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The herald., 1898-04-23
WAS A CRUEL HUSBAND
.RERTELSON's ATTEMPTS WITH
TABLE CUTLERY
TO CUT AND STAB HIS WIFE
Treated Her So Badly That She Finally
Had to Leave Him Out
of Fear

The divorce case of Mrs. Julia M Bertei-
son against her husband, George O., was
tried by Judge Allen yesterday The par
ties were married in Kansas in 1886. Mrs.
Bertelson is now a resident Of orange
county.
Her complaint alleged failure to PROVIDE
extreme cruelty and desertion. The specific
acts of cruelty mentioned were an attempt
to cut plaintiffs throat in San Diego Ill
1S93 threats to kill in Santa Ana in 1891;
attempts to choke his wife in 1895 and an
attempt to stab her with u fork. Bertel-
son denied all these charges and alleged
that 1t was his wife who had deserted
him in August, 1896.
A sister of the plaintiff testified that while
they were all residing in San Diego Mrs
Bertelson came running home one day ana
called out: Let me In quick my husband
is behind me and he says he Is going to
cut my throat" Witness let in her sis
ter and almost Immediately after that
Bertelson showed up with knife in his
hand and wanted to come in to cut "Jufa's
throat" Witness would not let him in. She
also testified that he had threatened to
shoot his wife here in Los Angeles.
The court found that the plaintiff had
proved her case and granted her di-
vorce.
The herald., 1898-04-23
SWANS EXPERIENCE
The Second Verdict He Gets in Case
Is S45 Shy of the First

There was on trial before Judge York
and jury for three days little case ap-
pealed from a justice court. w. F. Swain
sued the New River Ditch company for
S299 damages for trespass on his home
stead, the allegations being that the cor
poration had cut his growing timber AMI
made excavations. AT the first trial the
plaintiff obtained a s10O judgment, but he
considered this insufficient.
He therefore appealed and had the ser
vices of one superior judge, several able
bodied lawyers and a round dozen of jurors
Tor three whole days. The case was tough.
and contested with vigor and resulted in
q second victory for Swain. although still
more attenuated than the first. The jury
gave him a verdict this time for $55 anl
costs. AS the jury fees were S72. Mr.. SWAIN
may possibly console himself by thinking
that his loss is some other peoples gain
but he is nevertheless out S45. attorneys
fees which will have to be paid and three
days time, which might have been more
protitably spent on the Swain homestead.
The herald., 1898-04-23
POLICE COURT CASES
What Was Done by the City Justices
Yesterday

F. D. Black pleaded guilty of selling pool
tickets before Justice Morrison yesterday
and sentence was continued until May at
2:30 p m, pending an appeal of Frank
Weitzel on a similar charge.
Suey Sing was fined $25 by Justice Nor
rison yesterday for having sold lottery tick
cts. Officer Conley arrested Sing while the
heather was in the act OF peddling lottery
tickets in the oil we'll district.
Mary f. Tosssell, who was arrested on d
charge of petty larceny, on complaint OF
Gordon, was allowed to 60 on her own
recognizance by Justice owens, because the
complaining witness failed to appear. II
was stated that Gordon took a bicycle that
did not belong to him and decamped. The
bicycle has been recovered, but Gordon is
still at large. Gordon had accused the
woman of stealing all his clothes and $21
in money.
Paul Fix, Jeff Logan and Chas. Abber-
gast, the boys who slashed the bicycle tire
of a girl, We're sentenced by Justice Owens
yesterday for malicious mischief. Logan
and Fix were given 100 days and Abbergast
so days, sentence being suspended during
good behavior.
A demurrer to the complaint charging
Peter M. Julias, the candy man, with in
tent to defraud his creditors, was submitted
by his attorneys in Justice Morrison's court
yesterday, and was taken under advise
ment.
Justice Morrison gave e. T. Holmes CO.
day fioater for smoking opium.
Long Yow arrested by OFFICER Lennon
for violating the license ordinance. will be
tried tomorrow afternoon by Justice Nor
rison.
The herald., 1898-04-23
ARIZONA CATTLE
McGreal Claims That Brannen's Bunch
Could Not Be Found

P. ]. Brannen of Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1s3-
agreed with M. McGreal Of this city to
sell him 1900 beef cattle to be delivered ut
Mormon Dairy lake, Coconino county, in
the fall of 1895, at the rate of s1l per head
The payments were to be made partly In
cash. partly in Los Angeles city improve
ment bonds and partly with real estate.
consisting OF sixty acres of land in the
Mcdonald tract, valued at $780,
Some time after this contract had been
made Brannen complained that McGreal
had not complied with it's terms and
brought suit for the sum of $4,000 and in
terest from November, 1894 He alleged
that for some time before and after that
date he had his cattle at the roundup
ready for delivery, but that McGreal re-
fused to accept them. The price of Bran
mems cattle went down thereafter and he
was obliged to sell them at Sc per head,
of s13,200.
McGrcal's reply was that he had visited
Arizona for the purpose of inspecting the
cattle and that Brannen had been unable
to show him more than $50 head, none u
which were good beef cattle. and further
more that the plaintiff had sold prior to the
making of the contract which made the
cause of action, one-half undivided inter-
est in his cattle to e. ]. Greening.
The case was partially heard by Judge
Van Dyke yesterday who denied a mo-
tion for a non-suit. 1t will be taken up
again today.
The herald., 1898-04-23
NOT ON GRADE
Traction Company's Tracks Must Be
Put in Proper Shape

The city engineer has given Street Super
intedent Drain information that the tracks
of the Traction Railway company are not
on grade at various street crossings, but
most important at Main and Third streets
and Spring and Third streets. Mr.. Drain
has insisted that the company must put
in suitable culverts at these crossings be-
fore the new paving goes in or must put
the rails on grade in such a way as to
allow free water way. If these instruc-
tions are not recognized within thirty
days and carried out Mr.. Drain has de-
clared that he will tear up the rails at
those points and see that they conform
to grade. He claims that the city permit
ted the railway companies, for their own
accommodation, to put these rails whore
they are, but only on the understanding
that suitable culvcrts should be main
tanned under the tracks at street crossings;
that all companies except the Traction
have observed this rule.
The railway people insist that they are
compelled to put in culverts only under
the tracks themselves and not from gut
ter to gutter A fight on the question is
brewing.
The herald., 1898-04-23
Carried the Assessor Out

DIR. w. f. D. Morrison, the vetrinary
surgeon, was acquitted yesterday by Jus.
tice Morrison of the charge of battery.
s. A. Waldron was thte complaining wit
ness. 1t appears from the evidence of va
rious witnesses that Mr. Waldron, who is
deputy city assessor, went to the livery
stable on broadway, south of Fourth
street. to see the proprietor about the as
sessment and got into DR.. Morrson's Of
fee by mistake, thinking him to be the
proprietor of the place. DR.. Morrison de-
MED that he was the proprietor, and some
words followed which resulted in Morri-
son, who is over six feet in height, pick
ing Waldron up and carrying him out of
the office.
The herald., 1898-04-23
FRIDAY MORNING CLUB
Papers Read on Sunday School and
Home Libraries

| The program for the day at the Friday
Morning club was in charge of the book
committee. Mrs. Donald Macneil read a
paper on THE Sunday School Library
| and Miss Anna D. Austin one on Home
! Libraries
Mrs. Macneil described the inane
| chara cter of the subject matter of Sun
day school books, the style in which they
are written, and the unnatural children
they portray. On the whole, she thought
boys and girls would be better off without
them, but If authors of genius would write
stories embodying the teachings of the
Bible in suitable form much good might
be accomplished for young readers.
Miss Austin spoke of home libraries, not
in the ornate, luxurious sense, but of the
library which Is the result in the large
cities of an endeavor to reach out to all,
even the poorest homes. The home library
idea was the happy inspiration of c. W.
Birdwell of Boston, secretary of the Boys
and Girls Aid society, and has been made
a permanent and far-reaching philan-
thropy. Mr.. Birdwell in visiting the homes
of the children became impressed with the
great need of an educational work that
might be brought directly to the home
circle. He began by carrying with him
a few good books, leaving them with diff
terent poor families, encouraging the
children to read aloud in the evenings AMI
TO draw others to the reading.
The fame of the method spread and in
creased demands for books came; then
friends were enlisted. each taking a H.
brary and groups of children in charge, the
workers reading and discussing books with
them. Cards are given the children on
which to write their opinions, which in
many cases have grown into elaborate re-
views. These children of the street are
not interested in tame stories: Little Lord
Fauntleroy'' was wanted" badly several
times by Miss Marion group, and he prob
ably would have lost some of his collars
and curs in the fray. Games We're added to
the libraries for the further instruction
and benefit of the children.
Out of the home library movement grew
the travelling library idea, which has ac
complished so much for country neighbor
hoods and towns remote from large cities.
The subject of Literature for Children"
was discussed at the close of the papers
and brought out the fact that the staid
old. reliable Youths Companion, that has
afforded mental pabulum for so many
generations of children, contains too
many scalping stories and sensational tales
for the nerves of some of the juveniles Of
today.
The club caught the wave of patriotism
that is sweeping through the land, and, on
motion, the board of managers was in
structed to buy a flag to hang in the
room.
The herald., 1898-04-23
SAYSIT WAS BLACKMAIl
W. a. HARRIS, A BUFFALO MAN,
IN TROUBLE
He Had Been Charged With Assault
but Was Discharged by Justice
Morrison Yesterday

The serious charge made against w. H
| Harris. wealthy business man of Buffa-
10, N. Y, by Mrs Mary E. Schoaley. a
Main street lodging house proprietress
fell to the ground yesterday afternoon in
Justice Morrison's court, when Harris
was discharged. On Thursday Mrs
Schoaley, who conducts the Great West
ern lodging house, called at the district
attorneys Office and to Deputy District
Attorney McComas related a story of at.
tempted outrage She claimed that She
and another woman were seated in her
room on Thursday when they heard a
scream from the room of Mrs. Ada Ham
kins a. young married woman, followed
elmost Immediately by Mrs. Hankins,
who rushed excitedly to them and de.
clared that Harris had tried to assault
her. Mrs. Schoaley stated that the Han
kins woman appeared to be greatly
frightened and was on the verge of hys-
terics. so she first Quieted her and after
doing that went to Mrs. Hankins' room to
investigate.
She claimed that she there discovered
Harris in a state of dishabile and on ask
ing him the reason for his condition and
what he had been doing was told that he
had been playing with Mrs. Hankins and
that she had got frightened and run away.
Harris then proceeded, so Mrs Schoaey
said. to don his attire and left the house.
Mrs Schoaey also stated that Harris had
visited her place number of times to call
upon the Hankins woman, with whom he
appeared to be infatuated. Harris had
she said, taken Mr.. Hankins out on one
occasion and got him drunk, and had
stated that he wanted to separate the
couple as he desired to take the woman
east with him. On this showing a COM
plant was issued against Harris and the
warrant was placed in the hands of Dep
uty Constable Mugnemi to serve, which
he did Thursday night. Harris was not
locked up, however, but remained in the
custody of the officer.
Yesterday morning he was before Just
ice Morrison for arraignment Harris was
represented by Curtis Wilbur and T. D.
Mott, jr. Mr.. Wilbur raised technicality
against the complaint and moved that 1t
be dismissed for the reason that it was
faulty. In fact the complaint failed to
state what Mrs. Hankins was whether
married or otherwise, and from a legal
standpoint the person named in the docu-
ment could as well have been heifer as
a woman. Mr.. Wilbur said that ordinarily
he would not have made this motion had
he not been satisfied that 1t was case of
blackmail. Deputy District Attorney
Chambers asked for more time before the
court made any ruling, as he was not ac-
quainted with the facts in the case and
desired to consult with his witnesses.
Justice Morrison continued the matter I'M
til 80 o'clock in the afternoon and then
sustained the demurrer and discharged
the prisoner. 1t is not likely that new
complaint will be issued against Harris
as the officers appear to be satisfied that
the case bore the earmarks of lob" and
are not inclined to subject Harris to any
further trouble in the matter
The herald., 1898-04-23
Suing the Shareholders

M. r. Grove has commenced suit against
the directors, individually, of the Por-
phyry Paving company, to recover wages
and assigned claims against which there
are now unsatisfied judgments outstand-
ing against the corporation. Grove asks
judgment for the sum of $10S1 from ]. o.
Wheeler, $11S9.10 from Geo. H. Wheaton.
$S20.75 from F. O. Chamberlain, s7O2. .65 from
F. s. Page, s562.12 from X. G. Easton, $500
from John Rice and VIM. M. Eddy each,
The herald., 1898-04-23
Incorporated spiritualists

The Elarmonial Spiritualists' associa-
ton OF Los Angeles was incorporated yes
terday. One of the principal objects of
this ASSOCIATION, according to its program
Will be TO foster and secure peace and
unity, right living and happiness by the
acquisitlon ard dissemination of the truth
OF splritualism as demonstrated and
taught by it's phenomena philosophy and
science. incidentally the association will
also acquire real estate, but it has no CAP
ital stock and Is not formed for the per-
sonal pecuniary profit of it's members.
The board of trustees is made up as fol-
lows: Frank Emerson, president; E. Abs
Hagen. secretary; M. c. de la Telle, w. N.
Slocum, Mrs. May Emerson, G. w. Zach
Erias, J. D. Griffith, Mrs. May Tyler and
Mrs. M. A. McHatton
The herald., 1898-04-23
DOMINGUEZ's TRIAL
Calabasas to the Fore Again in the
Superior Court

The trial of Manuel Dominguez Of Gala
basas was commenced yesterday in De-
partment one OF the superior court. The
information accuses Manuel OF having as
saulted Vicente Yturralde sheepman, on
Feb. ath by shooting him with a revolver
with intent to murder him. The facts were
fully published at the time
The affray was the result of an attempt
On the part of Yturrade to pasture hi,
sheep upon land to which Dominguez laid
claim. The men met, and. according 10
the prosecuting witness, Dominsuez shot
him without provocation. On the other
hand the defendant says that he did none
of the shooting, but that Yturralde was
shot by his own kinsman, who was at.
tempting to fill Manuel full Of lead.
The herald., 1898-04-23
Feared Imaginary Enemies

John Harris, demented laborer about
40 years of age. who knows that he is in
sane on the subject of believing himself
prosecuted, was committed to the High
land asylum by Judge Shaw yesterday.
He presented himself at the police station
last Monday, asking for protection
against those who were pursuing him
Since then he had been at the county hos
pital under observation.
The herald., 1898-04-23
The Dobyus Estate

A petition for letters of administration
to the estate of George w. Dobyns, who
died at Ell Monte on April 18th, was filed
yesterday by Mrs. Clara NJ. Dobyns his
widow. The estate is estimated at $4,000
and consists of realty and an interest in
the general merchandise store of Dobyns
& Dodson at Ell Monte. Mary L. Steer.
aunt of Dobyns three minor children BY
former wife, also makes application to be
appointed their guardian.
The herald., 1898-04-23
Court Notes

Henry P. Woods, charged with making
and presenting false affidavits for the pur
pose of procuring a pension, was examined
in the circuit court yesterday and held to
answer in the sum of $4,000.
Judge Shaw yesterday gave judgment
in favor of plaintiff in the case of the Los
Angeles National bank against J. G. and
Isabel King. for the sum of $3.50. attor-
ney's fees and costs, on a note secured by
fifty shares of the Security Loan and
Trust company.
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and s54050 from Willard B. Rising, in pro
rata to the number of shares they own.
Two Insolvencies

c. NJ Parton, a contractor. has filed his
petition in insolvency His liabilities
amount to s16.S94.Ss. The only assets which
he petitioner shows is money due him by
r. w. Braun and contract for building
on tho corner of North Main and Republic
streets, amounting to $500. Braun. how
evor skipped out several months ago.
F. H. McFall, conductor on the Tenn
pie street cable railroad, also went into
insolvency. his debts amounting to s1O16 80,
partly secured.
The herald., 1898-04-23
Plans for the proposed Universalist


Plans for the proposed Universalis,
church were on exhibition.
DR.. E. L. Conger of Pasadena preached
in the evening at 1880 on Religion and
Morality" in which he showed the rela
ton of the two, their similarities and diff
ferences. His conclusions proved that
though different, each is useless without
the other. Miss Cummings sang solos at
the opening and close of service.
The meetings will continue to day. Mrs
Manford, president of the Womans Uni
versalist association, will give paper al
o'clock, followed by Rev. L. NJ. Andrews
of Santa Paula. DR.. Shinn will speak IN
the evening, and Mrs. Delphine Todd
Colby will sing.
The herald., 1898-04-23
SECOND DAY1S SESSION
Rev. Andrus and DR.. Conger Preach to
the UniverSalists

The second days session of the Univer-
salist extension meetings convened in tn.
Friday Morning Club rooms yesterday af.
ternoon. The subject of the sermon
preached by Rev. f.. c. Andrus of River.
side was Life" taken from John Ia: "In
him was life and the life was the light OF
the world Seven ministers were pres.
ent, most of whom discussed the relations
of life to the extension of the church
The herald., 1898-04-23
DE4 Tbs


BALLARD-April 21, 1898, Mrs. Jannett M.
Ballard, a native of Inverness, Scot
land. and mother of Nettie M. and
Samuel ]. Ballard of this city, aged
81 years.
Funeral from the First Baptist church,
Flower street at p. m. Saturday, April %.
SWAIN-In this city, April %, 1898, Jacob
Swain, native of Ohio, aged 43 years.
The herald., 1898-04-23
JoTTINas
Our Homo Brew

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 81.
The herald., 1898-04-23

Hawley, King & Co.. cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus Bug
gy company buggies and Victor bicycles.
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Everything on wheels. Hawley King
Co., corner Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1898-04-23

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley, King &
Co.
The herald., 1898-04-23

Agents Victor, Heating, World and March
bicycles. Hawley, King G. Co.
The herald., 1898-04-23

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom, 1924 South Spring street.
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Trunks, Bags, Leather Goods

]. C. Cunningham, manufacturer, dealer
repairing speciality. 222 South Main. Tel
ephone M SIS.
The herald., 1898-04-23
Drugs Tonight

Three sc bottles Pure Petroleum
Jelly for r..................... II
&c packages Chewing Gum at five
packages for. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
lOc Bromo Seltzer for your head
acne dt... ............... ...................
$l.U0 LiSterine 1--WE sell none but
-SeHulIleJ at. dt................... %,
l5c bottles Glycerine, Glycerine and
Rose Water, or Glycerine, Rose
Water and Benzoin, ,at................
$l.OO Old Crow Whiskey, years old,
at ................... ID
SOC Superior quality Beef Extract,
4-oz. jar. at. 8
The herald., 1898-04-23
Yelling Sale

80 pieces Colored Sewing Silk IN
Yelling in Z colors, regular zoe JC
quality; today at...................
20 pieces 1S-inch Colored and ~
Black Dotted Yelling. new Tux &C
edo mesh; today only at...........
Large assortment of Black and White
and Colored Novelty Veilings in tux.
edo and fancy meshes, with che 1E.
mile dots; today ZHC
at AOS
The herald., 1898-04-23

W.
bes
Monday Vi Kid
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80 pieces of good weight in Dust-prool
storm Serge. We have it in navy blue
and black, is reversible and has very
handsome finish, As inches wide; no
better to be had anywhere at 75c eA-
yard; on sale .HtH
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
HELLMAN HAD TWO WIVES.

Charles Hellman. fresco painter who resides on Larkin street, is at present the possessor of two wives, and Judge Slack at present has under advisement the ap- plication of wife No. for a divorce and a division of the community property. Hellman and wife No. 1 separated in 1895 and agreed to divide the community property. The following year Helman desired to obtain a divorce and consulted a disbarred attorney In short time the attorney showed Hellman a paper and told him that he was legally free. He'll man then engaged the attentions of Mrs. Sophie Larsen and a marriage resulted Hellman then took wife No. to his home on Larkin street, and it was not long be- fore their quiet life was interrupted by the appearance o1 the original Mrs. He'll man, who announced that she wished to sell the community property so that she could get her share. When Hellman re- fused to accede to her demands she brought suit for a divorce on the ground of fnfdelity. The case was called by Judge Slack yesterday morning and both wives were in court. It was shown that Hellman was not guilty of wrong. but it was equally plain that wife No. 1 was still his lawful spouse, as no divorce had been granted. After all the witnesses had been heard Judge Slack took the case under advisement and will render a decis- ion in few days.