Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
TRIED TO HOLD
UP COTTON CAR
MEXICAN ATTEMPTS TO KILL
CONDUCTOR
Arrested Suspects Confess That They
Were Defeated In Their object
by the Revolver Miss
ing Fire
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gpeciai to This Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April GA con-
fesslon has been made by r. Guerra
and Jose Salas. who are charged with
committing the three hold-ups in this
city Tuesday night, that they intended
to hold up the Cotton car and kill Con-
ductor Clarke. Guerra, in fact, had his
revolver trained on the conductor and
snapped the trigger, but 1t caught on
his coat. This occurred about mile
this side of Cotton in lonely spot.
They concluded to ride into Colto.
and carry out the Job on the return
trip, but we're again foiled by Conductor
Clarke, who became suspicious and Sc
cured pistol in Cotton before he
started on the return trip. They then
decided not to board the car and went
to lodging house, where they were
caught later by the San Bernardino
police.
Until the confession was made today
Conductor Clarke did not realize how
close he came to being shot down,
though he was satisfied at the time
that the men were planning a hold-up.
He expected them to attempt it on the
return trip.
The battle for the control of the San
Bernardino Valley Traction company
between A. G. Denman jr. and Henry
Fisher has been, at least temporarily,
settled by one change in the director
ate. f. G. Hornby, director elected
by the Fisher interests, has resigned
and ]. ]. Prendergast has been elected
In his place.
The contract for the construction Of
the Fifth street sewer has been
awarded to the George M. Cooley COM
pany of this city for 2S1s cents per foot.
The low price is a result of the war
now on between the manufacturers OF
sewer pipe.
Frank c. Wilson, who was convicted
of the killing of Louie Depuy at Bar
stow, was taken to the penitentiary at
San Quentin today. Wilson has many
friends who believe that there were
many mitigating circumstances in the
affair which resulted in his conviction
and it is probable that an application
will soon be made for a pardon.
The action of the Sante Fe in asking
for another injunction in the federal
court against the striking machinists
and boilermakers in this city is prob
ably a direct result of a number of acts
of violence alleged to have been COM
mitted in this city against the non
union shop men. The strikers have ex-
tended their picket lines onto the rail-
road grounds, which the company seeks
to stop.
The Highland people are now engaged
in raising money for the establishing
Of better fire protection. 1t is expected
paratus.
The Canadian society of this city has
organized a Building and Improvement
company to erect a handsome club
house at the corner of Walnut street
and Mount Vernon avenue, to cost
about $4,000.
Valley Lodge No. 81. Knights Of
Pythias, has elected the following dele
gates to the grand lodge, which meets
in San Luis Obispo May Is: w. d.
Wagner, j. A. Venard and Judge Bled-
soc. Alternates. r. H. Curtis, r. w.
MacGillivray and e. E. Katz.
This afternoon a charge of insanity
was placed against Ynecente Garcia
and he was temporarily committed to
the county hospital. Garcia was
charged with arson last week by M. M.
Diaz, one of his neighbors, but an ex-
animation into the case has led his
friends to believe him to be insane.