The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-24
GRAVEYARD GhOULS
sAN6ERNARDINo SHOCKED By
CEMETERY DISCLOSURES
Management Of the City Of
the Dead-dage Meeting Tonight.
Brevities

SAN BDRNARDINO. Sept. 23.-The city
has been stirred with stories of ghoul.sh
work at the city cemetery; Of graves being
dug into other graves and the bones
thrown out and scattered; Of ladies' being
frightened away from the resting places of
their loved ones by drunken grave diggers,
and of slovenly-kept grounds that were a
discredit to the city. The board Of city
trustees held a secret meeting last night
to investigate matters. The necessary wit
nesses were summoned and brought In
by a back door. The sexton in charge, N.
H. Barton, was Intercepted, also c. f.
Carey, the sexton of the new cemetery;
also s. r. Colliver. While the more sensa-
tlonal stories were disproved, there was
enough left to cause some new orders to be
issued. 1t was discovered that there was
no record Of the ownership of lots, except
in the brain of the old grave digger, named
Moss, who had been employed for over
thirty years. The only claim the owners
had was In the monuments over some Of
the lots. Occasionally the old grave dig=
ger would shovel out decayed boards and
loose bones when putting in a cheap grave.
or when he failed to do so 1t was because
he dug the new graves more shallow than
tn: former ones. 1t was said that he made
an occasional dollar on the side by allow
ing a lapse Of memory as to the former &C.
cupancy Of place for grave. 1t was
not shown that Mr.. Barton was to blame
in the Irregularities. and he will be re-
tained, but with new assistant. Orders
will also be issued not to dig any new
graves in the cemetery except in lots
where the owners can authenticate their
claims, and no lots will be sold to anyone.
San Bernardino Brevities
For the Republican rally tomorrow night
the committee has selected Judge Camp
bell to preside and to assist him have hand
ed in the names of 257 vice presidents, of
whom 1875 are ladies and 1872 of the other
sex. To add to the interest of the occasion
the committee have engaged Miss Elise
Buford to furnish vocal solo or two ap-
prupriate to the occasion. Miss Buford
will prove fully as great an attraction as
the distinguished speakers. especially to
the ladies.
II. Snidow and Miss Carolyn f. Tagg
were married last night, Rev. L. o. Nc
Inter Of Los Angeles officiating.
Charles Crawford of Redlands, who took
horse and surrey from the Springs by
mistake, was bound over yesterday to the
superior court and lies in jail in default of
$1,000 bail.
The Truman Reeves Young Mems Re-
publican club organized last night, adopted
constitution and bylaws and elected the
following officers: Charles A. Whitmore.
president; ]. f. Rich, first vice president;
J. Harold Barnum, second vice president;
Percy Hight, secretary; F. c. Drew, treas
urer, and r. NJ. Bradley. sergeant-at-arms.
Elsie Allen loaned Mrs. A. H. Meredith
of Pomona $1,000 on an Ontario orange
grove a year ago and now commences suit
to recover the same. She claims the or
ange trees are dying for lack of care, and
the court appointed B. X. Brant receiver
to look after 1t until the case can go
through the courts.
Mrs. Mary Scarce of North Ontario has
applied to have Fred Bohney. a 12-year-
boy whom she hos brought up from an in
FAINT, sent to the Whittier school till of
age. The boy has no parents