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The herald., 1898-12-28
HAY STORAGE SUIT
Warehouse Burned and Hence Dam
ages Are Wanted

The fire which destroyed large amount
of hay in storage with the Los Angeles Hay
Storage and Supply company on November
%, 1897, was the cause of a suit on trial
yesterday before Judge Clark and jury.
1t seems that J. c. Tryon & Son had $50
tons OF wheat. barley and oat hay stored in
the companys warehouse. This was in
sured for S4700, but was worth from $40 to
Sl2 ton, according to their contention, so
after collecting from the insurance company
they still lacked S33l5 of being even on the
deal.
As the hay was stored, according to their
view of the matter, under certain guaran-
tees, such as the engagement of Waterman,
and these conditions were not fulfilled, suit
was brought for the amount lost, also for
S945 the amount in excess of insurance
collected, on another lot of l26 tons of
barley hay, bought after it was stored at
the same place from other parties, the total
sum sued for being s4260.
The trial will be resumed this morning.
The herald., 1898-12-28
MENTALLY UNSOUND
Lady of French Descent and China
man Adiudged Insane

Mrs. Emily Curtiss was adjudged to be of
unsound mind yesterday, and was ordered
by Judge Clark to be committed to the a,v.
lum at Highland for treatment. She is II
years of age, and lost a son recently. Hi.
death caused her unusual depression, and
her mind was constantly dwelling on the
fact of her mothers insanity, thinking that
she was destined to like fate. Mrs. Cur
tiss has two sons in college at Berkeley. and
is woman of more than ordinary mental
capacity. 1t is thought her aifiction.
purely melancholy, will be overcome by
medical treatment. Functional compica-
tons, due TO her time of life. appear to be
mainly responsible for her presen. condi.
ton.
After the examination of Mrs. Curtiss. a
Chinaman, Lin Sing, was brought forward
upon charge of insanity, and found also in
need of treatment. He was sent to the
city prison recently to serve sixty days for
petit larceny Being set to cooking in the
kitchen, he was quartered with one of his
The herald., 1898-12-28
SPRAINED HIS ANKLE
AL Barrell Indulged in Too Much
Christmas Cheer

The trial of Al Barrell, the Tropico saloon
keeper, was to have been held yesterday be-
fore Justice Young, but was continued to
Jan. 9th on a certificate from H. b. Fasslg,
NJ. D., that Barrel was suffering from
sprained ankle and would probably be un-
able to get out for week.
1t was learned that Barrel was celebrating
Christmas in so jovial a fashion that he
became unable to navigate a horse and
buggy with safety. Nevertheless, he per-
sisted in driving about, winding up his fes-
tivites by falling from the buggy and
wrenching his ankle.
The notorious character OF BARRELS sa-
loon, as shown by evidence in the Wong
Sing Hay murder cases, led to this prosecu-
ton, some OF the people residing in Tropico
being anxious to get rid of the resort. 1t
is alleged that Barrell's license had expired,
but his attorney, H. II, Appel, claims that he
can prove the contrary.
The herald., 1898-12-28
BIRDS DEFALCATION
Griffith Sues the Bank for Money Paid
on Forged Checks

The ghost of r. \. Bird, defauting sec
retary of G. j. Griffith, who was sentenced
to states prison for forgery, still hovers
over Los Angeles, as was shown yester-
day in a suit brought by Griffith against the
First National bank for S6l97.50, balance
alleged to be due on account. The money
was paid out on checks presented by Bird,
some of which are supposed to have been
forged, but naturally the bank authorities
do not wish to reimburse Mr. Griffith to
any greater extent than he can show to be
due from the bank on account OF the ac-
oeptance of forged paper. He sues for the
whole amount due by his own account, but
will be forced to show that the amount
claimed was paid out without his endorse
ment, fact which may be difficult, in view
of his inability to recognize his own sigma
ture on some checks known to be genuine.
Birds cause is now appeal to the state
supreme court.
The herald., 1898-12-28
ROSE HAS RETURNED
Back to San Francisco and Says He Is
There to Stay

There is no further mystery about the
disappearance of r. A. Rose, the former
Pacific coast agent of the Gamewell Fire
Alarm company, who left this city soon
after he lost his situation by reason of an
error he had made in a bid for fire alarm
boxes. He has shown up at his home, $40
Ellis street, San Francisco.
The Chronicle says that Rose refuses to
talk about the charges that had been made
against him, and said that his reason for
drawing down the certified check he had
deposited with his bid on the Los Angeles
fire alarm system was that he had with
drawn his bid because of error, which made
it advisable to also withdraw the check
When a second bid was submitted by A. j.
Coffey, Roses successor as the Gamewell
ccmpany's agent, Coffey deposited, accord
ing to Rose, the same check that Rose had
drawn down.
On November 30 the Gamewell fiscal year
closed, and Rose transferred the agency to
A. j. Coffey, who had been his assistant.
Rose claimed that he did not know of any
investigation of his accounts by the Game
well company, and added that he was in
San Francisco to stay and was ready to meet
any charge that might be preferred against
him.
The herald., 1898-12-28
THE APPELLATE COURT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RE-
FORMING THE JUDICIARY
Judge York Reviews the Simpson
Plan, Which He Declares to Be
Expensive and Impracticable

The necessity for relieving the congestion
of appeals to the state supreme court is so
apparent that strenuous efforts will be
made during the Forthcoming session of the
legislature to secure the passage of a con-
stitutional amendment reorganzng the
state judiciary.
Members of the Los Angeles county bar
are favoring the bill introduced at the last
session by Senator Simpson of Pasadena,
which provides for the establishment of
an intermediate appellate tribunal to con
sist of three judges in Los Angeles, three
in Sacrament and three in San Francisco,
each group composing court of appeals for
its respective district and taking charge of
all cases of minor Importance, thus leav
ing the supreme court to grapple with the
more weighty problems of Jurisprudence.
Judge York recently drew up an amend
ment of more simple terms, in which
classification of appeals should be made,
giving to the three departments into which
he proposed to subdivide the supreme court
exclusive jurisdiction over all cases respect
lively assigned to them, all judgments to be
final. He proposed doing away altogether
with the commissioners raising the number
of supreme court justices to ten, chief
justice and nine associates. Three were
to be assigned to the department Of Grim
inal cases, three to the department of chan
Gerry and three to the general department,
leaving the chief justice, as now, free to
exercise general supervision over the work
of the entire court.
The plan proposed by Senator Simpson
differs so essentially from that suggested by
Judge York that it was thought it might
be of interest to interview the Judge as to
the practcability of the Simpson plan. In
response to inquiry he said:
81 do not think the intermediate court
plan is practicable. 1t would increase the
court expenses. This would make it unpop-
ular with the taxpayers, who would prob
ably reject the amendment, thus leaving us
to continue under the cumbrous, expensive
and impracticable system under which we
are now suffering.
"My plan OF specializing the business
would enable less number of Judges to
do more work and do it better with much
less expense. The other plan contemplates
the establishment of three new appellate
courts, a cumbersome arrangement, as it
seems to me, and one which would prove
very unsatisfactory in the end.''
The Herald on November l4th published
the full text of Judge York's suggested
amendment, which is understood to have
the endorsement of Senator Stephen NJ.
White, Bradner W. Lee and other leaders
OF the bar. who care more for simplifying
the work of the appellate tribunal than they
do for making places for nine more justices
in the state. The careful examination of
Judge York's plan is urged by its friends,
who feel that its merit will be readily rec
ognized and that its passage by the legis.
lature would be endorsed by the people
when submitted as an amendment to the
state constitution to be voted upon by the
electors
The herald., 1898-12-28
ROSENTHAL is HERE
The Great Pianist Reveling in Sun
shine-His Concert Tomorrow

Rosenthal, the prince OF pianists, has been
luxuriatng in the sunshine since last Sat
urday. He learned to love Southern Cali
fornia when he was here two years ago, re-
cuperating from severe attack of typhoid
fever, and declares he delights to find him
self here again. The past few days he has
spent between this city and Pasadena, living
in the open air every hour that he could
spare from his piano. Rosenthal is accom-
panied by his manager, Henry Wolfsohn,
one of New York's best known impressa-
rios. Mr.. Wolfsohn says that Rosentha is
in splendid form and his concert tomorrow
evening at Simpson tabernacle will be his
first effort since leaving Chicago ten days
ago. Among his selections tomorrow even
ing will be Beethoven's Sonata Opus lO9
Schumann Carnival, several Chopin mum
bers, including the Berceuse and Barcarolle,
and Rosenthaps own arrangement OF nurl-
Der of Strauss waltzes
The herald., 1898-12-28
OLD DOCTORS BILL
Suit to Recover Substantial Amount
for Medical Services

Not every one who comes to California for
the benefit OF his health has so forclble a
reminder of what it costs to be healthy in
the east as Scott \. Mckeown received in
a suit for S6O65 and interest, instituted by
John V. Shoemaker, his former doctor.
Mr. Shoemaker says that Mckeown became
indebted to him in the amount named for
services rendered t. him in Pennsylvania
two years ago.
In payment OF such Indebtedness the de-
fendant is alleged to have given a check
on an eastern abnk for the full amount
On presenting the check at the bank, how
ever, the Plaintiff claims that payment was
refused, the check then being protested.
McKeown having refused to redeem the
check, his doctor now asks judgment for the
amount, with per cent interest and costs
Of suit
The herald., 1898-12-28

tion had been that of hobo. If the court
would only give him a. chance to get out of
the town he would prefer it to meal ticket
in the city Jail. Officer Taamantes related
the circumstances OF Sweeney's arrest. The
glassblower had bound up his arm with cot
ton, and, in order to move the pity of pedes-
trians, had represented that the arm had
been recently broken. In extenuation of this
display of begging ingenuity, Sweeney re-
piled that he had injured his lungs from
blowing glass back in Pennsylvania and had
come to California to try to regain his
health The Judge gave him a six-months
foater.
John Eagan had been discovered some
days previously trying the doors OF some
barns and stables in an alleyway near Ninth
and Main streets by Officer Bert SmithHnd
claimed to Smith that he had been endeav-
was charged with vagrancy. Eagan had
orine to open the rear gates of the yards In
order to enter and solicit something to
eat. Inasmuch as nothing but hay is stored
in the stables, and hobos do not relish such
and arrested Eagan The latter received
twenty days straight in Jail.
The healthiest looking man in the docket
was AHdIIes meyers, WHO udlleU lTOiU sue
ramento. Officer Smith had arrested Meyers
for begging for food at houses on Main
street. While en- route to the station
Meyers had expressed the sentiment that
he was too strong to work, had never worked
in recent years and did not propose to be
driven to it by anbyody. The court, how
ever, proved the exception, for he ordered
that Meyers should pass the next twenty
days welding pick and shovel in the gang
Charles Jones and George Wiley were
charged with associating with known thieves
and remaining out at late and unseemly
hours of the night. Both pleaded not guilty
and demanded jury trials, which will be
given them on the 18th and 10th of next
month respectively.
Mary Butler. miserable looking creature,
was asked if she had stolen three pieces of
ribbon from the dry goods store of Fxen
& Co. She said she had, and in extenuaton
cited the fact that she had six children and
they had driven her first to drink and then
to theft. The court will sentence her to-
day. b.,
The other vagrants who were not dis.
charged received sentences of from ten DAYS
to six months, while the drunks were fined
from 50 to $40 each, when not dismissed.
William Cameron, Thomas Ford and
Charles Smith were tried on charges of dis
turbing the peace of the Salvation Army at
759 San Fernando street, Christmas day The
trio got into an argument about the number
of trains which run daily into New York city
and fight resulted. Somebody in the trio
struck man named Thayer over the head
with bottle and laid him out cold. The
other two grabbed chairs and tried to crush
the skulls of Captain Braham and Charles
Schwartz, who appeared in the role of peace
makers. The trio were found guilty and will
be sentenced today.
The herald., 1898-12-28
The Little Ones Treat

The Pacific Gospel union on East Second
street gave the little people under its man
agement a small Christmas treat yesterday
afternoon. 1t was intended to have tree
and quite an elaborate program for the little
but Miss White, superintendent of
the children's department being i'll the
project was abandoned. The exercises CON
sisted of songs and recitations by the chill
dren, after which toys, popcorn and oranges
were distributed by the superintendent, c.
s. Mason, and his assistants.
The herald., 1898-12-28
AZUSA INCORPORATED
Other Business Transacted by the
Supervisors Yesterday

The board of supervisors yesterday can
vassed the returns of the election on in
corporation at Azusa and the special cleo
tion in Antelope township for constable. A
resolution was adopted Incorporating Azusa
as city Of the sixth class and Butterworth
was declared elected constable OF Antelope
township.
Supervisor Woodward was authorized to
place the West FL Monte bridge in proper
condition and repair the same at once
The matter of the revocation of he saloon
license of Frank Escalier at the Nine-mile
house on the Downey road was heard and
taken under advisement
On petition, G. p Corwin was appointed
special health officer OF San Fernando town
The herald., 1898-12-28

own countrymen, who reported that Lin
was crazy. The man developed violent
symptoms, seeking to tear the clothes from
his body and otherwise to injure himself.
His mania is said to be of a religious order,
and it was found necessary to strap his
arms to his sides. Nevertheless he an
swered the questions propounded to him
with some appearance of lucidity, even
while straining at his straps. He was so
plainly in need of RESTRAINT that his commit
ment was ordered.
The herald., 1898-12-28
In the Oil Field

Oil Inspector Monlux reports that the pc
titions OF the American Crude Oil company
and of T. l.. Lewis to suspend'c bles over
lockwood street, in order to pump oil wells,
which was referred back to him by the
council, have been withdrawn by the pet
tioners. BY reason of the holidays and con.
sequent inactivity in the field, the yield OF oil
for the current week will be much smaller
than the average.
The herald., 1898-12-28
Christmas Parcels Arriving

Christmas is not ensrely over at the
postoffice. There are piles of parcels com
ing in yet, but they are being delivered
rapidly, and each days receipts is cleared
up before the next days consignment is re-
ceived. The fact that there has been no
delay in the arrival of trains and the sys.
tematio arrangement of the business at the
postoffice has contributed to the prompt
delivery of the greatly increased holiday
mails this year.
The herald., 1898-12-28
Prefers independence

Mrs Mary Casey was awarded divorce
from Edward Casey by Judge York yester-
day on the grounds of desertion and failure
to provide. She said she did not care for
alimony, as her husband was always in debt
and it would be practically impossible to get
him to pay anything. While able to work
she preferred to be independent.
The herald., 1898-12-28

The register of actions at the county
clerks office shows a slight improvement in
the litigation of the county during the pres
ent year, only 2675 new cases having been
recorded up to December l, eleven months,
a. opposed to 2943 for the twelve months
preceding. The register shows 1882 COM
plants filed in 1890; 2059 in 1891; 209l in
1892; 2l46 in 1898; 1920 in 1894; 276l in 1895;
1880 in 1896; 2943 in 1897, and 2S26 up to last
nipht in 1898
The herald., 1898-12-28
Stamp Collectors

The postoffce at Pacific Beach, San Diego
county, was robbed on Saturday night by
thieves, who entered by breaking open a
window. The amount taken was S9l2
stamp money, 5000 money order receipts,
and one Scent postage stamp. The author.
tiles have strong suspicious as to the ident-
ity of the robber, though no arrests have yet
been made.
The herald., 1898-12-28
JOTTINGs

Lovers of good driving horses cannot
miss 1t by buying one Of our No. Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'s driving wagons.
They have the Bailey hangers, long-dls-
tance axles and quick-shifting shaft coup
lings. Hawley, King & Co,
The herald., 1898-12-28
Our Home 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., 1898-12-28
Marriage Licenses

Archibald b. McCutcheon, 80, a native of
Missouri, and Harriet A. Chapman, %, a
native of California, both residents of Los
Angeles.
The herald., 1898-12-28
MOuday Trains to Paeodeua

On the Santa Fe leave a a. m.. 9:30 a. m.
1929 a. M; special train returning at 12 80
p. M, or after the parade, or 4:55 p. m
round trip, p cents; five round trips, s1.O0;
ample accommoda tions,
The herald., 1898-12-28

Wall paper. late styles, low prices, at A,
A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-12-28

Holiday shoppers and Tourists
Chinese and Japanese Art Goods and Gu.
rios. Wing Hing Wo Co., 23S s. spring st.
The herald., 1898-12-28

New styles CT vehicles constantly arrlv-
ing. Be sure and see them. Hawley, King
& Co., corner Broadway and Fifth street.
The herald., 1898-12-28

Join the Merchants Cash Premium as.
socia ton.
The herald., 1898-12-28

A lullaby is a song that a sensible baby
would sooner go to sleep than listen to.
The herald., 1898-12-28

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
\. A. Ecks from, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-12-28
County Litigation

ship and G. w. Williams as justice OF tn
peace of San Antonio township.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
IDENTIFIED.
Marshal of Monongah Comes TO Ben.
wood and Identifies Prisoner and
Stolen Property.

Marshal Scott, Of Monongah. arrived
in Benwood last night and identified
the property found on the stranger who
was arrested yesterday by the Ben
wood police, as that stolen a few days
ago from a boarding house at Monon-
gah. The Benwood police yesterday
arrested well dressed stranger on sus-
picion Of having stolen some jewelry
which he tried to sell in Benwood. Two
gold watches, silver watch, four gold
chains and checks On the company
store at Monongah. When the Monon-
gah marshal arrived he identified the
prisoner as having been seen at Monon-
gah under suspicious circumstances.
The property was also identified as part
of that in a trunk which was stolen
from boarding house. The case looks
bad for the prisoner, and he will be
taken back to Moncngah to-day. The
Renwood officers deserve a great deal
of credit for their clever capture.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
SICK SOLDIERS
In the West Virginia Regiments Are
Receiving Attention Elsewhere.
They Will Not Be Cared For in
Wheeling - Communication With
Gov. Atkinson.

Local auxiliary, No. n, of the Red
Cross Society, held well attended
meeting yesterday morning at the
Hearne Tabernacle. The meeting was
called for the purpose of considering
the proposition to care for all the sick
West Virginia soldiers at the Wheel
ing hospital.
The matter was fully discussed and
the general sentiment was favorable
to the idea. 1t was the opinion that
the government should pay for the
transportation Of the sick soldiers to
the city, and as the work would neces-
state the expenditure of large sum
Of money it was decided to make an
appeal for more liberal contributions
to the boxes which have been distrib-
uted throughout the city.
In the afternoon the ladies commun-
icated over the long distance phone
with Governor Atkinson, at his office
in Charleston. The Governor stated
that the government would not pay
TOR the transportation of the soldiers,
and that they were being well cared
for at different points. The ladies,
therefore, abandoned their plan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

Hall; Treasurer, Mrs. Alice McChesney:
chaplain, Mrs Anna Toppe. Sisters
vile; councillor of department. Mrs.
Anna Hall; Council of Administration,
Mrs. Alex. Frew, Mrs. Keyser and Miss
Nellie Henry.
Mrs. Sara McCiement was appointed
delegate at large to the National Con-
ventioH, and Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Barnes,
Miss Ruth Hall, of Wheeling, and Mrs.
Matthews, of Moundsville, were chosen
as delegates to the National Conyen-
ton
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

The Bar of Chic county will meet at
the Criminal Court room al 10 o'clock
This morning to attend the funeral Of
]. D. Owing. The special train to con-
vey the remains to Moundsville will
leave the B. & o. depot at 10 o'clock.
All the attorneys of this Bar are re-
quested to be present al the meeting
and attend the funeral. Those who
cannot go to Moundsville will endeavor
to attend the meeting this morning
and accompany the Bar to the train.
c. P. FLICK,
JOHN J. CONIFF,
Com. of Arrangements.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
A PECULIAR EXPLOSION.

Yesterday afternoon about four
o'clock a loud report startled the in
habitants of the Sixth ward for sew
eral squares in the vicinity OF the
preserving works Bar
rels which have contained alcohol are
used al the works for pre-
serving purposes, and ore Of the en-
ployes put a lighted match to the
bungnole OF one OF these barrels. The
result was an explosion and both
heads of the barrel were blown out,
but the workman was not injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
WORKING THEORETICALLY.
School Boys Are Interested In tho Battle
ship Fund" Scheme.

School Boys Are Interested In tho BATTLE
ship Fund" Scheme.
School boys generally continue to
work energetically in their prepara-
lions for to-morrow's demonstration in
honor of Rankin Good, originator of
the battleship fund movement, and
who is to be their guest. There is no
doubt, judging by the way in which the
boys are announcing their intentions,
that the affair viii prove success
Last night a number of Fourth ward
boys, headed by drum corps and
blowing bugles, paraded the principal
streets for the purpose of advertising
the coming event All school boys in
terested in the scheme of building a
battleship to be called American Boy
are requested to meet at the City Hall
tonight at 1880 o'clock. Master Bon
nett reported yesterday that the w. &
e. G. motor tickets were finding a good
sale, and the prospects are that large
crowd will hear Rankin Good at
Wheeling Park Friday night The Ca
thedral high school cadets are expected
to be present at to-night's meeting.