The herald., 1898-12-28
BURGLARY EPIDEMIC
PEACE OF PASADENA RUDELY
DISTURBED
Thieves Take Christmas Presents by
French Leave-No Arrests Yet
Made-Personal Notes

| PASADENA, Dec. 27.--(Office of The
Herald, l6 West Colorado street; telephone
red $751; Burglars have had Christmas
festival in Pasadena and secured nearly as
many valuabes at Santa Claus had in his
pack. Four houses were entered while
their owners were attending Christmas fes-
tivities and ransacked The houses entered
were those of Mrs. A. HI. johnson, l4l North
Los Robles avenue, Mrs. s. +. Burhans, l53
North Los Robles, Mrs. Alexander of III
North Los Robles, and Merrill Wilton of
Palmetto drive. Mrs. Burhan's place was
entered from rear window and the house
ransacked from cellar to ceiling. A gold
watch upon which she placed high value
was taken from bureau drawer and con-
siderable jewelry of minor value, but a
diamond pin lying beside the watch was
most obligingly left to console the owner.
Mrs. Johnson's house was also entered from
the rear and about SIS worth of jewelry was
stolen. The amount of valuables taken from
Mrs. Alexander's place cannot be ascer-
tanned, as she is away at present. Mr.
Whiton's place, No. 20 Palmetto drive, was
robbed of 81 in cash and a revolver, which
the thief carried off in his flight through
the back door while Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
came in at the front. The police were noti-
fed, but no arrests have been made.
NEW HACK ORDINANCE
The city council met this morning in reg
ular session, and received from the city at
torney a new hack and carriage stand or
dinance, which provides that carriages and
express wagons may stand or solicit trade
ctr ,,haro n
be obtained from the owners or tenants of
the adjoining property, provided they shall
not stand within fifteen feet of any street
crossing The written permission must be
brought before the city trustees, approved
and placed on file with the city clerk. The
marshal is given power, when the public
veal demands it, to order the vehicle to
vacate the place temporarily. The pro-
posed ordinance provides that it shall be
unlawful to follow any person on the street
for the purpose of soliciting. Action on the
ordinance was deferred until the next meet
ing.
J. G.. Rossiter's resignation as city re-
corder as Pasadena was accepted, to take
place Tuesday, January 8, 1890, at 8 a. m.
j. s. Blackburn, the lowes< bidder, was
awarded the contract to build a new barn
on the sewer farm for s940.
An ordinance providing that all streets,
parks, squares, or places of public character
marked on maps on file with the county
recorder be accepted as belonging to the
city, was read for the first time Other
routine business was attended to-
UNBALANCED MIND
Miss Jennie McCann was taken with
violent attack of insanity today noon. She
has been i'll for some days in her rooms at
the Wooster block, but she was not consid-
cred serious until this forenoon, when she
became violent, screaming and otherwise
raving. Officers were sent for and sue
ceeded in quieting the girl until they could
get her started for Los Angeles. Ex-Police-
man Wharton, now acting as Mr.. Slator's
deputy, pro tem drove her to the city in a
buggy where she will be examined by the
insanity commissioners. Miss McCann has
worked at La Pintoresca, the Green and
other places, and has been favorably known
and no unbalanced condition of her mind
was suspected until within the last few
days. Miss McCann has wealthy sister in
Oregon, who is expected down to care for
her in few days.
BREVITIES
Miss Nellie G. Wood, aged 30 years, died
of consumption last night at $3.50, at her
home on Bellevue drive Miss Wood had
lived in Pasadena one year. Her body will
be taken to Union, Ohio, for burial.
Ben G. Biey, prominent Santa Fe Off
cial, died suddenly at Monrovia last night.
The body will be sent to Boston, Mass, to-
morrow.
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home of the brides parents on North Pas
adena avenue, Wallace Kendall Gaylord
and Miss May Buchanan were united in
marriage.
Married---At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
w H. Purdy, on East Villa. Lavina T..
Boswell to William Hall, c. +. Tebbetts
officiating.
Miss Hunt and Miss Mary Hunt, well
known Pasadena young ladies, arrived in
Pasadena today, after an absence Of several
months in Chicago.
Pasadena lodge, +. arsi A NJ, and Crown
chapter, r. A. NJ, install tomorrow even
ing
Miss Edith Pierce is visiting in San Ber-
nardino this week.
The Sierra Madre nine beat the Pasadena
club at baseball on the Terminal grounds
Yesterday Score, 80 to 20.
The Santa Barbara football team, which
vanquished the Pasadena boys at Los An
gelcs yesterday, took in the sights of Pasa
dena today.
Miss Stewart Of North Pasadena avenue
was thrown from her buggy on West Wal
nut street this afternoon and quite seri-
ouslv hurt.
The monthly social of the Twilight club
will be held at the Hotel Green on Thursday
night.
When a young woman prays for her hus-