Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-09
SHERIFF RINGS
DOWN CURTAIN
PASADENA PUBLIC CHARACTER
is EVlcTED
Famous Landmark of Other Days
and Its Once Popular Owner
Come Under Ban
Of Law
Pasadena Agency,
16k East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 752

PASADENA, Aug. S.-"Gary" Carl
baldi, one Of the best known men in
old-time Pasadena history, succeeded
in getting back into the limellght again
today.
Sheriff White sent his emissaries out
into East Pasadena this afternoon
armed with writ empowering them
to evict Garibaldi, his family and his
belongings from the house which they
have been occupying for some months
past, although by previous sale the
place has passed into the hands of an
other person, Mrs. Gaylord. The
woman in question asserts that Gary
does not pay his rent and that forbear-
ance has finally ceased to be a virtue.
So the sheriff's deputy appeared to-
day and amid all sorts of protesta-
tions proceeded to move the Garibaldi
chattels out into the street. Before the
task was completed word came for him
to desist, and tonight things are in
statu quo, with the family and part
of the goods on the inside and much
of the furniture outside on the side
walk.
1t is probable that some sort of a
compromise will be arrived at so that
Gary" will be allowed to stay in the
property which in years past he made
famous as a neighborhood landmark.
place." at the southeast corner of Col
orado street and Chester avenue, was
as well known in Pasadena as was
Colorado street itself.
Dispensing Station
Garibaldi built two-story brick
block and a two-story brick mansion
there, put up high board fence around
the back yard, where pretty trees and
trained grape vines made a shady gar
den of much beauty, and here he con-
Quoted winery and dispensing sta
ton where all sorts of thirst was re-
duced at so much per.
But prosperity appeared to be too
much for the gentlemanly Italian, and
he soon began to do things which were
extravagant, to say the least his ac-
tions finally leading to the belief that
he was deranged.
Five or six years ago he
let 1t be known-so goes the
story-that he had come into a vast
began to spend money as If it were
water. Many people believed the tale
until it was learned how low the Carl
baldi fortunes here at home were be-
coming
A year or so ago the homestead and
business block became the property of
another, but the former owner and his
in a part Of the property.
Today's action will probably mark
the end of "Gary's" actual occupation
of the famous old place where he spent
the prime of his life. Much sympat thy
is felt for the old man on account of
his failing fortunes.
Crown City Notes
Local Elks are planning. to give an
"Alhambra stag on Monday night in
honor of the Elks from that burg. A
gay time is expected.
The second days session of the Grand
Lodge Of Colored Odd Fellows is re-
ported to have been most interesting
All of the meetings have been secret,
however, and a report of the business
transacted cannot be given.
Manager Myers announced today
that hereafter the local aggregation of
baseball fans will be known as the
Pasadena team. New uniforms will be
ordered and some changes made which
are expected to increase the efficiency
of the team.
Pasadena is likely to be nearly de-
serted tomorrow because of the annual
picnic at Long Beach. The movement
for general closing of stores and shops
met with approval and practically
every place of business will be closed
during the day. Chief of Police Pink
ham and his force will be about all
that will be left in the city, and they
will use extra precaution to see that
thieves do not carry off the sleeping
city.