The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-24
ALIvfLY GUN PLAY
A Los ANGELES MAN CREATES A
SENSATION IN SAN BERDoo
He Attempted to Kidnap His Son
With Revolver's Aid
but Failed

a n m n
from the appearance of T. ]. Bolton. ex-
United States register Of Los Angeles who
came in IN tho morning train NJ Nd wert Tn
the residence of Mrs olive Rvrna al nd do.
ma nded his SON n Youth of vears and m
enforce his demand. which was resisted
drew his ever-readv p,,n and took the how,
He then Started at a brisk mace for the
train about tn leave for Riverside inst
missing IT. He then placed the how at the
residence Of Mrs. Gus knight for safe
keen,np until h. could pet him awav In
the meantime other rt,es had been busv
and an attorney anneared before the court
and procured a restraining order to pra-
vent Bolton from taking the bov wav from
the iurisdict,on and this was nlaced in the
hands of sheriff r. T.. Holcomh. who sought
custody of the child Finding that IT was
with its father at the home of Mrs. Knight.
the sheriff went there hit again the de-
mand called out the ready gun. on the butt
of which there is ga id IN he two not CHI PC for
"casualties." mt there hack In Mississippi
and Tennessee. hut Ho,comb Ia a accustomed
to such NAV and Immediately called the
turn with q AZ that meant business for
when Bolton had looked at his own hand
and found he could NOT draw 70 Al, he threw,
down. and the sheriff took the child and
holds IT. awaiting the arrival of the mother
from Los Angeles this evening
There are family difficulties dating back
some time. and this is the outcome. The
father. to hold in check divorce that
threa tons. determined to get awav with
the child to hold IT al a hostage. and made
the trim here this morning after the how.
family of Mrs. Bvrne. His wife. hearing
of the move used the telephone to advant-
age. and will he here tonight to Take COM
mand in nerson. Further and more inter-
estine and nossiblv more exciting incidents
are looked for.
The mancled remains of n man named
John Carvev were found on the track of tba
Santa Fe-pacific Tuesday morning. A cor
oner,s iurv rendered q. verdict of Academia,
death Rebind a,y-Yb,s there is n mystery
which the nolice are irving To fathom. The
6oad man was not only killed md cut tn
n;eces bv tho oars b,,t be was robhed and
nroho b,,, ,,,rdored bafore tho cars ran ovor
him Tbis is tho tbeorv founded IN wha :
thew think arc facts The deceased was a
section man nm the road and inst before
tho L,,,,ra h. Il cutie , ,,tt,a CIV, of r,orev
h,t tho ren,,irs bad been str,nned of every
cign ~ r,oney
Owing IN the growth of the non,,,at ,on in
and around Dale Citv a rew voting dis
tr,c+ hos been formed thare out os port,ons
90 Nood,os poodod ord poss nreo;ncts
Tba nrogror, of snorts for tho Eourth ot
1,,,,,, vii, cons,s+ NJ a 1oo-vard dasb 1ao-vard
hurdle balf-mi,e race running broad
49,. Ill, 49,. -. 80 - h
tS,,aa, zoo, me- of ten MON Zach n mi, stand
;,o horso n,,l;ro hurro rae snorts of al,
sorts sor hovs under IA vears of ape--all Of
,yhiot ora oman 70 tho world and viii take
,,,oo a. Athlete nark IN the afternoon
49,, Il s,o,,,d ho sant ~ charles M Crow
Ia,,,as n Mooney of Cincinnati sent a
o,,aor for s1o IN tho cd Cross fund which
now arnounts IN 5000 55
EronL Hemnh,ll and Este,,a Fr,sb,c
hott of los Angeles came here to commit
m,+r;mory In which thew uere entirely