Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
WILSON WANTED
ANOTHER DRINK
FRIEND OF ACCIDENT VICTIM
OFFERS EXPLANATION
compr mise offered on Sunday Band
Concert uestion-comnittee
to Choose Musie--other
Pasadena News
Pasadena Agency,
81 North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone. Main 1903.

81 North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone. Main 1903.
PASADENA, Dec 24.--Thomas How
ard of Riverside is the first to come
forward with definite Information as
to the real identity of Ed Wilson, the
man supposed to have been killed by
the Santa Fe limited in this city ten
days ago. No one appearing to claim
the mangled body, It was buried In
the potter's field yesterday. A pa
trolman accidentally met Howard at
Riverside yesterday and from him
learned few particulars concerning
the dead man. Howard says that Ed
Wiley, Wilson and he were together
in Los Angeles on the day Wilson was
killed, and after searching for work
II. the city, concluded to go to Riv-
erside to pick oranges. All of the
men had been drinking and went to
the Salt Lake station together. At the
last minute Wilson concluded that he
must have another drink and told the
others that he would come after them
on the Santa Fe some time later in the
day. The two men went to Riverside
and secured work but saw no more Of
their companion. This Is Howard
story. The man also says that Wilson
has q brother named James in the
northern part of the state and that his
family is quite well to do and lives
In Brooklyn, N. Y. Neither Howard
nor Wiley knew Wilson longer than
few weeks, 50 they say, having just
met him while hunting work in this
section of the state. The statement
may lead to the discovery of Wilson's
immediate family and is believed to be
proof that Wilson had been under the
influence of intoxcants at the time the
accident occurred. II Howard's story
can be relied on 1t also proves that
Wilson had no companions at the time
of the accident and that the sound Of
quarrel which one witness believes
he heard could not have been between
Wilson and one or more drunken asso-
ciates ending in the unfortunate man
being thrown or pushed to his death.
The burial of the body makes the in
quiry into the cause of the mans
death a closed incident.
Efforts at Compromise
When the city commissioners meet
Tuesday the same old question of Sun
day afternoon band concerts in the
city parks will be up again for con-
sideration. 1t appears that on last
Thursday evening compromise meet
ing was held with the following peo-
pie present: Mayor Waterhouse, Rev.
10. l.. Conger Rev, Albert Hatcher
Smith, Charles L. Grimes, II. C. Hotal-
ing, H. /. Stewart apd D. w. Her
lihy. A number of others were in
vited but did not appear. Rev. NJ. j.
Mcleod, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, was among those who
could not be present but he sent
very interesting letter instead and after
going over the ground thoroughly the
gathering voted to adopt the sug
gestion in this letter and to present
it before the next meeting of the COM
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compromise after first expressing his
Individual distaste for the Sunday af-
ternoon concert as an institution. He
says that there is danger of alternating
large section of people from the
church, if the petition of 1400 citizens
for these concerts is denied, that it
would create hard feelings which
wouldn't help the breach between the
church and the world and which would
undoubtedly hurt the proposed evan
gelistic campaign in Pasadena this
winter.
In order to bring peace and harmony
and good feeling, DR.. Mcleod suggests
a compromise In these words: Sup
pose we have the music for twelve Sum
days say as test. Suppose the hours
be from to A. suppose a committee be
appointed to whom each program shall
be presented and with full power to
approval. That will secure the rem
dering of devotional and classical and
high grade music. In my judgment the
character of the music is as important
AS anything. There's as much difference
between good music and dance hall
music as between a good painting and
a low painting. / have the honor in
Gods providence to be the humble
minister Of Jesus Christ to a rich and
cultured congregation. We have splen-
did music in our church and some
times it stirs my soul that 1 can with
difficulty keep back the tears. If art
such as this is able to uplift the life
Of the poor man and his family in the
parks l should be the last person to
say may"
DR.. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist
church, did not favor the plan entirely
and desired that religious service be
combined with the concert, but the
majority voted to present DR.. McLeod's
plan as it stands.
Ended in Tie
The competitive shoot yesterday by
members of the Pasadena Rifle club re-
suited in a tie between Fred L. Wilcox
and Cloyd Cuyer, each man scoring
"a points out of possible rs. The tie
will be referred to the national asso-
citation for settlement. The following
received military buttons for making
scores which cause their enrolment
on the records of the war departments
II. w. Mellen, Cloyd Guyer. Fred e.
Wilcox, w. c. Burns, w. D. Morse L.
r. Stofford, c. S. Backus, l.. b. Guyer,
c. a. Austen, l.. Macomber, G. Wot-
lSyns. r. D. Neff and Lee C. Deming
The contest continued throughout the
entire day.
Christmas Music Today
Most of the city churches enjoyed
special Christmas services both morn
ing and evening today and the musical
portion Of the services were on a most
elaborate scale. The evening services
as a rule were given over to song or
praise. In the First Presbyterian
church the choir gave a beautiful cam
tata, "The Manger Throne" by Manley.
At the First Methodist Episcopal