The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-17
SfCRfST'S SfCRfTS
ARE BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN
PASADENA, TOO
Mr.. RANDALL is WRATHFUL
And May Yet Cause the Cleveland
SwelPs Arrest-Budget Of
Pasadena News

Herald SO East Colorado s:reet) The arti-
Gle in this mornings Herald detailing the
oper tons Of the smooth young swindler,
Asbury C.. Secrest, has attracted consider
able attention in Pasadena, as he made
quite a number of visits to this place and
| left at least one citizen to mourn his sud
den departure. H. =. Randall, one of Pasa-
dcnn's young business men, local agent fer
a number of insurance companies, met Sc
| crest in a business way, and on the 22l OF
August inucrsed SO check for him, which
| afterward proved to be worthless. Secrest,
who had done some insurance soliciting for
W. T.. McVey Of Los Angeles, agent for the
Guarantee and Accident company or Lon
| don. represented to Mr.. Randall that he
wished to go 10 Redlands and had not quite
enough cash in his pocket for the trip, and
would he be so Kind as to indorse this
| check for him, SO that he would, not have
TO return 10 Los Angeles?" Mr.. Randall
accommodated him, and now he is whis-
| tHng for his pay. Secrest comes Of good
| family in the east, his relatives being peo-
pie of some wealth and position, and when
| he was confronted with the ddShonDred
check he said he would have plenty OF
| money in a few days and would then set
tie everything up. Mr.. McVey drew a
sight draft on Secrest's brother, H. o. Sc
crest, cashier of one of the banks Of Cleve-
| land, Ohio, and received a reply to the eff
| feet that two drafts OF $50 each were on the
way for the impecurdous. swell 10 settle his
bills When sufficient time had elapsed for
the drafts to reach Secrest at Los Angeles.
the young rascal had skipped, presumably
with the money realized from them, and
was last heard of on his way TO Victoria,
| Il. c., whittier he had taken passage on a
steamer from San Francisco. Mr. Randall
| has a warrant out for his arrest, and he
| will very likely be waylaid at the dock
when he reaches his destination and be
brought back TO answer fer his pecca dillos.
An Additional Hall
| An Improvement that has been contem
| plated for some time bids fair to be realized
| in the near future, and 1t is one that will
be appreciated by the amusement4loving
public, affordng as it will an additional
| hall near the center Of the town. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether it can be fairly
called ant opera house." as one Of the local
papers has characterized it. The Williams
block on the northeast corner Of Fair Oaks
avenue and Colorado street is 10 be remod-
eled and the entire upper story, extending
| from the Carlton hotel 10 the corner and
from the front to the back of the building
thrown into one large hall, the entrance be-
ing through what Is now the New York
Kitchen, on Fair Oaks avenue. Mrs. K.tch-
ener OF San Francisco is the owner. and
she has instructed her agents here to pro-
coed at once with the work.
Township Convention
A hot contest will be waged for the two
justices Of the peace and two constables'
who are to be nomina ted on the Republican
ticket at Knights of Pythias hall tomorrow
at 2:3O O'Clock The 80 delegates to the coun-
~ convention are ex-officio delegates to
the Pasadena judicial convention. They
will assemble at the recorders office at
p. m. sharp and Immediately adjourn TO
x. of P. hall The candidates announced for
justices are j. G. Rooster, ]. H. Merriam,
H. H. Klamroth and w. 8. Arnold; for con-
stables John R. Slater. S. L. Wallis, Josiah
Horton, George Holloway. Frank Wright,
j. v. Robbins and Hartley d. Newell.
| Brevities
The Farmers institute will be hel,l'in the
| boa I'd of trade rooms, Pasadena, California
September Goth and 21st, 1898. Prof A. j
| Cook of Claremont college, CAL, will cor-
| duct the meetings.
The sixth annual report Of the Pasadena
public schools has just been published. The
work Of all departments has been most sat
.sfac.cry. The supervising principal, J. D.
| Graham, gives the teachers and pupils
great credit for the nthus'alsm, harmony
| and stu.iiousness shown by them dur'ae
| the entire year. The total number Of pu-
p!is enrolled at the beginning Of the schoo
year. September 20, 1897, was 1864, of whom
275 were in the high school. There we're 81
| teachers employed. The school census Of
| June, 1898, shows he total number OF CHI
| dren in this district under II years of age Il
| be 1852 II Is surprising that all Of these ex-
| cept twenty-five are rnt!ve' born. There Is g
| strong sentiment that kindergarten and
| Sloyd departments be added to our schools
| The school library was ircrea sed during tho
year by the purchase of nearly one hun.
dred books.
The young people of the Baptist church
| held rally at their house of worship las
night. Delegates from Alhambra. Soutt
Pasadena, Monrova and Los Angeles were
| present. Addresses were made by Rev
| Joseph Smaie of Los Angeles, Rev. Mr.. Wol
of Monrov.a, Rev. +. W. Woods, Mr.. Ward
| state Sunday School missionary and sew.
| eral Of the young people from the different
| societies represented.
| Pasadena members of the uniform rank
Knights of Pythias, to the number of about
! thirty, enjoyed the picnic at Long Beacf
given by that order today.
The public schools Of Pasadena will re.
| open on Monday after the summer vacation
| the entrance examinations having already
| taken place. The meeting of pr.nc1pa Is
| took place this afternoon and the high
| school teachers will convene tomorrow al
10 o'clock, while the primary and gramma,
grade teachers will meet at Up. m. and al
details will be arranged.
Social Notes
Miss Leah Gertrude Crawford and Mr.
Ohas. F. Martin were married last event ns
| at the home of he BRIDES mot her, Mrs. Ella
Crawford. 566 Summit avenue, Rev. Dr..
Ccnger performing the ceremony. The
residence was very prettfy decorated for
| the occasion and after the ceremony re-
| freshments were served. Mr.. and Mrs
Martin will be at home after October Isl.
A reception was given Mr.. and, Mrs. f.
| Lazenby last evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Lazenby, Il Mary street,
the evening being frightened by music and
| refreshments being served after the music
| al program Mr.. and Mrs Lazenby were
| presented with a beautiful silver cake dish
| by the I. o. G. T.
| pleasant shlrprise partv was given In