Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-29
BROOKS JONES
TAKES Ills LIFE
Continued from Page Ono,

In his struggle and to obtain a position
for him. When he found that she had
left for the northern city 1t was a great
blow to him.
trail police station and asked for Lyle
Pendegast, secretary to Chief of Po-
lice Kern. He had known the secre-
tary in Bakersfield when he (Jones)
was at the head of the Abstract COM
pany and was associated with the
wealthy young men of that town.
He asked Pendegast If he might
three days on ten cents a day." he said,
and now I have nothing" He was
trembling from the after effects of
liquor IF you cannot do that he
said, make out a warrant and send
me back to Patton" Pendegast took
pity on him, gave him money and
asked him if he would accept posi-
tion in the street cleaning department.
Jones said he thought the hard work
would do him good, and the following
day took the position. For two days
he worked steadily. The third day he
gave up the work.
Wednesday night he returned again
to the station, the same nervous Wreck
as before. A surgeon from the hos
pital gave him some medicine to quiet
his nerves, after which he returned to
his room. They heard no more from
him until he was brought to the re-
ceiving hospital at 2:30 yesterday
morning.
inherited Snug Fortune
Webster Brooks Jones was named af-
ter the partner of his uncle John
Jones of the well known San Francisco
firm of Webster & Jones. For many
years, in pioneer times, they conducted
a wholesale mercantile business, and
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each member of the firm went out a
rich man. At the death of John Jones
few years ago his nephew received
some 100000 as his Inheritance. This
money he invested in one way and an
other. For a time at Bakersfield the
abstract firm which he organized pros
pered. He married Miss Mcclure there,
and their married life was happy until
Jones began to mix with the fast set
and took to drink.
With his money gone he tried one oc-
cupation after another, from clerical
work to soliciting for life insurance.
but was unable to succeed at any of
them.
Besides his wife and little girl he had
a sister-in-law living in Los Angeles
on First street. He appeared to have
great affection for his wife and child.
The following extracts from two OF her
letters to him while he was in Patton
show the efforts she made to obtain
position for him.
my dear old sweetheart: Just had
an interview with Mr. Beck and, as
he had an appointment with friend,
am to meet him here again tomorrow
morning. / can hardly believe myself
or the whole world when I see the in
terest he has in you and his desire to
help you. Darling, this is your one
chance I believe 1t is the hand of
God that I have prayed so long and
earnestly for. Sweetheart, 1t would be
wicked and cruel to disappoint him
now. He sees in you the qualities that
I have always known you did possess
and which have held me to you with
bands of steel. Am writing the doctor
tonight to release you. Devotediy,
"CLEO.
1--WE are going to bury the past,
never speak of it, and as for people
and what the world says it means
nothing to me. All I want is you, your
love and protection for the babe and
myself. We cannot help but be happy.
with dearest love always, I
The body was removed TO Pierce
Rroz' rnOr0ue.