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The herald., 1898-03-11
University News

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Thayer the grand
parents of V. r. Bennett, left on Thurs
day for Florida. They were accompanied
by their son, F. NJ. Thayer
The college Y. w. c. A. has formed q
chorus class under the direction of Dean
meet twice week.
Francis Bates went to Fillmore on
Wednesday for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Taylor of Key West
street are home again after few days va
cation at Long Beach.
Messrs. A. H. Hutchinson and ]. H. Pc
ters were initiated into the local lodge of
the A. o. U. w. at its last meeting.
Mrs. Mamie Gallup of Denver, Colo, a
former resident of this neighborhood. is
visiting her brother, George Sinsabaugh.
Mrs. Percy Schumacher of West Twenty
eighth street will entertain the assistance
league Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Callander of Boyle
Heights have been spending few days al
the home of Francis NJ Bates on Twenty.
ninth street.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church will hold a business and social
meeting this evening in the church par.
lors. good program has been prepared
and refreshments will be served
The w. H. M. society Of the Methodist
church met in the church yesterday morn.
ing. The subject for discussion was Alas
ka. The w. f. NJ s. met In the afternoon
and discussed Literary Supplies
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Robinson of West JEFF
ferson street have returned from a short
visit with friends at Long Beach.
George A.Hardie of West Thirtieth street
has gone to Pomona to take charge of a
ranch for G. l. Cochran.
Invitations are out for a boating party to
be given at Eastlake park Saturday by
the Athena Literary society.
The herald., 1898-03-11
WOULDN'T TELL HIS NAME
Suggestion of Jail Reveals Prospect
i've Jurors Identity

Patrolman Rico is now on what Is known
to the police as office duty, and among his
duties is that of summoning Jurors for
cases in the city justice courts in which a
jury trial Is demanded. The talesmen are
zens are met on the street by the officer
and summoned for service without warn
ing. AS there is no compensation for jury
duty in the justice courts two men in ev-
cry three summoned try to escape such
work which of course takes their time
from their business.
Patrolman Rico had new experience In
serving summonses yesterday. He had to
secure a jury for today and started out to
find thrty-ive men. At First and Spring
streets he encountered a man whom he did
not know and Immediately served a sum
mons on him. All such papers are made
out in blank and the names are placed on
them after service. When the officer asked
the stranger his name he refused positively
to give it. Il don't want to go on no jury
and 1 won't do it," said the man. For a
moment Rico was at loss to know how to
proceed, but only for a moment. "You'l
give me your name or you'll give 1t to the
court" said he, and with that he took the
man before Justice Owens and explained
the matter. Just make out the summons
in the name of John Doe" said the court
land IL that man is not here tomorrow III
put him In jail for contempt"
The suggestion of a Jail sentence settled
the matter, and the prospective juror
promptly gave his name as D. B. Gray, 10.
North Main street.
The herald., 1898-03-11
LEGALITY AND EQUITY
STICKING 70 THE LETTER CONES
HIGH
AS SHOWN BYACoUNTY CLAIM
When Constable Lopez Got No Pay Tor
Twsedledee He Charged It Up to
Tweedledum

That It Is not always saving to stick
closely to the letter of the law in county
financial affairs the board of supervisors
will learn to Its cost when it receives Con-
stable p. L. Lopez's demand for january.
Lopez is the constable at San Fernando,
and O hardworking officer he is. the terror
of hobos and vagrants who pass through
Fernando without money or blankets.
San Fernando has justice of the peace
and q constable but no jail. Whenever
anyone was committed to the county Jail
after the last train had passed through for
Los Angeles, Constable Lopez. as a matter
of economy to the county used to hire a
man to guard the prisoners during the
night until the morning train should come
along. instead of hiring team and bring
ing them forthwith to Burr's bastille. The
former course cost $3.50, the latter s675;
but there was no provision in the statutes
for the hiring of guard, whereas the law
permits the renting of rig for the trans
portation of prisoners.
Deputy District Attorney George Hol-
tons business 1t is to pass upon the claims
and demands against the county, so far as
their legality is concerned. Whether a
claim is an equitable one or not cuts no
figure with him. All he has to do is to see
whether the law has made provision for
the payment of this or that demand against
the county treasury.
The deputy district attorney therefore
endorsed the several demands for guard
hire as not being a legal charge against
the county, and the board of supervisors
disallowed them AS Lopez, however. had
paid his gard and his action had in reality
saved money to the county, Mr.. Holton
advised the board that as a matter of
equity 1t would be well to pass the claim,
but the board refused.
Constable Lopez said nothing and sawed
wood until he again had prisoners to con-
vey to the county jail after the San Fran
cisco train had passed by. Then he went to
]. M. Jenifer's stable and hired a double
team at the expense of s6.75. His little bill
for January is exactly $39. 10 for livery sta
BILE rigs. It would have been SIS If the board
of supervisors could have seen their way
to concede that rose by any other name
is still rose, even if gotten at bargain
counter.
The herald., 1898-03-11
THE RAINFALL
Light Precipitation Reported-Cleal
ing Weather and North Wind

When the rain began to patter down on
Wednesday night the number of people
who were delighted to hear 1t fall can be
estimated by the size of the population in
the area covered. A slight drizzle began
in the evening about 8 o'clock, continuing
at intervals until toward morning, when 1t
fell heavily until nearly noon yesterday.
The weather bureau reports that the
storm developed south of San Francisco
and was central yesterday morning In the
southern portion of the San Joaquin val
ley. where the pressure was abnormally
low. An area of low pressure extended
from the northern portion of the San Joa-
quin valley southeastward to the Mexican
boundary. This causes southerly to east
erly winds, accompanied by cloudy wealth
er and general rains, which. up to the hour
reports were received, had been light. The
storm, 1t was predicted, would probably
pass eastward during the night, followed
by clearing weather and brisk to high
northerly winds.
Up to o'clock yesterday morning, when
the last reports were received. the rainfall
at San Diego was two-tenths of an inch,
at Fresno sixteen one-hundredths Of an
inch.
A telegram from Ventura yesterday said
the barometer read there, 1856, the lowest
ever known. At o'clock last evening the
total precipitation in Los Angeles was 60
of an inch, making for the season $50
inches, which Is 763 inches less than the
seasonal average.
Instructions were received to hoist in
formation signals that a high north wind
is expected with increasing force north
ward.
The herald., 1898-03-11
A PASADENA FoRGER
Signed His Mothers Name to Checks
to Have Money to Burn

Arthur r. Perry of Pasadena. young
man of respectable appearance but with a
very shifty eye, was examined before Just
ice Young yesterday on the charge of
forgery and held to answer in the sum Of
$1,000. He was accused by L. e. Mittendorf
of having passed check for $25 upon him,
payable at the First National bank of Pas
adena, alleged to have been signed by Mrs.
C. A. Perry, mother of the defendant, but
which turned out to be forgery.
Mr.. Mittendorf of the firm of Mittendorf
& Rogers, saloon and restaurant keepers
of this city, said that he had in January
cashed SIS check, in which the signature
seemed similar to that in the forged check
for the defendant. and he had experienced
no trouble with 1t. Consequently, when
Perry came on the 23d of February with a
s25 check he believed it to be all right and
let him have $3.50 on it, The next day
Perry returned and asked for s. more
which he got The witness then turned in
the check with other money into his own
bank, but the paper was returned two days
later marked mo funds
Mr.. Mayer, cashier of the First Nation
al bank at Pasadena, identified the check,
stated that there were no funds in the
bank to meet 1t and that it did not bear
Mrs. Caroline A. Perrys signature.
Mrs. Perry, mother of the defendant. an
elderly lady, testified that the signature
upon the check was not written by her,
nor had she authorized her son or anyone
else to sign her name to it.
The defendant claimed that he had OBJ
tained permission from his mother to sign
her name to the $15 check and that she had
told him at the time that whenever he got
in trouble he might use her name again
He had no idea of committing forgery
On cross-examinaton he admitted having
served fourteen months in the penitentiary
for forgery. He was somewhat bothered
when District Attorney James asked him
when he claimed to have received perms-
sion to sign his mothers name to checks
If he didn't know that if such had been the
truth his mother would since a very long
time have had no money in the bank to
draw against.
The herald., 1898-03-11
A Justice Clerks Salary

Among the demands that are not legal
charges against the county, which have
been turned down with regularity since
October last by Deputy District Attorney
Holton and the board of supervisors, are
those for $50 per month presented for Will
liam II. Young. who is acting as clerk to
his father, by VIM. Young, township JUS
tice of the peace. The last one which was
disallowed met that fate yesterday. The
justice of the peace claims the right to
employ clerk under last years statutes
Whether his point is well taken or not. it is
a matter of fact that this magistrate could
not very conveniently perform the clerical
work of his office without letting the
judicial branch of 1t suffer. 1t seems to be
debateable point whether he is entitled
under the circumstances to equitable relief,
but it is opined in the district attorneys
office that a regular monthly demand for
a clerks salary is not the best way to have
the matter adjusted satisfactorily.
The herald., 1898-03-11
ASSAULTED A WOMAN
A Hobo Who Wanted Shelter and Got
What He Wanted

Because Kitty Rogers, an Alameda street
crib girl, would not let Barney Flood a
tough looking young hobo, occupy her
quarters to keep out of the rain early yes
terday morning, he brutally assaulted her
He had been making the rounds of the cribs
and entered the woman's place. where he
proceeded to make himself at home. He
wanted to stay there all day, but was or
dered to leave. Instead of doing so he
seized her by the throat. She screamed
and in order to stop her cries Flood struck
her several times in the face, splitting hel
lips in two places so badly that -four
stitches had to be taken in the wounds
The womans cries attracted the attention
of Patrolmen Harris and Sheets, who ar
rested Flood and locked him up on a charge
of battery. The woman was taken to the
receiving hospital. where her wounds were
dressed.
The herald., 1898-03-11
MANY CHARGES
Andy Swanson Booked for a Number
of Offenses

If Andy Swanson, the rancher who al.
most killed Patrolman Joe Miller Wednes.
day night by throwing him from buggy
is given the limit on all the charges that
have been preferred against him he will
remain in jail for the rest of the year. The
first charge upon which he was arrested
was that of disturbing the peace, and
when he assaulted the officer in the buggy
and threw him out that constituted the ad-
ditional offense of resisting an officer
Drunkenness was another word placed in
the column on the police register where the
offenses are recorded. and If all of these
fail, the charge of battery and fast driving
may be later preferred 1t is known that he
is guilty of all of these, but upon just which
of them he will be first prosecuted will moi
be known until next Thursday, to which
day the case was yesterday continued.
The herald., 1898-03-11
HARR1soN's oRUssrAKE
He Forgot Hogan's Aid When He Sold
the Rose Mines

Contractor Charles 8. Hogan has brought
suit against Robert F. Harrison for the
sum of $25OO which he claims as commits
sion. The plaintiff alleges that In May,
1895, he paid to Harrison $500. That was a
grubstake. In consideration of this sum
the defendant agreed that In the event
of the sale of the Rose group of gold mines
in the Morongo district. San Bernardino
county, he would return to Hogan his $500
and give him per cent Of all commission
derived from the sale. In any event, his
commission should not be less than $500.
At the time of making this agreement
the parties to it believed that the commits
sions on the sale would not fall below $685.
900. Harrison was fully empowered to sell
the Rose group, but he was busted" and
pressingly in need of money in order to pull
the transaction through. Hogan saw a
chance to make a couple of hundred fruc-
tify into a couple of thousand and became
Harrison's Good Samaritan. When the
sale was over, the defendant, according to
the plaintiffs complaint, forgot his obli-
cation and only repaid the money that Ho-
gan had advanced to him in his hour of
need.
The herald., 1898-03-11
TOURING THE COUNTRY
Gov. Hastings and Party Of Pennsyl.
vania in the City

A notable pleasure party from Pennsyl-
vania is registered at the Westminster
hotel, consisting of Gov. D. H. Hastings
Attorney-General Henry c. Mccormick
and State Senator Henry c. Cochran, ac-
companied by their wives and daughters.
The governor and party arrived yester-
day morning at $50 in their private car
Pickwick, in which they are making a
pleasure tour of the country. They will
leave tomorrow afternoon for San Diego,
where they intend remaining two days.
From there they will journey northward,
visiting all points of interest throughout
the state.
They are enthusiastic in their admira ton
of the climate and beauties of Southern
California and the advent of the much
needed rain was pleasant relief to the
dry and parched condition Of the country
just passed through.
Secretary Virgins of chamber of COM
merce expressed regret that no intimation
was received by that body of the contem-
plated visit so that suitable preparations
might have been made to receive them.
The herald., 1898-03-11
SENSELESS FROM FRIGHT
A Chinaman Who Fell in the Mud and
Was Later Cleaned

A middle-aged Chinaman, apparently un.
conscious, was brought to the police sta
ton yesterday afternoon and carried ten
derby into the receiving hospital. He wax
covered with mud from head to foot and
his groans indicated that he was badly in
jured. It was stated to the police that he
had fallen off his wagon and had been rur
over and that several ribs were broken
The Mongolian was stripped and while
waiting for the doctor one Of the TRUSTEES
cleaned the mud of his clothes. DR.. Hagan
closely examined the mans body, but was
unable to find any sign Of an injury except
a few slight bruises on the arm. Wher
assured that he was not hurt In the leasi
the man quickly revived and was released.
The herald., 1898-03-11
SAN GABRIEL TRACTION co.
Articles Of Incorporation Filed for a
New Electric Road

Articles of Incorporation of the San Ga
briel Traction company were filed yester-
day. The railway line is to be built from
this city through to Pasadena by the most
feasible route, with a branch line to AL
hambra, Sierra Madre, Monrovia and
Duarte, the estimated length of the road
being twenty-five miles. The principal
place of business of the corporation will be
Los Angeles.
The board of directors consists of James
s. Graham and s. P. Anderson of Chicago
and Walter s. Maxwell, Bradner w. Lee
and Albert Hadley of this city. S. P. An
derson is the treasurer of the newly incor-
porated concern.
The capital stock of the San Gabriel
Traction company consists of 81, 900 900, d.
vided into 10000 shares. OF this amount
$4,000 has been subscribed and $1,000 actu-
ally paid into the corporations treasury.
Most of the subscribed shares were taken
by James s. Graham, trustee, whose name
appears for $4,000 Of the capital stock.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Mining Machinery Fight

Willard H. Clark yesterday instituted an
action in replevin against Charles H. Ca
rey receiver of the Willamette Steam Mill
laundering and Manufacturing company
and the Kelso Creek Mining and Develop
nlent company, and against Joseph H.
Williams. The Llewellyn iron works sold
in the beginning of the year to Clark a
two-stamp mill complete, an ore feeder.
rock crusher, etc, located on a mining
claim in Kern county owned by the Kelso.
The defendants, however, refused to give
up possession of the machinery which is
valued at $500. The plaintiff demands the
return of the property or else $500 for its
value and $500 damage for the unlawful de-
tentiOn.
The herald., 1898-03-11
JOE BUNGER'S PLIGHT
His Wife Says He's Crazy; Admits He
Was When He Married Her

Joseph Bunger emphatically denies that
marriages are made in heaven, and if they
are, he claims that he wasn't in the pro-
cession. Bunger is Il years old, but he
doesn't look it. He is a TALL vigorous old
man who would never be taken for more
than 5S or co. Some six months ago he
married Stella Mclaughlin, a buxom Ver-
mont lady, who is only A years of age.
They have been leading a cat and dog
life since they got spliced, Mrs Bunger
not being chary of any remarks about her
husbands ancestry whenever she was in
censed at him. On Wednesday Bunger had
enough of it and removed his two cows and
calves from the marital mansion for the
purpose of resuming a life of blessed
bachelorhood. Thereupon his wife hur-
ried to the county clerk, where she swore
The herald., 1898-03-11
WHEN IT DOESN'T RAIN
Hay Goes Up and Contracts Have to
Go to the Wall

Jesse Boyd says that on January 21st C..
II. Mellen agreed to sell to him 300 tons
of barley and oat hay and to deliver it
within a reasonable time at any place
within five miles Of Thirty-second and Hoo
yer streets, the purchase price being 81
per ton, to be paid as fast as delivered.
Mellen let Boyd have sixty tons and then
quit, Notwithstanding the reminders of the
plaintiff, one of which was in writing
Mellen's failure to fulfill his contract has
caused Boyd damage of $3.50, so he al
leges and he has now sued the party of the
second part for that sum in the superior
court. Mr.. Boyd made an attempt to fill
the order elsewhere. but the lowest figure
at which he could get quotation on hay
was S14
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to complaint accusing old Bunger Of
being craxy.
he said that II ever he had been crazy
1t was on the day he married his Stella.
but that he was az compos mentis now as
he ever had been or hoped to be. That was
also the opinion OF the sheriff and his dep
uties. but Bunger was nevertheless or
dered to the county hospital to remain un-
der observation for a few days there for
signs of mental alteration.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Lost His Benefactor

Fred Wilson, small boy. called at the
police station yesterday morning and
asked the assistance of the police in his
efforts to find Prof" D. A. Reynolds, with
whom he had been journeying southwark,
San Diego being their destination. They
had become separated at the Orpheum and
the boy stated that as Reynolds had always
treated him kindly he did not want to lose
him.
The herald., 1898-03-11
House Has a Third Stroke

The district attorneys office was yester-
day morning advised telephonically by the
officials at the Highland insane asylum
that Frank House, recently committed to
that institution, had had another stroke
of paralysis; that he was unconscious and
in a very precarious condition. AS this is
the third stroke which the sick man has
had, it is not believed that he will re-
cover.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Dress Goods and Silks

40 pieces of new Plaid Dress Gooos IN
Of colors for waists and child 1S~
ren's dresses: the regular 4oc kCC
quality, today at..................
25 pieces of Black Novelty Suiting IN
fancy brocaded patterns ana roush
crepon effects, 3S inches wide or
and good value at 45c; k1V
special at................'.....
1000 yards of All Silk Faille IN a large
Innings; the regular $1.00 quail S0~
ity; special OIO
The herald., 1898-03-11
Followed the Star of the West

Charles Delit a native of Missouri, 25,
years old, who was found by the police
wandering around on the Boyle Heights
streets acting queery and hiding at times
as if in fear of some one, was ordered COM
mitted to Highland yesterday by Judge
Clark Insanity runs in the family. Among
his hallucination is one that he hears a
voice telling him to follow the star of the
west In consequence of that voice he is
in the asylum now.
The herald., 1898-03-11
The Water Suit

The suit of the city against the Crystal
Springs company is dragging along slowly
in Department three of the superior court.
The case for the plaintiff is not yet con-
cluded and the probabilities are that it
will hold the attention of Judge York for a
The herald., 1898-03-11
Probate Matters

A petition for the probate of the will of
John Low, deceased, was filed yesterday
He left s471 on deposit in the Union Bank of
Savings.
Letters of administration to the estate
of Thomas Clifford who left a stock of
secondhand furniture at Oil South Main
street valued at $4500. have been applied
for by his brother Robert.
William E. and Catherine Londre have
applied for leave to adopt an orphan named
Joseph Watkins, years and months old.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Viewing the SPOT

The evidence for the defense in the $780,
900 damage suit of ]. f. Burns and wife
against the Main Street Electric Car COM
pany was concluded yesterday afternoon,
after which the jury was taken in charge
of the sheriff to view the place where the
accident occurred to Mrs. Burns, at the
corner of Seventeenth and Main streets.
The gist of the testimony for the com-
pany, mostly from passengers on the car
was that it stopped only once, and that
was after Mrs. Burns had jumped off it
while it was still in motion.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Spencer Sentenced

Arthur Spencer. found guilty of person
ating a United States officer in Chinatown,
was sentenced to three years in the Fol-
som penitentiary yesterday by Judge Well
born. The other two charges against him
of q similar character were dismissed.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Forged a signature

The trial of Dee Wee Fong, charged with
forging a signature to a money order, was
set for March 31st
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considerable length Of time. The Develop
ment OF the testimony presents no features
OF interest to the general public.
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He had fallen off his wagon because OF a.
collision with traction car, but fell IN the
soft mud clear of the wheels. His condition
was due to fright.
The herald., 1898-03-11

Hawley, King & Co.. cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway. agents genuine Columbus Bug
gy company buggies and Victor bicycles.
The herald., 1898-03-11
JoTTINGs
Our Home Brew

Mater & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Onice and brewery. 40 Also street;
telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-03-11

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and TOP delivery wagons. Hawley. KIM
& Co.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Csc
Wrappers

25 dozen LADIES' Wrappers, made OF ex.
ira fine quality percale. separate waist
lining, extra full through the hips and
ample skirt, good value for II ~
500; today lOS
The herald., 1898-03-11

Everything on wheels. Hawley. Kins
Co.. corner Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1898-03-11
DEATHS

Agents Victor. Heating, World and Marcel
bicycles. Hawley, King & Co.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Dress Skirts

Only 50 Plaid Skirts, percaline iineo'
covered seams, 10-inch canvas internn-
ing. velyeteen bound, new fan BACK
fun width, sold everywhere q Al
at $500: today OlsfI
The herald., 1898-03-11
Parasols-Umbrellas

26-inch Umbrellas and 2l-inch Parasols
of good twilled gloria, steel rods and
natural wood handles. excellent aP
quality and worth $1.oO; (OC
The herald., 1898-03-11
Shirt Waists

Lawn. Dimity
aud Madras
Ladies' Shirt
Waists, best
style of collars
and cuffs,
made to sell ct
&l.M, SIPS and
81 so. On bar
gain table on
second floor to-
day.