Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-17

cisco at the time of the accident, is
hurrying home to be present at the
inquest today.
Shoots Race Horse Man in Wrist
Jeff Crawford, who is alleged to
have shot in the wrist c. Daily, race
horse man, at the latter's home, 23OS
Enterprise street, last Saturday, will
stand trial on a charge of carrying
concealed weapons in Justice Freder-
ickson's court December 21. The de-
tectives sought Crawford for four days
before he finally gave himself up at
the police station.
Hospital Needs Gifts
The directors of the Children's hos
pital, Alpine and Castelar, streets, re-
quest gifts OF bedding, furniture, cloth
ing or money to furnish two nursery
rooms at that institution. The hospital
management is maintaining twenty
five beds for children and needs all
possible cooperation from the public
in carrying on the work. Useful gifts
will be more acceptable than toys.
Formally Open New Chapel
The new Trinity mission chapel. cor
ner Verbena drive and Melrose avenue,
was formally opened with a reception
yesterday afternoon and evening, at
which Rev. c. T. Murphy and wife,
the officers and women Of the mission
received the guests. In connection
with the reception and inspection of
the building the women's guild held
a Christmas sale of plain and fancy
articles and delicacies.
VIII Receive Democrats
The weekly luncheon Of the Jefferson
club will be held at the Hollenbeck
hotel at 1915 o'clock tomorrow. A
reception will be rendered the Demo-
Gratis elected to city offices. Capt. G.
II. Hance, city treasurer, and Messrs.
Lusk, Betkouski. Plant and Andrews,
councimen- ELECT, will respond briefly
to congratulatory addresses to be made
by Mattlson B. Jones and Prof. L. A.
Handley of Occidental college.
Ohio Society Elects Officers
The Ohio society elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year at the
regular meeting Tuesday night: Pres
ident, l. Clark Guy; first vice presi-
dent, c. e. Miller: second vice pres
ident, DR.. Alice b. Chaffee; third vice
president, Mrs. Emma E. Dunn; sec
retary, DR.. G. b. Speer; treasurer w.
G.. Tanner; executive committee, Alb
ner l.. Ross, Mrs. W. H. Gilbert and
DR.. A. M. Duncan.
Must Answer Battery Charge
D. M. Brow, who conducts a lunch
stand at 147 North Broadway, and
Boyd Shanklin, employe, will appear
before Justice Frederickson today to
answer to charges of battery. Brow
was treated for a bruised head and
Shanklln for a cut wrist at the receiv-
ing hospital Thursday morning after
a quarrel at the lunch stand, in which
nd hI1t II q Fa
alleged to have figured.
Release from Prison Was Short
Raymond SWEET, who was released
from San Quentin. Wednesday, where
he had served time since 1908, enjoyed
only twenty-four hours of brief lib
erty. According to dispatches from
San Rafael, he was rearrested by
Sheriff William Douglass of Fort
Worth, Tex, where he will be taken
to face charge of burglary. SWEET
was found guilty of embezzlement in
Los Angeles In 1908 and, while living
in this city, was connected with a
tailor shop on Spring street.
Death Due to Heart Disease
A certificate of death, due to fatty
degeneration of the heart, has been
signed by Coroner Hartwell in the
case of b. G. Sweet who dropped
dead Tuesday at the intersection of
Fifth and Main streets. Funeral serv-
ices were held for the dead man yes
terday afternoon at the undertaking
parlors of Pierce Brothers, and inter
ment was made in Evergreen ceme-
terry. Sweet was a merchant in EN-
pire City, Kas., and had come to Los
Angeles to spend the winter.
Will Hold Pioneers Funeral
Funeral services for James O'Brien.
a pioneer resident of California, will
be held at o'clock this morning at
st. Mary's church, burial to be in
Calvary cemetery. Mr.. O'Brien died
Wednesday at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Margaret Herbelln. He was
seventy-one years old and was the SUI
perintendent of construction on the
first tunnel through the Sierra Nevada
mountains Besides his wife Mr..
O'Brien leaves three sons and four
daughters, p. P. OBrien, John j. and
Thomas O'Brien, Mrs. 2. Barry, Mrs.
Mary Fox, Mrs. Anna Develin and
Mrs M Herhelin