The herald., 1898-09-08
MORE MOUNTAIN fires
FORESTS BURNING AT THE HEAD
OF EAToN's CANYON

Tony vslasquez Suicides at Pasadena.
Crown Of the Valley News
Happenings
PASADENA, Sept. 7.-(OKice OF Tho
Herald, 5S East Colorado street.) Joe
0antzer and Robert Young, two small
boys, at about noon today. discovered the
dead body OF Tony VelasQuez In the kitch-
en- of a vacant house belonging to James
Smith. on the southwest corner Of Green
and Delacey streets. Rob Young went IN
to hide from the other boy, and then
made the discovery. He Informed a neigh
Dor, Homer Dunlap. who informed the
marshal. officer Bristol was placed IN
charge Of the place, and by this time, the
news having leaked out, large number Oh
curious people began to congregate. The
dead man lay In the rear room, IN the
northwest corner, fiat on his back. HIS
stiffened fists were held slightly raised
from his breast and nearly under his chin.
His cane was carefully hung up above his
head on the wall, and on shelf there was
partially full bottle Of strychnine and
an opened penkndfe beside 1t. On the floor
were a few grains Of strychnine which had
been spilled when the deadly poison was
mixed In a whiskey glass, which was also
found. There was bath tub in the house.
and the dead mans half-laced shoes sug-
xested that he had taken a bath before
killing himself. The name Of Rosengarten
& Son of Philadelphia was on the bottle
Of strychnine. The dead man was Is years
l ~ x,,tkt - L. TAo md Avyo
grandchildren at 176 South Vernon ave-
nue.. Joe and one of the grandchildren
came upon hearing Of the suicide and stood
over the remains. hats in hand. stolidly
gazing at the dead man seemingly scarcely
realizing what 1t meant. Joe Is man
about 50 years OF age. He could assign no
reason for his fathers act, save that he
had become too old to work and seemed no
longer of any use. The dead man was well
known about town, he having resided here
about three years, and in this state forty
years. From the appearance OF the re-
mains the act was evidently committed
yesterday. His family say he had gore
away yesterday morning. and as he fre-
quently spent severa1 days with friends In
Los Angeles, they thought little Of his de-
parture.
The coroner came out this evening and
held an inquest. A jury Of the following
gentlemen was impaneled by Marshal
Lacey: b. G. Doane (forcman), ]. D. Kel.
sey, w. H. Darrow, ]. B. Hill. F. NJ Riggs.
H. z. Andrews. Three witnesses were
sworn, the marshal, a grandson Of the de-
ceased and a Los Angeles friend Of the
deceased. A verdict in accordance with the
above account was rendered, and nothing
new was elected Of Importance.
Mountain Fires Again
| Clyde Barnhart. who. with Lou New
combe and another man, has been patrol
| ing the mountains since the recent fire,
| ttelephoned down today that he wanted ten
men at once. Smoke could be seen from
here rising high and dense far back OF
Echo mountain. Barnhart said that he
and his two men had been fighting the fire
| by day for the past htree days, but that
| it had finally gotten away from them by
night. The ten men were quickly sent up
by way Of Wilson'S peak. The fire seems
to be between Pine nats and the head OF
! Eaton canyon, wher It was squelched some
days ago. 1t Is thought that 1t has arisen
| from some fallen log, which has rolled
uOWH 4utO thc SAhyOAl Aeuttlu8 AcW tSEIb-
| tory.
News Notes
The case of the man who fell of the elec-
| ;ric car at the Southern Pacific viaduct,
in East Los Angeles, yesterday afternoon,
! Is puzzler. When the man was picked up
he declined to give his name. Two gentle
men on the car who are positive they
know him, told the conductor that he was
william e. Pyle. Pyle gave the name Of
Nay to DIR. Hodge, who tended him, but
he registered at the Carlton hotel as C. C..
Emit of Los Angeles. He left today for
Los Angeles, and could not be found when
an effort was made to locate him.
At tle second days session, today, Of
the convention of the Young Peoples
Christian union, officers were elected as
follows: Jesse Dickson Of Wildemar, pros
dent; Miss Mary Crabbe of Los Angeles
and w. McHenry Of Los Angeles, vice.
presidents; Miss Mamie Hill Of San Diego,
secretary; Miss Maggie Kerr of Santa Ana,
| rea surer; Rev. w. w. Logan of Los An
geles, Miss Mamie Hill of San Diego, Miss
Lulu Findley Of Los Angeles, H. Cum
lningham of Pasadena, Mrs E. r. Hawk OF
Los Angeles, Miss Julia Jamison Of Wilde
mar, executive committee.
The, citizens committee and the city
council went this morning by tally-ho and
visited some water lands In North Pasa-
dena, pursuant 10 steps recently taken to-
| ward sinking wells and securing options on
| water-bearing lands. All the plans which
have from time to time been bfoached are
being carefully investigated and worked
up. and before long the committee and
the council will have a definite plan for
municipal ownership to lay before the
people.
Tomorrow the Academy Of the Holy
Names will be dedicated. Mass and bene-
diction occur at $3.50 a. m. Bishop Mont
gomery will celebrate mass at p. m. He
will also deliver Patriotic address and the
American flag will be raised. Visitors are
invited.
The Maocabees have recently broken the
record for new membership, by securing
seventy new members since the 11th OF
July In this city.
The o. U. A. M. worked in the third de-
gree this evening.
Mrs. A. J. Wright goes east Monday to
| cisit relative In worcester, Mass. Mrs.
Wright will b abseut several months.