Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-23
DEFAULTER SAYS
WOMAN TO BLAME
FORMER BROTHERHOOD MAN
RETURNED
William T. Yount Of Railway TraIn-
mems Organization Brought Back
to San ernardIno-VirtuaIly
Admits His Part In Affair
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. evil
liam r. Yount, the defaulting treasurer
of Cajon Pass lodge No. 2S4, Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, Is in the
county Jail in this city, having been
brought here from Texas. where he was
caught by Sheriff ]. G. Ralphs. Yount
disappeared over two years ago, being
short in his accounts over $500.
Yount practically admits his guilt but
lays it all to the woman with whom he
left here. He says he had confidence
in the woman and he had given her the
money to bank, but suddenly discovered
she had squandered it, and as he had
no. way by which to pay it back he
decided to flee, and took the woman
with him. He has since been in hard
lines and was recently nearly killed in
railroad wreck. Yount will probably
plead guilty and take his punishment,
as he is anxious to have it over with
as soon as possible.
A clever crook occupies cell in the
county Jail for working the old film
fam game of selling a worthless dia-
mond to Emil Teutschman of this city,
the worthless gem being slipped in
place Of a genuine stone at the last
moment. The fraud was soon discov-
cred and the fellow caught 10y deputy
sheriff as he was boarding train at
Cotton. The stranger, who gives the
name Of William Marshall, was found
to be fully equipped with skeleton keys,
a "feeler" and other tools usually car
ried by the burglar craft.
Incendiary at Work
The Cotton incendiary again got in
his work last night by burning the barn
of A. D. Bailey while it was yet broad
daylight. The officers at first thought
they had caught the pyromaniae in the
person of 8-year-old Dewey Pritchard,
who at first, in reply to queries, stated
he had set the fires, but he was after
ward proven to have been elsewhere
when they occurred. The officers, how
ever, have some good clews on which to
work and hope to break up the gang.
1t is thoroughly believed by the officers
to be the work of a gang of boys. The
Blair barn yesterday was plainly set on
fire. Kerosene was used to aid the
flames in getting a start
The people of Cotton have been much
exercised lately over the appoint
ment of a delegate to the interstate
commerce law convention, and as a re-
suit E. F. Van Luven last night left for
Chicago with credentials from the CAL
ton chamber of commerce, the San
Bernardino County Fruit exchange, the
California Fruit Growers exchange, the
Gregory Fruit company, the San Ber-
nardino Merchants association and the
Wilcox & Rose Mercantile company of
Cotton.
Earlier in the week ]. NJ. Knox had
secured supposed credentials to the
convention from the chamber of COM
merce, but owing to his alleged connec-
ton with the Southern Pacific interests
his going raised a row. Van LuVen
holds credentials from the officials that
he is the only regularly appointed dele
gate. DR.. J. E. Scott is the delegate
from the San Bernardino board of trade
and also represents the San Bernardino
County Fruit exchange with Mr.. Van
LuVen.
Granted Divorce
E. W. Monkhouse of this city, Santa
Fe clerk, has been granted divorce
from his wife, Anna NJ. Monkhouse, on
the ground of desertion and for other
reasons. The decree is interlocutory.
Capt. A. B. Gazzolo of Los Angeles,
formerly of company X of this city, has
been offered a lieutenancy in the con-
stabulary of the Philippine islands
through Adjt. A. S. Guthrie, formerly
of this city He may accept the place.
He is a thorough military man of much
experience in the National Guard
George Whitlock, the motorman who
was seriously injured in the traction
wreck of yesterday, is still living and
the prospects are growing brighter for
his ultimate recovery, though his con-
dition is admittedly very serious. The
rest of the injured are rapidly recover
ing. An investigation of the disaster
will be made by the traction officials
this week. Motorman O'Keefe of the
Redlands car has a record of twelve
years without an accident, and his
friends cannot account for his apparent
lapse of memory which is said TO have
caused yesterdays accident.