Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-12
GEORGE PICKERELL MISSING
FROM HOME
ALLEGED CRIMINALS CAUGHT
Mace Hitchcock and John Carter
Wanted for Crimes In Indiana,
Taken by Chief
Plnkham
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.


PASADENA, Aug. 11.--George Pick
erell has disappeared and his family
knows nothing Of his whereabouts, as
he was last home Wednesday morning
He then took what money he had and
told his wife that he intended to pay
some bills. 1t is believed that he left
town with the money. Pickerell re-
sides at 675 Grand avenue and UP to
q short time ago he was employed by
the Pacific Electric company. He lost
his position and his friends say he
brooded over this and they believe he
decided to seek some other location
Arrested for Crime In East
Mace Hitchcock and John Carter
wanted by the authorities of Bedford
ILL.,, were arrested last night by Chief
Pinkham and Policeman Coping in a
Los Angeles rooming house. 1t is
claimed that several charges hang over
Hitchcock in the Indiana city. One is
for alleged murderous assault and an
other for embezzlement. Carter is also
wanted on a charge of assault with
irtent to kill. Chief Pinkham some
time ago received word that the men
were in this vicinity and he succeeded
in tracing their whereabouts. He was
lucky in following them to Los An
geles last night, as the suspects said
they intended to leave today for San
Francisco. a~ ss Grid
Hitchcock and Carter were photo
ha ,ho.,,a,o coll fhfo
afternoon. Sheriff Smith of New Bed
ford has wired that he will come after
the men at once. Chief Pinkham re-
CARDS the capture an important one, as
the men are believed to be dangerous
crooks.
Accused of Cruelty to Animals
w. May, driver of one of ]. w. Ritz
mans sprinkling CARTS was arrested
this afternoon on a charge of cruelty
beating the team of mules hitched to
the cart. Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnell made
the complaint and she declares that
May beat the animals frightfully be-
cause they were unable to pull the
heavily loaded wagon from beneath the
stand pipe at Raymond and Villa
streets. Deputy Constable Pete Salci-
do made the arrest.
Pasadena Brevities
Harry Gaylord of the l19iroop1 fac
ulty has won scholarship VatJ Hars
ward. He has been pursuing special
studies there the past year.
Justice Congdon bound G. S. Legakes
af
his assault on Game Warden Sam
Wallis. The amount of bond was
placed at $1,000.
Pomona Elks are to be guests of To-
cal Elks on the evening of August %.
Preparations will be made to tender
the visitors a warm reception.
The Los Angeles County Game and
Fish Protective association has paid to
Game Warden Sam Wallis $25 as
reward for the capture of Heliotis and
Legakis, the Greeks, caught shooting
quail.
Mayor w. Parker Lyon and other
city officials of Fresno were guests of
Pasadena city officials today. They
came here to inspect the local sewer
age system and also the sewer farm,
to obtain ideas for sewer system to
be built in Fresno They pronounce
local conditions the best they have
seen in California.
The concert by the Crown City band
tomorrow evening may be the last
open-air appearance of the season, as
the contract with the merchants has
run out. Director Shaw will, how
ever, make another canvass to ascer-
tain the wish of the business men
about continuing the concerts.
Frank H. Brooks of the California
bank of Oakland is the guest of H. w.
MCGEE of the San Gabriel Valley bank
for few days.
Most for YOUR money at Coronado.