The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

which were used by Mccall in the fight
with the officers. So far as known, the
only evidence against Ardell is the state
ment made by Britt that Ardell worked
with Lovren and helped supply the robber
with guns and ammunition. Haines will
be charged with being an accessory before
the fact, as he furnished the giant powder.
The wounded officers are getting along
nicely. Reed is around attending to his
duties, while hopes are entertained OF the
recovery of Daggett.
The following is synopsis of an editorial
which appeared in this evenings Visalia
Daily Times:
A wave of virtue is sweeping over this city at
the present time, and Lovren and Ardell, the
men under arrest for completely in the latest
attempt at train robbery, are being roundly
denounced as the leaders of gang of outlaws.
1t is not pleasant to have the papers all over
the country writing about Visalia bandits, for
our experience with Evans and Sontag demon
strated that such reputation is not profitable
for the community. The Times has no
desire to alay the feeling of indignation that
has been aroused by the arrest of Lovren and
Ardell, but it will be just as well if we look at
the situation honestly, and when we start
about working out reform we should not be
afraid to do q complete job.
When Assessor Coffee was killed in the Low
rem dive the character of the place was as we'll
known as it is to-day. The indignation aroused
by that murder was as great as it is now over
the supposed connection of Ardell and Lovren
in the latest attempted train robbery, in which
two brave officers were wounded one of them
perhaps fatally. As a result of the popular
feeling at that time the Board of Supervisors
hxr whit oh a.
could be closed up. 1t was thought that it
would be impossible to get seven freeholders
in Visalia to vouch for the good moral char
acter of Lovren or Ardell, but those worthless
had no trouble in getting more than the re-
auired number of signatures-all of them SUBJ
stantial business men. decision of the Su-
preme Court some months later deprived the
Supervisors of jurisdiction over granting
licenses to saloons in incorporated cities, but
the City Council of Visalia very soon there
after adopted an ordinance substantially like
the county ordinance.
Again it became necessary for the men who
were running the dive to get the signatures of
seven freehorders that they~were men of good
moral character and proper persons to con-
duct saloon. The best men in Visalia again
signed the petition and the dive, which has
been stencil in the nostrils of all law biding
citizens and the breedine-piace for all manner
OF crime, obtained permit to carry on the
devilish work.
The Times has no desire to criticize the gen.
tlemen who signed the petition in Lovren's
favor, for il the particular ones who did so
had not acceded to his request in that behalf
there are others who would. But what is
needed is a sentiment in the community that
will make the ordinance regulating the grant
ing of licenses to questionable places where
liquor is sold effective. This city has had
enough advertising of the Loyren sort and our
pockets if not our conscience make it impera-
tive that such blotches on our community
should be promptly removed.
Two brothers of Dan Mccall arrived this
evening and the funeral will take place at
10 A. NJ. tomorrow.