The herald., 1898-11-18
BY HOOK AND CROOK
BOLD BURGLARS ABOUND IN SAN
BERDooN
w. 3. Earl's "Be Ma"-A Girl Tnfatu-
ated With a Chevalier d'Industrie.
A Quick Catch

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. l7-Early
this morning the police were notified of the
robbery of house at Cotton during the
night. The burglars gained entrance through
the kitchen, and, breaking open trunk, Sc
cured $225 in money. The police started on
the rounds Of the saloons, which were open
contrary to law, although it was past the
midnight hour. In one of them the police
found two suspicious characters, who were
either slightly intoxicated or were playing
the part to work the "ring game," for they
had dozen or more fake rings which they
were trying to dispose of. The couple were
locked up and searched, but, inside from $40
IN cash, box of rings and large bundle of
letters, there was nothing to show their con-
nection with the burglary. 1t was thought
they might have cached their plunder for
just such an emergency. The letters were
addressed to w. S. Earl, and many of them
were written by woman from San Jacinto,
who was evidently deeply smitten with the
fellow, although not apparently aware of his
true character Several of the billets doux
mentioned money she sent him, and they
were full of good advice to save his money
and not to go TO Portland, asking why he
could not get work at Los Angeles as well.
One letter contained $40, and she said it was
all she could send, as she had to borrow
that and pay high interest, and she could not
get any more. Other letters spoke of So in
closed, and once she limited vaguely about
wagon, which may have been rig the fell
lows had stolen and disposed Of She signed
her name "Be Ma" and told him not to try
to call and see her, as it might cost her the
place she had, where she was working hard.
A case of petty thevery occurred early
last evening, when w. d. Aldridge bought
an overcoat and, taking it to his office, laid
IL across the back of chair, being about to
take the train for Los Angeles A friend
called him out of his office a moment, and
on his return he reached for the new over
coat, to find it missing. The police were no
tifed and quick trip to the Santa Fe depot
found the coat with a man inside it about
to take the train. Officer Retiring, who
made the arrest, landed the man in Jail and
restored the overcoat. the whole time from
the discovery of the loss of the coat to the
nabbing of the thief and placing him in Jail
taking less than half an hour.
BREvITIES
A gang of track layers, under the direction
Of NJ. b. Daley of the Santa Fe shops in this
city, went yesterday to Perris to lay the
track from that point to Lakeview, the new
boom town, and connect it with the rest of
the world. There were 25 men in the gang,
and as many more will be sent on Saturday.
''Pm DER young to marry" does not apply
in this section, as was illustrated last even
ing, when two children came in from Will
mngton, in Orange county, accompanied by
their parents, and asked for a marriage IL
cense. The male youngster gave the name
of Frank Malett, n native of California, aged
20, and the female baby gave the name of
Lydia f. Moore, hailing from Texas, aged II.
William and Caroline Mallett and J. r. and
A. NJ. A. Moore signed for the infants, and,
securing the document, marched them away
to the altar for the sacrifice.
Mary Dunlap has given four-year lease
of her Yucaipa ranch to F. P. and l.. N.
Dunlap, at u rental of SS0O0per annum. The
ranch comprises $500 acres.
Riverside must no longer pose as the pro-
hbition county and turn up her aristocratc
nose at "Old Berdoo," for at the Tuesday
election there were 223 votes cast for the
Prohibition ticket in this county, and only
l79 in Riverside.
The resignation of S. A. Pease as men,
Der of the horticultural commission has not
been handed in as yet. Mr.. Pease is wait
ing on the action of the board of supervisors
in the purchase of his library, collected dur
ing his ncumbency of the craftsmanship of
the board. As soon as a book, report or
pamphlet came to the commission, he put
his private label upon it and filed it away
as his property, and now asks 800 for max
ing the collection at salary of 81 per day as
a county officer, using the county stationery
and stamps. There are in the collection AZ
bound volumes, mostly horticultural and
agricultural reports, and the balance are
pamphlets. The board asked the balance of
the commission to report as to whether the
county did not already own the whole outfit,
but they lodged the question in their re-
port, and it was sent back for decisive opin-
ion.
The election officers of the county arc to be
paid 81 each where the number of ballots
was 80 or less, S. where it is above 30 and be-
low 100, and SO where there were more than
100 votes cast.
Cards are out for the marriage of Lille
May Milligan and w. d. Stephens, the event
to take place at p. m. on Monday, the 2Sth
inst, at the First NJ. Z. church.
The members of the Baptist society will
give a farewell reception to their retiring
pastor, Dr. Frost, on Friday evening, No
vember 25th, previous to his departure to
take charge of the American Baptist church