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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
CLOTHING IGNITED;
BURNS PROVE FATAL
Dress Catches Fire While She Is Pre-
pairing Evening Meal and She
Is Burned from Head
TO Foot

Mrs. Henry Elliott, 55 years DID, OF
945 Orange street, died at the county
hospital shortly after 8 o'clock yester-
day morning as the result of burns
sustained Tuesday night, when her
clothing caught fire from gasoline
stove which she Just had lighted. The
body was taken to the undertaking
establishment of John r. Paul and
Coroner Hartwell probably will sign
certificate of accidental death.
Mrs. Elliott had lighted the stove
and was making preparations for the
evening meal when, in some manner,
her clothing caught fire as she passed
the stove and before she noticed 1t
her dress was abaze. She screamed
for help, and her husband who had
iust returned home from the Pacihc
Electric building, where he is employed
as janitor, rushed to her assistance and
threw a blanket around her. He final
lv succeeded in smothering the blaze.
but not before Mrs. Elliott was burned
terribly from head to foot.
The unfortunate woman was taken
to the county hospital, where she died.
The body was later removed from the
John r. Paul morgue to the under
taking establishment of w. II. Sutch
and the funeral arrangements will be
made later.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
BATTLE OVER RILEY
ESTATE ON IN COURT
PROPERTY ON TEMPLE STREET
BONE OF CONTENTION
Miles A. Long and Wife Accused of
Using Undue Influence During
the Old Mans Last
Illness

What is predicted to be a long legal
battle over the estate left by William
Riley. the octogenarian who died at
his home, AIS Temple street, February
%. 1909, was begun in Judge Conrey's
court yesterday. Riley's heirs, includ-
ing four brothers, a sister and numer-
Gus nepheWs and nieces, seeking to
break his will, by the terms of which
large portion of his property was be-
queathed to diles \. Long, former
policeman of Los Ar. eles, and his
wife, Mrs. Julia Long.
The brothers and sister of the de-
ceased, who are the principals in the
contest Of Riley'sD will, are Charles Hi
ley of Vale, Ore; James Riley, Mason
City, Ia; George Riley. Montezuma,
Ia. John Riley, Lincoln, Neb, ana
Mrs. Margaret NIlligan, Bay City,
Mich. They base their attack on the
legality of the will on the ground that
the old man for a long time before his
death was subjected to undue influence
by Long and his wife, who, they
claim. so poisoned his mind against his
relatives that he bequeathed the form
er policeman one-ninth interest in ms
estate. notes against the estate Tor
SIS, 500 and gave Mrs. Long deed TO
the Temple street home, said to be
the will. had bee left to Riley's
niece. Mrs. Jennie Wattenpaugh, living
in Oregon
BY a codicil to the will j. NJ. Elliott
is made executor with Harry j. PIN
ney, and it is clai. ed by the contest
ants that the latter's return of the
property does not include all the as
sets of the estate and that Pinney is
protected by a contract between him
self and Riley by which, he was to sell
the property at his discretion.
Riley suffered from stroke OF pa
ralysis shortly before mis- death, and 1t
was during this attack, It is alleged,
that he was induced by Long and his
wife to deed the latter his home on
Temple street in consideration of her
care of him. 1t also is claimed by the
relatives that they were enied ad-
mittance to Rileys home when he
was i'll.
William L. Tiley, a nephew of the
deceased, was the only witness called
Yesterday. He said he saw his uncle
two weeks before he died and that his
appearance was that of an imbecile.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
YOUNG BOYS ACCUSED OF
STEALING MANY BOOKS

Accused of stealing eighty-flve books,
valued at $1S7, from the apartments of
J. e. Brockway at 237 South Bunker
Hill avenue, Lester Pembroke, a
juvenile, was arrested by Detectives
Hawley and Mckenzie yesterday after
noon and was locked up in the county
1ail, where youthful prisoners are kept,
on a charge of petty larceny.
According to the police, Brockway,
who has a valuable library, left u
young friend in charge of the apart
ments. A brother of the accused occu-
pies rooms at the same place and fre-
duently visited the young man in
Brockway's rooms and borrowed books
to read. Lester learned of this and
visited his brother, stopping at the
apartment of Brockway and purloining
books, it is alleged.
He is said to have stolen eighty-five
books which, it is alleged, he disposed
of at secondhand book stores.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
News Of The Courts
MURDER OF SALTER
DENIED BY ACCUSED
ERNSTlNG TELLS OWN STORY
ON WITNESS STAND
Says Old Man Made Insulting Pro-
posal and He Put Him Out and
Helped Him Down
Stairs

Deputy District Attorney Ford, con-
Quoting the prosecution in the trial of
Willis Ernsting, charged with killing
William Salter August 10, delivered
his opening argument to the jury yes
terday, concluding his remarks short
ly before Julge Willis ordered an ad-
journment until today.
The defense closed its case about 4
O'Clock, H. H. Dehm, Ernsting's at
torney, calling to the stand as the last
witness the defendant himself. Ern-
sting was not in the least nervous, de-
failing lucidly his meeting with Salter
the night of August Is, the alleged ad-
vances made by the old man and the
incidents attending their second meet
ing in the Osgood rooming house later
in the night.
Il did not rob the old man and never
injured one hair of his head" Ernsting
firmly asserted in concluding his story.
Ernsting said he was talking with
Robert Marcos regarding a business
matter when an old man he did not
know entered the Gordon saloon about
10:30 o'clock the night of August 10
Il had never seen Salter before and
was surprised when he came up to us
and asked us to drink with him. said
Ernsting He was intoxicated and
the bartender refused to gVe him a
drink. He made some sort of prcpo-
sition, which 1 resented. l pushed him
from me and told him he should be
ashamed of himself"
Ernsting said he left the saloon
shortly afterward, going to his room in
the Osgood house. When he left his
room a few minutes later to get some
water he saw the old man in the hall
way.
"IJe grasned me about the neck
again, and l told him he would have
to get out" said the accused man. II
took hold of his arm and led him to
the rear stairway. We fell at the door,
and 1 helped him to get up and as
sisted him down the back stairs, took
him to Sixth street through Center al
ley. and we shook hands and said
good night"
He denied Mrs. Osgood's statement
that he fell on Salter as they reached
the bottom of the stairway, and, re-
ferring to the testimony of other wit
nesses who said they saw a man re-
sembling Ernsting in the alley lean
ing over Salter's body, he declared he
did not again enter the alley that
night.
F. H. Topham. 229 South Figueroa
street, Juror at the coroner's inquest
said he saw two marks resembling the
imprints Of a horses hoofs on Salter' S
chest when he viewed the remains at
the morgue. He also noted an Injury
near the left knee, where the flesh had
been torn.
Attorney Dehm will begin his argu-
ment to the jury this morning and will
be followed by Deputy Ford. The case
probably will go to the jury about
noon,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
MAN SEIZED WITH
STOLEN GOODS
ARREST MADE UNDER PECUL-
Jar CIRCUMSTANCES
REFUSES TO DIVULGE NAME OR
IDENTITY
Arrest Is Made at 5ulIock's, and the
Prisoner Is Held on Suspicion
Pending investigation
by Police

Having in his possession a quantity
of goods which were identified as stolen
from the counters at a Broadway de-
partment store, a well dressed man
about q years old, who refuses to give
his name and who the police think is
a clever crook, was arrested by 8. NJ.
DeLaronde, store detective for Bull
locks department store, yesterday af-
ternoon, turned over to the police and
booked at the central police station on
a charge of suspicion.
The young man when arrested was
wearing a green rough fur hat, which
corresponded to a similar article which
was stolen from a local department
store. It was examined by Private De-
tective Nick Harris, who discovered
that all marks inside the band had
been cut out. On the way to the po-
lice station, despite the fact that he
was watched by four officers. the ac-
cused got rid of his headgear without
the loss being discovered until the po-
lice station was reached.
The alleged shoplifter fatty refused
to give his name to the detectives and
when questioned in the office of Cap
tain of Detectives Flammer, would
shake his head in answer to questions
and act in a peculiar manner. When
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
REALTY MAN ACCUSED
or Fleeing SWISS.
James Ward of the Ward Investment
Company in County Jail Watt
Ing on Decision by
Justice

Alfred Sidler, young Swiss, who
came to Los Angeles early in November
and placed 5000 in the keeping of
James Ward of the James Ward In
vestment company as a bond for the
faithful performance of duties as a
ranchman, told his tory in Justice
Summerfield's court yesterday during
the preliminary examination of Ward
on a charge of embeZzling the money.
Justice Summerfield will decide Friday
whether or not Ward is to be held
to the criminal court for trial on the
charge, and In the meanwhile the in
Vestment man will remain in the coun-
ty Jail.
Sidler came to California to make a
study of the cactus industry, but gave
up his intentions when he saw an ad-
vertisement in local paper stating
q man was wanted for ranch work at
a wage of $65 a month. When he called
at Wards office, 43S Copp building, he
was told, he said, that the position was
taken, but another was offered requir-
ing a bond of $500, which, with the
exception of about SO, was the amount
Sidler carried in his pockets He gave
the money to Ward and was sent to
Fullerton to list real estate.
While in Fullerton, he said, he lived
on 25 cents a day. his letters to Ward
asking for his salary remaining unan-
swered. He returned to Los Angeles
and demanded receipts from Ward for
his money.
He gave me two papers" said Sid
ler "but when l showed them to Ben
s. Lennon, a friend, l learned they
were promissory notes, payable in one
year"
Then he appealed to the district at
torney's office, where a complaint was
issued against Ward. The latter In his
defense yesterday stated Sidler had
not only been willing to let him have
the money, but insisted on making the
lnan
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23

the officers persisted in learning his
name the accused declared that two OF
them might hold his arms and the cap
tain could draw a razor across his
throat and then he would not reveal his
identity.
Captain F1ammer stated that the
young man apparently is a professional
shoplifter and a clever criminal. The
officer also stated that the accused
evidently is attempting to create the
impression that he is mentally un-
balanced.
The articles found on the accused
were identified by the store manage
ment as having been taken from va
rious counters in different departments.
The system Of John Doe as he is
booked at the police station, was to
mingle with the customers, approach
n counter where the clerks were en-
gagged in waiting on others and remove
only the most valuable goods Not one
of the articles taken is of a cheap
kind.
The goods taken from the mysterious
young man consist of a silk umbrella,
three silk ties, a manicure set, silver
mounted nail brush, a silver manicure
knife, two silk handkerChiefs, silk
neck scarf and heavy gold band ring.
On the person Of the prisoner was
small change.
The young man is feet s or inches
in height weighs about 140 pounds and
is attired in tailor-made clothes. He
has blue eyes, light hair and is smooth
shaven.
The detectives will make every et-
fort to learn the identity of the pris-
oner, and when they learn his address
it is probable a large quantity of goods
will be recovered, as she was seen In
several stores on Broadway during the
last two days.
Papers found in the possession Of the
alleged shoplifter bear the name OF
Foss Croley, said to be a newspaper
man who has lived at Pasadena, and
who has relatives prominent in Pasa-
dena social circles.
When arrested the accused man
asked the police officials to obtain a
typewriter he had left in Pasadena,
and also remarked that he was used to
the newspaper game.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
RECONCILED TO HUSBAND
ON EVE OF LONG SENTENCE
Mrs. Hattie Brent Visits County jail a
Few Hours Before Spouse Leaves
to Serve Ten-Year Term

A reconciliation on the eve OF san
ford Brent's departure from the county
Jail for a term of ten years IN san
Quentin penltentiary occurred between
Brent and his wife, Hattie Brent. IN
the visitors room at the jail yesterday.
Brent has been in Jail more than
year being taken to the lnstltulol6
when he was arrested on a charge of
assaulting his wife with deadly
weapon, and remaining during the
trial of his case and while it was being
considered by the appellate court. I'm
til yesterday his wife and little daugh-
ter had not called to see him, Mrs.
Brent. It is claimed, repelling every eff
fort looking to a reconciliation. Brent
will be taken to San quentin today
and sent a final message to his wife
Yesterday asking her to come with
their daughter to the jail to say good
by
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
New Incorporstions

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the county clerks Of
fce yesterday:
Pasadena Eucalyptus club No. l,
capital 81, 500; directors, c. H. Year
IAN, VIII NJ. Hines, W. B. Stirdivant,
fl. J. Caldwell and Robert McAdnn.
Los Angeles Trilbys, capital $4,000;
direttors, J. p. White, Charles Moore
and =. D. Buck.
Knox Manufacturing company, capt.
tel $4,000; directors, c. NJ. Simpson,
Elmer I. Moody and H, G. Simpson
Arcanan Ladies'; directors, II. E.
Little, c. O. Goldman, II. S. Wilmans,
r. H. Ford, Thomas Hinton, Charles
l. Sweet, Mae Cleveland, Mary l..
Lyons, Anna Marvin, Los Angeles. l.
A. Brodersen, Long Beach; E1!th
a. Sampson, South Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
Demands 100000 for Libel

Suit alleging libel and demanding
damages of $100. 900 was filed in the su-
perlor court yesterday by Nathan
Newly. a we'll known attorney, against
the Times Mirror company. The action
Is the outgrowth of the publication In
the Los Angeles Times september "
last of an article in which 1t was stated
the attorney had wrongfully erased a
judgment on the judgment docket in
the county clerks Office an accusation
that was later brought to the atten-
ton of the superior court, resulting In
Mr. Newby's eXoneration.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
Fails to Pay Fine

Charles W. McCrI ssan, the preacher
mining stock seller who was sentenced
by Judge Willis Tuesday TO pay fine
Of $4,000 or serve one year in the coun-
T. Jail after his conviction on charge
If issuing a false prospectus regarding
the Cordirera Mining company's prop
crtv, failed yesterday to carry out lis
rron1ise to pay his fine and is still con-
fined in the county institution. No
statement was made yesterday as to
whetEer McCrossan would pay the
rlcney in the near future.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
Tunnel Bond Approved

The bond of T. g. Shafer, who Sc
cured the contract for the construc-
tion of the Newhall tunnel, one of the
largest contr cts so far let in connec-
tion with the new highway system,
was approved by The board of super
yisors yesterday. Shafer's bio was
s63, 364. Work n the tunnel, it was
stated yesterday, will be begun imme-
diatelV
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
New Citizens Admitted

The following persons were admitted
to citizenship in the naturalization
court yesterday:
A. Costamongo, Fred Knight, Peter
Siders, B. Ginsberg, Harold E. Hutch
inson, n. Giuli, =. Mooradian, Pons
Leon, George Henry, Herman Goetz,
Axell Anderson, Edwin Kolberg, Sptr-
ito Enorgan, Gustav Schalk, George IL.
stone. julius Knepper and II. Cleary.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
pleads Guilty to Check Charge

Ben Egery, member of a well known
family of Vallejo WHO was arrested in
that city several days ago and brought
to los Angeles to answer to a charge
of passing a fictitious check November
%. pleaded guilty to the charge in
Judge Willis court yesterday and ap-
piled for probation. The matter was
continued until January 8, The check
was for $3.50 and drawn on the First
National bank, whero Egery had no
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
DAVIS Divorce Record

Judge Houser in the divorce court
Yesterday granted a decree of legal
separation to Karen NJ. Anderson from
B. S. Anderson.
Two suits were flcl, William c.
Fisher against Florence NJ. Fisher and
Mary Frances Tell against Chester A.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
Found Guilty of Hitting Mother

Andrew Booth. accused by his moth
er. Mrs. James Booth Of Higland Park
of striking her in the face and knock
ing her down. was found guilty after
a trial before Justice Summerfield yes
terday on a charge Of assault and bat
terry. The trouble, she said, occurred
more than two months ago, when she
protested because her son threw her
effects out of his home into the yard,
telling her she must find another place
IN live
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23
Mining Man Arraigned

I. r. Landers, a mining man arrest
ed Tuesday on a charge of obtaining
money by false representations, was
arraigned in Justice Ling's court yes
terday. He was returned to the coun-
tv 1ail to await his preliminary exam
ination, which will be held Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-23

~ AAA q "a ~ 3 y - = a.
here early in De-
C e m b e r, these
desks were de-
layed en- route
and arrived too
late for the bulk
Of the Christmas
buying. The man.
ufacturers h a V o
offered us a spe-
Cial concession on
account of the de-
lay and we are
eliminating o ur
profit entirely. See
these today; they
will not last long.
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Triple, THOMPSON & co.
New YOrk-SteptOe Hotel.
E. w. HULsE & co. LETTER.

Considerable profit taking and
winding up of accounts was in evil
dence in yesterdays market. During
the week the mining share trade dis
played considerable more life than
at any time since the panic, due prin-
cipally to the proposed merger of the
leading copper producers and the
sustaining strength of the metal
market generally, which has created
renewed interest in all classes of
mining stocks. The local coppers
have made sensational gains during
the past six days. The public is be-
coming more and more interested in
Ely issues and giving them a prefer
ence over other camps that is in
dicative of a general upward trend
all along the line. Nevada Con-,
Cumberland and Giroux were the big
leaders and were extremely firm. The
buying demands on these stocks was
surprising and came from a class of
investors VINO buy for the dividends,
showing that they anticipate that Gil
roux, as well as Nevada Con. will
shortly be in the dividend class. The
balance of the list also received
more than the usual attention, in
most cases making substantial gains.
Especially was this true in the in
stances of Ely Con-, Federal Ely and
Ely Calumet. Boston Ely and Ely
Central were active, although Meth
er scored any advance w last
week. Mason Valley showed new
signs of life, making fair gains and
giving promise of doing better in the
future. We believe the entire list,
from top to bottom, good purchases
at the present prices.
OnonSnn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-21
FEDERAL ELY IS NOT
OPT|ONED TO COLE.
RYAN, SAY DIRECTORS

John T. Hodson is among Salt
Lake Lake people mere. The object
of his visit at this time is to make a
careful inspection of the Federal Ely
properties, in which he is n of the
largest shareholders, and to instruct
Superintendent Johnson to increase
the operating forces just as fast as
condition at the property will per-
nit, says the Salt Lake Telegram.
The company is opening up the
ground in two places. The tunnel
which has been extended 500 feet in
is to be driven another 100 feet,
at which point ore bearing lodges
are expected to show up. The shaft,
which is down now 100 rect, is to be
dropped down to connect with the
richer ore zones at greater depth.
A depth of something like 500 feet
has been attained in the tunnel work
ings of this property. The showing
is very fine and as the property is in
good mineraliZed territory it is ex-
pected that this new work will bring
a successful termination of results
within a very short period. The in
creasing of the forces is done at this
time to demonstrate to the new in
tereSts what values can be obtained
Rumors have been af1oat to the eff
feet that the Cole-Ryan crowd has
been after the control of this prop
erty. She local directors of the
company deny this report and say
that the capitalists whom Genera
Manager Craig is interesting will
probably only take a nominal inter
est. Unless the control of the proper
ty is obtained, the Salt Lake crowd
will direct operations as usual.
The ranch owned by this company
has an ideal water right and some
proposals have been made to get the
land and water for a smelter site.
Up to the present time the owners
have shown no disposition to sell
their holdings and r inclined to
simply get sufficient money to open
up the ground extensively.
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aggregated together to form the
porphyries, the GRANTEES, the rhyolites,
diorites, quartz, ~feldspars, etc. He
then showed how the streams,
ground water, changes of tempera-
ture, frost, ice and other agents of
weathering have decayed the
igneous rock at the surface and pre-
pared it for transportation to the
sea by the streams.
The products resulting from the
decay of the igneous rock are clays,
sands and gravel. HI'his material is
picked up by the streams and carried
to the sea where it is deposited in
layers. Water always sorts the ma
terial it carries and when it reaches
the ocean the coarser and heavier
material is deposited first, neal the
shore, the finer sand a little farther
out, while the muds may be carried
out several hundred miles from the
shore before settling to the bed of
the ocean.
The decayed products are not the
only parts of the igneous rock which
reach the sea-. A considerable guam
tity of the different minerals finds
it's way to the ocean in solution, hav-
(Coninued on page eight
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-21
MINING STOCKS
IN FINE FORM

The market closed strong yester-
day, with the Elys maintaining their
advanced position and apparently in
steadily better position. The big is
sues are looked to for continued gain
this week, while the larger notice
! which has been attracted by the
smaller stocks and the gain in activ-
ity shown by these in the first several
weeks, both at home and abroad,
shows no sign of abatement. In the
general market the developments of
the week were all favorable to con-
tinued bull conditions. The great
dividend of W~ells-Fargo had large
effect in this respect. Its proposed
increase of capitalization and the
several other enterprises put forward
requiring large funds were met with
a favor that best tells of the i'm
proved conditions in the country and
the enthusiastic spirit which prevails.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-21
THE

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-De-
cember wheat closed at
108% to W.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-21

NEW YORK, Nov. 20
Lead dull, $4.376@42h.
Copper dull. Spot 13H to
". December $13.35 to
1885. Silved 5O%.
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ing mistakes, Bob returned yesterday
and will go back on a Northern run