Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-04
GET LIQUOR IN
MIDNIGHT RAID
SAN BERNARDIN0 POLICE
MAKE ARRESTS
Anti-saloon Campaign Is to Be Begun
In colton-Falrehld Woman
Says She lie limo.
cent
Special to Tho Herald.

bptClHl 10 Ho AAtIhlus
SAN BERNARDINO, Nov "A raid
made by the police In the red light dis
trlct very early this morning resulted
in the arrest of four alleged illegal
liquor sellers. The arrests included
All Sing, the proprietor of a Chinese
restaurant in the red light district, and
women from three houses. The prison.
ers all put up bail in the sum of $50
each and will probably forfeit 1t. The
police have made numerous raids on
this district for liquor sellers since the
new city ordinance went into effect,
and invariably the parties have refused
to stand trial, the evidence against
them being conclusive.
An anti-saloon campaign is to he
launched in Cotton. A meeting of the
no-saloon advocates was held In Col
ton last night at which DIR. E. S. Chap
man of Los Angeles and Rev. d. MEG.
Gandier of this city of the Antl-Saloon
league were present. 1t was deter
mined to hold a mass meeting In the
Cotton city hall next Sunday evening,
at which Rev. MEG. Gandier Of this city
and several Cotton citizens will speak.
There Is at present but one saloon In
Cotton, but another license, 1t is eX-
pected will be granted soon to the new
hotel The Anti-Saloon league will not
oppose this second license, but will
center its efforts on campaign to
have the saloon question submitted to
the voters next spring. with the eX-
pectation that the saloons will be en-
tirely wiped out.
Packing House Burned
The Knox packing house between this
city and Cotton was burned last night,
together with n large stock of box
material, which had been stored in
the building for this winters run of
oranges. The house had been built but
one year and was valued at $4,000 and
the stock on hand was worth $1,000
more. Partially insured. The fire is
passing locomotive on the Southern
Pacific. The fire destroyed the power
lines which passed the building cut
ting off the supply of "juice" to the
Riverside and Arlington street rail-
ways, so that the citizens of those
communities last night had to walk.
James c.. Brown of Victorville who
attempted to murder his wife by cut
ting her throat with a razor, is in the
county hospital for wounds self in
ficted while he was being held in the
Victorville Jail. He managed to secure
a piece of glass, with which he slashed
his wrists. AS soon as he Is in condi-
tion to leave the hospital he will be
taken to the county jail and held on
Brown claims he does not remember
the attack on his wife.
Mrs. Kittie Fairchild, the woman held
in the county Jail here accused of rob-
bing II. Randolph Of Los Angeles of
1926 on a Salt Lake train Wednesday
night, denies the charge, and her state
ments are borne out in many details
by the facts. No money was found
on her person. She claims that Ran
dolph was drunk and abusive on the
train and she finally secured $40 from
him to return to Los Angeles with as
she did not wish to go on to Goldfleld
with him in that condition. She says
that Randolph made himself nuisance
on the train by loudly asking her con-
tinually before the passengers whether
she was going to marry him or not.
Rev. and Mrs. j. f. Crutchfleld of st.
Pauls NJ. e. Church South were last
night given a surprise reception by the
people of their church and friends in
honor of the fact that Rev. Mr.. Crutch-
field had been returned to the parish for
the fifth year. He is very popular with
the people of this city and church.
A siding one mile long was COM
menced today by the Santa Fe between
this city and Cotton at the site of the
new icing plant to be erected by the
Armour car lines for icing the fruit
cars on the Salt Lake, the track at
that point being used jointly by the
Santa Fe and Salt Lake.
An investigation of the cause of the
death of Mrs. Jessie Fleishman result
ed In the issuing of death certificate
twenty-four hours after death had
taken place giving the cause as pto-
maine poisoning, it being claimed that
the woman had eaten some canned
meat the day previous. She seemed to
recover. but later was again taken Ill.
The funeral was held today and the
body will be shipped to San Francisco.