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The herald., 1898-09-04
SANTA MONICA CANYON
A Case Which Indicates Its Character
Comes Up in Court

A tale which Is illustrative of the law
lessness prevailing in the district known
as Santa Monica canyon was told in Judge
Smiths court yesterday morning in con-
nection with a motion TO appeal sae case
Of the people against James J. Murphy.
The defendant Is now serving six months
sentence in the county Jail under sentence
from the Justices court of Santa Monica
township, where he was convicted of bat
tering John Lowell Of Los Angeles the last
of June.
The testimony introduced in that trial
showed that Lowell visited Santa Monica
canyon the latter part of June and spent
a few minutes In the notorious dance hall
which has been the scene of so many dis
reputable occurrences. Soon after leav-
ing he passed a man and woman whom he
had seen in the hall and the woman beck
oned and called to him. He paid no at
tention to her and had proceeded some lit
tie distance down the road when the wo-
man and her companion, who proved to be
Murphy, caught up with him. They were
both under the influence of liquor and as
they approached, the woman exclaimed,
pointing to Lowell, HE is the man who In
suited me-" Murphy thereupon demanded
an apology and when Lowell stated that
he did not know the woman and had MOTH
ing to apologize for, he was knocked down
by Murphy and had his face beaten al
most to jelly.
The defense claimed that Lowell was the
aggressor. Judge Smith took the testimony
and motion to appeal under consideration
The herald., 1898-09-04
Dispute Over Geese

W. A. Mason was tried before Justice
Morrison yesterday on charge Of petty
larceny. J. p. Goytino claimed that the
defendant had stolen seven valuable geese
belonging to him and sold them. Accord.
ing to the testimony of the defendant, Coy
tino had allowed the geese to roam at will
and they selected the yard OF Mason fol
their permanent abode. They would de-
stroy his flowers and plants and prove a
general nuisance. He stood the annoyance
for time and finally impounded the geese
and advertised them for SALE Goytino de.
manded his geese, but Mason declined to
surrender them unless he was compensated
for their board and the expenses of the
advertisement. Goytino refused to pay the
damage, so Mason sold them A complaint
was issued for the arrest Of Mason. 1t ap-
pears that Mason took legal advise and
was informed that he had a right to i'm
pound the fowls. The case was taken un-
der advisement.
The herald., 1898-09-04
LoNGLEY IS SHORT
According to Complaint Filed Against
Him as Trustee

T. Sumner Greene of Los Angeles and
Samuel w. Greene of Ontario have brought
suit in the superior court against A. s.
Longley, Alice Longley. Matilda E. Pad
dock and James f. Paddock. The purpose
of the suit is TO terminate trusteeship in
which A. s. Longley Is the holder of GER
tain property in trust for all the parties
in the suit, excepting himself and the other
defendants are made such only because they
refuse to become plaintiffs.
In January. 1876. Samuel w. Greene of
Providence, Rhode Island, transferred GER
tain properties to Thomas c. Greene to
hold the same in trust, according to plain
tins complaint, for Elihu Greene and Ma
tilda Greene. his wife. and their heirs. On
the resignation of Thomas Greene, five
years after, A. s. Ludlow was appointed
the trustee and in 1893 he was in. turn sue
ceeded by A. 8. Longley and plaintiffs al
|lege that at that time the latter received
from Ludlow notes and mortgages for
81, 900, one-half Of which was Longley's own
obligation. Elihu Greene died In December,
1875 and Matilda Greene in May, 1898, and
as their heirs, T. Sumner Greene, Samuel
Greene, Alice Longley and Matilda Pad
dock are now entitled to the trust fund
which A. s. Longley is alleged to hold. But
the plaintiffs in this case claim that Long
ley refuses TO make distribution of the
securities and further that he is unable
to do so, owing to the alleged fact that he
has appropriated a part Of 1t to his own
use.
1t Is therefore prayed that Longley may
be removed from the trusteeship; that he
be required to account for and relinquish
to the court all the property in question
and that T. Sumner Greene or some suit
able person be appointed to make the dis
,ribution.
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to be the last will and testament Of the
deceased, in which most of the property
was bequeathed to Frances Quijada, at
whose home Silvany spent the last days
of his life. This will was of date Just two
days before the death of the aged man.
The will was probated, but several weeks
later another will was filed by the terms of
which the entire estate. excepting $500,
was to be applied to the establishment of
a male Catholic orphans asylum with
Bishop Francis Mora as trustee and Joa-
chin Adam and Patrick Harnett as exeu-
tors. The last named document was dated
in March, 1891.
or course contest resulted, in which
those interested In the old will made some
very sensational charges against Quijada
and the methods employed in obtaining the
subsequent will. But the attorneys for the
will of 1891 did not present their case in
such a manner ar to make 1t effective, and
a motion on beha. Of Quijada to non-sut
was granted. The court took the APPLICATION
for rehearing under consideration.
The herald., 1898-09-04
A Good showing


During the month Of August the State
Mutual Building and Loan association, 14l
South Broadway, made twenty-five new
loans, amounting to $4,000. and wrote SIT
new shares. The cash on hand September
was $3.50. The monthly income for
making new loans amounts to about $50 900
per month. The association has over 1000
loans. Borrowers do not have to wait for
their money as loans are made as soon as
accepted. The full book values on with
drawals are being paid on demand. The
association has $59S 600 loaned. The net
earnings July I, 1885, were $9,311.75. Con-
sidering the times payments are kept up
well and Withdrawals are light The pros
poets for the coming fall business are good
both for loans and investment stock. The
association has no fines on investment
shares. Borrowers reduce their interest
payment as they pay on their loans, these
two features have done away with some OF
the great objections to building and loan
propositions.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Court N Notes

Israel Stewart has sued Margaret, John
and Benjamin Stewart to bring about the
partition of lot 3, block C, West Los An
geles tract, worth about $780, The court
is asked TO order It sold and the proceeds
divided.
]. Sayles Brown has brought suit in fore
closure in the superior court agains. r,
e. Lopez and others to collect a promis-
sorry not of $3.50, secured by six lots.
Andrew Christian Behne petitions the
superior court to adjudge him the owner
Of a certain lot now resting In the name OF
his deceased wife, but which he claims was
purchased with money earned by and be-
longing to him.
The herald., 1898-09-04
SLIPPERY CUSTOMERS
BONDSMEN OF MARCHER AND
JACKSON EXAMINED
TESTIMONY LOOKS PECULIAR
Records Do Not Agree With State.
ments Made by Marcher's Brother
and the Brothers. Wife

The bondsmen of Frank A. Marcher and
]. w. Jackson, who are under charge OF
securing money under false pretenses. were
summoned before Judge Smith yesterday
morning for examination as to their re-
sponsibility. The men are under bond
Of $1,000 each, Marcher's surety being his
brother d. l.. Marcher, and the brothers
wife, A. E. Marcher, while Jackson's pres
ence Is guaranteed by his wife, who goes
under the name Of Mrs. C. A. Cove, the
latter being an alias Of Jackson's.
d. L. Marcher testified that he owns a
stock of jewelry at 355 South Spring street.
and stated its value to be $4,000. This he
contended was its wholesale value. In
answer to the dis trict attorney 81 question
whether or not he is selling the stock out
as rapidly as possible, Mr.. Marcher stated
emphatically that he had no present inten-
t!on of going out Of business. Mrs. A. +.
Marcher, his wife, testified that she owns
the lots at the corner of Fifth and Pearl
streets, which are worth. with the i'm
provements on them, not less than $4,000
Deputy District Attorney James asked
her II a homes tead claim was not resting
agains. the property. She answered that
homestead had been filed against one
of the lots but not against the other
Book IS, page 12s. Of the records Of the
county recorder show that on May II, 1894,
homestead claim was filed by Adda L.
Marcher on lot 10, block 16, of the Woolen
Mill tract, and on lot 10, block 105, of the
Bellevue Terrace tract. THESE are the lots
referred to and 1t therefore seems that
both are homes teaded
Mrs. c. A. Cove, one Of ]. W. Jackson's
bondsmen, estified that she Is the own r
of a thirty-room lodging house over the
Owl drug store at 1922 South Spring street.
She placed its value at $4,000 and stated.
when questioned, that $500 of an $500 mort
gage against 1t is still unpaid. Judge
Smith evidently thought 1t would take
rather fine lodging house furniture to bring
500 a room under sale and asked concern
Ing the other surety. Counsel for the de-
tense stated that he had some time before
been examined before Justice Young and
showed that he owned property at Hue
meme worth $4,000. His name is Mccoy.
The court decided that both bonds were
sufficient and the citation was dismissed.
The herald., 1898-09-04
TWO EXAMINATIONS HELD
One Was for Petty Larceny With a
Prior Conviction

There were two examinations before
Justice Morrison yesterday, both Of the
men being held to answer to the superior
court. The first case was that of J. W..
Quinlan, who was charged with grand
larceny. 1t was alleged that Quinlan had
stolen $325 from the pocket of a railroad
section hand named James Walker, while
they were in the National saloon, corner
of Ord and New High streets. Quinlan
was held In $500.
]. N. Murphy was before Justice Nor
rison for examination, 1t being charged
that he had stolen plane Of the value Of
81 from the shop of A. o. Egbert on Los
Angeles street. Murphy had also beer
convicted of petty larceny in April, 1885.
when he stole a chisel. AS a second cor
viction of petty larceny constitutes fei-
ony. Murphy was so charged. He was held
to answer in $1,000.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Music at the Churches

The following program will be rendered
at the Third Presbyterian church. corner
of Hill and Sixteenth streets, today: Morn
ing-Prelude, "Andante Con Moto" u. Bap-
tiste). Miss NJ. Young; Gloria CHaldin);
response; offertory, "Songs W1thou.
Words" No. (MendelssohD, Miss M.
Young; anthem. "Our Soul on God With
Patience Waits" (Garrett); contralto solo,
selected, Miss Letitia Williams; postlude,
"Postlude in G" (Mendelssohn). Miss
M. Young. Evening-Prelude, Meditation"
e. Lemaiger); offertory, "Offertory in E''
(Hoffman), Miss M. Young; anthem, Lead.
Kindly Light" Buck), Miss NJ. Young;
soprano solo, 1.-The Good Shepherd" (Bar-
rie), Miss G. H. Whitehorn; postlude,
Grand, March" (M. Costa), Miss M. Young.
Music at the First Congregational church
this morning will be as follows: Organ pre-
lude, march (ChauveD, w. F. Skeele; an
them. God Hath Appointed a Day"
(Tours); organ. Melody" (Moskowsk);
offertory solo, Miss Anna Shepard; post
lude, selected. Evening servIce-Organ pre-
lude, palm Sunday" (Maily); "Jubilate"
(Nevin); organ, Legend" (PaderewskD
offer.ory, 20, Jesus. Thou Art Standing
(shepherd); postlude, selected. Prof. F.
A. Bacon Of Pasadena is the musical d.
rector.
The music at Unity church this morning,
under the direction of Prof E. l.. Huebner,
will be as follows: Organ prelude, selected;
anthem, when Evening Shadows Fall'
&c. w. Coombs); offertory, Weary of
Earth" Il. W. Camp; postlude, selected
Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin will lecture to
the pupils at the Sunday school and their
friends at $50 o'clock In the morning. Her
subject will be, 1.-THE Beauty Of Truth"
The choir will be assisted by a large or.
chestra.
Today the anniversary Of st. Vib,ana, The
patron saint of the cathedral, the choir will
sing Hayrln's imperial mass In D at 1886
o'clock. The soloists are Miss Tertilla
Eisenmeyer, soprano; Miss Lillian Scan.
Ion, contralto; Karl s. Thrower, tenor, and
Joseph Scott, bass. chorus choir will as.
s!st and for the offertory Miss ScAnlon will
sing the AVE Maria" by Sandal. A. J.
Stamm will render the organ numbers.
The music at the First Methodist church
this morning will be as follows: Morning
service-Organ, "Andante Con Moto" Il
B. Calkin), W. w. Ellis; anthem, Sweet Is
Thy Mercy" (Barnby), Mrs. w. j. Chick
and chorus choir; offertory. baritone solo
1.-The Prod.gal Son" (Parker), William
James Chick; postlude, "Allegretto Mod
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received with enthusiasm and had to be re-

received with enthusiasm and had to be re-
peated in its entirety.
Berlin is superabundantly supplied with
music. The Philharmonic orchestra alone
gives about 100 concerts each season, ten Of
them under Nikisch. The royal orchestra
gives ten under Weingartner, and there are
two other orchestras which give together
ten concerts week. Last winter there
were sixty piano recitals, twenty-seven
violin recitals. and at least one hundred
vocal concerts, besides thirty-two concerts
Of chamber music. Among the violinists
heard there last winter were Joachim,
Sarasate, Sauret, Holr, Gregorowitsch
and Brodsky. Berlin has 11S music schools
and four world-famed conductors-Nik-
iscE, Muck, r. Strauss and Weingartner.
1t will be remembered that when Brahms
died, his will left the sum of 800 900 to the
Viennese society of the "Musikfreunde."
There was some doubt as 10 whether, ow-
ing to the composers carelessness in re-
gard to legal procedures, the sum would
not fall to his native city Of Hamburg
The tribunal to whom the question was
submitted has now decided in favor of
the terms Of the will: so that, although
there may be an appeal. the chances are
that the musical society named will secure
the bonanza.-New York Evening Post.
The herald., 1898-09-04
sILvANY WILL CASE
Comes Up Before Judge Ballard on a
Motion for Rehearinr

On motion for new trial the Silvany
will case came up this morning in depart
ment two, Judge J. W. Ballard, of Orange
county, occupying the bench in Judge
Clark's stead.
Stephan Silvany died on January 10 of
this year. leaving an estate which is valued
at $10,5OO On January 26 l.. c. Flores, as
executor. filed for probate what purported
The herald., 1898-09-04
He Meant No Wrong

Donald Mcdonald, boy, was before
Justice Morrison yesterday to answer to
a charge Of misdemeanor. He discharged d
gun within the city limits. Mcdonald
claimed that a companion had told him
that the gun was of no account and In Or
der to prove that 1t was good he had dis
charged it, without intending any breach
OF the law. The case was continued un til
next Tuesday.
The herald., 1898-09-04
O O O

DR.. Card Zeller, the composer, died last
month at Baden. Germany. He had the
good fortune to write one Of the most pop.
ular songs Of his time. 1t was sung IN
every European country. except France
possibly, and in the United States 1t gained
all but the popularity Of our home-ma lie
ballads. 1t was the Nightingale Song
in the opera called in English 1.-The Tyro-
lean," and the refrain "Once Again." was
familiar from one end of the country to the
other
The herald., 1898-09-04
Divorce Granted

Petra Andrews was granted a divorce
from her husband, William Andrews, in
Judge Van Dykes court yesterday. The
grounds were failure to provide and de-
sertion.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Musical Notes

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words"
are not as popular as they used TO be, but
they still have thousands of admirers, and
some of them even figure in Paderewskrs s
programs. A new edition of them, revised
by Professor Klindworth, will soon be is
sued by Messrs. Novello.
A new symphonic poem by Mascagni was
performed at Recanti on the occasion of
the centenary of the Italian poet and
pessimist Leopard. The work is intended
to illustrate the principle events in the
poets life, his struggles and disappoint-
ments. closing with an apotheosis. It was
The herald., 1898-09-04

Homer Laughlin and Homer Laurhl,n.
IT,, Miss M. A. Foshay and Mr.. and Mrs.
4. w. Wright were at Coronado last week.
The herald., 1898-09-04

DR.. Max Wassmsn, dentist. rooms as and
s26 Potomac block, Broadway. between
The herald., 1898-09-04

Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek
strom's. a24 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-09-04

Emil Sauer, the pianist, has signed con-
tract with Mr.. r. E. Johnston, the concert
manager, TO make a tour of this country
this coming season. Sauer will make his
first American appearance at the Metro
politan opera house, New York, Tuesday
evening. January 10th, assisted by grand
orchestra of 100 musicians. Mr.. Sauer's
contract calls for forty concerts, twenty of
them with orchestra. The balance are to
be recitals. Sauer Is considered by the
most eminent European critics to be one of
the grandest panists Of modern times. His
repertoire includes everything ever written
for the piano. In conversation with Thilo
Becker the other day this we'll known mu-
sician expressed the. opinion that Sauer is
today a greater master of the piano than
either Paderewski or Rosentha 1t is to
be hoped that Mr.: johnson may find 1t
possible to bring this eminent artist 10 the
coast.
George c. Dent writes to the musical
editor Of The Herald that the Scalchi sea-
soE of twenty-five weeks will begin early
next month, and win certainly include the
Pacific coast cities. Exceptionally strong
support has been engaged for this still mag
nificent contralto. including MI Helene
Noldo, soprano; Sgnor Codurr Canzo,
tenor, and Signor Achille Alberti. baritone.
The last named, 1t will be remembered, con-
tributed largely to the great success Of
Scalchi's last season. The repertoire will
include acts from "Semramide," with
Scalchi as Arsace, her most famous role,
and from III Trovatore." "Faust," MAR
tha," etc.
A glance at Music at the Churches" will
demonstrate the waning of the summers
holidays and the reopening of the regular
musical services.
So that there can be no possible m .scon-
ception regarding the plans of Moriz Rosen-
thai, the great Gal:cian piano virtuoso, the
Musical Courier makes the definite state
ment that he will visit America this season
of 1889 under the management Of Henry
Wolfsohn, and he will play in his usual
form, which Is equivalent to saying that
he will play magnificently. Mr.. Rosenthal
has recovered entirely from the illness that
interrupted his last American tournee, and
his recent performances, as critically re-
ported, were Of the highest artistic order.
O O O
The coming tour Of Godfrey's band, which
will be in the nature Of a farewell for Mr.
Godfrey, will open In New York the latter
part Of October. After a special engage
ment at the Boston peace festival the prin-
cipal cities Will be visited west to San Fran
cisco, no return visits being booked for any
city, and the American tour will close on
the Pacific coast, when the band sails for
Australia and other portions Of the British
empire in the far east.
o o o
A CHANT OF AUTUMN
(After the French Of Paul Verlaine)
The wailing tones
And viol-moans
OF autumn make
wound that grieves
MY heart and leaves
A weary ache.
All breati1less-pale-
I hear the tale
OF hotirs chime,
And weeping sore
/ see once more
The vanished time.
Then II go
AS haps to blow
The storm-and sped
Or there, or here,
Like leaf veer,
The leaf that's dead.
Mabel Peacock In the Pail Mall Maya
zine.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Gresia Discharged

On the motion of the district attorney,
Luigo Gresia, the fruit merchant who was
arrested on Thursday on the charge Of
threatening to kill Francisco Presti, a
bootblack, was discharged in Justice
Young's court yesterday morning.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Suit for Rent

Frank Sabchi has begun a suit in the
superior court against William H. Flory
and others by which he seeks to recover
possession of the premises at COS East Sew
enth street and the rent due thereon.
Plaintiff alleges that he leased the place
in July and that no rent has been paid. The
premises are used as hay yard.
The herald., 1898-09-04

erato" Julius Andrea Evening-Organ.
"Capriccio Elmond' Uemaigre), w. W..
Ellis; anthem, Send Out Thy Light"
(Gounod), chorus choir; offertory, baritone
solo and quartet, God Is Love" Shelley,
Prof. Chick, Mrs. Chick, Mrs. Bender aud
Mr.. Gribble; postlude, "Marche Nupitale"
(Frederick Nache).
The herald., 1898-09-04
Committed to Highlands

Thomas Robinson, decidedly peculiar
native of Ireland, was yesterday COM
mitted to the Highlands asylum for the
insane by Judge Van Dyke.
Robinson has for the past year or more
been almost a constant inmate of the city
jail His offense was drunkenness and
but very few hours would elapse after his
release from serving one sentence until
he would be back on the same old charge.
After SOLDERING up he would tear his cloth
ing, rave all night long about cancer in
his ear that he alleged was the result of
excessive cigarette smoking. While among
the other men in the prison he would very
often suddenly make an attack on one of
them without provocation or reason In
the examination before the physicians he
testified that he had done no work for a
year or two.
1t was the belief Of the examining board
that his condition is due to masturbation.
The herald., 1898-09-04
CITY NEWS
EVENTS OF TODAY

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Burbank-"Captain Swift"
The herald., 1898-09-04

Music at st. Johns Episcopal church this
morning will be as follows: Prelude, Lar
ghetto (Spohr), w. F. Chase; Communion
Office in A (GarretD; anhem. 1.-THE Ra-
diant Morn; Gloria in Excelsis (Old chanD
postlude, march (Salome). Evening-Pre-
lude, Improvisation, w. f. Chase; choral
Even-song (FalHs); Magnificat (Myles B
Foster); Nunc Dimittis (Gibber); post
| lude (Stern).
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this morning will be as follows: Prelude,
selected; anthem, Grant to Us, Lord, We
Beseech Thee (Barnby); offertory, MEM
ories of Galilee' (Palmer); postlude, Sc
lected.
Music at Emmanuel Presbyterian church
today will be: Morning-"Sing Alleluia
Forth" Dudley Buck; "Gloria Patri"
(Shuey); Response (Shelley); offertory solo,
Aria from Gallia (Gounod), ]. P. Dupuy.
Evening-"O Come Let Us Sing" (Bonche):
offertory solo, 1.-THE Lord Will Come" Per-
kins); Revel France; anthem, "Savior Ger
Life's Troubled Sea" (BendeD.
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Music at the First Baptist church this
morning will be as follows: Prelude, Sc.
lected, Miss Anna B. Douglas; anthem. HE
Shall Come Down Like Rain" IN. H. Allen)
offertory, "Unfold Ye Portals (Gounod)
Evening-Prelude, selected; offertory
"Now God Be With U.s. Gohn Hyatt Bru-
oer).
The herald., 1898-09-04

At the Central Presbyterian church the
music this morning will be: Prelude, Noe
turne (Chopin) offertory, 20, Be Joyful q.
Fairlamb). Evening-Prelude, Elevation
(Batiste); anthem, art Thou Weary" (P.
A. Schnecker).
The herald., 1898-09-04
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Rec of observat lions
Taken at Los Angeles, Sept S.-The
barometer Is reduced to sea icvei.