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The herald., 1898-07-12
United States Court Notes

The grand jury met yesterday, made
partial report, and adjourned until August
O. An indictment was returned against
Josa Norta, charging him with the crime of
rape on the person of Victoria Ventura, an
indian woman Of the Potrero reservation In
Riverside county. Norta Is a resident of
the Potrero under the same agent, l.. A.
Wright.
The witnesses examined were Thomas
Morago, Jurupa Manuel and Victoria Ven
tura. The crime is capital offense In the
Federal courts.
In the case Of Emil Ulrich, charged with
sending obscene matter through the mails
demurrer to an indictment was submit
ted, In the district court.
William Gerrell and Francisco Reyes,
charged with aiding the landing of Chinese
in violation of the exclusion act, pleaded
not guilty. and the case was continued for
the term.
The district court adjourned until We'd
nesday.
Henry w. Nisbet Of San Bernardino was
admitted to practice In the circuit court
on motion of Byron Waters.
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board and lodging for the last Ave weeks,
for which he expects to oe paid by the
woman's husband and that she has full
liberty Of action TO go wherever she wishes.
He claimed that Ho Kee is Highlander and
4 Chinese mac. whose scheme is to get hold
of Monaghan women, whom he places in
houses of prostitution, and whose earn
ings he takes away.
On the stand the little woman said that
her name is All Suey; that she had been at
The Chinese mission in San Francisco before
and was anxious TO go back there. She had
never entered a bad house in her life in
San Francisco. She left the mission in
San Francisco voluntarily last November.
She saiG that Ho Kee, whom she had be-
come acquainted with here, although she
believed she had seer him before in San
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Knocked Down and Bruised

Mrs. Margaret Taylor of 40 West Vernon
avenue was knocked down by bicycle
while trying to cross Second and Main
streets yesterday morning. There were a
number of vehicles on the crossing at the
time and Mrs Taylor did not notice C.
Schanz, a rancher of Buena Vista. ap-
preaching on bicycle. Schanz failed to
observe Mrs. Taylor as he was trying 10
escape colliding with a couple Of wagons,
and the result was that the front wheel Of
his bicycle struck Mrs. Taylor and knocked
her down. Her right thigh and shoulder
were bruised. The patrol wagon conveyed
her to the receiving hospital, where DR..
Hagan attended to her injuries, after
which she was sent to her home. Schanz
was taken to the police station, but he sat
isfied the officers that the affair had been
an accident, so he was released.
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nOFFMAN'S GAME
GOT $500 ON THE STRENGTH OF A
SLEEPS LUNG
FROM BUTCHER SIMON MAIER
Hut the Police Took Back theS Money
and He Is Now Being Tried
for Blackmailing

J. p. HOFFMAN Of Pasadena, a weakened
little German with a scared look stereo-
typed on his unprepossessing face, was
placed on trial yesterday in the superior
court on the charge of extortion The ale
cation in the information was that Hoff-
man blackmailed Simon Maier, the Spring
street wholesale butcher out Of $500 on
March 9Th by threatening to accuse him of
having sold diseased and unwholesome
meat Hoffman lives at Pasadena with his
wife and children in a mortgaged home and
he is not known to have any business.
According to the testimony of Mr.. Maier,
Hoffman, whom he had never seen before,
came to his place of business on the day
before the one alleged in the information
and inquired for him. Hoffman himself
was unacquainted with the prosecuting
witness and had to have him pointed out
by one of the employees in the meat market
Hoffman presented letter to Maier which
was signed Roger Bros. and the butcher
asked him into his private office. Rogers
Bros. are Pasadena butchers. This letter
was not introduced in evidence.
After reading It Mr.. Maier said that he
was innocent of selling any diseased meat:
that he had Federal inspector at his
slaughter house who passed upon all car
cases. and he asked Hoffman to get out.
The defendant remarked that Maer sup
piled all the butchers in Pasadena but one
and that 1t would be serious thing to his
business If the thing leaked out. He
claimed to be after the government mea.
Inspector at the slaughter house. MIR.
4aier, from Hoffman's talk, came to the
conclusion that it was case of blackmail.
The defendant cited a San Francisco case
In which 5000 had been paid. Maier gave
Hoffman to understand that he had no such
an amount to throw away. in the expecta-
ton that he would mention mis- price
He laid trap for Hoffman TO meet him
At the Natick house on the following day,
where they might come to an arrangement.
and he informed Detectives Hawley ard
Auble about the matter. A plan was agreed
upon by which $50 was TO be drawn by
Naier from the bank, that it was to be
marked and taken away from the defend
ant by the detectives after it had been
paid over to him by the complaining wit
ness.
This plan was carried out successfully,
the detectives watching the meeting be-
tween Naier and Hoffman through a tran
SOM They saw the defendant hand the
butcher jar containing sheep lungs, |
which he claimed was the diseased meat. |
receive in return the 500 in notes and write |
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Marriage Licenses

I. Max Miller. %, Germany, and Blanche
L. Dacy. q, Missouri, residents Of this
city.
Nathan e. Burton, "a, Maine, and Mrs.
Sue Lancaster. ss. residents of this city.
Richard M. Davis. "a, Kentucky, and
Mary H. Besonette. q, California, residents
of this city.
Richard Martinez, n, California, and
Cora Bower, 20, Iowa, residents of Azusa.
Miguel Linares, 60. California, resident
of Hollywood, and Maria A. Medina, As,
Mexico, resident of this city.
Robert A. Todd, %, and Minnie F. Rein
ert, %, natives Of California and residents
Of this city.
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ALIVE and KICKING
JOHN J. M'GREAL DID NOT COM
NIT SUICIDE
News Of the Well-Being Of Many Los
Angelenos in the N orthwest Who
Are Gold Hunting

John j. McGreal writes to The Herald
from Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, un-
der date of June Sth that ne has not COM
mitted suicide. AS The Herald, in company
with the San Francisco papers of the It'll
OF April, said that he had done so, and as
he is apparently alive, the case seems to
be one where a retraction is permissible
The story then published was to the effect
that McGreal had at Dyea on March 2sth
taken dose of poison, and that failing,
en- account of the prompt use of a stomach
pump, he had taken a walk out on the trail
and shot himself to death. Too much Alas
ka whisky and the Inconsistency Of roulette
were given as the causes. Mr.. McGreal
before he went gold hunting was motor
man on the Los Angeles railway and had
the reputation of being very sober, indus
rious and not at all sporty, which facts
made the story hard to believe, but, as 1t
came direct from Dyea, 1t was taken to be
true. Mr.. McGreal now forcibly denies the
statement, and, as he has his assertion
subscribed to by number of residents of
Fort Smith, he leaves no room to doubt his
statement. His letter is as follows:
FORT SCOTT, N. T., June s, 1898
ITO the Editor of the Los Angeles Her.
aid: BY the first mail which we have re-
ceived since the middle of March, and
which arrived today, I was exceedingly
surprised to learn that had committed
suicide on March 2Sth last at Dyea,
and have. therefore, been dead for
something over two months. This
according to my informant was
published in the issue of your paper
of April 9th. AS l never was in Dyea, the
act could not have been committed there
and, as l am not dead. 1t could not have
been committed at all.
ION the contrary am happy to state
that 1 am alive and well. In fact. 1 was
never better in my life. am on my way
to the north, where 1 hope to dig gold
comfortable for life.
There are here with me from Los An
geles William Allen, J. B. Smith, R. C.
Harris, John Fenwick, Harry Fenwick,
Frank Kallock, r. McGruder, George
Springer, William Kerr, George w. Flu
gard X. Rawley, w. J. Magee, R. Raynuke,
Ernest Ords. M. McKennan. Henry Hunt
son, Len Collier and Isaac Peck, with whom
1 left Los Angeles October 4, 1897, and with
whom I have been ever since.
"In justice to my family, myself and my
friends, I trust you will give this letter the
same prominence in your columns that was
given to the report published April eth, for
which shall be very thankful.
JOHN j. M'GREAL."
1.-THE above Is true In every respect
"WM. ALLEN. S72 Towne avenue.
"R. c. HARRIS, s12 Wall street.
y. B. SMITH, 4OS East Twelfth street.
Los Angeles, CAL"
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IN SAFE HANDS
The Chinese Slave Will Be Protected
From Human Chattel Dealers

Sue Sing. the Chinese girl rescued on
Saturday from the brothel OF Chan Tee
Lock in Chinatown, was brought up on
writ of habeas corpus before Superior Judge
Van Dyke yesterday noon. Her identlfica-
ton paper gives her real name as Wong
Lin Cue, born at 7411z Sacramento street,
San Francisco, June s. 1875. This paper is
sworn to by Wong Yew. Chinese midwife.
The petition for the writ Of habeas cor
pus was sworn out by Ho Kee restau.
rant keeper OF Marchessault street. He Is
the same party who caused the arrest few
months ago Of a Chinese woman named Sue
Ying at the Red Rover mine, near Acton,
on charge Of bigamy. and in which the
testimony was not very favorable to Ho
Xe9G connection with the case, 1t being
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PERJURY CHARGE DISMISSED
Another of the Fawkes Cases Which
Turns Out Pricked Bubble

The examination of H. B. Fawkes Of Bur-
bank, accused by F. A. Halburg of perjury
in having falsely sworn at a civil trial on
March Is before Justice Of the Peace J. NJ.
Gunnett that a certain receipt to which
his signature was attached. introduced in
evidence, was a forgery, was held yester-
day in the township Justices court. 1t
was also alleged in the complaint that the
defendant had previously testified that the
signature was genuine at trial held before
Superior Judge Allen in another suit.
During the examination 1t was brought
out that the defendant had not sworn or
at least meant to swear that the signature
to the receipt was not his own, but that the
receipt itself was not his receipt because
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A Wife-Beater

Mrs. Christina Davis made complaint yes
terday against her husband, r. R. Davis,
in the township Justice court upon two
charges. They are residents of Ivanhoe,
and she alleges that on Friday last he gave
her severe beating, which was witnessed
by several persons. On the same day he
threatened her with great bodily harm.
and, having just cause to fear, judging
from his habitual brutality, that he will ex-
ecute his threat. Mrs. Davis wants him
placed under a peace bond. Constable Yon-
kin went out to Ivanhoe yesterday after
noon to bring in the wife-beater.
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THE DIVORCE MILL
Mrs. Matuskiwiz Is Granted Decree
and Alimony

Mrs. Louisa Matuskiwiz was granted n
divorce yesterday from her husband, Will
liam by Judge York. She is also to have
the custody of the minor children, and the
defendant is ordered to pay monthly sum
of $40 to the plaintiff as aimony. The
ground upon which the divorce was granted
was adultery, but the evidence was weak
The defendant will appeal to the supreme
court.
David Kidson also obtained a decree from
his wife, Mary Angela of Lankershim, on
the charge of desert!on, in the same court
The custody of the minor children was CIV
en- to the mother.
In the case of Jennie e. against Alonzo
S. Sweet, on the ground of desertion, the
court ordered the case reopened for further
testimony.
The herald., 1898-07-12
FEMALE LUNATICS
A Colored School Girl Sent to the High
lands Insane Asylum

An insanity complaint was issued
yesterday against Augusta johnson,
housemaid employed at the res
idence of Judge Van Dyke, who has sud-
denly become insane. She imagines that
some one is going to kill her and acts vio-
lently at times. The complainant is Mrs.
P. A. Edquist of 423 West Tenth street.
Miss johnson has been taken to the county
hospital pending her examination.
Patsey Towers, a mulatto, II years of
age. was committed to Highland by Judge
Allen She Is very emaciated. Her attack
has come on slowly and is believed to be
the result Of disappointment in school
work. She has threatened her father and
mother. Her case is described as simple
mania and she will recover after course
of treatment
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he Was Quarrelinr

M. and Rosa Goldberg and Maurice Con.
don. charged with having disturbed the
peace In the vicinity of First and Los An.
geles streets Sunday by fighting. were ar.
raigned before Justice Owens yesterday
Condor admitted that he had been quar-.
reling with the Goldbergs. but was 10th tc
enter into details concerning the horse
whipping he had received at the hands OF
Mrs. Goldberg. He was adJudged guilty
The Goldbergs pleaded not guilty and Their
trials were set for tomorrow afternoon
when Condor will be sentenced.
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Francisco, was her friend. and had promised
to help her to get back to the mission. She
said that Chinaman on Sacramento street
in San Francisco had sold her to Chan Tee
Sue Sing was with her own consent
had her watched.
Sue Sing was, with her own consent
placed in the hands OF a missionary lady
named Davis, who speaks Chinese, and
who will take her back to the San Fran
cisco Chinese mission.
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Five Years for Flyers

John Hyers, a negro, found guilty Of bur-
glary last week, for having broken into
Ferguson-alley crib and stolen a lot Of
wearing apparel belonging to woman Of
the town, was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Smith to be imprisoned in the San
Quentin penitentiary for five years.
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Court Notes

John w. Kraft, native of Germany, was
admitted to citizenship yesterday by Judge
Smith.
fatt for s47294 for merchandise.
Mary c. Godfrey sued James F. Moore ct
al to quiet title to lot in the Hubert tract.
Moses Stubblefield sued George F. Dew
ing. administrator, to foreclose a mort
gage for $500, secured by - acres of land
in the Rancho San Rafael.
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of interpretations and addenda made with
out his authority between the time that he
acknowledged signing the paper in the SUI
perior court and the time it was resub-
mitted to him in the Burbank justices
court. Upon this showing the charge of
perjury against Fawkes was dismissed.
The herald., 1898-07-12
Dick Gird's Debts

The Chino Valley Beet Sugar company
has commenced a suit in which L. C. Co.
henour and many other persons are made
defendants The corporation held $1S5622
belonging to Richard Grid in 1897, which
was garnisheed by the San Bernardino
sheriff. The plaintiff cannot satisfy all the
demands which have piled in from the
various defendants for this sum, and 1t
matter.
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has secured a divorce from her husband,
Edwin T., in Department two of the super
ior court, on the ground of his adultery.
Mrs. Mooers would not now have sought
any notoriety were 1t not for the fact that
stupid afternoon paper reporter put the
cart before the horse and had her break the
seventh commandment and pronounced the
The herald., 1898-07-12
Malicious Mischief

Bud Lewis cut down 2S eucalyptus trees
at Monrovia, the property of ]. B. Nichols,
who lives at Santa Anita. A complaint for
malicious mischief was issued against
Lewis and taken to Monrovia for service.
Lewis does not bear very good reputa-
ton.
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Admitted to Practice

D. P. Burke was yesterday admitted to
practice in the superior courts of this coun-
ty by Judge York. upon presentation Of his
certificate from the circuit court of Wilson
county, Tenn.
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To Sc nta Catslina leland

Two boats every day except Sunday;
three boats Saturdays. Sunday excursion
allows ~ hours on island. returning same
day. Concerts daily by our celebrated Ma
rine band. Tel. Banning Co., Main IS. "a
8. Spring st.
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Leave La Grande station daily at 9:55 a.
M, 1870 p. M, 5:35 p. m; Sundays at $3.50 a.
m, 1855 a. M, 1870 p. M, Z p. M. Last train
Sundays leaves Redondo s p. m. Downey
avenue twelve minutes earlier; Central av-
enue twelve minutes later.
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Mrs. Mooers' Divorce

Mrs. Maize Mooers, who was married
only three or four months ago land at that
time she did not want her name published
at all in connection with the ceremony.
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Hawley. King & Co., cor. Fifth at. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus Buggy
company buggies and Victor bicycles.
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JoTTIN0s
Our Home Brew

Maier & Zobelein's lager. fresh from thar
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 40 Also street:
telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-07-12

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley, King Il
Co.
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Optical work; accurate fitting. ]. W.
Fuller, 315 North Main street.
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Wall paper, late styles. low prices, at
A. A. Eckstrom's. 1924 South Spring street.
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DEA THIS

Everything on wheels. Hawiey. King
Co.. corner Fifth street and Broadway.
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Agents Victor, Heating. World. stearn
and March bicycles. Hawley. King & ca
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of the amount after the payment of all
expenses.
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CHASE-Mrs. s. w. Chase, mother Of A. B.
Chase, F. w. Chase, Mrs. F. M. French
and Mrs. A. J. Bradley, on the nth inst,
at a. M, aged 75 years.
Funeral from Advent Christian church.
Truman street, between Downey and Pasa-
dena avenues, July 18th at p. m. Friends
invited. Minneapolis papers please copy.
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rugs at
private
sale

During our auction sale over 1900
pieces have been sold.
There still remain to be closed out
two or three hundred Of the very
finest rugs money can buy. They
will be sold between now and
Friday night at less than cost of
importation, and in many cases a
great deal less than the same goods
would bring under the hammer.
Those who have not yet secured
all the rugs they desire will find
this a last and most exceptional
opportunity to purchase.
You are cordially invited to inspect
the art pieces, many of which have
taken prizes at the art exhibitions in
the old world.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19

lation hood edged with shawl fringe.
There are very fetching golGng jackets
of shawl plaid, with more or less fringe
trimming. There are numbers of curly
boucle capes prettily trimmed with tibet
on the collar and down the front. Rain
| proof plush is made up into really elegant
circular capes so inches long. These nave
full collars of marten and the same down
the fronts. Others are richly embroidered
with black silk, sometimes picked u
with jet.
Evening wraps are very pretty, as a
rule, and not too heavy, but some Of the
garments offered by the SWEETEST stores are
shaped mere like ~nightgowDs than one
could haiisve. Others have the backs in
half tight princess shape and the fronts
draped across the waist more like a wrap
per than a CLOAK. Still made of cream,
pearl, tan or biscuit cashmere, lined with
fine tnfeta and trimmed all around with
bands of sable or some other dark, rich fur,
they are certainly elegant.
Some OF these very cloaks, or pelinses, We
may oau them, are for carriage and ecrc-
monious visiting, while others are called
evening oloaks. 1t Is impossible for me to
tell where the difference lies. I think 1t
is this-when i. woman asks for an even
ing wrap they bring her one OF these, and
when she would like to see a carriage and
visiting pelisse they show her another.
Among the winter millinery That
means a blaze Of color, a variety of form
and a fluff Of feathers and q garden of
flowers. Indeed, seeing the ''anRcl wings"
and the flowers, one might think OF para
disc and wonder if by some happy mistake
one had entered the pearly gates. All vel
vet hats are the richest and oftenest seen.
Few cheap felts are shown. Where a hat
is of felt the material Is good. Wings,
spread, stuck up straight or half dropping,
are seen OF most hats, intcrmingled with
ribbon and all sorts OF things. Angel
wings are SO prominent that one might be
pardoned for forgetting that ostrich feath-
ers OF the best quality arc the best liked
after all, and Oh the midwinter hats they
will replace the wing effects for all who
G an afford them.
A new poke bonnet is immense. Wheth-
or it will be . success or not Is a question.
i 1t is made of beaver felt and velvet, and
the bonnet in that shape is trimmed
with rich plumes, velvet bows, rosettes
and has velvet strings to tie under the
chin. Tbs brim is faced and nlled in with
r~osettes.
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1ns orner disks were smaller ny 6sgFe5s
until the top was reached. ~ must nave
taken 100 yards o. soutacne-peHhaps
mere.
Satin milliner's folds are sometimes
placed on skirts instead OF braid, but they
fray u so soon that for a dress that is TO
be worn often they are not durable. A
pretty cheviot dress had one row OF braid
half al inoh wide set around the sklrt IN
scallops, the highest point being directly
in front. The skirt being cut with q as
tinot Faro, this line OF braid gives Il the
appearance Of q set on founce and IS alto
2ctber more cresky than one ml2ht sup
pose one line OF narrow braid Woulo pc.
The Greek key pattern is often seen, DuS
more often someenlng liKe Wnap hase
'u fFb meu are some new idsas in three-ouar-
ter mantles. mostly. however, In having
deem folds fastened to yokss. Some close
all the way down in front, and a few have
slits where tho arms can BIO thrust out if
so desired to hold q muff. These mantles
are Of brocads In silk, satin or cissle vel
vet. This last is superbly beautiful One
mantle of this design was of ample length
and had = dsep, square yoke both trent
ana paoA. .eNo ~. AunasIn 80.
Inc yo.s' ooiinf y )" 49,. 60
poIusroa WIN ? .nsn pano ~.
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