Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
SANDBAGGED MAN
DIES IN HOSPITAL
SAN BERNARDlN0 OFFICERS
MYSTIFIED
Carl A. Fred Taken to Institution
Suffering From Conclusion of the
6raln-orange Growers SELL
ing Orchard Crops
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINo, Nov. 2s.-The
county hospital authorities have
mystery on their hands in the death
OF Carl A. Fred, who was taken to
the institution two days ago, and died
tonight. At the time It was supposed
the man was simply consumptlve,
but he was delirious and apparently in
the last stages of the disease. Later,
when DIR. j. w. Aldridge, the county
physician, examined him severe bruises
were found on the back and in the
vicinity of the base of the brain, and
later unmistakable evidences appeared
OF hemorrhage of the brain.
1t was at once concluded that the
man had been subjected to violent
usage of some sort, and had been
assaulted and beaten until he lost
his senses. The physicians are inclined
to believe the man had been sand
bagged.
Fred remained unconscious until
death. No statement was made by
the man. The matter has been placed
In the hands of the officers, who are
Investigating. The man lived for some
days before being taken to the hoSpi-
tai in a rooming house and 1t is pos
sible got into trouble of some sort
during that time. Fred came from
New Hampshire. Coroner Pittman
will hold q postmortem examination
tomorrow.
Orders Chino Election
The supervisors have ordered the
people of Chino to hold an election on
December 20 on the question of incor-
poration as a city of the sixth class
in response to the petition recently
filed with the board by the people of
that community. 1t is believed the
question will carry by a large major
ity. The people of Chino have long
desired to incorporate that they might
control the liquor business, which is a
continual trouble breeder for the peo-
pie of the town owing to the precinct
line running through the center of the
city, those on one side voting against
saloons and on the other for the sa-
looms.
The officers of the San Bernardino
Valley Water Protective association
have issued notice that they will sub
ject to criminal prosecution any well
owners who leave their wells uncapped
so that the water will be allowed to
run to waste, in violation of the state
law governing the matter of artesian
wells.
This decision has greatly stirred up
well owners of the valley, as it will
affect owners who reside In this valley
as well as the Riverside pumping COM
panies who have many wells in this
valley. 1t is hoped by the enforce
ment of this law to prevent so great a
waste of water in this artesian basin
as has prevailed in the past Many of
the old wells in the valley that have
been abandoned have recently begun
to flow again since the wells of the
Riverside companies have been capped
for the winter. The water from many
of these wells is going to waste.
Growers Sell Orchard Crops
The Highland growers continue to
sell their orchards for cash, the orange
crops of several parties having been
secured by buyers in the past few
days, the total of the latest buys
amounting to twenty-nine acres. Fully
1876 acres of oranges have been pur-
chased in this district in the past
month, and it is probable many more
will be purchased in the same manner
The rainfall for this valley has
reached the three-inch mark for this
season. The rain of yesterday and
last night amounted to nearly 1.5O
inches, which. added to the previous
fall of 1.69 inches, gives the total of
three inches. This is exceeded by few
Novembers since the records of the
weather station in this city have been
kept, period of thirty-fve years be-
ing covered.