The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-07

was phial partially full of chloroform,
| another of ether. and a third contain
ing morphine Mayes said he was con-
WINGED that Mayes had taken some of
| the poison. as he seemed in desperate
| frame of mind. The sergeant immedi-
ately telephoned over to the central sta
ton for the patrol wagon to go to the
| residence, and FASTENED there himself.
| He found Relland apparently composed
| and talking to some ladies. Asked If he
had taken any poison, Roland said no,
| that he had used some of the stuff to
| quiet his nerves. as he had had no sleep
and nothing to eat for nearly three days
and nights and was broken down phys
| ically and mentally. He denied any at
| tempt to commit suicide, and professed
n Willingness to so to police headquar-
ters. When the patrol wagon arrived he
| demurred at going over town in it, so ac-
| companied the officer in a car, the wagon
returning empty.
| Arriving at the receiving hospital he
| told the attendants he had no intention
of suicide, and~as he had shown no eff
! fects from an overdose of either or any
| of the drugs. he was released. Sergeant
| McKeag accompanied him over to DIR.
| Shorb's office, where the latter exam
ined him and said he was all right. to
go home and rest The poison was shown
and Relland told of the use he had made
of it, DR.. Shorb gave him couple of
powders to take to quiet his nerves, and
the couple left, the officer leaving Rel
| land at the foot of the stairs and going
back to East Los Angeles in the next
car Relland must have followed soon
after
THE CORONER INVESTIGATES.
Meantime, during the day, DR.. Sted-
DOM the health officer, and Coroner
Campbell had been notified by Mr.. Phil
lips and Mr.. Paul of the peculiar circum-
stances attending the demise Of Mrs
Snyder and their suspicious as to the
disposal of the body of the child. An in
vestigation was instituted, and shortly
before o'clock, DR.. Campbell his de-
putty, Johnny Summerfield, and Under
taker Paul found themselves in the back
yard of the Reland residence In the
extreme rear of the place, under a small
orange tree, the soil showed signs of hav-
ing been recently disturbed, and. pro-
curing q spade, the earth was thrown
away. Buried under about a foot and a
half of dirt, the foetus was found where
it had bene thrown and hastily covered
up.
Just as the discovery was made Rel
land came hastily around the house and
confronted the searchers. OF DR..
Campbell, who had the key of the locked
| house. he demanded admittance, that he
might, as he said, secure his dead wife's
i jewelry. This was refused, and he was
| told that he could have nothing until
after the inquest had been held. Relland
! used harsh language and demanded to
| know their business there. DR.. Camp
| bell confronted him with the remains
| and asked If he had buried them there,
receiving the reply that he did. Further
words passed, and Relland walked
around to the other side of division
fence between his yard and the next
where he stood glaring at the little
group His strange expression was re-
marked and he was closely watched
Finally IRELAND said he should go next
| door. whore the people had offered him
| a bed. and try to sleep for awhile. With
this, he entered the back door of the
Mayes residence at No. 1S4 and passed
into the Kitchen thence into the dining
room. where he sat down.
BEFORE THE DEED
DIR. Campbell followed him closely and
engaged him In conversation. Mean
time he had sent Summerfield to tele-
phone over to the police station for a
detective, afterward to care for the
little body. The coroner sat down and
talked to Relland for nearly an hour,
the man meantime slipping a cup of tea
which had been brewed for him by Mrs.
Mayes. The doctor told him to calm