Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
MAN WANTED FOR
JUMPING BILLS
ADvICES ARE RECEIVED BY THE
SCORE
Attorney Haskell Says There Is Moth
ing Doing Looking Toward COM
promise In PereoIatlng
Water Suit
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. IF. G.
Farnham, who was arrested Tuesday
on complaint of numerous merchants,
charged with obtaining money under
the pretense that he was an agent for
a northern collection agency which was
to have n branch office here, is a
much wanted man, 1t is alleged.
1t Is said he is wanted at Salem,
oregon Seattle, Washington; Reno,
Nevada, and Redlands for jumping
hotel bills. Also at San Francisco for
jumping a printing bill and for swind-
ling the merchants of San Bernardino
and posing as an Elk.
That other towns will be added to the
list seems certain. He will be exam
incl before Justice Thomas Wednes-
day, and after the officers here get
rid of him he will be passed along to
each town and state having charges
against him, with the result that prob
ably he will not see liberty for sew
eral years.
state 1t Just as strongly as you
know how. There Is absolutely nothing
doing in the way of compromise be-
tween the interests backing the per-
colating water suit and the Riverside
Water company, defendant" Is the
statement made today by Attorney c.
C. Haskell, leading attorney for the
plaintiffs.
THE whole proposition has been
abandoned and all hope or idea given
up by all parties to the case looking
towards a compromise and you are en-
tlrely right in declaring that the plain
tiffs are merely waiting until Judge
Paul Bennett Is again ready to take
up the case"
This sweeping declaration has been
called forth by the continued asser-
tons made by Riverside parties that
the San Bernardino interests are going
to compromise the water suit. The
refusal to further consider a compro-
mise Is because Riverside interests de-
mand the exclusive right to drain 5000
inches of water from this valley, and
guarantee only 200 inches for the use
of this city.
Harry Warren, a negro, was arrest
ed this afternoon by he sheriff
charged with attempting to pass opium
into the county Jail. Last night War
rem delivered at the Jail several bis
cults for James Poole, another negro,
who is serving a long term for threat
ening to kill merchant Jailer Case
inspected the biscuits and found that
in each was a goodly supply of opium.
Poole became furious when denied the
drug, and threatened to kill the jailer.
He attempted an attack, but was over
powered and thrown into the dark
cell, where he will be kept for several
days.
Louis Ghetto was arrested this morn
| ing by Constable Allen. charged by
Fred Palmer with cruelty to an old
horse. 1t is charged that the accused
took the animal to the mountains and
| tied 1t to tree expecting that it would
peddler.
starve to death. Ghetto is fish
Dora Lane was granted a decree of
divorce this morning by Judge Oster,
her charge against her husband being
cruelty and drunkenness. Mrs. Lane
Is a resident of Redlands. She former
ly lived here, and as keeper of a
shooting gallery became known to the
police because Of frequent disturb
ances.
Mrs. Jennie zilligen died today at
her home, singing a hymn. For a
year she had been in failing health,
and a week ago realized that she had
but short time to live. Her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Parker of
Santa Barbara, were summoned to her
bedside yesterday, and clasping their
hands she sang a song, expiring as
the last words escaped her lips.
The Redlands syndicate organized
to purchase the Bear Valley hotel
property and transform 1t into a popu-
the scheme, and their option of SIS
was forfeited this morning. The prop
erty has been involved in numerous
legal tangles and the title was only
recently Strengthened out.
Hotel del Coronado" has best climate.