Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-14

the sidewalk with his head to the
north" she said
Then the men who had done the
shooting yelled 'Guyn and ran toward
st. James park.
Il quickly notified my husband and
told him to dress and notify the police.
/ again looked out the window and saw
two men come along. one Of the men
walked over to where the body was and
said: Get UNI
"The other man looked at the pros
trate form and then said; He can't get
up. He is shot
"They carried the body into the liv-
cry stable and returned in short time
and laid it on the pavement, this time
with the head toward the south in
stead of to the north The men then
turned and walked away"
Four Wounds on Body
DR.. George w. Campbell performed
an autopsy over the body at the under
taking establishment Of Pierce Bros.
and found that there were four wounds
instead of three, as was first thought.
The fact that all witnesses agree
that there were but three shots fired
and that four bullets entered Carlson S
body deepens the mystery
On the first examination made bv the
surgeon it was thought Carlson had
been shot five times, but the supposed
entrance of the fifth bullet proved tc
be the exit of one Of the other shots
one bullet entered the right cheek
one entered to the left of the left
nostril and emerged at the back of the
head, and two bullets entered the right
arm near the shoulder.
Carlson, under the name Of Peter
Widell, was employed as a coachman
by p. Mabury, a capitalist living al
919 West Twenty eighth street. The
fact that his name was Carlson was
not known until a gardener, r. Ham
mer, who also is employed by Mabury
told the daughter of his employer that
Carlson had taken the name of Widel
to avoid confusion In business mat
ters, because of the number of Carlsons
in this city. This information, in turn
was impaired to the undertakers.
Money Was Missing
While Carlson is known to have car
ried $40 or $50 on his person, only a
few dollars were in his pockets. A
cheap watch also was found on him.
The police say from the time of the
shooting to the time the men in the
stable rushed to where the body was
a sufficient time had not elapsed tc
give the murderers time enough tc
AilS lliG pOChClS vi Tie NlCllIls
The police are working on a cleW
that there may have been a quarrel and
that the death Of Carlson is due to a
dispute rather than because he refused
to give the trio money.
The weapon used was an automatic
pistol of 32 caliber, several shells OF
which were found near the body.
The police have a dragnet out for al
suspects. and from now on all persons
who are unable to give a good account
of themselves will be taken to the cen
trail police station for investigation.
Will Take Drastic Measures
Chief Dishman declared there will
not be an epidemic of robberies and
murders this winter, and despite the
fact that he has an inadequate police
force for city of this size, will take
such steps that will insure belatet
citizens reaching their homes in safety
While the chief did not wish to tel
all of his plans, within a short timt
he will detail a number of the nigh
watch TO patrol the residence districts
in plain clothes and stop all persons
appearing on the streets after a certain
hour.
Chief Dlshman declared that the only