Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-25
STAGE HELD UP
NEAR ENSENADA
SPECIAL MESSENGER SHOOTS
THE DRIVER
GOVERNMENT FUNDS STOLEN
Preliminary Hearing Of Murder Charge
Aaainst Anson Brown Of San
Diego Gives Details Of
Brutal Killing


Special to The Herald
SAN DIEGO, May PA special dis
patch to the Evening Tribune from
Ensenada, L. c., says that the Ensen-
ada-San Quentin stage was held up
not far from Ensenada last evening,
the driver shot and government funds
in transit stolen. A posse has started
in pursuit.
The hold-up occurred at 1880 at La
Gruella canyon, Is miles south of En-
senada. The stage carried $500 of gov
ernment money which was intended to
pay men working on the roads near
San Quentin and was guarded by a
special rurale messenger. Estrada.
Estrada, it Is said, shot the driver,
Pancho Arans, in the neck and dubbed
him until he was apparently dead, and
then decamped with the funds. The
driver was found an hour later by
Charlie Sam, one of the most notorious
smugglers on the coast, who took him
to his ranch near by and then took him
the affair at Ensenada. A posse of
rurales left the capital at 2:30 this
morning and it is reported that Es-
trada, who is on foot, will be over
taken.
Pancho Arans is well known all over
the peninsula, having coached over the
roads for ten years.
At the preliminary hearing of the
murder charge against Anson Brown,
the old man accused of killing Mrs.
Clara Hoke on the night of the 18th
inst, it was shown that the final act of
the killing occurred at the house of
Mrs. Maggie Moore, but the trouble
started at the house occupied by
Brown. The two women were passing
by about noon, when Brown invited
them in. He was sociable, invited
them to dinner and bought wine.
About 2 o'clock Mrs. Moore went to
her home and on returning at o'clock
for Mrs. Hoke found both her and
Brown in a drunken sleep.
There was more drinking and when
at o'clock Mrs. Hoke expressed a de-
sire W SO HOIlle, IL was lOullu llldL Tile
door was locked and the key lost.
Brown became angry. He opened the
window and told Mrs. Hoke to go out
that way. AS she did not move with
sufficient rapidity to suit him, Brown
struck her over the head with heavy
| chair. Mrs. Hoke suffered greatly
| from Browns blow and went home to
bed.
In about two hours Brown appeared
and pushed in at the front door. "Give
me my five dollars!'' he yelled as he
fell upon the woman on the bed, beat
ing her with his fists. He then threw
her to the floor and kicked her repeat
edly, she protesting that she knew
nothing of the money. Mrs. Moore,
finding she could do nothing with
Brown, ran to neighbor's house and
telephoned the police.
DR.. Gochenaue gave expert testi-
mony as to the nature of the injuries
from which death resulted. Brown sat
stolidly throughout the hearing, show
ing no signs of feeling. He appeared
dazed
Harvest is smiling at last on the
Campo Indians, who last winter were
starving. The grain sent to the In
dians, through Mrs. c. B. Daggett,
George w. Marston and County Clerk
Salmons, seeded about eighty acres,
and the crop will not only be large
but of excellent quality. Indian Agent
Charles E. Schell, who has just re-
turned from there, found excellent con-
ditions as compared with last year.
The mission school, recently estab-
lished, is already proving it's value.
Wong Sing is the latest candidate
for deportation. He was arrested by
Police Officer w. w. Johnson Among
his effects was a little passbook in
which was found photograph of him
self and number of addresses. He
will have hearing before the United
States Commissioner tomorrow morn
ing.
Miss Harriet Godfrey, head of the
English department at the Russ high
school, has rendered her resignation,
after many years of service. Her place
will be filled by Miss Ruth Bagley.
At meeting of the city council of
Coronado last night a franchise to ex-
tend its pole and wire lines throughout
the streets of that burg was granted
to the Home Telephone company, it
having made the only bid for the
franchise.