The herald., 1898-11-19
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Roland Mccoy Finds the Mclaughlin
Household Too Hot to Hold Him
and Is Now in Jail
PASADENA, Nov. ls.-(Ofice of The
Herald, l6 West Colorado Street. Telephone
Red 675.) Roland Mccoy, colored buck,
languishes in the city Jail tonight and Is In
great luck not to be in the morgue. lie en-
tered John McLaughhn's house, near the gas
works, to see Mrs. Mclaughlin, with whom
he had been on objectionably friendly terms.
He was ordered out by both Mr.. and Mrs.
Mclaughlin. He refused to 60. McLaugh-
lin cllnched with him, and there was one
Niger less in that house in about one min
ute Mccoy whipped out his razor, but Nc
Laughlin had the bulge on him. He left
when the officers were telephoned TOR, but
went back again. The officers found him
in bed He refused to get up or surrender.
Mccoy said: you can't put me out OF that
house; I've too much interest there, but a
little persuasion brought him to time, and
finally he was booked on charge OF dis
turbing the peace. Mccoy claims that he
has regularly paid rent for year to the Nc
Laughlins.
The feud between Mccoy and Mclaughlin
has often made a hot time in dark town
during the last two years. Some months ago
the marshal was called to quell similar dis
turbance Marshal Lacey told Mccoy at
that time that he had better quit hanging
around that woman if he valued his life. Mr..
and Mrs Laughlin were in court some time
ago, but the case was arranged and dis
missed. Mrs. Mclaughlin is the mother OF
five or six little children.
A WIDE BERTH
The case of Joseph Depew, alias George
Burton, held on suspicion for the robbery
of Washburn's jewelry store, was set ior
hearing in Judge Rossiters court this after
noon, but was dismissed on the advice OF the
district attorney. Walter st. Clair, alias
Joseph Norwood, Depew's alleged accom-
plice in the crime, had his preliminary ex-
animation few days ago, and was bound
over to answer before the superior court,
but it is now thought that unless further
evidence is developed the case will never be
brought to trial. The city marshal claims
that the arrest was made on the suspicious
circumstances brought out in Tie trial and
his previous observation of the habits OF
the boys. He had some time previous to the
burglary notified his deputies to keep close
eve on them The fact of their previous ar
rest on a similar charge was only learned
while hunting up their records in Los An
geles 1t is thought that crooks and toughs
will give Pasadena wide berth hereafter.
PLENTY OF WATER
The purchase of the Chapman ranch seems
to have been only part of a boom in water
development at Lamanda Park. The Santa
Fe railroad has standpipe and tank, which
is used to furnish all the trains except the
limited. An artesian belt seems to cross the
Baldwin, Chapman and Sunny Slope ranches
and to furnish an almost inexhaustble sup
ply of water. Two well-digging contractors
have been kept busy all the season and have
had good success in securing water in vari-
GUS places in the district. The general rule
that California streams flow bottom upward
holds good OF the dry arroyos here, for water
seems to be obtainabe under any of them
by digging reasonable depth. Experts
claim great possibilities in water develop
ment in this vicinity.
BREVITIES
Lewis Wagner, an old Pasadenan, re-
turned tonight from three months VISIT
to Germany. Mr.. Wagner went back to see
his flther, who is over so years old and
whom he had not seen in twenty-seven years.
Mr.. Wagner HOW owns property IN Rands-
burg which has three times escaped destruc-
ton by fire, buildings burning clear up to
his hall on each side. His many friends were
glad to greet him again.
The Pasadena Medical association held an
interesting meeting in the office of Drs.
Briggs g. James last night. DR.. Crofton was
present as guest and gave some valuable
suggestions. lie expects to make his per.
m4nent home in Pasadena. Two successful
operations for appendicitis were among the
Interesting medical and surgical cases which
were reported and discussed. Those pres
ent were Drs. Crofton, Brigham, Briggs,
Rolton, Amsden, Case, Hull, Weir, Swear
ingen, Roberts, Page, Osborn, Mattison,
James, Kearns and King.
Mrs. Mary S. Henry, wife of Rev. B. e.
Henry d. D., of Canton, China, died at the
San Gabriel santarium yesterday. The
funeral services will be held in the First
Presbyterian church tomorrow at o'clock,
Rev. Fife officiating. Interment will be
made in Mountain View cemetery.
I. Z. Gibbon Of the Terminal was in town
yesterday, and said the preliminary steps
toward electrizing the road were about tin
ished.
A charity entertainment will be given by
the pupils of Miss Orton's school, organized
as the Non Nobs society, on Saturday after
noon and evening, the Goth inst. This society
was organized by the pupils of Miss Crton's
school three years ago and has up to the
present time raised over 5000 for the help
of needy families by it's fairs, musicales and
lectures. This year a fair will be held in
the school, ia South Euclid avenue during
the afternoon and an entertainment will be
given in the evening
The Rathbone Sisters will give sociabe,
dance and refreshments at X. of z. hall on
Monday evening, the 2Sth inst.
A home dinner In Pasadena, with Mrs.
Caswell, 17ia East Colorado street.