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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
SPORT COMMITS
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
RACE TRACK MAN KILLS SELF
AND WOMAN
Locks Wife in Bathroom to Prevent
Interference-Takes Poison Be-
fore Performing His
Rash Act
BY Associated Press.

BY Associate Press
NEW YORK, March 15.-Louis
Nosser, a race track man. locked his
wife in a bathroom today and while
she was a prisoner there, shot and
killed Miss Stella Reynold of New
Orleans, an actress. who was a visitor
at their home, and then killed him
self. Miss Reynolds, it was said, was
formerly an intimate friend of Nosser.
The murder and suicide were the
sequence of stormy scene last even
ing, when Miss Reynold called at the
Nosser home. Mrs. Nosser, it was re-
ported, objected to the call, and dur
ing the argument which followed, her
husband swallowed a small quantity
of poison. Both women by uniting
their efforts forced him to take an
emetic Immediately, and the poison
did him no apparent harm. Miss Rey-
mold then remained with Mrs. Nosser
all night.
Today while his wife was in the
bathroom Nosser turned the key and
went to Miss Reynolds room. Their
voices. the mans threatening and the
woman's pleading, were heard by the
wife in the bathroom. She sprang to
telephone, which ran from this
room to the office of the apartment
house, and told a maid who answered
her ring to hurry to the apartment
and release her. The maid entered
the apartment too late 10 save MISS
Reynolds life.
AS she opened the door she heard
Nosser saying to the woman: There
is no use for you and me to live any
longer The best thing I can do is
to kill you and kill myself" Nosser
then shot Miss Reynold in the temple
and himself in the forehead. Both
died almost instantly. Miss Reynolds
stage name was Estelle Young.
Nosser was forty years old and Miss
Reynold about twenty-five.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
GOULD WILL CONNECT
ELPASOAND SANDIEGO
EsTERN PACIFIC FORERUNNER OF SYs'
Will Use the Old Rock Island Survey Via Salt River Valley
Including Phoenix and Yuma, and Finally Through
the Imperial Valley to the Ocean

country and will be practically indie
pendent of other lines.
It is now predicted by old railroad
men that the Goulds are among the
coming railroad leaders of the United
States.
The new line from Ell Paso, where 1t
will connect with the Texas & Pa
cific, will run part of the way by the
old survey that was made by the Rock
Island several years ago.
From Ell Paso the road will be built
north and west through the Salt river
valley in New Mexico and Arizona TO
Phoenix, thence southwest to Yuma and
then through the Imperial valley to
San Diego.
Avoid Bad Spots
It is the purpose of the promoters
of the road to avoid many of the
troublesome spots through which the
Southern Pacific now passes.
It is known that some of the Gould
engineers have been over the proposed
route and have reported favoraby.
Executives of the Gould lines are ex-
pected to arrive in Los Angeles within
few weeks. They will come by the
way of San Francisco, where they will
give their attention to the building OF
the Western Pacific and will leave for
the east by southern route, making
preparations for beginning construc-
ton of the line from Ell Paso to San
Diego before the completion of the
Western Pacific.
The completion of the new road Will
open up territory hitherto untouched
and will give Phoenix and Yuma and
other places much more direct service
to the coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
THIEF As PEDDLER
PLIES HIS TRADE
APARTMENT HOUSE GUESTS
LODGE COMPLAINTS
Many Occupants Complain of Prowi-
er's Visitations-Thefts on First,
San Fernando and Buena
Vista Streets

Thieves and burglars are buster than
ever in Los Angeles.
One of them in the guise of a ped
dler is visiting apartment houses.
Mrs. A. Sherlock of the st. Louis
apartment house at 1141 West First
street reported to the police yesterday
that a peddler entered her room In
her absence and stole a pocketbooll
containing 50. Other occupants of the
house saw the man and the officers
through them secured a good descrip-
ton. Other cases OF this kind have
been reported to the police during the
past few days The police believe that
the peddler is making robbery his
business.
Two Victims
r. Anthony was robbed while asleep
early yesterday. A thief entered his
room at 651 San Fernando street ram
sacked it and left without awaking
Anthony. The thief took the clothing
out into the hall and rifed it. From
the pockets he took $11.50 and a watch.
The robber also robbed Anthony s
roommate of $40.
When Anthony awoke he accused
his roommate of playing a practical
joke on him. The husky chum re-
scented the insinuation and trouble fol-
lowed, IL is sdlu' Alter colhpdIliS
notes the men found they were the
victims of robber
NJ. Galindo was arrested yesterday
morning by Patrolman Vignes on
Buena Vista street on the charge of
stealing chickens. According to the
police complaints have been flooding
the police station of late concerning
chicken thieves. Galindo has been
found guilty of stealing chickens be-
fore, they say. Vignes has been work
ing for some time and has had con-
siderable difficulty in locating Calm
do.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
MAYOR VETOES
FIGHT ORDINANCE
GANS-SULLIVAN CAN NOW USE
THEIR MITTS
AS Summerland viii Be Executive
Pro Tenn. on Saturday Me-
AIeer Disposes of Issue
Quickly

Late last evening Mayor McAleer
vetoed the ordinance passed by the
council restricting prize fights to the
block at Nauds junction surrounding
McCareys pavilion and now there is
no legislative act to prohibit the hold
ing of the Gans-Sullivan fight at
Chutes park this evening.
To the mayor there appeared to be
an urgent reason for his taking this
action last evening. He has been
opposed to the measure from the first
and had he not vetoed it last night 1t
Is probable it would have become law
through the signature of Theodore
Summerland, president of the council
who Saturday will become mayor pro
tenn. and remain in that position until
Mayor McAleer returns from the trip
to Owens river valley, which he will
take with the board of public works.
Had Mr.. Summreland signed 1t it
would have been as effective as If
Mayor McAleer has affixed his sigma
ture to 1t.
SummerIand Opposes
When the measure passed the coun-
Gil last Monday Mr.. Summerland voted
against 1t, but he was very careful
before casting his vote to ascertain
from the clerk how the vote stood
prior to calling his name, and only
when assured that his ballot would
make no difference in the result did
he vote in the negative. He explained
this action by declaring he was opposed
to prize fighting in any part of the
city and to vote for its restriction to
any district would be giving his coun-
tenance to the sport. He declared,
however, that if it could not be entire
ly done away with it was better to
restrict it to a district where there
were no objections against it than to
allow every part of the city to be open
to it, and on this ground it is prob
able he would have signed the ordi-
nance.
In his message to the council, giving
his reasons for the veto, Mayor Nc
Aleer said:
Mayors Reasons
81 do not consider that the executive
or legislative officials Of this city are
called upon to settle the personal diff
ferences of any person or persons by
means of the power conferred upon
them by their official positions, which
seems to be the case in the present
instance.
THE proposed ordinance is, in my
opinion, objectionable, on the ground
that it is unreasonable to the extent
of improper exercise of police power
J in the city, as the state law permits
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
BUCK IN
DEATH=LKE STUPOR
FOR THIRTY MINUTES
INDICATES HE is CONSCIOUS OF PERIL
Man Who Killed Mrs. Garfield Falls to Courtroom
Floor, Following Damaging Testimony
Given by Expert Physicians

Seeming to realize for the first time
the awful fate that awaits him, Morris
Buck, on trial for the murder of Mrs.
Cloe Garfield, collapsed at the close
of the court session yesterday after
noon, and for more than half hour
remained in a death-lile stupor be-
fore attending physicians succeeded In
reviving him,
During the entire proceedings of the
day, Buck had remained in the same
stupid condition, paying no attention
to the evidence and seeming to take
no interest in the trial. Witness after
witness was called to the stand and
all looked at Buck with expressions of
disgust, but Buck gave no sign that
he noticed them.
DIR. l. e. Cohn, an insanity expert
from the Napa asylum, was called to
the stand, and his denunciation of
Buck as shammer was bitter, but
his evidence seemed to fall on deaf
ears, so far as the accused was con-
cerned for Bucks eyes were never
raised from the table before him and
there was not the slightest tremor to
show that he understood.
Damaging Testimony
Then DR.. Joseph Kurtz, a we'll known
local physician, was called to the
stand He had watched Buck while
in his cell, pretending to be on tour
of inspection of the Jail. With pre-
cision the physician told detail by de-
tail the story of Bucks prison life, de-
scribing the most minute actions, and
all showed clearly that Buck acted In
an entirely different manner while In
the Jail from what he did in the court
room.
AS he finished, the physician leaned
forward and shook his finger toward
the dropping figure of the defendant
and for the first time during the trial
Buck seemed to take notice. He did
not raise his head. but his eyes shifted
unsteadily toward the speaker and he
seemed to sink further back in his
chair.
THAT man." shouted the physician
sis feigning idiocy. He never acted
that way in his cell. He is acting that
way now because he knows he is fight
ing for his life, because he knows that
his plans are being undermined.
Had he been the idiot he pretends
to be he never could have told the
story he has. Five different times he
has told the same story, leading ur
from the events in the life of his boy
hood, and not once has he failed tt
tell straight story. His pretense Is
apparent; he is shamming."
AS the last sentence came from the
witness those who were sitting neal
Buck noticed the lines about. his mouth
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
DARLINGTON TO APPEAL CASE
Former Army Officer Convicted Of
Fasifying Vouchers Sentenced to
Sixty Years in Prison

Nb5UCId 655
MANILA, March 15.-The supreme
court of the islands has confirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of j. F. Darlington, formerly a major
of the United States army. CARING
ton will now appeal to the supreme
court of the United States.
Darlington was convicted in Feb
ruary last of classifying vouchers of
the civil government when an officer
in the army and in charge of bat
talon of Filipino scouts, to the amount
of $500, and was sentenced to a tota,
of sixty years and five days imprison.
ment.
He was subsequently tried by cour'
martial and dismissed from the army
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
Lower Fire Insurance
BY Associated Press.


BAKERSFIELD, Cal, March 15.-
Through improved equipment in the
fire department the board of under
writer's have made a material reduc-
ton in insurance that affects prac-
tically all of the residence portion of
the city. The reduction in many in
stancts is as high as so per cent This
reduction in rates is the second to be
made within the last few days, the
business section having been granted
the reduction a week since.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16

sparring exhibitions under the restric-
tons of the municipal authorities, but
such regulations should be so estab-
lished that same would stand the test
of a judicial review as being reason
able.
1.-THE district prescribed in the ordi-
nance is so small and contracted that
if said ordinance should become law
it would have the effect of prohibiting
sparring exhibitions except in the sin
gle instance of allowing these exhibit
tons to be conducted where they are
now carried on.
Prohibition Not Regulation
whether this result was intended
or not is quite immaterial, but never
theless true This would not be regu-
lation of sparring exhibitions but 1t
would be prohibition under the guise
of regulation. If the public welfare
demands that sparring exhibitions be
regulated such regulation should be
fair and reasonable.
I'm conclusion l wish to say that
personally do not approve of prize
fighting or any kind of such amuse-
ment of a rough and brutal nature
under the guise of sparring exhibitions
and would gladly see 1t abolished en-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
SNOW BLOCKADE ON S. P.
Six Feet of the Beautiful Covers the
Tracks in the Sierra Nevadas.
Trains Moving

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO March 15.-Snow
is falling heavily in the Sierra Nevadas
and the Southern Pacific is expert
encing considerable difficulty in keep
ing the road open. The snow in many
places is six feet deep. At Summit the
fall during the past twenty-four hours
has been thirty-four inches. and snow
plows have been kept moving as far
west as Gold Run.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16

tirely, but owing to the fact that the
state law permits exhibitions of the
character defined, I maintain at least
that the regulations should be such as
will be acceptable to the people and
courts as fair and just"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22
BARONS SEE CITY
INCOGN|TO.

San Francisco entertained two real
German Barons as her guests during
the past week, although no one, not
even the quick-eyed bellboys at the
Hotel Dorchester, where the strangers
occupied a suite of rooms, had any
idea that they were members of the
nobility. They left yesterday morning
for the Yosemite, and IL was not until
after their departure that their iden-
tity was revealed
They were Baron H. Heunyven of
Hamburg and Baron Fritz Zimmerman
of Dresden. boon companions and globe
trotters of world renown. Strange
as it may seem, in all their wander
/ ings they had never visited San Fran
cisco, and they came direct from Ham
burg, for fear, as they said on leaving,
another ripple on the part of mother
earth might shake San Francisco off
/ the map, and they would never get to
see her"
The Barons came to San Francisco
! last week. They decided that they
would not disclose their titles on the
/ Pacific Coast, for in New York they
had made this mistake and were the
center of interest to a great crowd of
the curious.
At the Hotel Dorchester they regis
tered at M Heunyven, Chicago, and
Fritz Zimmerman, New York" They
were given a suite of rooms on the
second floor. Their English was so
/ broken. however. that their German
ancestry was evident, and the people
at the hotel took them for recent ar
rivals TO this country, but did not
dream of nobility.
For a week they drove about the
city in automobiles. They bought cam
eras and took hundreds of pictures
Yesterday they declared to Manager j.
A Clongh of the Dorchester that they
I Ill
asked that their mail be forwarded
/ to the Yosemite. Letters from Germany
/ gave away the secret that they were
/ titled Germans.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22
TWO LITTLE GIRLS
DRINK POISON.
One Dies; but the Other
Is Saved by Doctors
After Hours of Toll
STILL VERY ILL

OAKLAND. Aug. 21.--Three-y year old
Beatrice Wemmer. the only daughter
or Otto Wemmer, residing at S16 Fifty
fourth street, died this afternoon from
the effects of poison, and Isabella Cor
don, the daughter of Frank Gordon.
whose home is near that of Wemmer,
is now seriously Ill from the same
cause.
The children were engaged in play
at the Gordon home about 1880 p. m.
today and during the absence of Mrs.
Gordon from the room where they
were, secured a bottle of solution Of
sulphide of zinc from medicine closet.
This they carried into the basement,
where they drank the contents of the
bottle. A few moments later a. neigh
Dor was attracted to the Gordon house
by screams of pain, and running into
the yard found the babes writhing in
agony on the ground. physician was
at once summoned, but all efforts to
save the life of the Wemmer child
failed and the little one passed away
about 2 o'clock.
Better success was met with in the
case of little Isabella and late this
afternoon II was announced that unless
complications resulting from the effects
of the poison set in the danger was
passed. The child is, however, very i'll
from the effects of the deadly draught.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22
SAYS DANCING ACADEMY WAS
TURNED INTO LODGING-HOUSE
Mrs. Susie Danforth of Oakland Brings
Ejectment Suit Against w. l..
Hovey and Wife.

OAKLAND, Aug. 21.-Mrs. Susie D.
Danforth has brought suit to eject Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. Hovey from her build
ing at Eleventh and Franklin streets,
which she leased TO them as dancing
academy.
Mrs. Danfortb states that the Hoveys
developed a thrifty streak after the
great San Francisco fire and turned the
dancing academy into a lodging house,
sleeping and cooking there themselves.
They claim the right to cook as well
as to dance in Mrs. Danforth's building
They say that when they dance they
are are always ready to pay the fiddler
and when they cook they cook their
own food.
Mrs. Danforth says that Hovey and
his wife were to pay $4,000 for five
year lease and were to keep the place
in repair. She says that after the fire
they did not repair the building, but set
UP housekeeping in the rear rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22
FINDS A WILD MAN
WITH CORPSE.
Two Mysteries of South
San Francisco Hills
Confront a Coroner
FEARFUL OF WORK
SPECIAL pIspArcH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DlSPA LC1 III HE N<-----
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. H.
The hnding of the body of an unknown
man-whether dead by foul means
suicide or natural causes it is impoS-
sible at this time. owing TO the condi-
ton Of the body. TO determine. though
a Coroner's jury has eliminated the nrsc
hypothesis-has led to the arrest OF
Juan Goire, wild man.
Frank Mozzetti. scouting through the
high hills near the I. x l. Dairy, came
upon the remains and notified the
Coroner That officials deputy. f. Z.
Cunningham, accompanied by jury.
went to the scene. AS they neared the
spot an unkempt man. hatless, shoeless
and clothed in tatters, arose from the
shelter of a rock not a hundred feet
from where the body lay Summoned
by Cunningham TO tell what he knew
of the deceased, he said he had found
the body last March just where Moz-
zetti came upon IL. and had visited IL
daily since then.
The man in rags was recognized as
Juan Goire. a half-witted Basque. who
has made his home in the hills for two
years past, living on refuse and sleep
ing where night found him.
Goire took a dollar offered him by
Cunningham, scanned it curiously for
a few moments and then handed it
back, with the remark that he would
not know what 70 do with it. He ex-
planned his manner of life by saying
he had never worked and was afraid
he would be compelled to il he quit
the hills.
Goire was taken into custody, tried
and sentenced to six months imprison-
ment for vagrancy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22

ken. assistant in the recorders office,
That Miss Helen E. Cooper, B. A..
pointed assistant in the recorders office
at salary of 5000 per annum.
That F. A. Bergendorf be appointed
servatory at a salary of $50 per month
That a commission consisting of Re
gent Taussig, Librarian Rowell and
Professor II. Morse Stevens be in
gents plans for the future organiza-
tions, regulation and maintenance of
the. Bancroft Library.
That the San Jose High School schol-
the year 1so6-07t s125 has been received
for this purpose. Leslie w Wigmore
will be the incumbent.
l report the following subscriptions
for the university hospital: F. H. Buck.
yacaville,. Cal, $500; Arthur Holland.
Cconeord, Mass $50 y. II. Boprn, San
San aiTSaD Fsancisco $500; John j. essfs Meyefs
San Francisco. $500; California Gas and
Electric Corporation. $1,000; DR.. Wal
lace l. Terry, San Francisco, $500; Mr..
$4,000: 1000 two friends (received I through NOUN
Raphael Webb, $1,000: George stone,
San Francisco (subscription) $1,000; to-
tai, $500.
The agricultural committee reported
having taken over the university farm
of 7T2 acres at Davisville at cost OF
s103.290. The committee was directed
to construct buildings at a cost or sa0.-
900, to include q creamery, q stock
Judging pavilion and a home for the
farm superintendent.
The regents were entertained by
President Wheeler at luncheon at the
Faculty Club. After the meeting the
new building on the campus and the
Bancroft Library were inspected. The
following regents attended the meet
ing. Governor George c. Pardee, A.
John Z. Budd, G. N Ellinwood,. James
\. waymire, Guy C. Earl and President
Wheeler
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22
DAILY Gets CREDIT
FOR CAPTURE.

Mounted Policeman Thomas Daily of
the Park station squad. who captured
Celero Zevala. one of the escaped con-
victs from the Nevada penitentiary at
Lake Tahoe on Friday afternoon, had
rather an exciting experience Daily
had been spending his vacation at the
lake. and when the news of the escape
of the Nevada convicts was noised
around he made an investigation that
resulted in the capture of Zevala.
Daily and Detective Charles Taylor
have been enjoying an outing at
Lake Tahoe for several weeks, and
when the news of the Nevada con-
vict's escape reached them both were
OH the alert. They commenced thor
oGgh search and soon learned that the
oesperado was somewhere in the vicin-
ity OF the pleasure resort.
On Friday afternoon Daily and Tay-
loi started IN quest of Zevala. Taylor
took one side of the lake and DAILY
the other. Before Daily had tramped
more than a mile he discovered Zeva1a
camped in the underbrush near the
lake
Daily and a companion. Michael
Heffran, drew their revolvers and
quietly approached Zevala. The con-
Wet failed to note the advance of the
two, and when the cry Of hands up''
sounded in his ears he was taken SO
much by surprise that he surrendered
without a struggle.
Zevala did not try to conceal his
Identity. He surrendered two big re-
vclvers and many rounds of ammuni-
tien. Zevala was turned over to ON
GERS Ward and Consendine, who took
him back to the Carson penitentiary.
Zevsla is a life termer in the Nevada
prison, and already has served many
years for murder. He is regarded as
one of the most desperate criminals
who figured in the recent Jail break.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-22
Catarrhal
Castritis

For two years | was in q
very bad condition. was
treated by number of erni-
nent physicians for chronic
catarrhal gastritis and dilata-
ton OF the stomach, and OBJ
tanned no relief. I grew grad
ually worse, my breathing was
so difficult at times that !
thought / would die. My heart
was in very bad condition from
poor circulation and pressure
OF the dilated stomach. de-
cided it was only a matter of a
very short time with me. !
was advised to try DR.. Miles
Nervine and Heart Cure, and
before had finished taking
one bottle of the medicine I
felt like a new being. took
eight bottles of the medicine,
and am entirely cured, for a
matter OF about $500 in the
face OF two hundreds spent in
the two years before without
relief" A. d. SLACK
Master Mechanic OF the ]. & q. n.
K r., San Antonio. Texas.
Or. Miles Nervlne Is sold by your
druggist, who Will guarantees that the
nrst bottle will benefit. 10 IL fails, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind