The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-01-25

Imprisonment for assaulting and robbing
Henry Carlson, a sailor. and the judge
expressed his determination to give Of
tenders of this class the limit of the law.
The local land authorities at Los An
geles have decided that s. P. Rees, w.
w. Jenkins and Joseph II. Wilbur have
no legal claim to 5,715.55 acres of land
claimed in the Palomas mining district.
near Castaic, Los Angeles county, and
the property will be turned over to
agricultural claimants, of whom Will
liam O. Chormicle is the chief. The
decision affects the entire Palomas min
ing district, which lies north of New
hall, and which has been the subject OF
bitter contest for years.
Abel ]. Schroff, a military prisoner
on the island of Alcatraz, San Francis
CO, escaped from the island during the
night and foated out to sea upon
plank that would hardly bear his
weight. In the darkness beyond the
Heads the man was picked up by two
Italian fishermen. He was brought
back to the city and landed at Meiggs
wharf before daylight. He gave false
name and said that while out shooting
ducks his skiff had capsized. After
being supplied with dry garments he
made toward the city.
Judge York of the superior court at
| Los Angeles handed down decision in
| the divorce case of Ramona Valenzuela
against Arnulfo Valenzuela denying the
legal separation sought by the wife on
| the ground Of the husbands idleness.
| The plaintiff since her marriage has
| been a wageworker, and has earned suf-
ficient to support herself and has laid
| up money for her future wants. Judge
York said his sympathy went out to
| wife with an idle husband, but 1t also
went out to a man who had an idle wife,
| but be she ever so idle. he cannot obtain
| divorce from her upon that ground.
| 'sIn all walks of life," continued the
| Judge, "woman has shown her ability
| to cope with man. The time has ar.
rived when we should look suspiciousl3
| upon her claim to support from an idle
husband when she is healthy and child
less and more than his equal in the
battle Of life"
Robbers secured between $40, 900 and
| $50, 900 worth Of diamonds by stealing
two trunks from the baggage-room OF
| the Northern Pacific station at Glen.
dive, Mont, and breaking them open.
The trunks were the property of q. b.
| Clausen, wholesale manufacturing jew.
eler, of Minneapolis. The robbery ID
supposed to have been committed as the
west bound train was at the depot about
| o'clock, as at that hour the express
agent is busy and absent from his office
| for at least 30 minutes. The police
arrested Jimmy" McCarty, an ex.
prive- fighter, who had been acting sus.
piciously.
The police of Los Angeles made arich
haul of criminals that will probably end
the long series of burglaries and high.
way robberies that have for some time
been of almost daily occurrence. Then
names are Frank Case, William Kelly,
| Charles Mertle, alias Merkle, alias w.
| @. Gordon, Frank Color and John Beck.
| with, four of whom are ex-convicts.
| Stolen articles were found in their pos
session when arrested.
As Towerman T. L. Holden OF the
Southern Pacific company was in the
Signal tower at First and Franklin
streets, Oakland, Cal, the other night
| stranger came bustling up the stair
way. 81 am the inspector" said the
stranger, and Holbrook let him in.
| frl- 1al int hn n N
the metal turned white from the heat.
Next he wanted to polish the stove, but
Holden convinced him that he had bet.
ter wait until it cooled little. Then
| the inspector announced that he would
carry the stove down stairs. but Holden
persuaded his queer visitor not to make
the attempt. The towerman saw that
he was dealing with madman, so at
the first opportunity he signaled to the
men on one of the harbor bridges. They
sent for the police, and soon afterward
the bogus inspector was taken to jail.
| Next day he was identified as Henry O.
| Jones. q laborer. A commission in
| lunacy found that he was demented,
and Judge Hall ordered that he be COM
mitted to the Stockton asylum.
Herbert H. Matteson was arrested in
Helena, Mont, charged with the en-
bezzlement of $25, 900 from the First
National bank of Great Falls, Mont,
having, it is said, used the banks
money in heavy speculation in stocks,
Arrangements will be made whereby
the loss will be made up and the stand
ing of the bank sustained.
Master Mechanic G.. w. Smith of the
Santa Fe's coast lines, Division Master
Mechanic O. #. Lape & the Southern
| California division and General Fore
man o. G. Lundholm of the San Ber.
| nardino shops have sent in their resig.