Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

KILLED BY ENGINEA-C. NJ. Heiden OF
Ringstead, Ia, was killed and five other
men were seriously injured last night when
a hand car on the Northwestern railroad
on which they were riding, was struck by a
| locomotive. The were en- route to Fen
ton to attend a dance.
THIEF SENTENCED-William Sampson
| was sentenced to four years in Folsom yes
terday by Judge Hughes on the charge OF
grand larceny. He confessed to stealing goo
pounds of copper wire from the Western
! Power company, but asserted he was urged
| to steal by Mrs Siani of Stockton, VINO
| later caused his arrest.
CLOSE POOL ROOMS-In observance Of
| the law signed by Governor Norris, prohibit
| ing pool selling in Montana, the rooms in
Anaconda were not operating yesterday. In
| Butte. while the sheriff has issued no state
ment, the rooms will close tomorrow. For
! the first time in it's history betting on horse
| racing has been driven from the state.
! AGED LAWYER DIES-Judge William
| c. Toole, Missourrs Oldest lawyer, died al
! ais home in St. Joseph, Mo, yesterday, aged
/ 81 years. Prior to his admission to the ban
4 in 1S4S Judge Toole, as a Methodist preach
| er, conducted services in many of the los
/ churches of the early days in Missouri
| Former Governor Joseph K. Toole Of Mon
tana is his brother.
! SCHOONER ASHORE-The four -masted
! schooner Miles NJ Merry, bound from Bos-
| ton for Norfolk, went ashore early yester,
! day near Morichs, L. l. Her crew of twelve
| men weIe taken off in breeches buoys by
| the crew from the life saving station. The
| Merry ran the beach within few hun
/ dred yards of the life saving station just
/ before daylight, less than a quarter of g
mile from the place where she ran ashore
| last year.
4 ARREST SUSPECT-A man giving the
name Of Dean, but who, the officers declare
| is w. H. Lancaster, wanted in San Francisco
for highway robbery, and who has beer
| sought all over the coast, was arrested al
/ Stockton yesterday by Officer Walker on the
street. He answers the description of Ian
| caster to a dot and the officers say there
can be no mistake about his identity. Ian
caster has bad criminal record and is ac-
counted desperate man.
! BURNS TO DEATH-With her clothing
| a mass of flames Mrs. Marietta Nichols
rushed into the yard of her home in
| Berkeley early yesterday and was there dis
| covered by neighbors who had her removed
4 to a hospital where she later expired as
| the result OF burns she received. Mrs
| Nichols had attempted to heat some water
| on a gas stove when her clothing became
| ignited and in her effort to save the house
/ from catching fire she rushed into the
yard.
! SEVEN ARE RESCUED-The merchant:
| exchange has received a wireless message
! stating that the steamer Northwestern
/ which was off Lincoln Rock last night, re-
| ported that on February IA she picked uI
! a ffty-ton sloop in bad condition. The lit
! tie vessel, the name of which is not given
had board six and one woman, all
of whom were saved with the exception Of
/ one man who was crushed to death between
| the sloop and steamer while he was beins
taken on board the latter.
LABORERS CLASH-The construction O.
! forces of the Southern Pacific railroad and
| Phelps, Dodge & CO. have clashed at Glea
son, Ariz, the lines being built into
! Courtland, Ariz. Both companies are rush
| ing construction of their lines into the new
gold camps and both claimed the same
| right of way on a hillside. The forces o
| the opposing companies spent all Afternoon
| daStrovfDo he done hv rix lie
| Finally officials Of the companies arrived
| and a truce was called.
! WRONGLY SENTENCED-Oscar Olsen
/ who was released from the Folsom peniten
! tiary Tuesday after serving a five years sen
/ tence for robbery committed in Fresno coun
| ty, was taken into custody yesterday for ex
! animation by the insanity commissioners
He imagines he is being pursued by detec
tives for a crime he never committed De
tective Gibson says Olsen was convicted
i wholly circumstantial evidence and h
thinks the officers who worked up the cas-
/ now are convinced great wrong done
RESIGNS PRESIDENCY-Dr James B
| Angel submitted his resignation as presi
| dent Of the University of Michigan yester
day and was offered by the regents the posi-
tion of chancellor at a salary Of $4,000 yea
/ with the continued free use Of the presi
| dents mansion. The duties of the chancel
| lorship are to be such as suggested by the
| new president and DIR. Angel may bt
| willing and able to perform DR. Angel re
Gently celebrated his eightieth birthday ant
has been president of the university sine,
| 1871.
| DARING ROBBERY-Detectives of Sar
| Francisco are searching for two unknown
men who last evening entered the grocery
| store Of S. Branch on Bartlett street and
| attacked Mrs Branch during the absence Of
her husband. Before she could cry out one
Of the men grasped her by the throat while
the other held a revolver at her head and
warned her that she would be killed if she
attempted to summon assistance She was
/ StranglPd into xUbay
cash register was robbed Of $40 by the two
men who made their escape.