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The herald., 1898-02-09
UNFAITHFUL MARY
Hiram Leach of Elizabeth Lake Has
Just Cause of Complaint

Hiram M Leach, a farmer from Eliz-
abeth Lake applied yesterday at the
district attorneys office for a felony
complaint charging his wife. Mary L.,
nee Andrade, and a Frenchman, who
has also a ranch about four miles away
from the Leach homestead, with adul-
terry and open and notorious cohabita-
ton. After he had told his woes COM
plant was issued and he was directed
to take it to Justice of the Peace Buck
ley of Palmdale, who would issue a war
rant for the arrest of the culprits.
Leach has had all sorts of trouble
with his wife, who is a Mexican woman,
81 years of age. They were married in
1889, but have no children. A too great
fondness for other men caused Leach to
separate from her four years ago. and
he has since tried twice to get a divorce
from his unfaithful spouse, but some
unforeseen hitch spoiled his calcula-
tions.
Augustin Ferrier, the man in the case,
has resided in the Elizabeth Lake dis
trct for number of years and he
has a quarter section partly improved,
upon which he has not yet finally proved.
The undue intimacy of Ferrier, who
is 40 years of age, and Mrs Leach has
been matter of comment up that way
for some time. In order that none of
the gossips should be mistaken as to
their relations, the Leach woman took
up her abode with the Frenchman on
his ranch on December 18th, and is
there still. The much suffering Hiram
thinks now that if he can secure con-
viction against Them, but Mary prin-
cipally, there is a chance yet that his
divorce suit will come out all right
The herald., 1898-02-09
HE Is KNOWN HERE
w. H. Griffiths of Leadville and His
Local Career

The Associated Press dispatches of
about the indictment in New York of
William III. Griffiths of Leadville, pro-
prietor of newspaper of that city. The
charge was that of grand larceny, and
was based on a sale of three $4,000 notes
to r. j. Bolles of Denver which were
endorsed by Mr.. Griffiths. The indict-
ment was dismissed by Judge Fitzger-
aid on the ground that its subject was
matter for a civil suit rather than a
criminal prosecution. One of the en-
dorsers was Earl Il. Coe, who is now a
police commissioner of Denver and who
appeared before the grand jury as a
witness in the interest of Bolles.
The Griffths mentioned is well known
in this city, or at least man of the
same name. who is proprietor of a
Leadville paper is we'll known here,
having some three years ago resided
here, and at that time was largely inter-
ested in a mining venture at Riverside,
including the Santa Rosa mine. He
was also concerned in number of other
deals here, but none of them amounted
to much
Just before his departure for the east
he married a young lady of this city
and they started for Colorado together
but she was taken i'll at San Bernardino
and he left her there and has not re-
turned since. The incident caused oon-
siderable gossip at the time, and it was
thought that suit for divorce would
result, but as far as learned yesterday
no such proceedings have been brought
| The Young lady has remained here with
her family ever since.
The herald., 1898-02-09

premises and therefrom stealing sets OF
harness, which is McCoy's speciality In
crime, as much as the selling OF them Is
in business.
McCoy's attorney explained, in mitl-
cation of the burglars conduct, that he
was "junkster," at which the court
cooked up his eyebrows interrogatively
1T developed that "junkster" is par
ty who keeps a junk shop. This reason
not being deemed sufficient by Judge
Smith to satisfactorily explain why Nc
Coy "burgled'' as steady business, he
turned to the prisoner himself, who said:
"Yo' honah! All had bin trying to get
along nicely, but de perlice wouldn't let
ma. They found the harness in NAH
house and sed dat had stolen it,
"And so you had" said the judge, as he
let the black man off with one year at
Folsom, and granted him two days stay
of execution in which to settle his Sec
ond-hand business and bid good-by to
his wife and child.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Cases Set For Tomorrow

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
(2479) Wilford s. Glover; assault to mur-
der; trial.
(25lS) Albert Williams; assault deadly
weapon: arraignment.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark
IN. p. PAID John NJ. Menifee probate OF
Will.
IN. P. 24O5) Geo. W. Ryder; letters of ad-
ministration.
IN. p. 240S) Sally Rider; letters of admin
istration.
IN. p 24O9) Charlotte Ryder; letters of
administration.
IN. p 24l6) f. E. Keffel; letters of ad-
minstration.
C1sS0) Charles w. Ott minor; citation.
IN. p. 2206) Oscar A. Kunkel; petition to
set apart whole estate for use or fam
lily.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
(2941S) Hickett VS.. Dexter ct al.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
(2Sl56) Trafton VS.. Parker.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
(29SSD Ellsworth VS.. Charter; trial.
(2S102) City of Los Angeles VS.. Eevrett
ct al; argument; p. m.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Clark VS.. Petrie; 8 a. m; trial.
People VS.. Bevione 1:30 p. m. miss.
Hutchinson VS.. Buckeet: trial; 1O:30 a. m.
Clark VS.. Ybarrordo; demurrer; $3.50 a. M
The herald., 1898-02-09
ARTHUR ARGUMENTS
Attorney Appel Speaks on the Lack Of
Jurisdiction of City Justices

The argument on the motion to set
aside the information charging Charles
H. Arthur, the Pasadena blacksmith,
with murder. was heard by Judge Smith
yesterday morning. Attorney Horace
Appel presented the law points involved,
the chiefest of which was the alleged
lack of jurisdiction of City Justice Nor
rison to hear the preliminary examina-
tion of the murder charge preferred
against Arthur. The lawyer also claimed
that the prisoner had not been given
sufficient time for 1t, but had been rail-
roaded from the committing magis-
trate's office into the superior court.
AS these contentious that the city
justices have been legislated out of Of
flee by reason of the provisions of the
Whitney act no longer apply to Los An
geles are becoming unpleasantly fire.
quent in cases where the people are OPP
posed to an application of too-oft re-
iterated delays, it is to be hoped that
the matter may be sQuarely tackled by
one of the superior judges soon, and not
lodged, so that an opinion from the su-
preme court may thereafter lay the mat
ter at rest.
not prepared to answer Mr.. Appel's ar
guments at once and could give no au-
thorities, as none exist, upon the point
at issue, but he asked until today to
file the opinion of the superior court in
bank in the case of All Louie VS.. Police
Judge Owens. Judge Smith will proba
bly, give his decision on the motion to
set aside the information today and re-
quire Arthur to plead at once if it be de-
MED.
Mr.. Gage is by no means engaged in
the defense of the case yet. Mr.. Appel
appeared yesterday for Mr.. Gage in the
proceedings and Mr.. Hyatt was una
voidably detained elsewhere from TAX
ing part in them. If Mr.. Gage is retained
Mr.. Appel will also be, and then vigor-
Gus legal battle for the life of the mur-
derous blacksmith may be expected, and
the old chestnut of temporary insanity
resorted to once again.
The herald., 1898-02-09
LOCAL TRAFFIC NEWS
SANTA FE's BURNED TUNNEL rs
OPEN TO TRAFFIC
Today's Trains Will Go Through With
out Any Transfer of Passengers
Rainfall at Various Points

The Santa Fe officials looked very hap
py yesterday afternoon when the news
came from Williams. where the burned
out tunnel is, that the debris had been
removed and that traffic through 1t
could be resumed today. The work of
putting in the steel lining, 1t was calcu-
lated, would be completed this forenoon,
so that the train which will leave here
this morning will be able to go through
without any transfer of the passengers.
The road has been blocked by the burn
ing of this tunnel very nearly three
weeks, and during that time it has been
obliged to pay the Southern Pacific COM
pany tremendous aggregate for mile
age of the trains the latter company
hauled over its tracks.
The expense of repairing the tunnel
has been something disheartening, also.
as the work had to be done twice, on
account of the fire breaking out the
second time, after the repairs of the
first conflagration had been completed.
The affair will be responsible for an
amount to be numbered by not less
than six figures, not to speak of the
wear and tear of officials.
THE RAINFALL
The rainfall was not as deep as a
well, nor as big as a sea, but it will
serve-for the time. From the reports
made yesterday morning by the station
agents of the Southern Pacific company
the following figures are obtained The
first represents the fall for the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock yesterday
morning, the second the amount for this
season to date. and the third the amount
for last season:
Redlands, 40; 5.O7; 11.S1
Grafton, 81; 8; 1908.
Ontario, AS; SOS; 1905.
Port Los Angeles, 10: 2.5S; 12.37.
San Gabriel, .33; 4.45: 11.S3
Duarte. .16; 400; 1858.
Whittier, SO; 4.90; 1918.
NOTES OF TRACK AND TIE
The Southern Pacific will send an eX-
cursion train on Tuesday next to San
Fernando mission. The travellers will
be met by the citizens of that place,
who will have vehicles to take them to
the old mission, show them the largest
olive orchard in the world, and end the
festivities with an old-time barbecue.
Five passenger trains arrived from the
east yesterday over the Southern Pa
cifc line, all of them loaded to their
full capacity.
The herald., 1898-02-09
FREEZE-oUT GAME
The Maginnis People and the Pacific
Oil Refinery and Supply Co.

Mrs. Alice Maginnis and her husband.
"A. P. Maginnis, have commenced a suit
against the Pacific Oil Refining and
Supply company Gncorporated), and
other parties, to enjoin them from SELL
ing 997 shares of stock of the corporation
to pay an alleged delinquent assessment
of 1894.
The stockholders of the company are
Mrs. Alice G. Williams, who has 1000
shares; James H. Hurn, F. H. Poindex-
ter and Henry l.. Williams, who each
own one and Mrs. Ma aginnis, who has the
balance of the 2000 shares of the capital
stock In her complaint the lady, who
is afraid of being "froze out" alleges
that H. L. Williams, the husband of
Mrs. Alice Williams, is the power behind
the throne; that the stock in his wife $
name is only held in trust by her for his
benefit, and that the other defendants
were presented by him with one share
apiece so as to qualify them to act as
directors in his personal and private
board, at which they vote just as Will
1iams wants them to.
In May, 1897, F. H. Poindexter, ac-
countant, reported that the corporation
was indebted to President Williams in
the sum of sSS,S7352. money advanced
and $3.50 as salary for twenty-five
months at $3.50 per month, up to May 1st
1897. The directors acknowledged the
full debt and it was further resolved
that the monthly salary of $50 should be-
continued after May 1st of last year.
The Maginnisses emphatically den,
that Williams ever advanced any sun
whatever to the Pacific Oil Refining ant
Supply company, and that the board O.
directors knew it to be so. In Decemba,
the next move was made by the board
so the complaint continues, in that the,
ordered the levy of an assessment OF S
per share, payable on or before Januar,
21st at the company's office, 316 Wilco'
block, delinquent stock to be sold OF
February Sth to pay such assessment
Plaintiffs allege that the only indebt
edaess now existing against the com
pany is note to the Citizens bank 70
The herald., 1898-02-09
Pattison Divorce Case

The divorce case of Mary j. Pattison
against her aged husband, James II. w.
Pattison, in which cruelty is alleged,
is now on trial with closed doors in De-
partment three and likely to last several
days. The cruelty of Mr.. Pattison did
not consist so much, according to Mrs.
Pattison's story, in being guilty of it
himself as in permitting 1t on the part
of his grown children by former mar
riage. The lady married the old gentle
man for his supposed wealth, which had
been transferred from his control to
that of others without her knowledge.
The particulars of the case We're fully
published several months ago.
The herald., 1898-02-09
FOWLER HAD A CHILL
The Contempt Proceedings Dismissed
After the Officer Explains

Police Officer F. M Fowler was called
up before Judge Smith yesterday to
show cause why he should not be pun
tshed for contempt in having been guilty
of conduct unbecoming an officer CT
the law in the witness chamber of De-
partment one of the superior court, while
the same was in session on Monday af-
ternoon.
"Mr. Fowler" said the judge. II heard
q very bad report about you yesterday.
You gave man money to get you bot
tie of whisky and it was taken into the
witness room"
The accused officer answered that he
should prefer to make a sworn state
ment, but the court not thinking this
necessary, be explained that he had be-
come very sick on Monday afternoon
with chills and fever, and not being per-
mitted to return home by the attorneys
for the prosecution, was thinking of
taking some medicine when Boyd, the
fellow who afterwards on the stand in
the Compton case reported the matter
suggested himself that whisky would be
a great help, and volunteered to get It
Fowler gave him money sufficient to
purchase a pint flask and Boyd brough,
1t to him, when the officer drank some
and the accommodating messenger also
took guip.
The Judge said that the idea of bot
tie of whisky being brought among Wit
nesses in the courtroom was absolutely
reprehensible and could not be over
looked. The court had no objection to a
man himself taking stimulant as a
medicine, but offering 1t to others was
grievously wrong. 1t was very annoy
Ing that such a thing should have oc-
Cured
Officer Fowler admitted his mistake,
but said he was so sick at the time thai
he was not quite himself and he had no
recollection of having offered any of the
stuff to anyone else but Boyd. Both
Deputy District Attorney McComas and
Lawyer Earl Rogers came to the rescue
of the officer, stating that he was un-
doubtedly suffering from a severe chill
and was not permitted to leave the
courthouse when, as a matter of fact.
he should have been at home. Mr. Me-
Comas thought that it was really Boyd
who wanted snifter, and suggested it
TO Fowler as medicine, because he
hoped to get a "wad" himself.
After a few words of warning. Judge
Smith told the policeman that his ex-
cuse was accepted and the alleged con-
tempt purged
The herald., 1898-02-09
Hiehwaymen on Wheels

wheelman of West Forty-sixth street,
New York, was not long since attacked,
robbed and left senseless by two highway
men mounted on bicycles in Central park.
Repeated accounts of robberies by men
mounted upon the swift revolving wheel
have apeared in the papers in various
parts of the country. In each instance, Sc
far as learned, they have evaded the po-
lice. Those depredators of the health, dis
eases of the kidneys and bladder, will
likewise in all likelihood escape arrest,
and pursue their atrocious career un-
checked, unless they are arrested in the
outset by the potent intervention Of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the finest di-
uretic as well as tonic, known to modern
times. The genial preventive named is the
best known medicinal safeguard, not only
against renal but also rheumatic and
malarial disorders. 1t is at the start that
disease is the more easily and completely
overcome. The use of the Ritters is fol-
lowed by the happiest results in cases OF
dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint
and nervousness.
The herald., 1898-02-09

DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.

DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
(2S,S4D Main Street and Agricultural
Park Railway Company VS.. Los An
geles Traction company.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge shaw.
(2926D Hooker Co. VS.. General Construc-
tion Co.
(2SS76) Hooker Co. VS.. West Los Angeles
Water Co.
Sobrio vs. Eberle.
DEPARTMENT STX-Judge Allen.
co. .652) State Loan and Trust Company
VS.. Crowley ct al.
(30009) Fawkes VS.. Fawkes.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Cheesebrough VS.. Mcclure; trial; $3.50
a. m.
Michaux vs. Rhorer ct al; supplemental
proceedings: p. m.
Florey VS.. Cummings; trial; 1880 p. m.
Pavkovich VS.. Marsh; notion; p. m
King VS.. Marsh; motion; p. m.
King VS.. Marsh demurrer; $3.50 a. m
Pavkovich VS.. Marsh; demurrer; $3.50 am
The herald., 1898-02-09
COURT CALENDAR
Cases to Be Called in the Departments
Today

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
(2395) Charles Compton; forgery; argu-
ment
(24SD James Mccoy; burglary; trial.
(2445) r. A. Bird. forgery; sentence.
(25l2) Francis Melendez and Smith Nc
Donald demurrer.
(250S) Charles II. Arthur; murder; mo-
ton to set aside.
1886 E. Jose; felony; to answer.
DEPARTMENT. TWO-Judge Clark.
(2903D Johnson VS.. Mathews.
N p. (242D Margaret NJ. Lyons, a minor;
letters of guardian.
(24l9 Estate of NJ. T. Mortimer; letters
Q94D Estate of II. W. Perkins, final ac-
count and dist.
G0 Estate and guardianship W. A.
Wier, account.
d6. 1889 Estate of G. Gankrodger, confer
sale of real estate.
The herald., 1898-02-09
The Case Dismissed

Judgment dismissing the cause and
for costs against the plaintiff was yes
terday signed by Judge Van Dyke in
Department four in the case of y. L.
Mills VS.. S. G. Spier. The suit was upon
an alleged promissory note for s1500
Defendant demurred to the complaint
which demurrer was sustained without
leave TO plaintiff to amend, and the
aforementioned judgment followed.
The herald., 1898-02-09
New Suits

The Second Baptist church of this city
yesterday petitioned for permission to
mortgage lot 20 of the Maple-avenue
tract to the American Baptist Home
Mission society of New York for $3.50.
A foreclosure of mortgage suit was
filed by the Farmers and Merchants
bank to recover from H. Granville
Peets ct al. $S679 on a note assigned
by Richard Garvey to the corporation
and secured by forty acres in the rancho
Potrero Grande.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Sells No More Meat

Henry c. Hergett yesterday filed his
petition in insolvency. He and Rudolph
Weiman were in partnership as butchers
at the Cheapside market, 2246 South Main
street under the firm name of Hergett
& Co. The parties became financially
involved and were attached by H. r
Hinsen, assignee Of the Cudahy Packing
company. The firm owes $537.6 and the
personal liabilities of Mr.. Hergett are
S14S8.45 more. The fixtures, horses and
wagons and book accounts due are val
ued at $664.45. but are subject to the
suit of II. r. Hinsen.
The herald., 1898-02-09
THIEVING "JUNKSTER"
A Coon With New Name Goes UP to
Folsom for Burglary

James Mccoy, big, black man, who
had in police circles the reputation Of
keeping his junk shop stocked by steal
ing the articles which he kept on sale,
pleaded guilty in Department one yes
terday to one information charging him
with burglary. Another one was then
dismissed by consent In each case the
crime consisted IN forcibly entering
The herald., 1898-02-09

$4,000. which viii not be mature till July
IS, next. and that the only purpose for
which the move of the board of direct
ors was made was to acquire Mrs. Ma
ginnis' stock and freeze her out.
Judge Shaw issued a temporary In
junction which was served before the
stock could be sold yesterday and or
ders9 the case set for hearing in his de-
n n neut
The herald., 1898-02-09
Naturalized

Thomas w. Herbert, native of Scot
land, was naturalized yesterday by
Judge Shaw in Department five of the
superior court.
The herald., 1898-02-09
JOTTlNCS
Our Home Drexy

Maier & Zobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons: delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 440 Also street;
telephone 91
The herald., 1898-02-09

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley. King
& Co.
The herald., 1898-02-09
No Snow Fell Here

In the streets of Los Angeles the east
ern visitors have enjoyed the sport of
snowballing ng.-Oakland Enquirer
The herald., 1898-02-09

Hawley, King & Co., cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway. agents genuine Columbus Bug
gy company bugyies and Victor bicycles.
The herald., 1898-02-09
DEATHS

Agents Victor. Heating. World and March
bicycles. Hawley. King & Co.
The herald., 1898-02-09

Latest styles wall paper al A. A. Eek.
strom's, 1924 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-02-09

Everything on wheels. Hawley. King 8
Co., corner Fifth street and Broadway.
The Coconino sun., 1898-03-19
DISTRICT COURT IN SESSION.
Many Visitors Present-The Proceedings Up
 to Date Newsy Notes.

to Date-kewSy Notes
 The court was opened Monday morn- ing, and the court room has been the center of interest during the week.
 Some irregularity occurred in the preliminaries of the drawing of the jury, which caused District Attorney Clark to have the regular venire for iuries set aside and special venires is- sued to cure the defect.
 Some few escaped under the change. but most of those summoned on the first venires were retained.
 The case of Territory vs. Al Garth was dismissed. MT. Bunch represented the Territory and stated that the facts would not justify conviction.
 The case of the Territory vs. Gus Mu- dersbach was continued, on motion of Mr. Ellinwood, who appeared for the people. on the ground that the witnesses were scattered from England to Klon- dike.
 District Attorney Clark was disquali- fled in each of the above cases for the reason that he had been counsel for the accused.
 Formal proof was made of several suits on promissory notes, but these are never of any interest except to the liti. gants.
 There are four divorce suits on the calendar. All of them were referred for taking the testimony out of court an arrangement always pleasant to the principals.
 There have been three indictments returned by the grand jury. They are as follows: Cornelius Contreras and his mother, Maria Ortegon, for the murder Of David Trajillo on October 7th of last year, the circumstances of which will be recalled by our readers.
 James .Broyles was indicted under il charge of grand larceny and his case was set down for trial on Monday.
The Coconino sun., 1898-03-19
THE COCONINO SUN.

sault With deadly weapon. The oo- ject of his attempt was woman who was employed as piano player in J. $. Jones' saloon at Williams. Only an at tempt is charged, so no great injury could have been done to any one. This does not detract from guilt in such eases. for the fact that no one was hurt is slight extenuatiOn where intent existed to do harm.
 An indictment was found against Frank Halen, who is charged with hay ing blown out piece of rail at Crow ley siding recently. The grand jury reported the bill at 4:3O p. m. Thurs day and the case was set for trial yes terday.
 trial was changed to today.
 Charges were ignored against Mat Ryan and Harry Kelly. who were charged with burglary: against A. J. Sanders under the same charge, and against Martias Arnigo. who was charged with having intimidated some ladies, while intoxicated, by fourishing large knife and running after them. He probably was sufficiently punished by his long term in iail as he was con fined several months awaiting trial.
 The following named gentlemen are serving on the grand jury: Wm. Mcintyre, C.E. Howard. H. F. Adams Esau Lamb. T. A. Rckel. Julius Abineau. Walter Beeson. C. II. Bowers. Harry Jacoby. ". A. Mayfower l.. H. Tolfree. Ashton Nebeker J. C. Grim, F. Nj. Brewing T. A. Dean C. H. Edwards. F. C. Hochderffer. J C. Phelan. F.. l., Clancy. C. F. Boycc.
 W. H. Carroll.
 As trial jurors the following citizens are detained:
 George w Black w Cartmcll E, A. Sliker. D. s Lewis. M. J. Kennedy. George H. Conn. r C. II. Mcionigie Pa. Murphy Allen Doyle George c. Morse.