Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-14
TRY TO BREAK
PEABODY WILL
PASADENAN WANTS SHARE IN
RELATIVES PROPERTY
Rancher Watson's Trial Set for Mon
day-New Quarrel With Pacific
Electric Off-Pasadena
News
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street

PASADENA, Oct. 19.-Henry G.
Peabody who resides on East Orange
Grove avenue this city, has retained
Attorneys Hahn & Hahn and will in
few days begin an effort to break
the will left by his cousin, the late
Miss Helen Peabody. The ground
upon which the attempt will be made is
that under the laws of the state OF
California a testator cannot bequeath
more than one-third of his estate 10
benevolent or charitable organizations
1t will be remembered that Miss Pea
body bequeathed every dollar of her
property to societies Of the Presbyterian
church for the purpose of establish
ing and maintaining 'The House OF
Rest" a home for worn out and tndi-
gent missionaries, the property consist
ing of $4,000 worth of bonds, three lots
and a house in Pasadena, real estate
in st. Louis and several shares of stock
in a Mexican rubber company. Hahn
& Hahn will represent the other heirs
of Miss Peabody residing in the east
as well as Mr.. Peabody in this city.
Henry C. Peabody is a photographer
and lecturer of more than local TcpU-
tation.
Watson's Trial Monday
The hearing of Rancher Watson of
Redlands on the charge of speeding his
automobile on Colorado street was set
for this afternoon but the defendant
did not appear, his attorney asking that
the case be continued. This was finally
done and the hearing set for next Mon
day at Q a. m. Judge Wood in post
poning the hearing, remarked that il
Watson did not appear at that time
his $100 bond would be declared for
feited and a bench warrant issued for
his arrest. 1t appears that the post
ponement was arranged by WatsOn's
attorney and Assistant City Attorney
Mcdonald, Judge Wood learning of it
through other parties. The result was
that the court took occasion to repri-
mand the assistant city attorney very
sharply when the case was called this
afternoon and notice was served upon
the defense that there must be no more
delays.
Storm Blows Over
A representative of the Pacific Elec-
trio company came to Pasadena dur
ing the progress of hostilities over the
setting of an electric pole by the rail-
way company on North Fair Oaks, ap-
piled for and receiveu a permit from
the city engineer. Thus the threatened
trouble was aVerted. But the Incl
dent showed that the city authorities
intend to stand by their guns every
the electric cOmpany's men in setting
the pole without a permit was reported
at the city hall a meeting was held by
the mayor and city attorney after
which the superintendent of streets was
summoned and ordered to stop the
work. This he did. The next step
seemed to be the issuing of warrants
against the representatives of the Pa
cific Electric company, but while this
was being considered the company's
foreman from Los Angeles came after
the disputed permit and all was smooth
again.
Deputy Kellogg Out of Pocket
Deputy City Auditor Kellogg is out of
pocket just $45 as his contribution to
the row between the city and Former
Superintendent of Streets G. c. Brown.
He will ask the city council to reim-
buTse him. Brown claims this amount
for acting as inspector when the Sum
set telephone conduit was constructed
on Colorado street and demands that
the city pay him. The telephone people
tried to pay him but he said it was a
trap set by someone to get him into
trouble and he refused to take it. Then
the telephone people turned it over to
Deputy Auditor Kellogg and he to the
city treasurer. Auditor Kerna chan SAYS
that was a blunder and kellogg took
the amount out of his private funds
tative There are those who say that
the city council has no right to give the
money back to the deputy auditor
Meanwhile Brown laughs in his sleeve
and says that the city must and will
pay him what he justly claims.
Struck by Electric Car
Frank Crane, an expressman living
on Cypress avenue. this city, was struck
by north bound car on the Pacific
Electric at about o'clock and seriously
injured. He was coming from Los An
geles with a wagon loaded with mer-
chandise when the car in some unex-
planned manner struck the wagon at
the corner of Mission and Fremont
streets, South Pasadena, demolishing
the wagon and throwing the driver and
the load of merchandise to some dis
tance from the track. The horses We're
not badly hurt but Crane, who has
been n cripple for years, had all his
teeth knocked out and suffered many
other more or less painful injuries. He
was taken to the Pasadena hospital and