The herald., 1896-12-31
Guy Shoup left this evening for San
Francisco, having spent the holidays
with relatives in this city.


Francisco, having spent the holidays
with relatives in this city.
| Harry Lunceford left today for Rands-
burg to look over some mining claims.
The boys of company X are practic-
, ing today for three-cornered match
on New Years day with Riverside and
Redlands, for the silver cup. At the
| last shoot Riverside beat both the 9TH
! er teams, but this time the boys are de-
termined to reverse things. The team
| winning the cup three times has the cup
| Judge Campbell of department two.
superior court, left today for Los An
geles.
Mrs. r. H. Curtis is reported as being
| i'll at her home on Fourth street near Is
| street.
Mrs. E. A. r. Sheldon is reported as
being somewhat better today.
San Bernardino county has two SUPER
ior judges, but today three cases had to
| go over, owing to the fact that no judge
was present to preside.
| 1t is now pretty certain that the city
of San Bernardino will have an enclosed
athletic park, situated in the heart of
| the city, and directly on the various
motor road lines. 1t is said on good au
thority that a prominent man will put
up in the neighborhood of $400 to enclose
| the grounds, and erect sets. The lease
| for the ground was signed yesterday.
H. H. Lawson is visiting friends in
| Los Angeles.
/ Another chapter has been added to the
| murder of Neal at Hesperia in 1895, in
asmuch as a man by the name Of M.
| Welch is now in the county Jail on a
| charge of insanity. Welch is the man
who took the murderer, Douglass, to
! the ranch where Neal was killed. At
the time Neal was shot from behind, he
| was reclining on the ground, facing and
talking to old man Welch. 1t was Welch
who took Douglass from the scene of the
murder and helped him get away, as
he did not notify the officers for over
sixteen hours after the killing. At the
time Of the killing officer Curtner told
Welch, Il will keep my eye on you and
this thing will all come out" Since
that day the old fellow has avoided
Constable Curtner, and ever since the
crime, has been preying on his mind. 1t
is the opinion of the officers that Welch
went with Douglass to kill Neal, and
that he did help. Yesterday the old
fellow came into the sheriff's office and
seemed to be quite i'll. To Deputy Wha-
ley he said: Il have something on my
mind. I want to take away suspicion on
a man and right a wrong" but through
out his remarks are incoherent. In the
Jail he uttered the remark, THAT woman
is innocent" He also says: Il do not
know where Douglass is now. I wish
I did" A startling rumor is that it
might be possible that Welch in turn
killed Douglass and disposed of the re-
mains, as the murderer has never been
seen since the killing of Neal, but what
ever is the outcome, that June crime has
driven old man Welch insane and proba-
bly, to his death, as he is ute ill at the
Jail. Welch has several times threat
ened suicide.
George Moesser is acting as special
police today in the place of Officer Tom
Carter
The case Of who should have the guar
dianship of the little McDougal girl was
to have been tried today but as no
judge was present the matter had to go
over.
A. A. Warren of Cotton was in the city
today.
There was quite a heavy frost this
morning.
1t is now thought that the street cars
will not be taken off on January 1st as
anticipated Business in that line is
picking up and looks more encoura ging.
w. A. Boren left for Kramer today to
be gone about month.
City Clerk Foy is again confined to his
bed.
Mrs. Mary Packer has left her home
and up to the present time has not been
found. SlsE was formerly am inmate of
the insane asylum at Highland, but was
released about eight months ago on pa
role and given to her mothers care. She
left home yesterday morning about 8
o'clock and was later tracked toward
Redlands. following the motor line, but
no trace of her can be found.
Mrs. j. II. Lightfoot and daughter
Bess leave tomorrow on two weeks
visit to Mrs. Lightfoot's relatives at Ell
Monte. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Quinn.
Messrs Grid and Burrows of the Inde-
pendent are visiting Cotton today on
business.