The herald., 1897-03-19
PASADENA
A Warning to Dishonest Boys-Landmarks
Club uoetfng

PASADENA, March 1S.-The case of
the people against Louis N. Whillden.
better known as "Archle." occupied the
greater part of the day in Justice Rossi-
ter's court, attracting quite number OF
spectators. ARCHER" is we'll known
character about town, who is not gifted
with great mental capacity, and who
manages to live nobody knows how.
though a part of his precarious existence
Is maintained by what few cents he can
gather together through collecting old
bottles, cans. bags and similar junk and
selling them as best he can. "Archie"
was charged with maintaining fence"
for receiving stolen goods, and as his
dealings were said to have been mainly
with small boys, 1t was a matter of no
small consequence to the many parents
whose sons were thus exposed to temp
tation, for 1t was alleged that he melted
the boys to commite thefts which they
would not otherwise have thought of,
and but for him would never have COM
mitted. He was acquitted by the jury.
and whether he was guilty or not he Will
be more careful in the future in his deal
ings with the boys about town, who will,
also have received lesson from the ar
rest of George Gilbert, one of their num-
ber. who pleaded guilty few days ago
to stealing a can of kerosene oil from w.
]. Keily's grocery The present caee
grew out OF the 'Gilbreath case. since the
whom he, as well as other boys, charged
with melting them to steal.
The first witness was ]. w. Kelley, the
groceryman, who identified the stolen
can of oil, and stated that 1t was stolen
from the rear of his store. The Gilbreath
lad, bright looking boy about IL years
of age, was the next witness. and testi-
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oil to the defendant. who promised to
give him 40 cents for 1t; also that the
defendant knew where 1t came from, and
that II was stolen; in fact, that this was
not the first time similar transaction
had been entered into between them.
The severe cross examination to which
he was subjected did not change the as
pect OF the material part of his testi-
mony, which was corroborated by an
other boy, William Grouse, who said
that he knew of "Archie's" bargaining z
with other boys to bring in stolen goods,
and cautioning them to be careful. Mar
shal Lacey and Policeman Pinkham tes-
titled to visiting the defendants place.
which Is in the Carlton alley, when he
told them that the boy had sold him the
oil and was to call for his money the
next morning at o'clock
When the defendant was placed on the
stand he was much excited and caused
much amusement by insisting on stand
Ing up and delivering a speech to the
Judge and jury. He got badly mixed up
In his testimony, claiming that he knew
nothing of stolen goods. and that the
boy brought the oil to his door and then
ran away. But when asked how he
knew the boy would come for his money
the next morning he was upset and con-
fused. The jury evidently concluded
that he was not altogether responsible,
and perhaps had learned lesson that
would cause him to be more careful in
the future.
A LIQUOR CASE
DR.. w. Fl. Prittie, proprietor of the
Pasadena Drug company's store at the
corner OF Colorado street and Raymond
avenue, was arrested last night charged
with violation of ordinance 22O. the or
dinance regulating the sale Of liquors.
The complaining witness Is w. j. Bab-
cock, who swears that he bought whis-
Ky of DIR. Prittie on the 9Th day Of March,
In q manner not in accordance with the
liquor ordinance. DIR. Prittie was al
lowed to go on his own recognizance
and given until tomorrow to plead.
SOCIAL. DOINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyman A. Craig enter
tained number Of their friends in a
most enjoyable manner last evening In
honor Of the birthday of Mrs. Craig. The
house was beautifully decorated in green
partly in honor of st. Patrick's day and
several Of the guests also remembered
the day In choosing their costumes. The
DISCUSSES were in most cases so COM
plete that 1t was next to impossible to
know the wearer except from the voice,
and as many of the costumes were very
brilliant the scene presented to the eye
was most picturesque and variegatel
Mrs Craig was assisted in receiving
her guests by Mrs. Graham. Before the
maskes were removed peanut hunt
was entered into with much zest. Miss
Lila Dalrymple disguised as Folly y
being the winner and being rewarded
with pretty cup and saucer. Mr.. Henry
Newly was the most successful among
the gentlemen. After the removal Of
the masks the guests were entertained
with game OF hearts, in which Mrs
Miles and Mr. Newby were winners. Mr.
Newly cutting with the next In score
for the prize, DR.. Ayres.
An elaborate collation. was then
served the refreshments being all coll
ored in green. A green birthday cake
containing twenty-three green candles
was cut by the hostess and some toasts
were offered by the gentlemen present.
after which charades engaged the at
teution Of the guests and Afforded much
amusement. Mrs. Craig was the re-
cIpIent Of many beautiful gifts. The
guests hi costume were: B. o Kendall,
domino; Mto> Kendall, flower girl; H~W.
Mines. mox y4loup1y gotten up as - ~