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The herald., 1897-01-22
the state ana OF individuals, will de-
velop into one of the grandest creations
OF the genius and skin Of man.
no FEED THE HUNGRY
And Clothe the Needy on Washington's
Birthday

The Volunteers Of America under the
direction of Capt. ]. r. McCargar are
making an effort to give the poor of this
city free dinner on Washington's
birthday. They will also give out arti-
cles of clothing on that day to the needy
ones. In order to make the donations as
general and complete as desired. it will
be necessary to receive contributions
from citizens. Just now articles Of
wearing apparel are especially needed,
and all contributions of cast-off clothing
will be gratefully received. Capt. Nc
Cargar pledges himself to make personal
investigation into every case where gifts
are sent. There are a great many people
who can do much to help this work II
they will 60 through their old clothes
and pick out such garments as they no
longer have any use for and will leave
them at the organizations quarters at
126 North Main street or will leave their
addresses, when the articles will be sent
for
The herald., 1897-01-22
LICENSED TO WE'D.

The marriage licenses issued yester-
day at the county clerks office were:
Joseph S. Williams, aged 80, native oi
England, resident of Los Angeles, and
Lora Scudmore, aged 30, native of Ill
nois, resident Of Lakeport. Lake county
Herman Heinze, aged 42, native ol
Germany, resident of Los Angeles, arr
Clara Dietzel, aged 40, native of Ger
many, resident of Puente.
Maurice j. Reynolds, aged 35, native
of England. and Jane Porter. aged 8!
native of Ireland, both residents 81
Lancaster.
Emanuel f. Gerecht. aged 20. nativ,
of Russia, and Rosa Rosmek, aged 27
native of Russia. both residents OF Lo.
Angeles.
William Gerken. aged 35. native o,
Germany. and Mrs. Hannah Kaufman
aged 80. native of Switzerland, both res
idents of Ell Rio, Ventura county
Antonio A. GAMBIA, aged 20, native 81
italy. and Rose Lugonlarsino, aged IS
The herald., 1897-01-22
Now That He Is a Claimant to
Millions
JOHN LEE OR oRTEdA ?
He Was John Blsbee When He Courted
His Wife
She Discovered He Was a Jail Bird but
Now That He Has Prospects Has
Stopped Divorce Proceedings

The claim Of John Lee, alias Bisbee,
alias Michael Antonio Ortega, to the es-
tate Of the late Antonio Schiappa Pietra
of Ventura, valued at $4,000, ,000 has
caused young wife in this city to stop
all her proceedings for divorce, SAYS
the Oakland correspondent of the San
Francisco Examiner. Lee, who is an
Oakland man, claims that Pietras will
was forged and that he is the son of the
dead millionaire. Under the terms of
the probated will all the estate goes to
brother The contest went on record in
Ventura county yesterday Lee is in
jail in Los Angeles on charge of as
sault.
Mrs. Lee. his 17-year-old wife, lives
with her parents at S31 Castro street. She
sued Lee for a divorce on the ground
OF fraud. Today after hearing that her
husband had fairly begun his battle for
millions she decided not to prosecute her
The herald., 1897-01-22
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
Unless Capt James Can Fix it With
Judge Morrison He Gets No Change

Justice Owens yesterday rendered
his decision upon the motion of Capt. j.
F. James, arraigned in his court upon
charge of circulating obscene literature,
denied for the reasons, first, that there
is no statute providing for a change of
venue from one police court to another;
and second, that there is no other police
court in the city or county to which it
could be transferred. as the two depart
ments are but divisions of one court.
The justice closes, however, by stating
that IL the defendant can arrange with
Justice Morrison to sit in his place the
papers in the case will be transferred to
him; otherwise the matter would be
tried and disposed of in the regular Or
der of business.
The herald., 1897-01-22
AN UNNATURAL CREATURE.
Arrested for Indecently Exposing His
Person to School Children.

For several days complaints have
reached police headquarters to the effect
that a human beast was hanging around
South Olive street and exposing his
person to school children. Yesterday
about 1 o'clock the fellow put in an ap-
pearance near the school building at
Fourth and Olive streets and repeated
his indecent performances. He was fol-
lowed by three of the schoolb oys, named
Charles Varcoe, Melvin Norton and Lee
Marshal, who pointed him out to officer
Blackburn. The man was arrested and
locked up in Jail.
Later in the afternoon several of the
school children were takIan into the
Jail and readily picked the prisoner
out from among a number of others.
He has been positively identified, and
clear case can be made out against him.
His name was given as Oscar Carson,
and he was booked for indecent expos
ure. This afternoon he will be ar
raigned in the police court.
The herald., 1897-01-22
WHAT WILL BE THE VERDICT?
Harbor Commissioners Have Sought
for Rock at San Pedro in Vain.

Tomorrow the members of the board
of harbor commissioners will return TO
the east, and it is only fair to presume
that they have by this time gained
both impressions and convictions ais to
the relative merits of San Pedro and
Santa Monica harbors. 1t is known that
they have sought diligently for rock in
the San Pedro site, but have happily,
been disappointed. In all they have
made at least thirty borings, the line
extending about one mile southeast
from Deadmans island. In only one
instance it is reported was there rock
of any considerable substance encoun-
tered, and here the water was go deep
as to make it of no consequence.
Borings have also been made in the
inner harbor, and these also have been
satisfactory
1t is thought that the report of the
commissioners to the secretary of war
will be made public not later than the
middle of February.
The herald., 1897-01-22
THE GASOLINE STOVE AGAIN.

Fire at $50 last evening destroyed the
four-room cottage at No 1347 South Wall
street occupied by colored man named
II. H. Williams. A gasoline stove ex-
plosion in the kitchen started the blaze
and before the department could get
the fire under control the whole place
was gutted. The loss will be between
$500 and $500, partially covered by in
Sllra nee
The herald., 1897-01-22
DON'T LAW.

But if you must, we will advise you
without charge. And If we don't win
your case. 1t will cost you nothing. Me-
chanics liens prepared without charge
Hard collections pushed. Our special
ties are railway damage suits and suits
against corporations and trusts, libel,
SANDER and other damage cases, fore
closure of mortgages and liens. No.
tary work free to clients. Langworthy
Co.. 22e South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-01-22

his mothers plea. ana the two yet at
large.
Late last evening the remaining two
boys were safely landed in jail by the
oficer, completing the list. The name Of
only one of these was given out. He Is
Earle Kline. son OF clergyman residing
in University. He was captured on
Theo street by the detective and sent in
to join his companions. A complaint
will probably be sworn to today for the
Hoover street job and the sextette ar
raigned in court.
The herald., 1897-01-22

action but to await developments and to
try and secure a portion for herself and
child. After Lee was married ne told
his wife that his father was Antonio Pie
ira He also informed her that he had
been married four times and had eight
children scattered about the state.
Lee cOurted his wife under the name
OF John Bisbee. She knew him by no
otner name. When he got out his mar
rage incense. however. he gave the name
OF Lee. The first the bride knew that
she was taking the name of Lee was
Wnen the minister called it out at the
weodlng. The ceremony was interrupt
ed for moment. Lee at once hedged
and got his wife to go ahead with the
wedding. '- INC
Il thought 1 was marrying John Bis.
bee" said the bride
fou are marrying the man and not his
name, responded Lee
me revelation was so startling to the
prlde that she at once commenced an
lnvestigation. Learning that a John
blsnee mad served a term in the peni-
teh.iary she made trip to San Quentin
ana consulted with Warden Hale Tbera
she found that her husband had served a
term from Napa county for assaultinr
a Ittle girl and had only been out of the
pe,.enl!ary three days when he com
menced to court her. She then said that
ne had Just arrived from the north. Find
ing tnat mis- deception had been discov-
cred Lee Immediately left for narts IN
known. He was not heard of for a
year, and then he turned up in iaiI in
Los Angeles.
The whole affair seems so strange to
me that l can hardly realize what I
nave passed through" said Mrs. Lee
This man is monster Imagine nv
surprise while stood at the altar ready
TO marry John Bisbee and finding that
TOOK the name of Lee. few days later
l discovered that I had married ia;l
bird. Not Only that. but found that
ne had been convicted of a low crime
Then as crowning blow the villain ran
away, leaving me and my child a charge
upon my parents. So far as can learn
he was married four times and has eight
children. For all my suffering 1 think
L am entitled to some portion of that
great fortune that he is after. Anyhow
l have made up my mind not to be in too
much of hurry to secure divorce. I
am just going to allow my legal matters
to rest a little so that can be in the po-
sition of a wife to make my claim and
the claim for my child at proper time
If he gets the fortune he is after will
demand one-half of it,
Several days ago it was reported in an
evening paper, and copied the next morn
ing by the Times, that Lee had been
made trusty in the county Jail by
Sheriff Burr. The fact Of the matter is
that an order was given by Jailer Ken
nedy to make a man named Lee a trusty
but an entirely different parsonage was
meant, he intending to allow prisoner
from Santa Monica serving term for
disturbing the peace the privileges.
BY some misunderstanding John Lee,
or Bisbee, or Ortega, was brought out
but the mistake was quickly discovered
and the alleged rape fiend put back again
In his cell, where he will remain until his
trial
The herald., 1897-01-22
LIGHT BATTERY A.

There was regular weekly meeting
and drill of the recently organized light
battery company A at the barracks, c41
East Second street, last night, at which
several new members were added. The
company was formed under the direction
of Capt Henry Steere about two mouths
ago, and is growing rapidly now nun.
bering about sixty mem,,;-s.
The herald., 1897-01-22
A SUCCESSFUL TEST.
The Automatic Safety Device on the
Van Nuys Elevato tors a Success.

Yesterday morning novel test was
made on one of the Hotel Van Nuys
electric elevators. There being some
doubt as to the working of the automatic
safety device. the elevator was run to
the top of the sixth floor and all the ropes
let loose. The car started down at rap
i'd speed, but before it had travelled ten
feet, was firmly and thoroughly locked
to the steel guides, thereby demonstrat-
ing that in case of accident, the safety
devices are as perfect as modern engin-
eering can accomplish. The guests of
the Hotel Van Nuys are to be congrat-
ulated on so safe an elevator.
The herald., 1897-01-22
H. T. NoRCROss. Agent
HOTEL DEL CORONADO,
200 S. Spring ST, Los Angeles, Cal.

native of California, both residents of
Los Angeles.
Philip H. Felitz, aged 35, native Of
Illinois, and Marie Miller, aged %, native
OF Washington, both residents of Los
Angeles
The herald., 1897-01-22

POOR APPETITE IS ONE OF THE
n first signs of a broken down nervous
system Then follow indigestion, dyspep-
sia, palpitation of the heart. poor sleep
you awake tired and weary in the MORN
ing, lack of ambition and total exhaustion
of vital powers. You need more nerve
force. DR.. Sanden's Electric Belt comes
first as a tonic for the nerves and all the
vital functions.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
VIOLENCE HAS BEGUN.
Strikers Armed With Pick Handles
Force Miners Who Want 10
Work to Quit.

Wheeling. w. Va. July This morn
ing, armed with pickhandles and clubs,
the striking Wheeling e. Lake Erie miners
at Long Run. over the river. proceeded 10
Dillonyille. a short distance away. on the
same road and forced the working miners
at the latter place to come out on strike.
The deputy United States marshals from
Cincinnati had not yet arrived
At Wheeling Creek opposite Wheeling
IN chlo. the Miners Union met this after
noon and decided TO go on strike in obedi-
ence 10 the request OF the United Mine
Back OF Bellaire. on the Baltimore &
Ohio. two railroad mines are working a
the rate demanded by the miners. 60 cents
nut the siflklng miners elsewhere are de-
termined that the men shall not work at
these mines until the strike is settled
Ihere may be trouble at these two points
The storm center of the big coal strike
bids fair TO be located in the vicinity OF
Wheeling. Already the operators in the
Falrmont, W. Va. region are preparing
10 send great quantities OF coal into Ohio
and to the lakes aud Wheeling Is the gaia
way through which all this coal will pass
Three roads. the Baltimore d Ohio. the
Wheeling q Lake Erie and the Cleveland
Lorraine * Wheeling. will carry Il through
10 its markets Along the line OF each
road In Eastern OuiO are located MANY coal
mines. nearly all OF which have cloeed
down since the strike was declared last
week II was I'm this area that the turbu-
lence OF three years ago occurred when
ttNtIel thousaua men or the Ohio National
Guard were out The fear is now becou-
ing general that The coal from the West
Virginia mines passing through will pro-
woke violence on the part Of the idle union
miners ana their friends in Eastern Ohio
Already the receivers Of the Wheeling e.
Lake Erie road have received the services OF
number OF nited States marshals to pro-
tect the small number OF men StilI al work
IN their mines in this vicinity another
cause OF possible acts OF Violence Several /
OF the mines in Belmont county. O.. nave
al cd 9a.1
Striking miners object TO these mines re-
euming. fearing u viii iniure the hoISed for
effectiveness or the strike. which depends
market.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08

miners He thought the miners were un-
derpaid and that their cause was just
one. Governor Bushnell favors a national
board OF arbitration, and believes that with
the states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
working together such an institution may
he secured. President Ratch1ord. OF the
United Mine Workers. states that he is not
anxious for arbitration at this time. He
is so confident the miners will win that he
believes their position would he materially
weakened by arbitration now. He would
not refuse to consider. however, a prOpO-
sition TO arbitrate the wage question
should Il come from the other side As
far as the miners are concerned. they have
none 70 make. He is in favor of any just
and equitable means Of effecting a settle
ment. The Ohio operators are not averse
to an arbitration that will place them on
an equal footing with operators in COM
peting districts. Arbitration could not be
applied successfully I'm the present strike
unless IL Is an interstate affair, covering
the entire competitive field.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
TO OPPOSE SELLS PARDON.
Delegation of Eric Citizens VIII APP
pear Before the Board of
Pard0ns To-day.

Topeka. Kas. July 7.-(SpecIaLl a dele
cation OF citizens from Erie. Kss.. arrived
in the city to-day for the purpose of ap-
pearing before the state board of pardons
tomorrow to protest against the granting
of a pardon to Willie Sells. The delegation
IS composed of ]. NJ. Allen, banker, who
Is the treasurer of the Populist state COM
mittee: ]. Z. Parsons. who was sheriff OF
the county at the time of the slaughter Of
the entire Sells family, and J. T Rice,
neighbor OF the Sells. The city Of Erie Is
footing the expense. Mr.. Allen said that 1t
would be an outrage to grant Sells a par
don and he did not believe the board would
dare 10 do Il. The sentiment among the
people OF NeOsho county Is against II. he
said. and feeling would run so high II Sells
were pardoned that he would be lynched If
he came back there. There is no doubt
on earth but what Sells committed the
murder" said Mr.. Allen. who was a mem
ber Of the coroner's Jury that investigated
the facts concerning the murder Of the
Sells family
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
Electric Car Carries -Four Persons
Down 10 Their Death at
Bay City. Mich.

Bay City, Mich. July IAN interurban
electric car bound for Saginaw from this
city crashed through the open draw Of the
high iron bridge two miles south Of this
city at II o'clock to-day. and the seven pas
sengers were carried down into the river
Mrs. William McClelland and three chill
dren. from this city. were drowned. The
three other passengers were men. The lat
ter were seriously injured, but will recover.
The car was in charge OF Motorman Her
pert Riley and Conductor James OBrien.
both OF whom escaped with slight injuries
BY jumping. The three male passengers
Jumped. but all were injured. One of the
latter was Z. z. Gerkens, assistant general
freight agent OF the Michigan Central He
was partially out OF a car window when
the car went through. and was injured
about the arms and body.
The exact cause of the accident Is yet
unknown. but IL Is believed that the motor
man was racing with a railroad train,
which is a competitor for the suburban
traffic. and could not stop the car after
the bridge had begun TO swing.
I. p. Klump. n travelling man from Cen
eva. o.. was so badly injured that he'can-
not recover.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08

drunk, to his fathers factory. at 1903 North
Broadway, and demanded money. He got
lecture instead. and it maddened him.
He seized his father by the throat. forced
him back upon table. and. catching up
big hammer. announced his intention of
knocking the old mans brains out.
It happened that DR.. Richmond Cornwall.
the other brother. came down by an early
train this morning TO visit his father. He
entered the office in time 70 see his black
sheep brother in the apparent act of kill
ing the father. Drawing a small caliber
revolver he shouted TO his brother to de-
sist. Herbert desisted from that part Of
the programme and made a rush at his
brother. He received a bullet in the side
Of the head as he came, but succeeded in
knocking his brother down. Two more bull
let's went home as Herbert Piled the ham
mer and Richmond struggled TO his feet.
Then followed fight abound that little
room. with the covering father looking on,
that made the place a shambles. Every bull
let from Richmond's revolver told upon Her
bert. but it was not until the last shot
struck that he dropped the hammer and
fell.
AS he went down. Richmond seized the
hammer and smashed his brothers face
TO pulp with II. There were then but two
living men In the room. and apparently
both were insane-one from fright, the
other with lust Of blood.
When the police broke in three minutes
later. the father, a maniac. was gibber-
ing helplessly in the corner. Richmond.
seated upon his brothers corpse. had dis
carded the hammer. and. armed with big
stone jug, was using It. pestle-wise, on
the mass of blood and hair and teeth that
lay beneath. There was no resemblance
to a head upon the body the police carried
TO the morgue.
DR.. Richard Cornwall is locked up to
await the action of the coroner's jury.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
The sentiment OF the police and OF the
community is with him.

DR.. Cornwall lives at PA MCGEE street.
He is married and has a child about a year
old. He has an ONCE with his brother-in-
law, Dr. re T. ,s;, WKsISeT' Kss 'it, at HS West Ninth
for St. Louis on receipt of a telegram from
his father, stating that Herbert was bad
again" He has lived in this city about five
years. He is % years old. A sister. Mrs
Forshaw. lives on Easton avenue. St
Louis. DR.. and Mrs. Whittier are now in
Minneapolis visiting, but have been wired
Of the tragedy.
Herbert the dead man was "a years old
and Rad been married year. He. was
cruel to his wife and little child. and drove
them away from his fathers home where
they lived He had visited in Kansas CITY
several times. His mother died last Nav
in 81. Louis, and was brought here and
buried on Decoration day. Herbert ac-
companied the remains here. None of the
Cornwall family ever lived in Kansas City
save DIR. Richmond Cornwall and Mrs.
Dr.. Whittier.
Mrs Cornwall. the wife Of the fratricide,
IS a blonde OF slight build and was mar
ried 20 DR.. Cornwall in Minpesota
Herbert had been hard drinker for
several years and, although I have only
seen him when he visited I'm Kansas City,
l know from what my husband has said
that he has been cruel to his father"
said Mrs. Cornwall to a reporter for The
Journal MY husband left very suddenly
for St. Louis on receipt Of a telegram from
his father. stating that Herbert was be-
coming violent again. The doctor never
went armed that ] know of and as he hur-
ried off Tuesday had no time TO question
him as TO the probable outcome of his visit.
He said nothing about buying a revolver.
He has been called TO 81. Louis before to
settle difficulties between Herbert and his
father. but never since the death of the
mother.
Herbert was married a year ago and
the family hoped that would quiet him
down. He married n lovely young woman.
She accompanied him here last May. when
his mother was buried. and they seemed
so happy in their marriage. Only last week,
however. we had word that Herbert was
beating his wife. and had driven her BACK
TO her mothers house"
Mrs. Cornwall received a telegram from
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
SUICIDE WITH A SCARFPlN.
Man Accused of Abduction
Makes n Desperate Attempt
TO Kill Himself.

New York. July John Scott Oliver. a
deputy sheriff. from Los Angeles. Cal, who
is held to answer by the Coney Island police
to the charge of abducting 15-year-old Stella
Robb. Of Brooklyn, is in the hospital at the
Raymond street jail, as the result of an at
tempt TO take his own life. The suicide
was attempted while Oliver was in the pris-
on van on his way TO the jail. When the
door Of the van was opened Oliver tottered
to the entrance and fell.
When his waistcoat was opened a horse
shoe scarfpin. which he wore in his tie on
leaving Coney Island. was found protrud-
Ing from his left side. a tiny stream Of
cciOred his clothing. Oliver was restored
- consciousness. He informed the doctor
that he did not wish TO live with such
seriCus charge hanging over him. and that
in addition to the attempt TO punctuTe his
heart with the scarfpin. he mad swallowed
silver pencil and watchguard. He will
recover.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
CATTLEMEN INDICTED.
Are Accused of Running Cattle Across
the Quarantine Line Into
kansas.

CoffeyviIle. Kas.. July 7.-(Special) J. E.
Turner and Daniel Lote, eattlemen, have
been indicted by grand jury in Montgom-
cry county on the charge Of violating tEe
live stock sanitary law Of the state by run
ming cattle from the Indian Territory across
the quarantine line into Kansas. Tney
have not yet been arrested. as the auth9Ii-
ties have been unable 10 locate them. The
offense was committed about June Is. The
state live stock sanitary commission discov-
cred that cattle were being driven across
the quarantine line in droves, but Ihe OH
ciGls of Montgomery county PAID no par
ticulsr attention 20 the matter until the
gomery county in the Quarantined district
II proceedings were not instituted to pre-
vent IL.