The herald., 1898-12-21
RID OF RED PHILLIPS
WHO GOES TO SAN QUENTIN FOR
THREE YEARS
San Bernardino Supervisors Strug-
Cling With Court House Furnish
ings-Welch Murder Trial

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 20.-"Red''
Phillips was ready with his fists and ready
with his pen, but now he is ready to retire
from public gaze and work for the state
at San Quentin for three years. His eX-
PLOTS in the ring were marked by many
fouls, his financial methods were foul, and
he proved to be chicken hearted at the last,
showed the white feather, and will start for
his new quarters tomorrow. lie forged
two checks on the Union bank of Redlands
for $32 and $64, with the signature OF Boley,
the contractor, to them, and after making
a raise of $4S on them he went to Rands-
burg, was caught and brought back. This
morning he was brought up before Judge
Campbell pleaded guilty, waived time OF
sentence and received a term Of three years
in San Quentin as reward for his labors.
COURT HOUSE CONTRACTS
The board of supervisors are struggling
with the furnishings of the new court house.
w. G. Hutchinson & Co. and Meyberg Bros.
of Los Angeles have bids in for gas and cleo
trio light fixtures, and the firms of George
H. Fuller Desk company, c. F. Webber x
Co. and Yawman, Erbe company of San
Francisco have bids in for the furniture OF
the several rooms, ranging IN prices IRON
Sl24 for the district attorneys room to
5000 for the court room. The figures on
the clerks office range from Sl393 to $274S.
and the bids on lighting fixtures from $500
to $500. The board will probably award
the fixtures tonight, but the other Will take
more time.
The trial of c. B. Welch for the murder
of Otto Anderson at Needles commenced
this morning, the forenoon being taken up
with attempts of the defense to gain con
tinuance by means of affidavits, but these
were met by others, and the motion denied.
Men on the venire of fifty names were all
present, but there was one witness, w. f.
eagle, who failed to appear, and Sheriff
Holcomb took the noon train to bring him
in. 1t is thought the trial will occupy sew
eral days The crime was committed very
early on Sunday morning, and the trouble
began in fun Anderson, claiming to be
phrenologist, and to amuse the crowd in the
saloon. examined the head OF Welch, both
being the best OF friends. While manipu-
lat;ng his head the operator managed to
rub the hair of Welch full OF soap, which SO
enraged the latter, as the crowd all laughed
at him, that he drew his knife on Anderson.
The latter warded him off with chair,
laughing all the time, not thinking Welch
would use the knife. Hequieted down, and
Anderson put the chair down. when Weleh
sprang at him and plunged his weapon, a
pocket-knife, into the breast OF Anderson,
killing him almost instantly. AT the pre-
lminary hearing Welch was let out on $4,000
bail.
BREVITIES
H. D. Sibey of Ratio took his place yes
terday as clerk of the board Of supervisors
for the coming term, being little in ad-
vance of the balance OF the appointees in or
der to relieve D. A. Moulton, who leaves
tomorrow for Sacramento to commence his
duties as deputy state treasurer the first of
the year.
The new sheriff, c. A. Rouse, has appoint.
ed as under sheriff ii. II. Bingham OF Col
ton, with w. C. Seccom6e as deputy, and
Will Shay as jailer.
Clerk L. A. Pfeiffcr will be assisted by J.
P. Hight, jr., and a position in the office has
been offered Needles man, but he has
failed thus far to say whether he will accept
or not.
Tax Collector L. I. Coy has named d. 7.
Brummett as his deputy, having only one
except during the busy season.
Recorder ]. +. johnson, jr.. has ap-
pointed II. Z. Higbee, staff officer Of the
Seventh regiment, as his chief deputy. B.
A. Young of Cotton and w. j. Phillips of
Mount Vernon are offered places in the Of
fee.
The order of B'nai Birth has elected the
following officers: Louis Nigel, president:
Marcus Levy, vice president; /. Horowitz
and j. S. Jonas, monitors; B. Rawicz, sec
retary; NJ. d. katz, treasurer; ii. Michel
son, warden; J. L. Jonas, inside guard; l..
j. L. Jonas and A Iocowitz, representa-
tives to the grand lodge.