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The herald., 1898-06-07
CLARK's EXAMINATION
Wong Sing Hays Murderer Will Ap-
pear Before Justice Young

Harry F. Clark. the young man accused
of the murder Of Wong Sing Hay on May
S1st at the house Of Constable Joe Hunter
on the San Fernando road outside of the city
limits. was arraigncd yesterday before JUS
tice Young on the murder charge. Wong
Fong is the complaining witness. Deputy
District Attorney McComas appeared for
the people and D. Allen for Clark. The ex-
animation was set for $3.50 this morning.
Joe Hunter is still in jail, but no charge
has been placed against him on the docket,
nor is it likely that he will be accused Of
completely in the crime. but the sheriff Is
anxious to obtain enlightenment on some
of the constable's actions after the deed
was done. 1T is almost certain that Hunter.
whose reputation for sobriety is not high,
had been on one continuous drunk before
Clark killed the Chnaman and for at least
a day thereafter, so that he had not suf-
ficient sense about him to notice anything
of suspicious nature, such as the cutting
of the mating. when he came home for
sleep, especially as the blinds in the house
had been kept down for several days.
The herald., 1898-06-07
REYNOLDS SCORED
Supreme Courts Opinion About the
Ex-Lumber Company Manager

The order of the superior court of Los
Angeles county denying Merck Reynolds
and others a new trial in the suit brought
against them by the San Pedro Lumber
company and decided IN favor of the lat
ter for $4S, 432. "A, has been affirmed by the
supreme court. The decision reached here
Yesterday. Reynolds was manager of the
company. One of the bookkeepers under
his control was c. X. Drane, who acted
as such at San Pedro until August l.,
1882 when he disappeared and has never
been heard of since. An examination of
the books disclosed that Drane was de-
faulter, and that Reynolds himself had
distracted some of the lumber company 5
funds. He acknowledged his guilt in some
pretty abject letters to President John A.
Hooper.
The supreme court says that Reynolds
was not merely charged with negligent
omissions, but that he connived at and pro-
cured numerous false entries in the books
kept under his immediate supervision by
Drane, and that these falsifications were
for Reynolds own improper ends The
appellants admitted that a large sum of
money was due the lumber company from
Reynolds on account of his embezzlement
and improper charges, but they insisted
that it was only s15.S1274, but the court
held that as he could not explain satisfac-
torily what had become of the rest of the
missing money he was chargeable with
that, too. The opinion then cites a long
array of falsifications and wrong doing
which breaks the record 1t says that the
statute of limitations cannot be success
fully invoked in this suit because it would
not begin to run in favor Of defendant until
after the knowledge of his employers OF
his derelictions, and in this case an ac-
counting was promptly demanded after
discovery. The supreme court pays a
great compliment to the able manner in
which r. H. F. variel and s. M. White,
for plaintiff, and Graft & Latham for the
defendant, presented their briefs on ap-
peal.
The herald., 1898-06-07
KNOCKED HIM DOWN
Neal Murray in Trouble for Battery.
Police Court Gases

Henry Hunter paid fine of 81 yesterday
in Justice Owens court for fast driving.
The case against ]. w. Fawkes, charged
with violating the sign ordinance, was dis
missed in Justice Morrson's court. Fawkes
maintained the handsome cabinet pano-
rama advertising device on Second street
adjoining the Bryson block, and was ar
rested for the offense some time ago. As
he removed the cabinet couple of weeks
ago, the officer decided not to prosecute the
case any further.
Justice Owens continued the case of ma
licious mischief against Arthur Dorr until
the 18th, as Detective Goodman, the ar
resting officer. is absent from the city.
Justice Morrison sentenced Wyatt Tay-
lor. colored boy. to thirty days in Jail
for having disturbed the peace by fight
ing on Pico Heights. Sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior
Michael Pedroarena was fined 81 with
out alternative by Justice Morrison for
having violated the hitching ordinance.
Neal Murray was found guilty OF bat
terry by Justice Owens and sentenced to
pay a fine of IS. Louis Trondle. the vic
tim of Murray's prowess. was fined SO or
ten days for drunkenness, sentence being
suspended. 1t appears that Trondle had
lost his clothes and inquired of Murray
where police officer was to be found. Dur
ing their conversation attendant upon this
query. Murray knocked the drunken man
down.
A. B. Campbell and D. E. Spencer, the
alleged pair of bunco sharps who were
arrested last week for doing F. Seagrave
out Of $500. by inducing him to deposit the
money as security for position, were ex-
amined before Justice Morrison on charges
of grand larceny. They were held to an
swer in the sum of $4,000 each. Bowers,
their alleged pail, is under arrest at Sac
ramento. and will be brought back for
trial.
NJ. Pantuso and Mrs. s. Pantuso got into
a fight with a brother Of the former over
business transaction. and were tried be-
fore Justice Owens on charges of disturb
ing the peace. They were discharged,
Justice Owens held John Smith to answer
to the charge of burglary, bail being fixed
at $4,000. Officer Mcclure apprehended
Smith In the act of committing burglary
in Germans wine store on South Los
Angeles street Saturday night.
Jas. Hallison stole two pairs of shoes
from COINS secondhand store on Los
Angeles street last Saturday. He gave
the OFFICER quite chase before he was
captured. Justice Owens sentenced him to
serve 100 dhys on one charge and $50
days on the other.
Justice Owens will try Frank Lawrence
on the 18th, on charge of passing bogus
checks. He is accused Of passing bad
check for $35 on F. Lubin.
The herald., 1898-06-07
Woman's Press Club

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Press club was held yesterday
afternoon at the Southern California music
hall on Third street. At the conclusion of
the business routine Mrs. Eugene Torrey
played piano selection, "Abschied Won
der AIM" Mrs. ]. Torrey Conner read a
bright and entertaining sketch of her re-
cent trip to Old Mexico. Mrs. Francene
Crocker Leroy, by request, read an original
poem, that appeared first in Judge, "She
Gave Me Rose Mrs. Sarah A. Barrett, a
member of the Philadelphia Womans Press
club, was present and gave a brief descrip-
ton of that organization and its meetings.
An application for membership was re-
ce,ved from Mrs Julia Boynton Green of
Redlands, one of the weil-known writers of
Southern California. The next meeting will
be held the first Monday in July, after which
the club adjourns until October.
The herald., 1898-06-07
Jones Must Pay

The judgment Of the superior court of
this county in the action of the Citizens
bank against G. NJ. Jones has been at
firmed by the supreme court. The bank
advanced the money TO Jones on a GER
tober 10. 1896. or six months before, II de-
sired. by the First National bank Of Hell
ena, Mont. Jones endorsed the certificate
When the Citizens bank presented the GER
tificate to the Helena bank for payment
the institution was insolvent. Jones then
said that the plaintiff knew that it should
have collected the money at the end of six
months. as the Helena institution was then
in a fourishing condition. Suit was
brought and Judgment went for the bank
Jones appealed, but the supreme court de-
cided on all points for the Citizens bank
The herald., 1898-06-07
THE OREGON PLATFORM
Issues That the Silver Forces Went to
Battle On

So much has been said through the press
and by public men and party leaders about
the Oregon platform upon which the Dem
ocrats, Populists and Silver Republicans
of Oregon have fused, 1t is thought whole
some reading for the people Of this state.
1t follows:
United in a common cause for the sacred
purpose of preserving the principles Of gov
eminent by the whole people. in fact as
well as in name, restoring and maintain
ing equality. under that government, of all
classes, we, the Peoples, Democratic and
Silver Republican parties of the state of
Oregon, waving all minor points of diff
ference and uniting for the purpose Of
carrying out the great underlying prirci-
pies upon which we are all agreed, do make
and present to the people of this state the
following declaration of principles to
the carrying out of which we solemnly
united ticket.
First. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to /. without waiting for
the consent of foreign nations; and we are
unalterably opposed to the policy of the
present Republican administration in de-
manding the retirement of greenbacks,
and the turning over of the money ma king
power of the government to the national
banks, as presented by the bill drawn by
the Republican secretary of the treasury
and indUsed by President Mckinley; and
we especially denounce the avowed at
tempt by said bill to fasten the country ir-
revocably and forever to the single gold
standard.
| We demand national money. safe and
sound, issued by the general government
| only. without the Intervention of banks
of issue, to be a full legal tender for all
debts, public and private; also just. ed
| uitable and efficient means of distribu-
ton direct to the people through the law
full disbursements of the government.
We demand that the volume Of circu,at
ing medium be speedily increased to an
| amount sufficient to meet the demands of
the business and population of this coun-
| try and to restore the just level of prices
| of labor and production.
| We favor such legislation as will pre
| vent in the future the decentralization OF
any kind of legal tender money by priv ate
contract
| We demand that the government II
payment of its obligations shall use its op.
ton as to the kind of lawful money In
which they are to be paid and we denounce
the present and preceding administrations
for surrendering this option to the hold.
ers of government obligations.
F, We demand that there shall be no fur
The herald., 1898-06-07
GOOD cH1NAMEN DEFRAuDED
How a Couple of Directory Solicitors
Did Up Unsuspecting Mongols

A complaint was filed yesterday In the
township justice court by Officer Tala-
nantes against Fred Farwell and c. ..
johnson, two solicitors for the city direc-
tory, for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses from a number of Cinnamon. These
individuals went to some Chinese vegetable
ranches outside of the city limits and pre-
tended that they were collecting war fund
money. They obtained So and gave re.
ceipts on city directory blanks When
the Cinnamon discovered that they had
been duped they made complaint.
Johnson and Farwell will be arraigned
before Justice Young today, provided the
second defendant is physically able to
appear, as he is again on the verge of de-
lirium tremens. This man will do any
thing to obtain liquor. not even stopping
at forgery. Not long ago he was arrested
for such a crime. but the matter was
smoothed over and at that time Farwell
being deprived Of drink. had the jim
jams.
The herald., 1898-06-07
Court Notes

Frederick Maget. native of France was
naturalzed by Judge Clark yesterday.
The case against Joseph Rogers, who
has been tried twice Intellectually on a
charge of robbery, an alibi being the de-
fense has finally been dismissed in the
superior court. The trial of N. H. Nc
Lean, charged with grand larceny, was
set for June q.
Henry G. Weyse was admitted to prac.
tice yesterday In the United States dis
trict and circuit courts, on motion of
Judge Hutton.
The administrator of the estate of Oliver
r. Carpenter. deceased. has sued George
w. Glowner and c. G. Glowner to recover
on promissory note subscribed by them
for $502.S2
The herald., 1898-06-07
MARY's MOTION
Hopes to Get Free From Punishment
on a TechnicalitY

Mary Garcia was to have been sentenced
yesterday by Judge Smith, but her attorney
made a motion for new trial on the ground
that the verdict of the jury did not include
any findings on her plea of once in jeo-
pardy when 1t brought IN one Of man.
slaughter. They also allege that new evil
dence materially favoring their client has
been discovered since the trial ended. The
motion will be argued today.
Mary claims to have been once in jeopardy
because at the time when her trial was set
for the first time, April 14th. It was dis
covered before any jury had been selected
and sworn in that the information was
faulty in that it alleged that 1t was Charles
Coiint, instead of Charles Collins, who had
been murdered by her 1t became neces-
sary to file a new information, and Mary
Garcias trial was postponed. The prose-
cution claims that if Mary made the plea
of once in Jeopardy she must have waived
any possible rights she had under it. as 1t
was never referred to again during the
trial.
The herald., 1898-06-07
WAR fund EXCURSIONS
AN OTHER METHOD OF RAISING
MONEY FOR THE SOLDIERS
Yet Giving the Spender Full Value for
His Coin-Work Of War Board
and Ladies' Auxiliary

The war board of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association, through the cour-
tesy and generosity of the local railways, is
arranging a series of excursions to the sea-
side for the benefit of the war fund. The
gross receipts will be applied for the necssi-
ties of the Los Angeles soldiers whothave
responded to the call of the president and
for such other patriotic purposes as out
lined in the published statement TO the pub
Tic by the war board.
The first excursion will take place next.
Saturday to Terminal Island by the Termi-
nal railroad The special train will leave
the depot on First street at S:45 m. and re-
turning will leave Terminal Island at p. M
Tickets will be for sale from this afternoon
until Friday evening at the principal retail
stores, hotels and cigar stands, and at the
Hall of Industry and may also be obtained
Saturday morning at the railroad office.
Everything connected with the running of
the excursion will be without cost to the war
board.
R. w. Pridham has undertaken to print
the necessary tickets free of charge, L.
Behymer has offered his services to look
after the distribution of the tickets and all
the work connected with the advertising de-
partment, while the daily newspapers have
generously opened their advertising COL
umns gratis for the announcement Of the
events.
1t has been suggested that the public
school children be given All opportunity to
take their yearly picnic on this occasion and
thereby assist the patriotic movement as
we'll as enjoy holiday at the seaside. This
matter will probably be taken up today with
The herald., 1898-06-07
Barr Convicted

r. L. Barr. a broken-nosed individual
with a bad reputation, was tried yesterday
in Department one on a charge of passing
a fictitious check with intent to defraud.
The testimony was that Barr had met
Napoleon Valin, an old French miner, on
March 2S at the plaza. and induced him to
part with 800 in cold cash, instead of which
it was to have been invested in wood ard
coal yard. Barr offered Valin as security
pretended check alleged to have been
subscribed by one L. p. Gauthier, who
had no evidence in reality. Valin became
suspicious that Barr was trying to swindle
him, and turned the confidence operator
over to Off1cer Fowler. The jury convicted
Barr in about twenty minutes.
The herald., 1898-06-07
AND YET THE FAWKESES
Again Is One of Burbank's Gang Of
Litigants in Trouble

F. A. Halburg, the ex-postmaster of
Burbank, and one of the parties who was
mixed up in the fake bomb racket which
convulsed that littia town Il short tine
ago, has made complaint against H. g.
Fawkes, alleging that he perjured himself
ON March 10 in the Burbank township jus
uce court in the case of H. B. Fawkes VS.
J. W. Fawkes. Jr.. by swearing that a re-
ceipt in full in his own handwriting was
a forgery and that the signature was not
his own. The complaint also alleges that
In another suit tried before Judge Allen in
The herald., 1898-06-07
MERCHANTS MEET
Action Taken on Propose Increase of
Freight Rates

A special meeting of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association was held yes
terday morning at the request Of number
of retail merchants to consider the in
crease in west-bound freight rates, which
go into operation on the 18th instant. In
view of the fact that the effort to increase
the rates was not made on behalf Of the
association. it was decided that the pres
ent action should be taken as merchants
and not as members of the organization.
After some discussion, committees from
the different lines of trade we're appointed
to take up the matter, as follows: Hats, c.
G. Desmond and ]. F. Laramore; clothing
H. w. Frank. w. B. Bluett; shoes, L. w
Godin, w. Jacoby. J. P. Messmore, F. II
Avery. VIM. A. Inness; furnishing goods
A. Brown.
The herald., 1898-06-07
Astronomical Lecture

A paper on the Evolution of Planetary
Notion illustrated with gyroscopic ex-
hibtion, will be read at tonight's meeting
of the astronomical section of the Academy
Of Sciences by Prof. J. d. Montgomery. The
members will meet at the residence Of ]. D.
Hooker, 1926 West Adams street, at s o'clock
and spend a half hour gazing through the
fine telescope at Jupiter after which Prof.
Montgomery will tell Of the formation of
rings, the building up Of retrograde rota-
tions, unstable equilibrium, changes in axial
index. diurnal changes in the earth's crust.
The herald., 1898-06-07

the superior court. wherein J. w. Fawkes,
Jr., was the plaintiff and H. B. Fawkes
the defendant. the latter admitted that the
receipt was good and that 1t was his hand
writing. thus proving that the perjury was
knowingly committed. The complaining
witness says that the suit in the Burbank
court revolved upon H. b. Fawkes' testi-
mony, and that when he denied his own
signature the jury, believing him. gave "a
verdict In his favor. A warrant was is
sued for H. B. Fawkes' arrest from the
Los Angeles township court.
The herald., 1898-06-07
Dragged in His Cups

Constable Smith of San Gabriel yester-
day arrested a Mexican there giving the
name of :esus Quinn who is suspected of
being fugitive from justice from Mari
posa county. While in his cups Quinn
Dragged that he had escaped from an Off
Ger in that county while handcuffed. and
spent two months afterward in the noun
tains. The suspect will be held In the
county Jail until the sheriff of Mariposa
county can be heard from,
The herald., 1898-06-07

DR.. w. F. Coleman, well-known eye
and ear specialist, SO Washington street,
says that distilled water is the purest and
most satisfactory drinking water he has
tried. and that 1t is much more palatable
than the spring water he has used. Puri-
tas is a scientifically distilled water. Ice
and Cold Storage company. TEL 22S
The herald., 1898-06-07
She Was a Drunkard

Calvin E. Swain was granted divorce
yesterday by Judge Allen from Anna T..
Swain. and the custody of his minor chill
dren. She is a confirmed drunkard, &C.
cording to the testimony, and shamefu!ly
neglected her offspring.
The herald., 1898-06-07
BENEFIT of the Seventh

A physical culture drill by the pupils Of
the Cumnock school of oratory will be
given this evening at Masonic hall, Hill
street, for the benefit of the Seventh regi-
ment, California, United States volun-
teers,
The herald., 1898-06-07
JoTTINos


Maier & Zobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 40 Also street:
telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-06-07

Hawley, King & Co., COR Fifth st. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus Bug
Ky company buggies and Victor bicycles.
The herald., 1898-06-07

Agents Victor, Heating. World, Stearns,
and March bicycles. Hawley. King & Co.
The herald., 1898-06-07

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley. King &
Co.
The herald., 1898-06-07
FUNERAL NOTICE

Everything on wheels Hawley. King
Co.. corner Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1898-06-07

Trunks, Bags, Leather Goods
J. c. Cunningham. manufacturer. dealer:
repairing speciality. 222 South Main. Tsl-
ephone M S1S.
The herald., 1898-06-07

Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek.
strom S, 1874 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-06-07
Notes

Railway men all over the country are
raising flags at shops and round-houses.
The Wells-Fargo Express company now
has a direct complete line from San Fran
cisco to New York, by reason Of acquiring
the business of the Denver and Rio Grande
Western road,
The herald., 1898-06-07


The funeral of Judge John B. Cohrs will
be held at II am. Tuesday, June 7th. at the
undertaking parlors of Peck & Chase No.
1927 South Broadway.
The Yale expositor., 1898-11-11

United States Consul Monaghan
writes to the state department from
Chemnitz that this is a good year TO
export American fruits, especially APP
pies, to Germany. Europe's fruit crop,
says the Consul, is anything but good.
He adds: "If American merchants will
not repeat the folly of former years
by sending poor fruit that decays cas-
lily they can command these markets
for years against all efforts to dis
lodge them. If baldwins, greetings,
russets and other hardy winter apples
are sent the results will not remain
doubtful. Other apples will not pay
for transportation. Had our apple mer-
chants made even half-hearted effort
to enter this market in 1896 they
would now be beset with orders. So
serious is the situation here, because
of the dizziness in grain markets, and
so decided is the downward tendency
of profits in the empires wheat pro-
duction that farmers are turning to
fruit to exc out an existence"
The Yale expositor., 1898-11-11

Koch's theory that mosquitoes are
the agents in the spread of malaria is
not new doctrine, hut has been taught
for many years by italian and East In
dian physicians. In the Roman Cam
pagna it has long been known that one
might live there with comparative safe
ty by sleeping in the upper stories of
the houses, where mosquitoes and
gnats seldom come. English physi-
clans in India have discovered the
germ of malaria in the body of the
mosquito, and have seen the disease
occur n people after they had been
bitten by numbers of these germ-in-
tested insects There are probably
other ways of getting malaria, but I'M
doubtedly q mosquito-net is one indis-
pensable means Of protection in a ma
larious district where the pests usually
abound.
The Yale expositor., 1898-11-11
ODD RESULTS OF THE WAR.
Money Belts Have Been In Greater De-
mand Than for Many Years.

Money Belts Have Been In Greater De-
mand Than for Many Years.
In the past six months there has
been a greater demand for money belts
than has existed before IN the memory
of any local dealer in that unpreten-
tious but useful article. The unusual
inquiry has in great part come from
one or other of the new possessions
which manifest destiny" has thrust
into United States domain. 1t is true
that the summer is always the best
season for such things, because of the
great amount of vacation travel, but
this year the number made and dis
posed OF has been larger than usual.
One Philadelphia firm. which has
agents in this city, has filled several
government orders for money-belts, to
be used by officers of the army. These
belts were Of the same pattern that is
commonly seen-flat pockets about
two feet long and three and a half or
four inches wide. divided into several
compartments for the different sizes of
the money. The flaps OF these COM
partments button down securely over
them, and when the belt is fastened
around the waist, by means of stout
tapes attached to the ends of it for
that purpose, there is no possibility
Of having it's contents drop out. The
be is are all Of about the same pattern.
varying only in the arrangements and
sizes of the compartments. They come
in several kinds OF leather-chamois
calf, soft-flnished seal and buckskin.
The Yale expositor., 1898-11-11

If pay rolls are to be believed, SER
vice in the Spanish army has a most
noticeable tendency to safeguard and
prolong life. According to reports re-
ceived in this country, Spain has lost a
great many soldiers in and around
Havana, but that merely shows that
we are not posted. Not a name, we
are told, has disappeared from the pay
rolls. What terrible slaughter there
will be when the roll is first callCi
after the return to Spain.