The herald., 1896-07-29
SANTA ANA
The Soccoclo Murder Trial - City Council
MeetlnR-Notes

Inc S0CCocf0 MURDER Irtat - lily SouuCit
Meeting-Notes
The Soccocio murder trial has been on
during the day. The prosecution intro
duced DR.. Clark, county coroner, Jose
Levy. Jessie Levy and Sheriff Nicholas,
who gave the same evidence as at the
preliminary examination. The mur-
dered man and Soccocio had passed the
evening at the house Of the Lereys and
Pete and Jose Lerey had drank consid-
cradle wine, the accused very little.
They. the murdered man and Pete had
left the Lerey house at about II o'clock p.
m. and young Lerey and Miss Jessie
(the girl in the case) had soon after on
looking toward Pete's cabin, saw Socco-
clio in the moonlight near by the cabin Of
Pete. They retired, leaving the accused
in that position. In the morning Pete
was found fearfully mangled. A bloody
shirt identified as Soccocio's. was found
in the room. A bloody hatchet and
broken and bloody razor indicated the
weapons used.
Sheriff Nichols detailed finding the
bloodstained clothes on the defendant
and in his house.
The defense has not yet outlined its
line of defense.
Louis Rees of Los Angeles was, by
consent, introduced as character wit
ness for the defense. It is expected the
trial will consume most of the week
The attorneys for the accused are max
ing a vigorous defense and objecting
to most Of the evidence introduced.
The city council, at its meeting last
night, amended the proposed franchise
for the street railway, restricting the
width of track to three feet six inches,
and that no changes exceeding $25 in
expense shall be made except by consent
Of the city. The franchise was passed to
second reading.
The tax levy for the city will be 80
cents per 500 this year. This is 20 cents
less than last year. The levy for county
purposes Will also be largely reduced.
The Orange County Political Equity
club will hold called meeting at Mrs.
Parks home in Orange, Thursday after
noon at $3.50 p. m.
A telegram has been received here an
nouncing the death at Salt Lake yester-
| day Of Lincoln Alexson, of this place.
| He was run over by a train of cars on
the Union Pacific track, severing both
| feet and crushing his skull. His parents
and sister, Mrs. G. P. Hill, live here and
two Of his brothers. Gus and Charles AK
| elson, have machine shop in Los An
| geles. He was member Of Company L.
and highly esteemed young man.
| Miss Clara Baker of Westminster, and
| sister of D. M. Baker Of this city, will
| start for Billings, Mont. August 4th. to
be married to Mr.. Bert Simpson Of that
city. The marriage will occur about the
| middle of the month.
j. B. Parker, now of Los Angeles was
| shaking hands with old friends here and
| In Orange yesterday.
Neal McTaggart, Marshal North
cross. Charles Clough and w. A. Dyer Of
Orange, with their families, have gone
to the mountains to have an outing
E. w. Forgy and wife of Los Angeles
and w. s. Taylor Of this city today drove
to Laguna and Arch Beach.
r. f. Burgess of Los Angeles, Fred
Burgess and Robert Flock Of Santa Ana,
with their families. will start tomor-
row for a six weeks outing in the San
Diego mountains. They go by way of
San Louis Rey and Escondido to Polo
mar, or Smiths mountain.
Henry Diers has returned from his
Tehachepi ranch. He will remain for a
few days. He reports fair crops in that
section.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Joseph Newman have
gone to Arch Beach on a ten days out
ing.
W. NJ Bogard Of Tustin fell from
moving train this evening and was al
most instantly killed. Bogard was sub
Ject to heart trouble, and it is thought
he was really dead before he fell. The
fall, however. crushed his skull so that
death must have been almost instanta-
neous. Deceased was employed by the
Southern Pacific Railroad company.