in the county Jail pending an ap-
peal or his case. In small whisky
flask, preserved in alcohol, is a. piece
of mans ear, which was bitten out
during a. fight by one Callahan long ago.
The bit of flesh is shriveled and bears
little resemblance to- any portion of the
human body
Picking up a rounded piece of bone, 1t
is discovered to be the upper portion Of
a human skull On one side is a round
hole an inch in diameter, which is where
the life was crushed out by the single
blow of hammer. The skull belonged
to Miller, the proprietor of the Carlton
saloon on South Spring street, who was
murdered on May 19, 1891, while sleeping
in a rear room Of. his establishment
The assassin has never be n discovered.
Along with this Is the hammer with
which the deed was supposed to have
been committed. 1t is an ordinary
shaped carpenters hammer, but fits the
hole in the skull to nicely.
Still another reminder of q murder is
furnished by the remains Of the Jaws
and teeth of Doc Harlan, the handsome
dentist SO foully murdered years ago
and his remains cremated in a barn,
For this crime Hattie Wolfstein was
tried, but acquitted. The teeth were
the means by which the remains were
identified as those of Harlan, the fire
having rendered them unrecognizable,
but spared the teeth.
Tackled up on the wall Is photograph
of Fritz Anschlag, the fiendish German
murderer whose crimes startled the
community nearly eight years ago. An
schlag went to the ranch Of an old Ger
man couple near the city and made ar
rangements to purchase it. The deeds
were made out and all was ready
for the transfer but the money. for
which Anschlag pretended to be watt
ing. One evening he Drained the old
man with an axe outside Of the house.
then entered the kitchen where the good
frau was cooking supper and smashed
her in the skull with an axe. For this
he was convicted and sentenced to be
hanged, but on the evening before the
The herald., 1896-06-15
he NAY NOT GO NORTH
Senator White is Burdened
With Private Affairs
LOCAL DEMOCRATS GONE
Most Of the Southern Delegations Met
Here Yesterday
There VIII Be IN Attempt to Combine the
Southern Strength to Act at sscra.
msnto As . Unit
LOCAL DEMOCRATS GONE

The northbound Southern Pacific train
was crowded yesterday afternoon with
delegates to the Democratic state con.
vention from this and neighboring coun-
ties bound for Sacramento. The conven-
ton will be called to order tomorrow
afternoon. The two prominent candi-
dates for the craftsmanship are w. w.
Foote of Alameda county and Frank
Gould Of Stockton. Nearly all of the
southern contingent will support Foote.
Senator Stephen M. White, who is the
chairman Of the Los Angeles county del
egation, did not go north yesterday. He
said on Saturday night that hts private
business is such that he may not be able
to reach Sacramento at all. Should he
fail to show up at the convention, Geo.
8. Patton will be selected as the chair
man Of the local delegation.
Several Of the delegates elected at
Saturdays convention were unable to
get away yesterday and will leave here
for the north this morning. There will
be several proxies in the convention
from the southern end Of the state. Los
Angeles county will have about dozen.
Adolph Ramish will act for both him.
self and Martin Marsh.
The candidate for congress has not yet
been determined. If a Populist endorse
ment can be secured for the nominee.
George Patton would like again to make
the race. otherwise he will refuse to
get into the running. G. G. Wright ap-
pears to be getting stronger daily and
tombstone Jones continues to grow in.
favor.
Judge Dillon may. on the other hand,
be endorsed by the Democrats of the
district, If he receives the Populist NOM
ination.
Colonel Heath of Santa Barbara has
some friends in the Los Angeles county
delegation. It looks as If the congress
sional convention will probably not be
held until later in the year. 1t may go
to Santa Barbara in the latter part Of
September.
The candidates for district delegates
to the national convention are now more
numerous than ever. Joseph Maier the
brewer, John Bryson and Editor John
McGonigle Of Ventura appear to be in
the lead for the honor. 1t looks like
General c. F. A. Last as alternates, al
though the name of L. ]. Rose Is fire.
quently heard with some degree of un-
certainty.
Some attempt is to be made during
the trip Of the local delegation to Sac-
ramento to organize all Of the votes in
the south for work as unit in the COM
ing convention, but whether or not 1t will
succeed appears to be problematical.
There was some difference between
the crowd which left the Arcade depot
yesterday, and that which went to Sac
ramento to attend the Republican state
convention six weeks ago. Free trans
portation was conspicuous by it's alb
sence yesterday. 1t was conspicuous by
its evidence upon the prior occasion.
The herald., 1896-06-15

into his victims abdomen in a closed
condition, twisted them around and
withdrew them open. Such q weapon
and put to such a use makes the marrow
creep in the bones as, holding them in
your hands, the story is told in all its
graphic vividness.
There are two more knives with his
tories of bloodshed One was used by
Jose Yorba and. Is. G, lonE buckhorn, ,han-
died affair. The other is q clasp
knife or dagger which belongs to Elisha
Bennett and which was plunged into the
abdomen Of Frederick Czarske q few
months ago in a saloon fight. causing
his death.
OF clubs. loaded canes and other i'm
plements Of like character there are
many Perhaps the most interesting
Is huge piece Of crooked wood some
four inches in diameter and four feet
long. This was used by Jack Lennox
when he beat out the brains of an Ital-
ian after chasing him nearly two miles
through acornfield. The row originated
over the fact that the Italian had taken
Lennox's little brother to town in a
wagon and on account of some trivial
dispute refused to allow him to return
and compelled him to walk. Lennox
was sent to states prison for life. but
afterward pardoned.
Standing in a corner Is a long oar
and on the floor the broken fragments
of its mate, which was used to beat out
the brains of sailor at San Pedro dur
Ing the sailors strike several years ago.
These were used as evidence against
Salvador Canesa, accused of the crime
An axe with crooked handle of some
mountain wood, with the bark peeled.
Is held as evidence in the case. against
Juan Jordan for assault to kill. The
head and handle are smeared with blood
and it is altogether a grewsome sight.
There is also a large fiat stone with
which an attempt was made to beat out
the brains of the victim.
One of the most murderous looking of
all the clubs is one which was used in
the case of Thomas Vougt, tried for
attempted murder. 1t is a bludgeon
some four feet long, small at one end,
but rounding into a knot as big as a
The herald., 1896-06-15
DEMONS DANCING GROUND
liutcblson Thinks Fireworks Ia the
Streets Should Be Prohibited
Inc Reckless Driving In Crowded Streets
and the Bicycle Scorching Should
Be Suppressed

The number and destructiveness Of the
local fires Of the last week would seem
to indicate that the authorities should
make strenuous effort to prohibit the
use OF Chinese fireworks and other hood
lums' engines Of terror and destruction
for the purpose Of desecrating our great
est national holiday. and making our
principal streets demons dancing
ground for one day. If we must be de-
moniacal in our festivities and celebra-
tions and Publications, we have no valid
reasons for rejoicing at all.
The herald., 1896-06-15
In the West

Editor.-This Is poor poem, but
guess we'll have to take it.
Assistant.-Why?
Editor.-Well, he works In "the silver
moon three or four times. and II we
don't print 1t he may go around circu-
lating reports thUt we have gone over
to the goldbugs-Puck.
The herald., 1896-06-15

powder and ball revolver, which was
used by a Mexican named M. Moya years
ago In bar room shooting scrape.
A smaller revolver Is pointed out as
the one with which John Foster some
years ago killed Henry Amidon, a case
forgotten now by all but old-timers. In
q corner stands brand new shotgun
which has been fired but once. 1t will
never be claimed, as to do SO would in
icriminate the person asserting owner
snip. This gun was used as evidence in
the case against Henry Patterson,
charged with having fired shot into the
locomotive cab Of Santa Barbara train
during the railroad strike two years
ago The gun was found in clump of
WILLOWS from which the shot was fired,
ana mas never been claimed by anyone
trials.
Another shotgun formerly to be seen
was the sawed-off affair used by Nate
bradheld when he shot down Joe Dye