Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-15
CARLSON S WIDOW
ASKS DAMAGES
VALUES LIFE OF HUSBAND AT
$4,000
San Bernardno and RedIands Men
Arrested by Police In Lodging
House-Msn Wills Wealthy
Brother but S5
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 14-As an
echo of the killing of Hiram c. Carlson,
who was killed while working for the
Cucamonga Water company, on the
afternoon of December 49, 1908, his
widow is now suing the water company
i'm the superior court for $4,000 dam
ages
The late Judge G. C. Wright of Los
Angeles had been attorney for the
plaintiff, but Otis, Gregg & Surr are
now the Widows attorneys, while the
water company is represented by At
torneys f. A. Leonard and Byron Wa
ters. The following jury is hearing
the case before Judge Bledsoe: r. A.
Nudge, o. A. Worthing, ]. II. Kelly,
j. V. A. Love, A. A. Moseley, A. NJ.
Brown, c. N. Hartford, r. e. Longmire,
George Boalich, G. II. Gowland, w. H.
Ellsworth and II. d. Young
c. F. Farnum, alias Farnham, the
alleged swindler, who is under arrest
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses in posing as the agent
of a collection agency, faced three
additional charges of like nature to-
day. there now being against him COM
plants sworn to by ]. B. Firth, f. II.
Balllie, the American Hardware COM
pany, George M. Cooley and the Casa
Iona Hotel company. He will be ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace c.
L. Thomas tomorrow morning to plead
on all the charges.
Police Raid Lodging House
The police yesterday morning at an
early hour arrested two young men
from Redlands with two young girls
of respectable families here in a room
in Third street lodging house. The
girls were intoxicated The young men
were released on payment of $40 bail,
which was forfeited, and the girls were
allowed to return to their homes, their
parents being notified Of the escapade.
The total rainfall for the season is
7.S3 inches, or Isl inches less than this
| time last year. The increase in the
showing of last year was made by
heavy storms in February when the
precipitation from February to was
All inches, while for the seven days
rain for this month the total measure
ment is LIS inches.
Leaves Rich Brother SIS
The estate of Ernest Sommer, who
| died here recently, has been appraised
at $4,000, mostly in cash. The property
is left to brothers in Germany, and a
sister, one of the brothers receiving but
| 20. lnlS DeCduSe ne is wealthy man.
| Kelly Passmore and Bess Turner have
been ordered by the police to leave the
city and are now in poverty in a tent
near Cotton. They had been four years
wandering the country. Both are for
mer residents of this city and of re-
spectacle parents.
| No Compromise Effected
The failure of the efforts to compro-
mise the percolating water suit insti-
tuted by the San Bernardino Water
| Protective association against the
Riverside water companies was due to
the demand of the defendant corpora
| tions that they be given the right to
an uninterrupted flow of 5000 inches of
water and agreeing to protect the city
to the extent of 200 inches for the An
till pumping plant. The big suit will
be resumed before Judge Paul Bennett
in the superior court here February 2S.
The transportation department and
the iron workers of the Santa Fe are
practicing daily for the baseball game
which they will play Washington s
birthday on the local diamond. The
transportation boys have secured the
assistance of Polly Aud as pitcher. He
has record through Southern Cali
fornia as a ball tosser.
| Hotel del Coronado is greatly improved