Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
QUAINT OLD MAN DEAD AT
PASADENA
PARK SUPERINTENDENT OUT
Young Martin Pays s25 for Putting
Knife Into His Frlend--A
Dangerous FIre-Pasa-
dena News
Pasadena Agency.
114 East Colorado Street

PASADENA, Aug. 2S.-Franz Her
mann. for seventeen years a well known
character in this city, was found dead
this morning at his humble home on
Fair View avenue. Heart trouble was
undoubtedly the cause of death, and
this was the verdict of the inquest held
this evening by Coroner Trout at Ives
& Warrens undertaking rooms. The
fact that 1t was reported that the old
man recently sold a little property he
had owned here and that he had hor-
ror of banks and would therefore not
be likely to put any money he may have
had in their keeping gave rise to the
suggestion that the old man may have
been foully dealt with. But the inquest
settled this beyond the peradventure Of
a doubt and proved that death came
from natural causes.
Hermann was over 20 years old and
as far as known had no family connec-
tions, except a daughter who is said
to live in the east, but where nobody
knows. He left no money about his
little home and the extent of his be-
longings is as yet unknown. 1t is prob
ably not much more than enough to
provide for his decent interment. He
was a quaint character and many of
his peculiarities If recorded would make
interesting reading. For instance, he
was firm believer in the personal
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day to day. maxim: revelations as to
current affairs and as to his own con-
nection with them. At one time he
caused to be printed little pamphlet
giving some of his extended conversa-
tions with God, and he frequently as
tonished his companions by remarking
in the most matter of fact tone, THE
first time that 1 met God was down at
Santa Monica and SO on. BY occupa-
tion Hermann was gardener, and in
spite of his various peculiar beliefs,
which were not confined entirely to the
province of religion, he had many
friends. 1t is said that several times
within the past ten days he had told
his occasional companions of his ap-
preaching death, saying that 1t would
be soon. The arrangements for his
funeral have not yet been made.
Resigned the Office
Park superintendent Albert Zimmer
man presented his resignation this af
ternoon at the meeting of the fire, park
and police commissions and it was ac-
cepted. He resigns on account of i'll
health, his physician having ordered
him to go to the mountains or to Ari-
zona to live. Herbert H. George, now
with the park nursery, has made APP
plication for the vacant position, but
the appointment has not yet been
made. At the same meeting Wright
z. Gougal and Belden ]. Demmin also
resigned from the fire department, both
on account of business engagements. 1t
is reported that the commissioners are
not all agreed upon the proposal to ask
the city to bond itself for $4,000 to
provide North Pasadena with adequate
fire protection.
Escapes With Fine
Guy Martin, the young man who used
a knife on his friend, Bruno Seible, at
the La Mon rooming house Friday
morning when expostulated with for
making noise, was very contrite in
dividual this morning when called be-
fore Justice Congdon to answer for the
affair. His friend seible was in diff
ferent mood, too, and was not willing
to push the matter. Martin was there
fore allowed to plead guilty to simple
assault and with solemn promises to
quit drinking. paid his fine of s25 and
was released.
A Dangerous Fire
During the present hot weather there
have been several fires in the neigh
borhood of the city, usually in vacant
fields and were easily watched and ex-
tinguished when threatening to become
dangerous. But this afternoon one of
these fires broke out in the wood and
fuel yards of M. Jacobs on Montana
street, which took some immediate and
heroic work by the fire department to
extinguish. The fire when found was
just beneath the big tanks of distillate
in the yard, some of the woodwork be-
ing already in flames. The danger of
these tanks catching fire and exploding
was real and the escape narrow. thanks
to the department.
Pasadena Brevitles
Justices of the Peace Henry H.
Klamroth and Roscoe P. Congdon
unite in a petition tomorrow to the
city council for permission to hold their
several court proceedings In the city
police court room at times which will
not conflict with its use by the police
court This is an echo of the recent
resignation of Justice congdon. before
which a great majority of these Justice
cases were held in the police court
room. Now the people who are required
TO attend justice court are seeking bet
ter quarters.
Juan Madena. the Mexican who filled
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