Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-03
SEEKS A BRIDE;
SENT TO PRISON
NEEDLES YOUTH GETS INTO
TROUBLE
stepfather Of Prospective Bride Causes
Arrest and the Young Man Gets a
Hundred Days Jail Sentence
at San Bernardino
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 2.--one
hundred days in the county Jail instead
of a trip to the marriage altar is the
lot which has fallen to William Luen-
ing, Needles store clerk.
In the same store where Buening
worked was a man named Flood who
had a pretty stepdaughter, IL years of
age. An attachment sprang up between
the two young people, they became en-
gagged and had gained the consent of
the mother to the marriage. 1t was
then that the stepfather, Flood, toppled
over the young peoples plans Luening,
fearing violence at the hands of the
irate stepfather, secured a gun and
commenced carrying It, whereupon
Flood had Luening arrested and he was
sentenced to 100 days on the rock pile.
Had not Flood interfered the young
people would have been married In a
couple more days.
Luening expects to be able to pay
the fine in a few days, as he has
wealthy relatives In the east in La
Crosse, Wis, and Cleveland, o., an
uncle being G.. f. Gund, a wealthy
brewer of the latter city.
Fire Destroys office
Fire this morning gutted the office of
the Evening Free Press, completely in
capacitating the plant and causing
loss of about $1,000. The fire was caused
by the explosion OF an oil heating stove
which was sitting about five feet from
the desk of Managing Editor Warner,
who was badly burned about the legs
and back of the head. The insurance
on the plant had run out but a few
days ago. The plant will be in running
order again by the fore part of the
week. Fire also got into the furniture
store of Ward & Hancock, adjoining
causing additional loss of $1,000 or more
A strange phase has developed in the
Of the estate of DR.. J. Stanley
Dolan, one of the physicians who fig
ured so prominently in the Southern
California State hospital scandal at
Patton two years ago and who died un-
der such mysterious circumstances at
soon afterward. The property
to something more than 100000
and the only heir is ]. Stanley Dolan, jr.,
who will not attain his majority for
twelve years. The will provides that
the estate shall not be distributed until
the neir reaches his majority. The law
provides that the executor cannot in
vest an estate which in the face Of the
terms of the will will compel the estate
to lie idle for the twelve years until
today filed a petition before Judge Bled-
soc asking that trustees be appointed
and the estate distributed by being
turned over to them for investment.
The court took the question under ad-
visement. The point at issue has ex-
cited much interest among attorneys.
Gets, Divorce From Wife
After forty years of welded life w.
F. J. Maxwell, a machinist in the em-
ploy of the Santa Fe at Needles, was
today granted an interlocutory decree
OF divorce from his wife, Amanda Max
we'll, on the ground of desertion. The
wife resides in Los Angeles. The family
during most of their life have resided
in Kansas, where they reared a large
coming west but little more
than 8. year ago. The wife did not like
life at Needles, so went to Los Angeles
to reside, and the husband was unable
to get her to return.
w. M. Johnson, q patient at the
Southern California State hospital, was
found dead this morning by the attend
ants, and an Inquest was held by Coro
ner Pittman. Death was found to be
from natural causes. The deceased was
committed from Anaheim, where he was
for many years a prominent citizen.
Not a single restaurant In San Ber-
nardino now holds a liquor license. But
a short time ago there were three such
licenses, but the recent enactment of
the rigid ordinance governing restau-
rant liquor licenses has compelled the
restaurants to quit selling liquor. The
ordinance compelled the removing of
stalls from restaurants holding liquor
license and this was found to cut off
a large amount of business The stalls
have been replaced and the licenses
thrown up.
Notes Of Interest
Rev. James H. Speer of Denver has
accepted the call to the pastorate of
the First Presbyterian church In this
city. the call having been extended to
him last Sunday by the congregation.
1t is expected he will arrive here to take
up the work of the pastorate about
January /.
The jury in the case of Arthur
one of the men charged with
breaking Jail, has returned verdict of
guilty after having been out for sew
eral hours. The balance have now
pleaded guilty and all will receive their
sentences Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Shutter of Col
ton have effected separation of their
worldly effects and agreed to live apart, |
and neither will ask for attorneys fees |
or any of the property in case either |
1les a suit for divorce. The couple are
prominent In Cotton life and their
separation has caused small-sized |
sensation. No cause is known for the |
but it is understood that
serious disagreements have come be-