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New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

Newark and his plan for going on TO Barnard
Castle, delivering letter OF introduction there
and finishing his work of investigation. since
all the schools" were ''rOund about that place"
When the opening chapters OF Nicholas Nickle-
by" appeared few months afterward, DOthe-
boys Han was located within a few miles OF
Greta Bridge. near a market town. which was
fully identified as Barnard Castle by the post
script in Newman NOggs's letter recommending
the Kings Head as a place where glass OF
good ale was always on tap BOwes is perhaps
five miles across the moors from Greta Bridge to
Which Nicholas Nickleby and Smike retreated
after the fight with the schOolmaster and four
miles from Barnard Castle. whence honest John
BrOwdic set forth TO witness the breaking up Of
DothebOys Hall
Mr. Dickens evidently made free use of his
eyes and ears in this Yorkshire journey. He
reproduced many OF the incidents in describing
Nicholas Nickleby's coaching trip to Greta
Bridge. An old woman travelling in the coach
with him and regaling herself with brandy and
wafer was schOOlmistress. whose reckless talk
about her pupils was hit OFF more or less faith
fully in Mrs. Squeerss graphic conversational
style. The old posting house at Greta Bridge
still stands where il was when the novelist wrote
his letters to his wife. and it was brought into
the story: and so. also. remains the Kings Head.
IN Barnard Castle. where he looked across the
way SL a clocAfnakerS s sign and found the title
for Master Humphreys Clock; and where
after presenting letter Of introduction. ne re-
ceived a call from an honest Yorkshireman and
sketched his portrait in John BrOwdie. He went
to BOwes and stayed at the grim old Unicorn;
and there was Dotheboys Hall within three
minutes walk. where the poor. neglected boys
could have roof over them in their crowded
dOrmitOry, and unhappy Smike shed where he
could mount guard in awaiting Mr.. Squeers's re-
turn from debauChes in the market town. Hav-
ing chosen the environment for the Yorkshire
scenes of his story. he too cautious TO
identify the school closely He mentioned Grcta
Bridge and Barnard Castle, but said nothing
about BOwes. and neglected to describe any Of
the familiar landmarks. such the Roman carnI
and road, the Norman church and keep. thu
primitive stone houses. with their tagged roofs
or Brignau Banks. on the mOOrs He must
have all these characteristic features of the
town and district: and his silence respecting
them may be interpreted as a confession that he
did not look upon Mr.. Shaw Mr.. Squeerss
double. or in any case preferred TO give the
schOolmaster the benefit Of the doubt. The
BoweS district and schOOlhouse, without doubt.
supplied the realSt with the local color for his
story, and helped to bring about practical re-
FORM in an execrable system of education.
L N. r.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

Nell, the pauper burial grounds In "BIeak
House: but Oftener he drew from the life with
effective realism. and revelled in local color. If
any schOOlmaster were justified in making
threats Of libel suit account of Dotheboys
Hall. and Mr.. Dickens jocosely intimated in his
preface that there was a menace of this sort.
MIR. Shaw. OF BOwes. might well have been the
litigant The prima facie evidence pointed di-
rectly to his school Mr.. Hunter-Blair It is true.
discovered in old file OF ''The Times" an ad-
vertisement OF Mr.. Simpsons Academy, near
Richmond, Yorkshire which cOrresponded closely
in phrasing with Mr. Squeerss printed induce
ments for entrapping Victims and which named
the single-eyed schOolmaster's London rendez-
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

even If the Squeers family kept the best rooms to
themselves: but the pump and we'll remain, and
the names of the schOolboys still be deci-
phered in the stables and upper rooms The oc-
togenarian had little difficulty a fortnight ago
in finding familiar reminders OF his unhappy
schooldays. and the distance provided by long
and busy life had not lent enchantment to
"reminiscences of his youth.
Mr. Dickens was a realist like Balzac. and
liked to give the children OF his imagination a
local habitation where they could have a roof
over them and have ground which to move
about Sometimes he combined several exam
pies in a composite picture, as when he de-
scribed the Curiosity Shop the homo Of Little
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

vous 'the Saracen's Head. Snow Hin." as the
consulting Office for parents anxious to be rid
Of their children for season. That advertise
ment appeared, however. fully three months after
the publication of Nicholas Eickleby" had been
begun in serial form. and six months after the
novelist had made his journey TO Yorkshire to
investigate schools OF that class It is probable,
therefore, that he did not have Mr.. Simpsons
Richmond Academy in mind. and that the coin
cidence in phrasing arose from the fact that the
Yorkshire schoOmasters were in the habit of ad-
vertising in a set form. and OF frequenting the
Saracen's Head In letter to his Wife written
in February. 1888. he described his journey by
coach to Greta Bridge through Grantham and
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
OFTEN HAPPENS so.

Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego-Weren't you trying
to find a cook the last time / saw you?
Mrs. Seldom HOlme-Yes, and now am try
ing to lose her. (ChicagO Tribune
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
HUSBAND LEARNS
SADDEST OF NEWS

After being lured from his home by
kindly strategy, Mr.. Chase returned to
the house early in the evening, there
to learn the sad news.
After the high tension under which
he had been laboring during the past
weeks, the man gave way completely
and sobbed like child. But while feel
ing intensely the blow. yet with it all
there was in the finding of her body
the feeling of relief that the unavail-
ing search had at last ended. in discov-
cry.
He, gave out this message to his
friends through The Herald:
II cannot talk about the awful news
just now. l will be calmer tomorrow.
But / am glad that I know the
worst.
1.-The terrible suspense has made me
feel as though L could not bear 1t much
longer. You will understand how
feel about it. I ned not tell you.
II want to thank all my friends for
their assistance and their kindly SYM
pathy in this hour of my need. The
neighbors have been very kind and
helpful"
Mr.. Chase paced up and down the
floor all the evening and lights burned
in the desolate house until gray dawn
broke this morning.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08

That troublesome pain in the small OF
the back points straight to kidney sick
ness. Backache will not leave of its
own accord, nor will sick kidneys cure
themselves. Every day of neglect
makes the cure harder.
Don't make light of pain in the
back. It means there is congestion
and Inflammation in the kidneys-that
the kidneys are clogged and inactive,
can't do their whole duty of filtering
the blood. 1t means the circulation of
impure blood throughout the body, a
weakening of every nerve muscle and
vital ongan.
Inactive kidneys cause rheumatism,
neuralgia, govt, headaches, dizzy
spells, nausea, Indigestion, weak heart
gravel, stone in the kidneys, dropsy,
too frequent passages of urine and
other urinary disorders. There is a
constant tendency toward fatal dl-
abetes or Bright's disease.
When you first feel pain in the small
of the back, or first notice anything
wrong with the urine, don't delay a
moment. Give the kidneys the help
they need.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
TELLS STORY OF
GREWSOME DISCOVERY

Now that the suspense is ended the
question of who shall get the reward
is discussed quietly.
Probably there will be several claim
ants.
Mrs. w. H. Smith. who lives in the
Bailey house, next door to Chase's, on
Wilmer street, says she saw the float
ing dress in the afternoon and told her
husband to notify the police.
Nelghbors cheerfully give credit to
A. G. Sumner. living at 1901 Orange
street, for finding the body. For days
he has been patiently walking around
the pool peering into its Shiny depths
and leaving no floating object unno-
ticed. The other day some cast-off
clothing was discovered and for am
instant the aged man thought that he
might have come across the body.
| Last night a Herald reporter at his
house was told how the grewsome dis
cOVery was made.
Mr.. Sumner. as was his daily Gus
| tom, walked beside the pool and sud
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08

denly saw an object that made him
gasp with surprise. Drawing nearer
he saw that it was the bloated, disfig-
ured body of a woman. Although an
elderly man and somewhat feeble, Mr..
sumner ran to his home, scarcely a
stones throw away, and after telephon-
ing the police got a rake. He managed
with assistance to hook the rake into
a portion of the skirt.
Leaving the rake in such a manner
that the body could not slide back
into the water, the old gentleman hur-
ried to the nearest telephone and by
the time the dead wagon" had ar
rived many neighbors had learned of
the discovery of the body.
Il was very much interested in help
ing the family" said MIR. Sumner last
evening. 81 have felt all along that
the pool contained Mrs. Chase's body
and daily / have sought that spot with
the hope that | might discover some
thing. l am glad that 1t is all over,
for the sake of the family. The sus-
pense has been terrible 1 am not well
myself and do not care to say more"
While others thought that it was en-
tirely possible that Mrs. Chase had
wandered out of the city, Mr.. Sumner
was steadfast in his theory that the
body was concealed In the mire at the
bottom of the deep pool.
Now that 1t Is all over some of the
neighbors say that all along they had
an uneasy feeling that Mrs. Chase was
lying at the bottom Of the black pool
which stretched to the foot of her
garden. They reproach themselves be-
cause they did not drag it thoroughly.
Several men who boarded in the
vicinity were planning to bring UP a
boat from Westlake park Sunday and
make thorough examination of the
entire pond.
Three young lads living on Orange
street, Hilard Mcdonald and Willard
and Lester Layne, were playing about
the pool yesterday afternoon and one
of them said: Lets look for Mrs.
Chase"
They got long poles and walking
along the bank prodded down into the
water and threw stones into various
parts OF the pool thinking in their
boyish way that it might accomplish
some result.
Curiosity seekers went out to the
scene last night and groups of people
stood about talking of the sad affair
and looking curiously at the waters
showing murky in the night, that had
concealed the body of Mrs. Chase al
these days, while she was being sought
for far and near.
Everyone in the neighborhood had q
theory of their own, and now that ii
is all over and the story has been told
most of them assert that they had felt
all the time that Mrs. Chase had never
gone beyond the pool which lay so neal
her home.
With the cunning of one whose mind
was unbalanced, one man suggested
Mrs. Chase evidently reasoned that thc
filling in on the further side would
q
that no one would think of digging
down into the ground for her body.
A few days more and the portion OF
the pool where Mrs. Chase threw her
self would have been filled with grave
and dirt.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08

plated suicide and this was regarded
by the detectives as a favorable indi-
cation in the support of the theory that
she was still alive.
On the other hand the police said the
letter suggested the woman committed
suicide and that she contemplated do
ing so when she left here, but did
band.
Toward the close OF the letter the
woman said that she was perfectly able
to support herself in an honorable way
and that she proposed to do this very
thing. There was also suggestion that
the woman wanted to go some place
where she could be left alone.
The opinion of the husband, then
printed, was that his wife was trying to
and that she would advertise for pupils
on the way and possibly assume a
false name.
The lake in Westlake park was
dragged and at intervals men used
rakes drawn by ropes and stirred up
the pond in which the woman lay in
the embrace of death
Later all of the lakes in the district
were searched and dragged, but moth
ing was found of body Stories from
surrounding towns flooded newspaper
Offices to the effect that woman an
sweripg Mrs. Chases description had
been seen, but all have proven untrue.
Householders in Southern California
were warned to look out for women
answering her description.
Then came the final chapter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mendel of Chi
cago arrived in Los Angeles, first go
ing to Hotel Lexington and then to the
Chase home. Mrs. Mendel received q
letter from the missing woman about
the time of her disappearance. In the
letter to Mrs. Mendel Mrs. Chase i'm
plored her sister to come to Los Angeles
and take care of her husband and
children.
In the letter written to Mrs. Mendel
Mrs. Chase spoke in endearing terms
of her husband and her children. No
word or sign appeared in the missive
to indicate that she contemplated taxi
ing any such step as to leave her
family.
In the advertising columns of The
Herald small advertisement was i'll
serted by Mrs. Mendel. 1t was ad-
dressed to Susie" and signed Flor
ence" and implored the missing sister
to return to her family.
The appeal was in vain, however, and
Mrs. Mendel, bereft of her favorite
sister, can only fulfill the dying request
and take the vacant place as best she
can.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
WOMAN SUFFERED
FROM ALTERATION

That Mrs Chase ended her life Whlle
under a deluslon that she was poverty
stricken explains the motive for her
deed, yet does not soften the grief
ii has cast over the cozy little home
of the Chases, where she had lived so
happily with her family.
For two years Mrs. Chase had
been Ill.
Her decline was noticed and COM
batted by all the gentle influence that
a devoted husband could bring His
church associates assisted
Pastor and people, knowing the
melancholy trend of her thoughts, had
sought to drive the delusion away, but
the unhappy woman eluded her watch
full friends and on Saturday afternoon,
January 20, disappeared.
Conjecture easily supplies the links
in the chain Of uncertainties.
Slipping out through the rear yard,
she made ner way down the declivity
which runs toward the pond 1t was
then o'clock, hence she probably took
a stroll. through Westlake park uhtir
darkness shrouded her movements.
Mrs. Chase had selected her place of
dissolution long ago. That seems evil
dent from the spot she selected. Grad
ers are retaining the low land there
throwing wagonloads of earth daily
into the pit. At the rate of progress
they would W1Ln1n a lew weeks nave
had the pond nearly filled. Each day
the water was growing less because of
the filling.
Reasoning that her time was short
therefore, Mrs. Chase probably furtive-
ly retraced her steps to the spot she
had meditated. She clambered down
the sloping side of the depression back
of the house. stepped into the shallow
water and waded beyond her depth
until life left her.
Her body sank in the muddy water
and remained undiscovered until the
action of decomposing gases gradually
lifted the corpse toward the surface.
The body had for two weeks resisted
the efforts of those who dragged this
and other nearby lakes.
1t is probable that the rakes and
hooks which were used had brushed or
torn the dress she wore, as it had some
rents.
The search, however was without
tangible results day after day, even
with the assistance of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mendel of Chicago, who came
here last week. Mrs. Mendel was the
sister of the dead woman.
Police and others held Vacillating
theories as to the whereabouts of Mrs.
Chase. The idea had become grounded
in some quarters of late that the wo-
man was in hiding with friends, proba
bly, doing some mental work because
of her idosyncracy that she had to
do something to assist her husband.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
FIND CORPSE IN
NEARBY POND
MRS. CHASE MYSTERY HAS
TRAGIC END
While Husband Is Lured Away by
Neiuhbors Grewsome Task Of Re-
covering Body Is Performed.
No Doubt of Suicide

(Continued from Page oneJ
steep, slippery sides of the pond in a
wicker burial case to the waiting UNI
dertaker's wagon,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
BODY IS DRAWN FROM
MUDDY WATERS OF POND

Meanwhile the work of recovery was
under way.
Because of the dim moonlight and the
slippery ground the police could not
do much beyond towing the corpse
nearer to the shore. That was done in
mud several inches deep yielding TO
every football.
They were anxious to make the work
of the undertaker's men as easy as
possible. Finally they gave the dark
object a tug and drew it toward the
Chateau street shore.
The spot was some distance away
from the nearest houses and few pass
ersby knew of the little tragedy that
was being enacted down the banks.
In Wilmer street, probably 100 feet
to the east, the Chase home, thanked by
two others of similar ornate construc-
ton, screened their work The rear
fences extend to the edge of the hill
leading to the pond and it would be
difficult, if not hazardous, for any one
to venture to step out of the backyards
toward the declivity. Thus there was
no intrusion.
Edward Mendel, the brother-in-law,
took charge of affairs, putting the two
children in the care of his wife while
he remained near the pond to assist the
officers and to verify the Identification.
Shortly after Z o'clock Pierce Broth
ers' wagon was driven to the side of
| the pond and the two attendants pre-
| pared to bring the body up from the
depths .-r
They asked for volunteers as soon as
| they saw the difficulties ahead. With
| out a moments loss of time several
detectives and bystanders cut stepping
places in the yielding earth. By max
ing a trail at an angle a comparatively
| safe path was made from the street
grade to the waters edge. 1t was
| necessary for the workers to throw
pieces of wood, sections of trees and
rocks down the side of the slope to
! afford an anchorage for the feet of
those who sought the corpse.
Finally, by holding hands and with
outstretched arms the undertaken
men reached a point opposite the sway
| ing body and drew it toward shore.
In a few minutes it had been lifted
into the long basketlike casket of wicker
and as quickly as possible it was drawn
| to the top and placed in the wagon.
| Mr.. Mendel urged the crew to open
the basket and let him take look at
the features. He seemed a little I'M
certain that the body was that of his
Sister-in-law.
The undertakers and Capt. Broad
head, convinced that it was Mrs. Chase
urged him to wait until after the body
had been prepared for inspection, and
he finally yielded.
The official Identification was made
later when the body had been placed
on slab at the Pierce funeral parlors
Then Mendel hurried back to the
! Chase home to comfort his wife, sister
of the decedent, and to break the new,
to the husband when he came home tC
see his motherless children.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08
FRIENDS VISIT; 81.
ONE IS SHOT
C. C. WALKER ACCIDENTALLY
WOUNDED
w. w. Jones While Showing Revolver
to Companion Discharges 1t
and Bullet Pierces Lat
ter's Arm

Instead of spending the evening Wis
Ting as was suggested by c. c. Wal
ker on the eve of their reunion after six
years of separation, w. w. Jones re-
Imonstrated, saying that he had to I'M
pack his trunk; and a few minutes later
Jones, in displaying a priced revolver,
shot and narrowly missed killing Wal
ker, at their rooms, Sl2 South Figueroa
street. last evening.
According to Walkers statements last
evening Jones and he parted i'm Biz
mingham, Ala, just six years ago. They
have been In various cities of the coun-
try at the same time but did not know
1t until recently when they met in Los
Angeles.
At once they prepared to renew their
former friendship. Walker and Jones
secured room at S12 South Figueroa
and yesterday Jones moved into the
ROOM When the young men returned
last evening from dinner they prepared
to spend an evening in chatting over
old times.
Don't unpack your trunk tonight;
let us talk over old times" said Wal
ker, according to Jones' statements.
Jones said that he objected to this, that
he needed some things that were in the
trunk. After carefully unpacking his
trunk, Jones extracted a brace of pis-
tolls and began to show them to Wal
ker
In displaying the guns Jones snapped
the trigger of one that was not loaded.
He laid the weapon on the bureau be-
side the other that was loaded and
continued talking. In a moment of alb
sent mindedness Jones picked up. the
pistol that was loaded and unconscious
| ly pointed it at Walker and pulled the
| trigger.
Walker leaped out of the bed on
which he was lying and cried that he
was shot. Jones ran for a towel, tied
| UP the injured mans arm and tele-
phoned to the police station. Detect
ives Dixon and Smith, Sergeant Wall
kcr and Patrolman Bartlett iminedl-
ately went to the scene of the accident
Walker was sent to the receiving hos
| pital and later removed to his room.
| Jones is a decorator employed by the
California Wall Paper company and has
resided in the city some time. Walker
| is a silk salesman in the employ of N
B. Blackstone & Co.