davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
UNLOvED HUSBAND
TIRES OF LIFE
FIRES BULLET INTO BREAST
IN EFFORT TO DIE
Says That His Wife Ceased to Care
for Him-Ugly Wound That
May Not Prove
Fatal

Brooding over the thought that his
bride of a few months no longer loved
him, Carlos Garcia young Mexican
machinist, living at 297 Bloom street,
attempted to take his life yesterday
afternoon by firing twice at his breast
with a revolver, one bullet taking ef-
feet and inflicting a painful wound.
AT the hospital the man first denied
he had attempted suicide and said he
while examining it, but later confessed
to the attempt upon his own life.
Garcia was married on Thanksgiving
day and went to live at the home of
Rev. A. G. Lerma, pastor of the Span
ish Methodist church. Lerma is a
printer as well as minister, and al
lowed the young couple to live at his
home because of their lack of money.
On the day after his wedding Garcia
became despondent and left home, say
ing he would be gone some time.
He went to Mexico. and worked at his
trade of machinist for some time, but
his fear of being unloved by his wife
caused him to grow Respondent and he
wrote to Rev. Mr.. Lerma and said he
intended to commit suicide.
Sunday Garcia returned home, but
refused to talk to anyone and remained
in his room, brooding over his sup
posed troubles.
Yesterday his wife and sister-in-law
saw him go to his room and close the
door. A moment later they heard two
shots and Garcia walked from the
room with his shirt covered with blood.
He walked out of the house and was
wandering around the neighborhood in
a dazed condition when stopped by
three of his friends and taken home.
The first shot had been fired in a
slanting direction and missed, but the
second bullet entered the left side of
the breast and, striking rib, glanced
off and followed the bone around, lodg-
ing in the flesh of the back. The bullet
was extracted at the receiving hospital
and the man was resting easily last
night, with good chance for recovery.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
NEGRESS BITES POLICEMAk
Woman Buries Her Teeth in Officers
Arm

'Leggo me, man! Ahm vagrancy.
Well all go in togedder!" shrieked a
negro woman in the hall of the police
station yesterday morning, as officer
Glenn attempted to quiet her after she
had been refused admittance to the
Jail to see her husband, who is incar-
cerated with a minor offense charged
against him..
The woman was greatly excited and
screamed and fought the officers until
the combined efforts of Glenn and an
other officer were required to hold the
struggling woman as she attempted to
fight her way to freedom. During the
fight officer Glenn was bitten on the
left arm so severely that medical treat
ment was required, while many
scratches decorate the faces of both
officers.
The woman was Mrs. Jennie White
sides. and according to the report of
the officers she visited the station yes
terday morning and asked to see her
husband, who is in jail. The woman
was later charged with vagrancy.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
DR.. Shoop's S
Restorative

Packing company were present in court
when the verdict was given and each
stepped forward and congratulated
Murray upon his freedom.
Mrs. Dorean, a sister of Murray
proved one of the strongest witnesses
In behalf of her brother in offsetting
the testimony offered by Rolls against
Murray.
She testified that Rolls had made a
positive statement to her denying that
he had seen her brother kick Foss.
Following her testimony Frank Muir
ray brother of the accused, was called
to the stand. He testified that he had
picked Foss up after Charles Murray
had struck him and that he had seen
the latter leave the neighborhood of
the fight.
Many other witnesses were put on
the stand by the defense, all testify
ing that Charles Murray had an al
tercation with Charles Foss and that
Murray had slapped his opponent twice
in the face, but none of them had seen
Foss kicked.
At the conclusion of the testimony
given by Frank Murray Attorney
Appel for the defense told the court
that many other witnesses could be
brought into court but Justice
Chambers declined, saying that the
evidence was sufficient and discharged
Murray.
1t was later learned that Foss had
received a severe kick in the abdomen
from a horse on Lyons street prior to
mis- fight with Murray, and his death
is credited to this injury.
The report was received by tele-
phone after the decision, but the in
former refused to give his name.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
NO EVIDENCE THAT
MURRAY KILLED F0SS
Justice Chambers Discharges EmpIoye
of Cudahy Company Who Was
Held on Suspicion

Following the testimony of more than
twenty witnesses in Justice Chambers
court yesterday morning Charles Muir
ray, bookkeeper in the Cudahy Pack
ing company, charged with the muir
der Of Charles Foss, watchman, was
discharged because of the insufficient
evidence offered by the prosecution.
Charles Lee Rolls, packer in the
Cudahy company, was the only witness
produced by the prosecution who
claimed to have seen Murray kick the
prostrate watchman on the afternoon
of December 26 when Foss received
wounds and injuries which caused his
death.
Nearly fifty employees of the Cudahy
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
LIFE is SWEET TO MERKEL
Man Accused Of Murder Will Fight
for Liberty

Ernest L. C. Merkel, charged with
the murder of his wife and Mrs, Fox.
through his attorney has compelled the
court to set aside the evidence intro
duced at the preliminary examination
The defendants attorney filed de-
murrer to the information against Mel
kel, on the ground that he was not
represented by counsel at the prelimi-
nary examination.
Deputy District Attorney Fleming, in
behalf of the prosecution, yesterday
confessed in open court that the point
was well taken, and Judge Smith inn
mediately ordered a re-examination Of
the accused.
Merkel since his confinement has
given up the idea of death on the gal
lows and he now intends to make a
fight for his liberty.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
HOT CONTEST FOR
BRICK CONTRACT
SEVERAL COMPANIES ARE IN
THE FIELD
Plum Lost by independent Concern
Promises to Be Cause Of Con-
tention Among other Cor
poratons

There is every prospect of a lively
battle over the new contract for
twenty million brick which will be let
by the council in the near future.
The bids are now in the hands of
the sewer committee and the different
briokmakers are keeping their eyes on
the members so that their offers will
receive full consideration.
1t is well understood that the coun-
ell viii buy the brick, the specifica-
tions for which provide ten per cent
water test as against an eight per
cent test in the contract handed out
to the political brick makers. The brick
will be bought as soon as the sewer
committee fixes the terms of the re-
lease of the politicians from their
$4,000 bond.
The members of the council or ma
jority of them have been lined up to
release the political brick makers in
return for deed to the right of way
for the sewer through a small strip
of land at Inglewood Negotiations
are being held up, pending the arrival
Of Oscar Lawler and other brick
makers from Sacramento.
Attorney Edward Meserve was at the
city hall Wednesday looking after tha
interests of the Los Angeles Pressed
Brick company. This company has
the low bid under the new deal, If
freight rates are not considered. 1t
offers brick under the less stringent
tests for $3.50 per 1000. Next to their
bid is that of the Simons Brick COM
pany at $6.3S. A movement is under
way to give the contract to the Simons
company. Estimates by the city engi-
neer on the cost of carriage, freight
and extra handling bring the bid of the
Santa Monica firm above that of the
local bidder.
In the meantime City Engineer Staf-
ford is clamoring for brick. Yester-
day he inspected the work already
done by Contractors Stansbury and
Powell. He found that unless brick
are furnished in the near future, work
must stop. The brick are needed to
drain some of the sections beyond the
tunnel section on which work was
started.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
IT WON'T co DRY
SAY LIQUOR MEN
EFFORT TO DOWN SALOONS
CAUSES COMMENT
Saloon Keepers Say That They Fear
DR.. Chapman More Than All
the Other Workers
Combined

The noise made by some of the forces
of temperance in shouting their slogan
of mo compromise, down with whis-
ky, is causing considerable comment
in Los Angeles, and eastern visitors
are wondering if it will ever be dry
town.
Rev. Wiley Phillips started the move
ment and he was heartily supported
by the Prohibitionists and the good
women Of the w. c. T. u AT the first
meeting of the allied forces the gen.
erals in charge decided that in less
than one year they would send the
saloon keepers to the devil with their
compliments.
These same saloon keepers who are
awaiting shipment do not seem to be
worrying in the least. When Herald
reporter called on several of the most
prominent liquor dealers in the city
yesterday all talked without reserve
on the subject but seemed to regard
the present movement as joke.
''Whats that you say?" Said a vet
eran barkeeper as he looked up from
the cocktail he was mixing, "the w. c..
T. U. is going to give us transporta-
tion to the lower regions are they?
Well they are kind ar'nt they? How
ever it might be worse, they might
make us walk. Do we regard the
present agitation as dangerous to our
business? Well, no; you see as long
as they yell this no compromise bus1-
ness we are safe, for the people of Los
Angeles are too intelligent to pass
such a law at the polls"
The gray headed barkeeper at a
popular sporting resort leaned on the
bar and smiled in a fatherly way on
the reporter who was questioning him
and said:
"I have been in this business twenty
five years and they have always been
talking this way, and their no COM
promise methods have kept the saloons
in towns where more liberal measures
would have excluded them.
1.-THE trouble with them has always
Deen ITdI lHey WOulO nv JOiii - ""AANt
work with reasona BILE measures which
had a chance of being successful. The
man in temperance work in Los Ange-
les and in all Southern California for
that matter, whom the liquor men are
watching is e. S. Chapman. He goes
at the thing in way that is dangerous
to us and if the thing ever comes to a
vote under his management we are
likely to be down and out by the time
the ballots are in, but this mo COM
promise talk is all nonsense and no
body connected with the business cares
much what the people behind it decide
to do.
"I hear that even now, before. the
crusade is two weeks old, that there
has been split and nobody knows
which is who. There are too many
cranks connected with it to make a
go of the deal. The intelligent voters
of Los Angeles know that absolute
prohibition does not pAohibit and they
prefer to have liquor sold openly and
lawfully to having blind pigs and
secret dives running in every block"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
Hundreds of Amateur Artists

Need drawing sets, color outfits and all Sorts
of things to paint with and paint on. Ours
Is the one place that you get anything
and everything at satisfactory prices San
born, Vail g. Co.,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
Aa a LIfe Insuranee MAN

Should you handicap yourself by
being the sub-agent of an agent or by
opposing a California institution in ia
vor of an outside corporationY You
pany in its home state. with renewals
and quick action ON policies. Call on
or address Superintendent Of Agencies.
Conservative Life Insurance Co. Bldg.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12

II You want to 60 east, o. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central r. R.. 23s 8. Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
CHAMPION PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Insanity Expected to Be Defense in
Murder Case

C. C. Champion, charged with the
murder of his brother, yesterday
pleaded not guilty before Judge Smith
in the superior court.
His trial was set for February 13,
and it is understood insanity viii be
sthe defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy Acts ON Ma
lures Plan

The most successful medicines are
those that aid nature. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. Take
II when you have cold and it will al
lay the cough, relieve the lungs, aid
expectoration, open the secretions and
aid nature in restoring the system to "a
healthy condition. Thousands have
testified to it's superior excellence. 1t
counteracts any tendency OF a cold to
result in pneumonia. For sale by all
leading druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12

This will illustrate the thousand ways help you buy
what you need but can't pay for today.
You get the immediate the goods delivered free
your home your Office you will pay for the article
than you buy it for elsewhere for cash.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
My Offer to
Kidney Sufferers
! will give you full dollars worth Of my rem.
sdy free to try without cost or deposit
or promise to pay.

could not make this offer-a full dollars
worth free-if mine were ordinary kidney
remedy 1t is not It treats not the kidneys
themselves, but the nerves that control them.
The cause Of kidney trouble lies ALWAYS in
these nerves. The only way to cure kidney
trouble Is by strengthening and vitaizlng and
restoring these kidney nerves. That Is exactly
what my remedy-Dr. Shoops Restorative
does. Therefore / make this offer with
the certain knowledge that every kidney suf-
ferer who makes this trial will be helped.
When ] say nerves." / do not mean the
ordinary nerves Of feeling, thought, action. /
mean the automatic nerves, which night and
day. unguided and unseen control and actuate
and operate every vital process Of life. These
are the master nerves The kidneys are their
slaves Your mind cannot control them. Your
VIII cannot sway them. Yet when they are
strong, you are well; when they not, you
weaken and die.
have written book on the Kidneys which
VIII be sent when you write. This book ex-
pains fully and clearly how these tiny. tender
inside" nerves control not only the kidneys
but each of the other vital organs.
have made my offer that strangers to my
remedy may know It Is not intended for or
open to those VINO have used my remedy They
need no further evidence. But to those who
have not heard, or hearing may have delayed
or doubted, I say "simpy write and ask" /
will send you order for which your druggist
will hand you a full dollar botte-and he will
send the bill to me. There are no conditions
no requlrements-slmply write me today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08

In conclusion desi,e tbarls for tie hbfs
patronage extended in the past al t1rst that we WIZ
De favored with the couresies the future assuring
everyone that With extraordinary facilities tor Dnns
and the stock which carry will be able to come near
er hlng your wants than GU will find in any house IN tn
part of the State. To country merchants shall 0ne
extraordinary inducements in all wholesale business anu
they will find it greatly to their advantage TO procure 'n
needs from where they have the benefit Of al classes
goods to select FROM and at lower prices than they VIII
able to buy inferior goods elsewhere
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
Ladies' Ready-tO. Wear Department.

1t is with pleasure that state that haze m'de
extraordinary preparations for this department, which,
when completed will compare favorably with any IN the
larger cities af the State and we feel will pride our
selves as we'll to thelades Amecus and surrounding
territory We shall offer the largest line of suits, skirts
coats and chdrens wraps that will be how1by any house
IN South Georgia. and cordially Invite the ladies Oh
Amerlcus and surrounding country to call 10 and inspect
this department after It's completion We right now
IL the hands OF tue Workmen and everything Is being
pushed forward as rapidly possible, and hope na
within few days we will have everything readiness IO
the fall trade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
Bargains in Blankets.

Now is the time to buy your
Winter supply of Blankets during
this week of special sale as prices
will be higher lator on.
12-4 All-wool Blankets S12 90
quality special this week at
$1,000.
ia AL wool Blankets $40 OOuual-
ity, special this week at $500.
la All wool Blankets $500 quail
ity, special this week at 5000.
10 4 California Blankets 5000
quality special this week at $3.50
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
WhereEHapplness Is Found.

Don't look for true happiness in the imam
sIons of the veryE rich, where high-priced
physicians are called in to doctor every all
ment. But seek it and find 1t, too, In the com
Portable home of the middle-classes and so
called poor, where Green's August Flower is
always used to keep the family healthy--to
cure all stomach troubles, whether indiges.
ton, dyspepsia, constipation, loss of appe
dte. bilious attacks or torpid liver, Trial
bottle.August Flower, 25c. Big bottle 75c Al
all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
Ready Made Sheets.

You don't often get a chance to
buy good Sheets and Pillow case,
at these prices.
72x90 Ready made Sheets soc
quality, special this week at 39c.
1890 Extra heavy quality Ready
made Sheets worth 65c, special this
week at SOC.
S1x9) Extra heavy quality ready
made Sheets worth 75c, special this
week at 65c.
30 Dozen ready-made Pillow
cases 45x36, special for this sale at
10 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
STILL DISCUSS LIGHT MATTER
Contract Submitted BY Bidding Com
pany


At the meeting of the city council
last night the sabject of lights and we
ter was again discussed ut length. The
Rhode Island company bidding for
the business submitted q contract
for both Lighting the CITY and
pumping water. The agreement ia
clear and explicit, and the scale
of prices submitted are considera.
bly, lass than Americas has eyer paid,
both to the city and priv ats consumers.
According thereto, gas and electric
lights and gas far feel will be at less
cost than heretofore. The local company
desiring the contract did not submit
figures, owing 20 the recent illness of
Mr.. Sawyer, but announced it's readiness
to do 80 within two days The matter
as whole was referred TO the COM
mittee on lights and water, to be re-
ported back to a SPECIAL meeting of
council to be held early next week after
Mr.. Sawyer has submitted his bid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick. When
you have cough, cold, sore throat or
chest irritation, better act promptly
like W @ Rnber, of Sandy Level, Va.
He says: 81 had terrible chest trou-
bic, cause by smoke and coal dus. ON my
lungs; bat, after finding no relief in 9th
er remedies, was cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds" Greatest sale of
any cough or lung medicine in the
world. At Eldridge Drug Co; 500 and
81; guaranteed. Trial bottle tree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
WEAK BROTHER IS coMFoRTED
Sought Spiritual Aid in Trying Times
of His Life.

At one OF the colored churches near
Americas night or two ago the good
minister, at the close of the services.
expressed pleasure at seeing ono If his
mem bers present after weeks of ali
sence. Ia reply the backslIGer said
that he felt the nee d of advice AID COM
fort, and therefore had come to church
to find it. He had just taken the con-
'rac', he said, to whitewash henhouse
containing twenty six fat pullete, and
also to build fence around late wa
termelon patch. Surely, he SAID, his
spiritual welfare needed boIstering up
during the next ten dsys-and the par
son agreed with him fully.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
BACHELOR ASKED TO SETTLE
sreach of Promise Suit Filed in Ma
con.

Macon, Sept 7.-Miss Lii Hymap,
a school mistress Ct about % years,
filed suit In the superior court here
today against Rssdale Kicks, young
cierk in this city, for the recovery of So
OOO damages on alleged breach of prom
Use. The two were TO have weddt ,ac-
cording to the young woman, on last
Monday morning. Tues lay morning
steps were taken to file suit, and today
the paper become public document.
This IS the first suit of this CHI aracter to
have been filed in Bib for mors than
score Of yeare, and promises to prove
an interesting one on account fthe
prominence of the parties involved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
HEALTHY PLANTS
Require the Most Careful Attention as
Well as Good Soil.

Did you ever see a rosebush which
despite the most beneficent environment
of soil-of sunshine-and of atmosphere,
seemed never to achieve a healthy
growth.
ton of manure will not help plant
that has canker eating out its heart.
You must destroy the cause before you
can remove the effect
You cannot cure Dandruff and Bald
ness by rubbing on hair lotions, and
rubbing in vaseline, etc.
You must look to the cause of the
trouble-it's a germ at the roots OF
your hair which causes 1T to fall out.
Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ,
and healthy hair is the sure result.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit Mich
DODSON'S PHARMACY. Special agent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
Table Linen Remnants.

We will offer for sale Monday
many Remnants of Table Linens
at greatly reduced prices including
very fine qualities, in 2, q and 8
yard lengths, regular price of these
goods were 65c 85c and 1926
for this sale Monday at 45c
Csc and 85c yard.
70 Inch full bleached genuine
Irish Table Damask exquisite de-
signs actual value $1.O0 special for
this sale at 85c,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
FOUR HUNDRED CARS ORDERED

Central Orders Cars From Georgia
Company.
Mr.. Frank HI. McGee, formerly of
Americas but now manager of the
GEORGIA Car Works and the South At
Iantic Car Works at Waycr has just
booked an order from the Central Rail
way for $50 freight cars to be built at
the Savannah shops. The Coast Line
also ordered 175 cars, and Mr.. McGee's
company Will thus be kept busy fer
some time with the large orders for
rolling stock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
A Good Nights Rest.

The greatest tonic on. earth is a good
nights. rest. Rest ess nights and the terri
BILE exhaustion of hacking cough are dreal
dangers of the poor consumptive, But why
IS fear of the night when few dose of DIR.
Boschee'sGe Syrup will insure refresh
ing sleep, entirely free from cough or night
swe I? Free expectoration in the morning
is made certain Dy taking German Syrup.
1t has cured consumption for forty years.
Trial bottle CSC. Big bottle, 75c. At all
druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08
S ENTER TANNED AT BARBECUE
Friends of Hon. e. 3. Lewis Arrange
Affair.

Congressman E. B. Lewis, the popu-
lar representative from the Third dis
tric', together with several friends of
the genial host, was entertained at a
barbecue yesterday evening by Mr.. T.
3. Hamilton at his farm near Monte zu-
ma In speaking of the occasion Mr..
Hamilton said: ''I have always admir-
ed Mr.. Lew and he has been my
friend, and as [ happened to have a fat
pig aud kid which had not gotten be-
yond the bleating stage, to say moth
ing of lamb that was afraid the chill
ing blasts of winter might strike. /
thought of the barbecue as a relief and
a pleasure. That is all; there's no pol
itics In it. Come and see for yourself -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-08

Elq's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend In uow form. IL IS prepared
for the particular benefit of SUITE ers
from nasal catarIh who are used 10 an
atomizer spraying the diseased mem
hranes. All the b a'ing and soothing
properties of Cream B aim are retained
in the ne~ preparation 1t does not
dry up the seoretions. Price, Including
spraying tube, rs cents At your drug
gists or Ely Brothers, 81 Warren Street,
New York, will mail it.