The herald., 1897-12-15
DISQUALIFICATION COMPLETE

tiers were not positive. and this was the
absence Of an upper front tooth in their
relative. One of the front teeth of the
dead man was found missing. The
couple could not recall whether or not
Hodson had molar gone.
HIS PASADENA VISIT
He came to our house at 81 Florence
street in Pasadena last Thanksgiving
day." said Mrs. Waters. II had not
seen him for eleven years. and naturally
felt great surprise when he called. We
had our house filled at the time with
company, so Mr.. Hodson stayed at the
Mitchell hotel and took his meals with
us. He had left his home at Mankato,
Jewell county, Kansas, about last Au-
gust, I think, but for what cause / am
unable to state. We understood, though.
that he had left rather suddenly and
my husband and I came to the conclu-
sion that there was something peculiar
about 1t. asked him If he had parted
from his wife and he said that he had
not, and seemed delighted over the
prospect Of receiving mail from her.
Her parents live at Burr Oak, short
distance from Mankato, and she was
with them. He had left Kansas and
gone, I think, to Iowa and then to Den
yer and later to Portland, Oregon. While
in that place he said he had been con-
fined In an insane asylum, claiming that
he had typhoid fever and became delir-
ious. We supposed 1t to have been on
account of excessive drink. On Novem-
Der goth, the Monday following Thanks
giving, he left us and went to Glendora,
where his sister, my mother, resides.
He remained there until the next
Wednesday, December LIST, and returned
to Pasadena. His brother, M. w. Hold
son, had come to this country recently
and was at our house and saw Mr.. Hold
son there. On Friday. the Sd Of Decem-
Der. my uncle went to Los Angeles and
hunted up Mr.. Spears, an employe Of
the Santa Fee railroad, whom he knew
back in Kansas. That night he returned
to Pasadena and on the following day
visited Santa Monica. AS usual, he re-
turned to Pasadena in the evening and
the following day he passed with us and
In the evening accompanied us to
church. On Monday he again visited
Los Angeles, passing the day, as he said,
at the public library.
GOlNG III IEAAS
Sunday and Monday nights he stayed
at the Mitchell hotel and on Tuesday
morning he came to bid us goodbye.
He said that he wanted to buy some
cattle land in Texas and intended to
take the train for the east in the morn
ing. When he left he displayed big
roll of bills. He took the $50 a. m. train
for Los Angeles, saying he had missed
the train for the east and could not go
that day. He had been drinking and
showed 1t in his actions. He seemed vac
cillating and undecided telling me
shortly before the train left that he had
concluded to go to Denver, as he had
some money due him in Southern Col
orado and would try to collect 1t. 4
babe him goodbye shortly before the
train left the depot for Los Angeles.
NO MOTIVE KNOWN
That was the last any Of US have seen
or heard Of him. He wore on that day
dark gray pair of pants. nearly black,
a black cutaway coat and vest, white
shirt, black derby hat and black over
coat OF smooth cloth. He carried a
lady's gold watch andAa small gold link
chain. There was calendar pasted in
side Of the watch case. should Judge
him to have been a man of about 3S
years of age. He was an Odd Fellow
and carried quite large insurance. Mr..
Hodson spoke to us about going to Or
ange and Riverside counties, as he
wanted to look around and see the
prospects. We know Of no enemy that
he could have had, though, of course,
being lawyer, he might have caused
Ill feelings. It is possible, though, that
he was killed by an enemy, and, while as
said, know of none, still am inclined
to think that he met his death at the
hands of such a person. or one thing
we are certain, that those who murdered
him must have first drugged and tied
him, as he was a man always ready to
fight and never prone to allow any one
to run over him. We will take the train
to Riverside tomorrow and view the re-
mains, in order that there can be not the
slightest doubt about the Identification"
CORROBORATIvE EVIDENCE
From Mr.. P. B. Spears was secured
additional confederation Of the identifi-
cation. Hodson called at the formers
home and was directed to the freight
yards Of the Santa Fe, where Mr..
Spears is employed.
Yes, sir, believe that 1t is the man."
Mr.. Spears said last night, when the
likeness Of the dead man was shown to
him. II can readily see," he continued,
'how it resembles Hodson."
Then, like Mr.. and Mrs. Waters had
done before him, Mr.. Spears held the
picture at various angles and pointed
out the strongest points of similarity
between it and the supposed original.
A study of the picture resulted with him |
precisely as 1t had done with the Waters. |
The closer he looked the more convinced
did he become that Hodson was the dead
man.
1T was a week ago Friday that Hold
son visited me at the freight sheds. I |
scarcely knew him at first and did not
have much time to talk with him. From