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The herald., 1897-08-21
AN OLD CASE
The Furniture Robbery at Aliens
Store Again to Be Inquired Into

Mrs. Emma H. Woodham yesterday
began suit against w. S. Allen, the
Spring street furniture dealer to re-
cover $400, which she claims was OBJ
tanned from her under peculiar circum-
stances.
In August, 1896, the defendant pre-
ferred a larceny charge against Henry
I. Newman, a confidential clerk and
salesman in his employ. 1t was claimed
that Newman had taken certain goods
belonging to Allen and valued at $2O3.
and sold it to w. H. Woodham, who at
that time kept furniture store on Main
street. Woodham was taxed with pur-
chasing stolen property and acting as a
of Newman and, according
to the plaintiffs contention, a demand
was made upon him for $400. Woodham
absolutely refused to pay, but on the
23d of August the present plaintiff al
leges that Allen threatened that if the
$500 was not paid he would have her
husband arrested. She was afraid that
this would be done, and also stood in
The herald., 1897-08-21
Attorney Crouch an ALI
Around Bad Man
A STUDENT OF oSTEoPATHY
LET IN FOR OVER 5000 IN THIS
CITY
Ed Loomis, the Nine Year Old Boy
From Sierre Madre, a Candidate
for Whittier-Crazy Drunk

\ vew weeks ago J. C. Crouch, an at
torney who, after practicing at Stock
ton had come south to settle in Los An
geles, was arrested on telegram from
the north charging him with grand lar
ceny, and a few days later was taken
back to Stockton by an officer sent for
that purpose.
Last evening +. w. Matteson, dep
uty sheriff of San Joaquin county, re-
turned north, after spending day or
two tracking some of the goods that
Crouch is charged with having stolen.
Will White of the sheriff's office assist
ed in this work, and II was largely
through his efforts that his brother dep
uty from the north was able to recover
most of the goods that were shipped
from Stockton south.
AT the preliminary examination of
Crouch, held at Stockton a few days ago,
q rather odd safe of affairs was un-
covered, considering that the defendant
is an attorney and a man of more than
ordinary intelligence. 1t appeared that
he, with his wife, had been living in a
house in close proximity to another one,
though not adjoining, both properties
being built on one large lot. Crouch
made himself so disagreeable to his
neighbors that that fact had most i'm
portant influence in determining them to
move away. They did so, but left a
plumber of boxes containing the more
valuable articles, all ready for forward
ing, as well as quantity of loose pieces
of furniture, etc. A few days after this
family had moved out Crouch went to
the people having the vacant house to
let and represented that he could let
it all right if the boxes and furniture
were only out of the way. AS a way
out of the difficulty he consented to store
the goods in the basement of his own
house, and this was done. But, as it de-
veloped later he had no sooner got the
goods unde rilis onw control than he
proceeded deliberately to dispose of them
and appropriate the money to his own
uses. He sold a sewing machine in
Stockton, shipped some goods to San
Francisco and sold them there. and quite
a quantity of goods was forwarded to
Los Angeles, via Redondo. These last
goods were closely watched by the sher-
if, and it was when Crouch appeared to
take delivery that he was arrested.
Meantime, however, Mrs. Crouch had
been smart enough to get delivery of
some of the things, and these she shipped
to Bakersfield.
The goods discovered in Los Angeles
were scattered all over the town. A
quantity of silver was found at livery
stable, while some of the goods had been
disposed of to second hand dealers. The
total value of the property stolen is es-
timated at $500, and on this charge
Crouch was held to answer, his bond
being fixed at $4,000. Since then several
other complaints have been filed against
the sticky fingered attorney on charges
of embezzlement committed when max
ing collections on certain notes.
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A FAKE SCHEME
A Student From Missouri Wanting to
Study Osteopathy

Peter Hanes of Kirkville, Mo-, want
ed to study osteopathy and came all the
way to Los Angeles to do it. He was
out just $6S690 during months absence
from his home, and as he didn't care to
imbibe knowledge at anything like so
expensive a rate he went back to Kirk
Vile. But he went back with blood in
his eye and in the complaint filed by his
attorney yesterday some of his-eXperi-
ences as a student of osteopathy are set
forth.
Mr.. Hanes met in the rural retreat of
his village home an agent of the Pacific
School of Osteopathy and Infirmary who
made most glowing representation re-
garding this school" He explained
that the esta blishment was the best
school of its kind in the country and had
faculty consisting of four able and dis
tinguished professors, among whom were
Drs B. w. Scheurer, the president, and
T. K. Smith. There was such an eager
demand to drink in wisdom from the lips
Of these shining lights that from thirty
to forty students had been in attendance
during the current term, and the names
of seventy-fve others had been entered
for the coming September term. This
agent with fluent exaggeration ex-
planned, too, that the school had incor-
porated with capital stock of 81 900, 900
and of this amount 5000, 900 had actually
been paid in. The rooms of the school
were represented as being deliberately
equipped and occupying the entire fourth
floor of the Phillips block in Los Angeles
with a contract privilege of occupying
the third floor It any time.
Mr.. Hanes drank in all this eagerly
and when he learned further that the
diploma of the school would be recog-
nized everywhere and entitled holders
of the precious parchment to practice, he
became quite enthused. He learned, too,
what will prove bit of information to
Angelenos generally, that the school had
been getting bodies for the dissecting g
room from the city morgue and had made
contract with the city authorities for
all unclaimed bodies.
BY the time Mr.. Hanes had digested all
this he was, as it appears, ripe for the
plucking. He announced his intention
The herald., 1897-08-21
Court Notes

District Attorney Donnell received a
pleasant surprise on Thursday last, when
his brother, r. L. Donnell of Washing
ton, walked in on him. For many years
R. l.. Donnell has been employed in the
United States mail service as route agent
on the Rock Island road, and this year
determined that he would spend his va
cation with his brothers family in Los
Angeles.
The case of grand larceny preferred
against Que Ting by Wong Tong ST was
10 have been heard in the township
court yesterday, but pending the decision
of the United States commissioner, was
continued by consent. This is the case
wherein it is claimed that the larceny
charge was preferred simply as a means
to force the girl back into a house OF
prostitution. Failing in that, the charge
was preferred that she was illegally in
the United States
The herald., 1897-08-21
CRAZY WITH DRINK
Jean Barnecho Drives All Before Him
With His Pistol

Jean Barnecho has disobeyed the
scriptural injunction mot to look upon
the wine when it is red" and as conse-
quence is now in the county Jail.
Barnecho lives at The Palms, and on
Thursday he tried to offset the hot
weather by imbibing red wine. The
thermometer kept going up and the
wine with equal regularity kept going
down.
AT about midnight Jean is accused Of
having about reached the danger point.
He found that his wife was displeasing
to him, and he insisted, she says, on
pulling out her hair by the handful She
ran out of the house assisted by Jeans
violent language and actions and went
to Justice Bryant's for protection.
Meanwhile two brothers named Ma
chado heard the disturbance in the Bar
necho home and attempted to calm the
excited man. He responded with sew
eral shots from big six-shooter, which
so disconnected the intervenors that they
departed in great haste, one of them
being severely cut about the arm as a
result of finding a barbed wire fence in
his way while sprintng with the bullets
from jeans revolver.
The sheriffs office was telephoned, and
Deputies Woodward and White were
dispatched to the scene of action in a
buggy. They found Barnecho still in his
house with his child. They demanded
admittance ,and when the door opened
found their man had overcome his out
break of bad temper. He said he thought
he had been drinking too much and
made no demur when he was loaded into
the buggy and brought into the county
jail Two complaints have been filed
against him charging him with an as
sault with deadly weapon.
The herald., 1897-08-21
THE TEACHERS MANUAL
The Returns Tabulated of Graduates
Throughout the County

The Teachers Manual, for use in :he
schools throughout the county, has been
received from the printer, and a supply
of copies is iD the office of the county su-
periEtendent for distribution. Teachers,
ard, others having need of the manual,
may obtain copy upon application.
The tabulated returns have now been
made of the grammar grade schools ard
high school graduates throughout the
county, with the following result: From
the grammar grade schools of the coun-
ty there have beer III graduates, rot in
cluGing those of Los Angeles ard Pasa
dena and Pomona. 1n Los Angeles in
the grammar grade, there were 275 grad
uates, in Pasadena rs and in PomorS 60,
making a grand total for the county Of
5S1 graduates.
From the nirie high schools scattered
throughout the county there were this
term III graduates.
The herald., 1897-08-21
New Suits Filed

Ed Partridge VS.. P. H. Lemmert ct al
A suit to recover $3732 on a note, with in
terest ard that a decree of sale be made
against lots 20 and 30 of the Cunning
ham tract, corner of Hope and Sixteenth h
streets
1. N Moore, individually, I. N Moore,
trustee, VS.. Elizabeth O'Melveny ct al.
"A suit to quiet title to that portion of
lot 8, block s, Ord's survey. being prop
erty on Hill street, adjacent to that
standing in the name of Homer Laugh
lin.
w. L. Graves VS.. Morris McCarty ct
ALA suit to recover $4,000 on four
notes, with interest, attorneys fees and
costs, and that a decree of sale be made
against a parcel of land forming part
of the Puente mill property, in the town
ship of Ell Monte.
George Heberle VS.. Ludwig Albrecht
ct ALA suit to recover s1365 on note,
with interest, $125 attorneys fees, costs,
and decree of sale against 20 acres of
land in township SOUTH range II.
Henry OMelveny vs.. Martha A. Rid
ole ct Ala suit to recover $915 on a
note, $4575 attorneys fees, costs and
a decree of sale against 20 acres in sec
tion l, township l south, range r.
Peter Hanes VS.. the Pacific School of
Osteopathy and Infirmary-A suit to re-
cover S6S690, with interest expenses, and
outlay in attending the defendant estab-
lishment.
Emma H. Woodham VS.. w. S. Allen
A suit to recover $400 obtained from
plaintiff when laborng under fear of a
prosecution being instituted against her
husband.
Jesse B. Hutchins, deceased-The pc
tition of Rachel Hutchins for letters of
administration. The estate Is valued al
$1400.
The herald., 1897-08-21

of coming to Los Angeles to take course
of study. Then he learned that before
he could be received he would be re-
quired to pay in advance matriculation
fee of $500 for full two years course
to begin in July. He paid the money
over like good little man, and removed
with his family to Los Angeles at cost
of $1S6.90. Upon inquiring his way to the
school and seeking to find the place
where he might obtain the knowledge
for which he yearned he discovered SO
he says, that the whole thing was a fake
He demanded return of his money but
failed to get it, and now seeks to recover
1t in court. He desires to be reimbursed
his matriculation fee, his expenses and
5000 for loss of time, making in all the
sum of $$6S6.90.
The herald., 1897-08-21
DIOCESAN OFFICERS
Meet to Express Sorrow for Mrs. Kel-
logg's Death

A special meeting of the diocesan Off
GERS of the Woman's auxiliary was held
as testimonial of their sorrow for the
death, August 2, of their beloved presi-
dent and dear friend, Mrs Ellen B. Kel-
logg. in London, England. The hearts
of all auxiliary members will go out in
warmest sympathy to her sons in their
great aff1iction, and how great this loss
is to the church, to the Woman's auxil-
iary and to her family only those who
knew her can appreciate. Mrs. Kellogg
was brave, noble, true hearted Chris
tian woman and gave freely to her work
her best in devoted love, enthusiastic
energy and financial help. Those who
were present at the First annual meet
ing of the Woman's auxiliary held Nav
Is in st. Johns church, were charmed
with her as presiding officer; and her
address at that meeting which is now
printed with the years reports, will ever
be treasured as only last words can be
for in 1t "She being dead yet speaketh," Z"
The herald., 1897-08-21

fear of the disgrace, and went to a mer-
chant friend and got him to give his
promissory note for $2S5 and she herself
delivered over merchandise of the value
of STA to Allen.
Now Mrs. Woodham claims that the
furniture Newman stole was only of the
value of $135; that her husband in the
ordinary course of trade, and with per-
feet innocence, bought and paid for it
$780, its full value. Under these circum-
stances, and the $400 having been eX-
torted from her by fear, she asks judg
ment for the full amount and costs.
The herald., 1897-08-21
Board of Supervisors

On motion Of Supervisor Field, duly
seconded and carried, it was yesterday
ordered by the board of supervisors that
Supervisor Woodward be authorized to
have repaired the long bridge at Ell
Monte.
Also, on motion of Supervisor Field
1t was ordered that $4,000 be trans
ferred from the unappropriated moneys
TO the hospital fund
The herald., 1897-08-21
Santa Catalina Island

Grand Illumination Avalon bay and erup.
ton sugar loaf next Saturday. Famous
marine band; daily concerts. Best fishing
boating, bathing. Grandest mountain stagv
road in the world Only glass-b bottom boat
Banning Co.. 222 S. Spring st. Tel. main Sc
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FUNERAL NOTICE


Members of Court Los Angeles, No. 422
are requested to meet at l. o. +. temple
1291a w. First street, Sunday, August 22d
at p. m. sharp, to attend the funeral Of
our late brother, F. c. Leonard.
r. f. WIRSCHING, Chief Ranger.
0. H. NUNNALEY, Rec. Sec.
The herald., 1897-08-21

Surries worth $3.50, phaetons worth $50,
buggies worth $50, all going at 500. Now
is your chance to get bargain. Sale
closes Aug. 31st. Hawley, King & Co.,
corner Broadway and Fifth street.
The herald., 1897-08-21
Normal BOarders

All who desire to take normal school
students either to board or room or to work
for their board are requested to meet the
preceptress between the hours of 9 and 12
a. m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, August
| 24th and 25th.
The herald., 1897-08-21

BURTON-In San Francisco, August IS.
1897, Miss Kate Burton, at the residence
of her sister, Mrs. H. G. Clark.
Funeral tomorrow Sunday at o'clock
p. m. from parlors of Orr & Hines, 647
South Broadway this city. Interment at
Rosedale cemetery.
BURTON--In San Francisco, August IS,
1897, Miss Kate Burton, at the residence
of her sister, Mrs. III. G. Clark.
Interment at Rosedale, this city, tomor-
row Sunday at 4 p. M, from the parlors
of Orr & Hines.
The herald., 1897-08-21
DEATHS

Traps worth sl35 on sale for 500. Corner
Broadway and Fifth streets.
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Our fiome Rraw

Maier !: Zobelen's lager. fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons: delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 440 Also street;
telephone 81.
The herald., 1897-08-21

For steam, gasoline or electric pumping
plants see the Machinery and Electrical
company, 351 North Main street.
The herald., 1897-08-21

s100 bargain sale, vehicles, Aug. 18th tt
91st. Corner Broadway and Fifth street.
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sister, are at Redondo for rest and recre-

alton.
DR.. Armstrong and family left yes
terday for Catalina, where they will
remain some days.
D. B. Dow of the West Side has taken
up his residence in East Los Angeles and
will occupy the cottage at ia Humboldt
street.
The herald., 1897-08-21

Each vehicle first floor, $100; genuine bar
gains. Hawley, King & Co., corner Broad
way and Fifth street.
The herald., 1897-08-21

Latest style or wall paper ar A. A. Eek.
stroms, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-08-21
.JOTTINGS

Drink Glen Rock water Address F. L
Smith, PIG South Spring street. Tel. c6
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Wall paper, late styles. low prices. a.
A. A. Eckstrom's, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-08-21
Fine Shoes Tonight

Misses'fine bright Dongola Kid Button
Shoes, with patent leather tips and new
coin toes, sizes II to q full $3.50 CT M
value; Saturday night ........ " A.OO
Ladies' Dongola Kid Oxfords, with pa
tent leather tips and new coin toes, all
sizes, and full $1.5O making 81 IN
Saturday night for ............. Ne ~
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STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Interesting Pop rs Read at Lnsi Nights
MeetlDg-Ntw Ball0 Pr partd by
The Gods &, nm sSiOn,

AT the meeting Of the State Bar
Association held last evening, four
papers were read.
The meeting was called to order by
President q. s. VsrlaD, who an
nounced that the first paper would he
presented by Mr.. Ii. X. Hardness, on
Admission to the Bar. Mr.. Hardness
then proceeded and among other
things said the laws OF the State are
not sufii clently strict as to the admis'
sion OF new members, and thought the
power to admit o man to practice
should be vested In the Supreme court
instead OF the district courts. He also
read to the association a draft Of a new
law on the subject OF admission to the
bar, which IL to be presented fer The
consideration OF the present Leglala'
tufe.
Hon. j. w. Judd presented a paper
upon the case OF the Texas Pacific ruil.
road vs. the interstate commerce COM
mission. The schedule OF rates estab-
lished between New Orleans and San
Francisco was tuch that The cost OF
points WAS more than double the osst
OF shipping freight from Liverpool TO
San Francisco. The Interstate com.
merce commission held that this
schedulo WINS Illegal, but the Supreme
Court decided sgainet the commission
and In favor OF the schedule. Judge
Harlan wrote strong disseDting
opinion, stating that II such discrim.
to- ha IN N
rates mnde possible Is consistent with
the act OF Congress which regulates
commerce, Its title should be "an act
Tor The regulation of commerce, for
the Injury OF American interests and
for the benefit Of foreign manufacture.
ers and Dealers"
Judge g. II. Hart OF Logan presented
a paper on Divorces in tbs U nitej
States, pointing out some of the d. f.r-
ences between the statutes and decis-
ions OF the several states in divorce
matters and emphasizing the necessity
Of a unification OF state laws upon the
subject. Some nineteen states had
appointed code comm issloners for the
work OF adopting union code, and
thought the legislature should be in.
vited to appoint one or more com mis-.
sioners for this work.
Grant II. Smith addressed the asao.
citation on What the Codo Commission
Has Been Doing. He gave an outline
of what hau been done by the com IN 10
siUn eince lis appointment last Apri
by act OF the Legislature. 1t waa founu
necessary to rewrite and reconstruct
many chapters and sections, and II
some instances changes in the lawi
had been made, which would be- pre-
aenleu To the Legislature Tor considers
ton. The commission will present
new form OF ballot, SO arranged tina
all the nominees OF "a party shall b,
placed together In the same column
and a blank column will be lett 90 tina
voter may present the names OF an,
other persons besides the party nomi
nees.
President Varian extended tn
thanks Of the association to those VIII,
had prepared the subjects for presenta
ton, and the meeting adjourned.
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AN IMPORTANT OPINION.
.uprfme Court Holds That COrperA'
tons May Make +. I rences In
Assig msnts.

An important opinion has been
handed down by the State Supreme
court on the law relating to preferred
credit ors in case OF assignments. The
opinion was given in the case oil the
wyeth Hardware and Manufacturing
company, appellant, va Jsmes'sIen'
cer.Bateman company and George h.
Horne, assignee.
The complaint states that on June
81, 1896, the defendant company de-
clared itself insolvent and assigned 10
George IL. Horne for the purpose oil
paying the claims OF It's creditors. In
the deed OF Assignment the claims Of
certain creditors are preferred over that
Of the plain tn and required to be
paid In the order Of preference lnui-
Gated. The plaintiff prayed that re-
ceiver be appointed, that the deed OF
assignment be Get aside, and that the
Assets OF the corporation be distributed
pro rata among the creditors.
To the complaint the defendants in
terposed separate demurrera, which
were sustained, and, the plaintiii
electing to stand on its complaint. the
court entered judgment Of dismissal
and for costs. From this judgment
the plaintiff appealed.
The important question presented lie,
whether an ineoivent corporation, In
this State, has power in the disposition
OF lite corporate property, to prefer, by
deed OF assignment, one creditor or
class OF creditors over other creditors
whose claims are equally meritorious.
The contention OF the appellant Is that
the assets OF the assigning corporation
are trust fund for the benefit OF all
the creditors.
The court goes into the question at
great length, quoting the State Consti.
tuition and certain statutes Of Utah that
are relied upon by the appellants Tor
the limitation Of corporate actt; and
the rule established in other states 10
also considered, with citations from
authorities, both English and
American. The conclusion lie that
the law always has allowed
preference Of creditors, and now
allows 1t; that this 10 long and we'll
established doctrine, which no court
will overthrow In the absence OF n
prohibitive statute; that no law IN
Utah applies to Interfere with the ex-
listing rule, under which the business
interests OF the State have grown up.
The question Of rights OF corpor-
ations IN regard to assignments and
preferences was u very important
point in the case, and after very full
consideration was decided ON the
weight Of authority and reasOn. tina,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-13

CANNoNvILLE, Utah, Jan. 3, 1887.
To the Editor:
"Admission Day." January All,
1897, was duly celebrated at this place.
Com paDy l., First Infantry, n. q. U"
in command OF Lieutenant Goulding,
Joined with the people Of Cannonville,
Henrievills anu Georgetown, IN help
ing 10 make the celebration a success.
The grand ball In the evening was
pronounced by all the beet II air OF
The season. Speeches OF patriotic
nature were delivered by Bishop w.
W. Willis and Col. Dunuing OF Can.
nonvllle, and Hon. Joseph Houston OF
Panguich. A royal time was had, and
all feel to remember the occasion with
words Of praise.
JMo. NJ. DUNNINa.
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Gard of Thanks.

24O FERN sTBEEr, Salt Lake City,
July 10, lS97-John Lomax and
family wish to tender through the
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS their sin-
cets thanks to Bi,hop Barton and the
Saints In the Nineteenth ward for
their kindness in this their sad beieave
ment at the death OF beloved VIE
and mother; with specIpl mention OF
Brother John Holmes and choir for
the sweet singing they engaged IN on
this occasion, and to all those VINO
took All active part In the same.
On behalf OF the family.
JOHN LoMAX, SIR.
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Two Hearts AS One.

The ceremony which made Ernest
d. Brimley and Rosa II. Hartman
man and wife was solemnizsd In the
Salt Lake Temple today. This even
ing at the residence OF the bride's
parents, corner of Seventh South and
SeconI West streets, n reception Will
be rendered the happy cJuple, at
which the congratulations and 600
wishes OF their relatives and friends
will be showered upon them. The
contracting parties have host Of
trien who with the NEWS will wish
them much happiness through the
Journey OF welded life.