Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-19
MRS. H0KE LITERALLY BEATEN
TO DEATH
SEVEN OF HER RIBS BROKEN
San Diego Woman Victim Of Singular
ly Ferocious Assault at the
Hands Of Drunken
Old Man
Special to The Herald

on the death OF cara A. HoKe DrOuBnI
out tale of terrible brutality on the
part Of Anson Brown, the old man who
Is accused of her murder, for the wo-
man appears to have been literally
titled that he found many bruises
on the neck and chest, four broken
ribs on the right side and three broken
ribs on the left side. These fractures
did not produce death but he found
upon the head, at the margin of the
hair, wound that had apparently
been made by some blunt instrument.
The skull was not fractured but the
blow was a fearful one and undoubt-
edly produced death.
Officers Pringle and johnson also
gave testimony. Pringle saw Mrs.
Hoke about 10 o'clock on the evening
Of the tragedy at the Middletown Ex-
change saloon. She had blood on her
face and said that Brown had beaten
her at his home. Later the officers
were called to the shack of Mrs. Mag
gle Moore, where they found Brown
with Mrs. Moore ana Mrs. Hoke lying
on the floor. The Moore woman told
the officers that Brown had been beat
ing the Hoke woman terribly, dragging
her about the house and yard and
vlciously stamping on her Frustrated
form.
Brown was abominably drunk but
told the officers that he had beaten
the woman to make her give back his
money. Mrs. Hoke died eight days
later at the county hospital. The Moore
woman was not examined but her evil
dence will probably be important, when
Brown is placed on trial for murder.
Leave of absence for two months has
been granted Rev. w. e. Crabtree of
the Central Christian church and he
expects to spend his vacation in Homo
lulu and the Hawaiian islands. Mrs,
Crabtree and the children will accom-
pany him. Rev. o. J. White of Balti-
more will occupy his pulpit.
Emery Arnold of Granville was bit.
ten by rattlesnake yesterday while
wading in the river barefooted. Ht
was placed in a carriage by neigh
Dor named Couts and brought to Sar
Diego in fast time, a telephone message
being sent ahead for physicians tt
meet him. The wound was giver
emergency treatment and 1t is thought
that Mr.. Arnold will recover.
Going After Temperance Saloons
The health and morals committee OF
the city council have decided to recon-
mend to the parent body that the IL
cense ordinance be so amended that
the so1called Temperance Saloons u
where soft drinks and a very light
beer are sold, will be brought under
the same ruling and restraints as the
other saloons. At present they pay nc
license, keep open all night and on Sun,
day, and keep the regular saloon
screens in position. The proposed
change to make all saloon men apply
for new license each year was not
recommended.
The Women's auxiliary Of the Y. M
c. A. held it's regular annual reception
to association members this afternoon
at the association rooms. A musical
and literary program was carried out
and refreshments were served.
A number of gun devotees have al
ready arrived to take part in the blue
rock tournament of the Pastime Cur
club of this city, which will begin a.
IA ch nf "a
morrow Three days of shooting art
to be indulged in.
Mrs. Margaret Fanton, who was in
jured by a fall from a carriage while
returning from the Congregational
Sunday school picnic last Saturday, is
much better. She is now able to leave
her bed and move about the house.
Sentence Was Suspended
Donald Mcdonald, who pleaded guilty
to burglary in the second degree, was
given three years, but sentence was
suspended and the young man, who
is but 21 years of age, allowed to go on
probation. He is to refrain from drink
ing liquor and visiting questionable re-
sorts, and is to report to Sheriff Brod-
max, as probation officer, on the first
Monday of each month.
Articles of incorporation of the new
San Diego Yacht club. which is a con-
solidation of the old San Diego club
and the Corinthian Yacht club, have
been filed. The new directors are H
F. Griswold, H. S. Clark, Fred Thomas
George e. Bowles, Roscoe Howard, A
d. Jessup and DIR. Fred Baker.
Daniel Meyers and others who ara
residing in Mission valley have filed
their petition with the city clerk ask.
ing for the construction of a road
Starting from a convenient point OF
the Escondido road, north OF the river
and running to connection with the
road running west from Old Mission
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