The herald., 1898-06-29
SHORT But EXCITING
WAS M'MENoMY's BURGLAR CA
REER IN THIS CITY
BUT D0LLYWATTELL PEACHED
When His Trial Comes Stares
Him in the Face

Judge Smith yesterday set the trial OF
Harry c. McMenomy, an enterprising pro-
fessional young burglar, for September 10
and L.. and if McMenomy's luck is not as
great as that of the robbers Mcmahon and
Wood, who got off with only, five years.
apiece, he will go into retirement for a
good long time, as the evidence against him
is overwhelming.
MeMenomy struck the town some time in
May and prospected around but short time
before he had struck a likely crib to crack.
HIS first venture was at Highland Park,
where he nearly scared widow woman to
death on the night of May Is. between IL
and 1880. Mrs. John e. Meserve and her
little girl occupy house on avenue SO,
which Is not quite completed, and instead
Of boards, one side of the house is enclosed
with canvas. She and her daughter had re-
tired to bed and were asleep, when the
flicker of a match awoke her and the
child. She said: What is wanted?" Nc
Nenomy, whose features she had chance
TO observe clearly. jumped from the foot of
the bed upon 1t, and grabbed her, exclaim-
ing: Don't hallo!" He threatened to kill
them with their own bread knife and to tie
them up with rope. He then took Mrs.
Meserve's ring and watch and her purse,
with between "a and IS change in it. but was
not yet satisfied He wanted all her money,
and only stopped bothering her when she
said 1t was deposited at the bank. Meme
nomy then left the two females terrorized
and leisurely escaped.
On Sunday. May %, the residence at 1o47
Grand avenue, of M. H. Newmark, the
wholesale grocer, was burglarized during
the day time in the absence of the family.
Upon their return in the evening hasty
examination disclosed that practically all
the jewelry In the house, valued at several
thousand dollars, was missing. The burg
lar had entered through kitchen window,
which he had pried open with an ice pick,
had rummaged the drawers and closets at
his leisure, and had escaped unseen. pre-
sumaby after lengthy stay, by the front
door, which he had left unlocked.
The police detectives were informed Of the
burglary, and for some time could get no
clue, but small diamond sold by Mrs.
Dolly Wattell finally afforded them the
needed information Dolly Wattell was To-
Gated at 1854 North Los Angeles street,
which is lodging house, and with her was
found McMenomy, who was in bed. The
two were hustled off to the police station,
where they were subjected to the Sweat
an easy method of getting prisoners to state
the facts without offering inducements of
reward or threats of punishment.
Mrs. Wattell peached first. and when Nc
Menomy saw that the Jig was up he un-
bosomed himself also to his good friends,
Hawley and Auble, 1.-THE two Hawkshaws
who know no Sleep" He admitted that on
the night after the Newmark burglary he
went to San Francisco by train. pawned
the diamonds. sold the gold bullion to the
Selby Smelling works, and then came back
for the purpose of perpetrating more easy
Jobs upon the Los Angeles community.
Some of the plumber which he had not
taken away with him to San Francisco was
found cunningly hidden in the room occu-
pied by the Wattell woman and himself,
and among that was some of Mrs. Me-
serves.
. Detective Auble went to San Francisco
and recovered nearly everything which Nc
Menomy had taken up with him, SO that the
burglars victims will not be loser to a
great extent after all.