Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-15
PASADENA SOCIETY OFFICIAL
WINS CASE
Second of Famous Oak Knoll Cruelty
Cases Disposed of in Alhambra
Justice Court and Defend.
ant Acquitted
Pasadena Agency,
II North Raymond Avenue
Telephone Main 114f.


Hall at 1880 tonight brought in YER
dict of not guilty. 1t is understood that
one of the iurymen hung out practically
the whole time against acquittal, the
other members voting for aCqulttal
from the first This brings to an end
another of the now famous cruelty 10
animals cases where officers OF the Pas-
adena Humane society were the de-
PENDANTS, being charged with cruelty
treating certain of the animals en-
ployed in the Oak Knoll grading camp,
belonging to the Huntington syndicate
lust north of this city. Some weeks
ago the first of these cases was tried
In Justice Northrups court, the otfense
with which the parties stood charged
having been committed, according TO
the complaint. in San Gabriel town
ship. Lloyd r. Macy of this city was
first placed on trial and discharged by
the Alhambra justice as not guilty. "A
Jury trial was asked for the Hall case
and after two days trial, in when
practically the same ground was COW
cred as in the Macy trial another YER
dict of acuuittal is obtained. 1t is not
known lust what effect the result of
today's trial will have on the remaining
cases, but there is a persistent rumor
that they will now be dropped.
Gives Object Lesson
While the Pasadena contingent WaS
emerging from the hotel at noon today
prepared to bring the cruelty case TO
an end heavily loaded wagon belong
ing to the Signal Transfer company of
Los Angeles was backed up to the hotel
by it's driver, who made ready to UNI
load the goods on the wagon. Someone
noticed that there was a big raw sore
on the shoulder of one of the horses
and immediate notice was sent TO
Humane officer SherWin, who was IN
Alhambra at the time and whose arrest
of one of the Simons brothers is said
to have been the immediate cause OF
the cruelty cases against Messrs. Macy
Hall, Brown, Gillette ct al. Here was
a chance to exemplify the work of the
humane society before the wondering
AlhamDrans. The driver, j. o. Nc
Gill, was therefore arrested and hailed
before Justice Northrup. He pleaded
builty, but stated in extenuation that
the sore spot had been brought about
during the present trip and was not
there when he set out from Los An
eeles. Justice Northrup fined the driver
SIS, but on the recommendation of the
humane officer suspended sentence.
Humane officer McSweeney of Los An
geles, who was present as a witness IN
case,
case should anything further develop.
Hardly had quiet been restored after
this arrest when two Greeks from East
San Gabriel drove past the Alhambra
temple of justice at a good round pace
in spite of the fact that their horse
had but three serviceable legs. Officer
Sherwin promptly arrested the men
and interrupted the Hall case for
few minutes by taking the protesting
TIC h Il
were called upon to deposit $40 each
as surety for their appearance in court
tomorrow at a. m, and were released.
Their animal was placed in a local
barn and will probably be shot tomOr
row to put it out of its misery. The
Greeks were John Dammis and George
GaZulus. 1t is understood that a num-
Der of prominent citizens of Alhambra
expressed their satisfaction at the
rather spectacular arrests as calcu-
lated to teach a lesson to horse own
ers there. They claim that cases of
cruelty to animals are almost daily
seen on the village streets and that no
one seems willing or able to bring the
offenders to pustice.
Rainfall on Mount Wilson
Manager Beard of the Wilson's Peak
cottage hotel managed to reach the
Santa Anita trail and reports every
thing practically uninjured on the peak
and at the camps near the summit. The
trail extending from the valley up
ward to the summit sustained a num-
Der of bad washouts, both telephone
lines We're blown down in places,
stones were dislodged and rolled down
into the canyons or lodged on the
trail and many trees were uprooted;
hut oil % l.
speedily repaired. The extent of this
damage can be readily imagined when
it is known that during the recent
rainstorm, which lasted about thirty
six hours on the mountain, by actual
measurement the rainfall amounted to
11.55 inches! This rain, falling on top
of the four or five inches of snow al
ready on the ground, swept down the
slopes and canyons of the mountains
in irresistible force and volume. Early
in the storm several people left the
summit and slowly worked their way
TO the foot of the mountain trail
through the heavy snow. But when
others tried to do the same yester-
day, after the snow had disappeared in
the heavy rain, they met with still
greater difficulty and frequently had
narrow escapes from being swept
away by the mountain torrents or
crushed by falling bouIders. one party
of a dozen ladies and gentlemen man
aged to reach the Quarter Way house
little over two miles from the foot
of the trail, but We're confronted there
by rushing, roaring Niagara of water
where is usually n shallow brook
easily crossed by stepping from stone
to stone. There was no way of cross
ing this torrent and the return to tho
summit at that late hour was as com
pletely impossible. The party there
fore smashed in the barred door of tbe
little frame cabin. occupied from time
TO time by transient picnic parties. and
spent the night there This morning
the roaring river was again a mountain
brook. though still somewhat Iarpnr
than is usual and means were soon
discovered to bring the weary travellers
to the other side, and in a few minutes
to the foot of the trail.
Throop May Move
AT meeting of the board of trug-
tees of Throop Polytechnic institute
last evening steps were taken lookine
to the ultimate removal of that flour.
ishing school to new site somewhere
In the city. Reports. made by officers
of the board smoke MAINLY of tbo s,,b