Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-29
TRACTION COMPANY PUTS
MEN IN NEW UNIFORMS
SAN RERNARpINo EMPLOYEES OBJ
JEcT TO CHANGE
Felloa Fernandez, Charged With Burg-
larry, Held In $500 Bonds, and the
Court Compliments Flfteen-Year-
Old senorlta Upon Her Bravery

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARD1No, July 2s.-The
motormen Of the local traction COM
pany are now wearing overalls and
jumpers made Of blue and white
checked gingham. The order for this
change was made last evening and
created big stir among the employees
affected, many Of whom declared that
they would resign. The officials Of the
company explain that, as the men have
to work about the machinery of their
cars, they can keep clean more easily
in the new uniforms than in woolen
suits.
Felicia Fernandez, charged with bur-
glarizing the residence of his EN-
ployer, Pablo r. Garcia, has been
bound over to answer before the su-
perior court, with bonds fixed at $500.
At the preliminary hearing the pris-
oner made no defence, declaring that
higher court. He claims his troubles
are due to case Of mistaken identity.
The heroine of the burglary is Inez
Dominguez, pretty 15-year-old SEN
orita, step-daughter of Garcia. On the
witness stand she told how she was
her room and saw him fumbling
through her trunk, where the money
which he was after was kept. She
screamed for her father, at the same
time leaping from bed and graphing
with the burglar, who drew butcher
into her unless she released him and
stopped her screaming. Undaunted the
girl struggled back and forth with him,
her father and mother quickly respond
ing to her calls. Seeing them approach
ing Fernandez broke away from the
door, but the screen was locked and
he fell to his knees under the impact.
Garcia grappled with him but Fer
nandez leaped up, struck him a sting
ing blow in the face, sent him reeling
to the floor and made his escape. In
the meantime the girl had lighted a
match and by it's fickering light she
and her parents positively identified
Fernandez. Her unusual bravery was
highly praised by the court.
Fred T. Eldridge was acquitted Of
forgery last evening in the Superior
court. the jury being out just fifteen
minutes. Eldridge was formerly water
boss for the Santa Fe at Needles. A
number of railroad passes were stolen
from the office of the bridge and build
ing department and one of these was
subsequently taken up by a passenger
conductor. The signature of the gen
eral foreman of the department had
been forged to the pass and the man
who presented 1t for passage claimed
that he had bought it of Eldridge, who
had signed Woods name to it.
Sue for Medical Accounts
Drs. Crenshaw and Schreck of Red
lands have commenced suit against the
Sunset Telephone company to collect
a claim Of $1,000 alleged to be due for
medical services rendered William
Hawes, an employe, who was injured
by falling from pole. The doctors
claim the company telephoned them
that all bills for the young lineman's
care would be paid by the company
The Sunset people have repudiated the
claim and say they know nothing about
any telephone message of the nature
claimed by the doctors as having been
received with regard to the company
assuming responsibility for Hawes'
medical bills.
o. H. Hayes of Pasadena and a
party of friends came near having a
fatal accident while coming down the
mountains yesterday. On the Bear
creek road their wagon turned over.
horses and vehicle rolling to the bot
tom of an embankment. Hays and his