The herald., 1897-09-29
SAN BERNARDInO COUNTY

The rain of last Tuesday frightened the
fruit dryers little, but no great dam
| age was done.
| Rev. @. A. Oats, pastor of st. PauPs M.
E. Church South, has gone to Los Angeles
| to attend the annual conference and allot-
ment of clergymen for the coming year.
With the return of District Attorney
Daley and Coroner Heating from the scene
of the murder at Homer, the particulars Of
the affair were made known. After the
inquest the preliminary hearing of B. A.
Pearson, who did the killing, took place at
Needles, and the verdict was unustif1a-
| BILE murder. Pearson was brought down
and aplced in Jail, awaiting the action Of the
superior court. The trouble arose from
the murdered man, Lewis Bellman, max
| ing some illusions about Mrs. Gouget, who
boarded all the section men at Homer Her
husband went to Bellman and asked what
he meant, the result of which was rough
and tumble fight between the men, when
Mrs. Gouget called for help to stop 1t, and
Pearson and some other man ran in. and,
while Pearson held Bellman, Gouget was
taken from the house. Pearson and Bell
man then began fighting and had to be
separated Pearson being taken from the
house. Bellman following him to the
door with a coupling pin, threatening to
kill him II he came into the house again.
Pearson went home and came back in a
moment with Winchester, while Bell
man was standing there, and shot him, the
| bullet striking Bellman in the breast, kill
ing him instantly. Pearson took his gun
home and came back. Otto Miller, an
other section boss came along, and on be-
| ing informed Of what had taken place
! told his mem to get their hand-car out to
take the body of Bellman to Needles. Upon
that Pearson ran to Miller, knocking him
down and gave him terrible beating.
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very serious one. Two hobos got into a
difficulty. and as a consequence Henry
Rohlfe chased James C. Henry up and
down the depot grounds with an iron rod
stating that he would run Henry out Of
town. The latter got tired Of the affair
and made stand, drawing pocket knife
with which to defend himself. AS Rohlfe
came up Henry stabbed him with the knife
in the breast, but striking rib 1t only in
| flicted a slight wound. Rohlfe then swore
out a warrant against Henry. but after
hearing the particulars Of the case Dis
trict Attorney Daley asked to have the
charge dismissed, and turned the tables by
having Rohlfe arrested for battery with
the result that he got ninety days In jail for
1t and was brought down by Sheriff Hol-
comb.
A man named Mitchell, who was arrested
two weeks ago as insane, but turned loose
again, as 1t was thought to be nothing but
! whisky, was making himself quite conspic-
uous Tuesday (today) by going into the
| San Bernardino National bank and with
one hand concealed in his breast demand
an advance on a large draft LET me see
\ the draft" asked e. D. Roberts, to whom
| he addressed his remarks. IT don't like to
! show it," was the reply, "but give me 10
| cents on it," still having his hand in his
breast. On further demand for the draft
he produced an old railroad pass and came
down to cents on 1t. This was given to
him to get him out of the way. Going out
side, he stopped paser-by and, pointing
to the bank building. which is in the Stew
art block, stated that "he owned that block
but could get no rent out of the tenants, 4"
and finally walked off. That is the spot
where Ted Morse, the cashier, met his
death at the hands Of a man who came in
| In just the same manner, and 1t is possible
there may be a tragedy out of this before
| 1t Is finished. Soon after leaving the bank
with his collection Mitchell went into the
| court room of department one, where Judge
Otis was making plea In the case of Mat
| tingly VS.. County of San Bernardino. After
/ listening for quite while Mitchell stopped
the proceedings and asked to say word.
All attention was turned to him when he
| walked inside the bar and handed paper
to Judge OTIS bowed and took his depar-
ture. The judge read the paper aloud
! Let us simplify the thing" There was a
| laugh and the case went on.