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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
GRIDER RUNS AMUCK'
At THE CUUNTY JAIL
Convicted Real Estate Dealer
Uses His Fists on Fel-
low Prisoners

Charles Grider, real estate dealer,
who recently was sentenced to serve
two years in San Quentin prison for
embezzling diamonds from woman
who had given him the gems as part
payment on a real estate deal, is now
of the opinion that he acted unWlseIy
in trying to make thirty-two prisoners
in the county Jail, who were occupants
of a tank with him, obey his every
command.
Grider appealed his case and is be-
ing held in the county jail awaiting
a. decision in the appeal. When he was
first taken to the Jail Sheriff Hammel
out of pity for his mother, gave him
the best cell on an upper floor and al
lowed his relatives and friends to call
on him daily. He seemed to be of the
opinion that all these privileges were
due him, but turning point came in
his iail life when he refused to leave
his cell in answer to a subpoena is
sued out of department r. ordering
him to be present to testify in a civil
action 1t was necessary for three
deputies to handcuff him and carry
the obdurate prisoner into court, as re-
lated in The Herald several days ago.
When Gridcr was taken back to Jail
from the court room he became quite
insolent to JaiIOr George Gallagher
and as a result he was removed from
the best cell and placed in a tank,
which was occupied by thirty-tWo
prisoners. Five minutes after being
assigned to bunk he stallled through
the tank and struck at the first man
that was within arms length. The un-
fortunate fellow happened to be off
his guard and after receiving the first
blow was too stunned to fight back,
Grider then struck at two other
prisoners, but met his Waterloo when
he tackled a small son of Erin. Yes
terday he resumed activities by at
tacking another prisoner, but he evi-
IDENTIFY misjudged the mans fighting
ability, for he was badly worsted in
the encounter. Jailor Gallagher en-
tered the tank just in time to save
Grider from being pounced upon by
several prisoners. In order to keep
him from being injured the jalor
placed hm n a basement ell and now
Grider can only vent his hatred on the
men who pass his barred door He is
"at home" to callers now only on reg
ular visiting days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
RAGING MAD, CONVICTED
MAN ATTEMPTS ASSAULT
Former Postal Clerk Creates a
Scene in Court-More
Charges Coming

While being escorted out of the
United States district courtroom yes
terday afternoon, after being found
guilty by a jury on q charge of per-
jury, Orlando Altorre, a former Los
Angeles postal clerk, leaped from the
side of Deputy Marshal Franklin, who
had him in charge, and made a des-
perate attempt to strike Postal Inspec-
tors w. c. Knox and j. O'Connell, who
had testified against him. Deputy
Franklin caught the prisoners hands
just as they were thrust out and then
rushed Altorre to the marshaPs office.
Mrs. White, mother of Altorre, then
approached Deputy United States At
torney Horton and in a voice trem-
bling with rage said:
Horton, you prosecuted my son and
I'll get you yet"
When the case was resumed yester-
day morning before Judge Wellborn,
Deputy Attorney Stewart opened up
the governments argument and was
followed by Attorneys johnson and
Thompson for the defense. Deputy At
torney G. Ray Horton closed the case
for the government and at 2:25 o'clock
the case went to the jury. After de-
liberating until 4:10 in the afternoon
the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Judge Wellborn set June 13 as the
day for passing sentence. The max
imum punishment in Altorres case is
five years's Imprisonment and a fine of
$4,000. Until the judgment is reversed
Altorre will not be able to give tes-
timony in any court in the United
States.
A second charge of embezling money
from the United States mails is pend
ing against Altorre and will be set for
trial next month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
OLD JOHN ENNIS AFTER
WESTON'S WALKING H0N0RS
Sixty-Eight Years old, Man Plans
Cross Country Hike

NEW YORK, June 2.-Old John En-
mis- isn't going to let Weston remain
the Peerless Pedestrian and Peripatetic
Prince if old John can help it. Having
beaten Weston once, John Is sure he
can do it again. AS for the handicap
of age. John points out that he is 6S.
Jaunting Johns legs could not keep
still yesterday, so he had to pace about
the room as he announced his purpose
to prove that if anybody deserved the
title of Grand Old Git-There GallOper
it was he, John Ennis, born in Ireland,
please you, but for twenty years as
good an American as ever voted in
Stamford, Conn.
Monday morning at sunrise John will
start from Luna Park. Coney Island,
take dip in thhe Atlantic surf change
his clothes. and stride up to city hall,
where. Mayor Gaynor will start him on
a journey on foot across the continent,
Johns goal is San Francisco, where he
will end his walk with a swim in the
Pacific. Ennis defeated Dan O'Leary
and Weston in 1898 when he walked 100
miles in % hours and 10 minutes. He
has saved thirteen lives by his expert
swimming, and in 1908 received a
bronze medal from the United States
volunteer life-saving corps.
Ennis will start from Luna Park
promptly at a. m. on Monday and will
be accompanied to the city hall and to
Kingsbridge by attendants in Frederic
Thompson auto.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
BIC ENGINEERING
FEAT PERFORMED
Hundreds of Tons of Earth Are
Dug from Under Hotel
Alexandria
LAY FOUNDATION FOR ANNEX
Guests Unaware of Operations of
Construction Gang-Work
Signal Success
LAY FOUNDATION FOR ANNEX

An engineering feat which, to the lay
mind appeared impossible, and which
might have caused guests of the Alex
andria hotel no little uneasiness had
they known what was going on, was
successfully completed yesterday with
out the slightest mishap and in a man
ner entirely satisfactory to the builders
of the Alexandria annex.
1t was the placing of the foundation
for the new annex, eight feet under the
foundation of tho present hotel, and
under a wall of bricks nine stories high
and Weighing many hundred tons. The
feat was accomplished by a method
designed by Robert Jordan, in charge
of the construction of the new hotel,
and while seemingly all the earth on
which the south wall of the Alexandria
rested was dug away, so successful was
Mr.. Jordans scheme that not SO much
as a bit of plaster was cracked In the
hotel
In order to put in solid foundation
for the new annex 1t was necessary to
build under the present foundation of
the hotel. Work on this difficult feat
was commenced about ten days ago at
the northwest corner of the lot on
which the annex is to stand. Slowly
the dirt was dug away and bracing put
in. In the method of bracing lay the
whole success of the plan involved for
putting in the foundation. When the
excavating was down three feet it was
stopped and an elaborate system of
braces built. This bracing was Of
heavy timber and in order to be on
the safe side enough was installed to
hold up many times the weight required
of it. This same plan has been adj
hered to throughout all the construc-
ton of the hotel, and at present there
L. Of tiDnhar IlSnd In hrAG-
ing alone.
While this work was being completed
the artificial foundation of timber
which had been put in to support the
wall was placed on jack screws and in
that manner the building was kept alb
solutely level. AS only one hole was
dug under the wall at time. and the
building allowed to rest securely on the
new foundation at one spot before its
present foundation was taken from un-
der it at another. there was no danger
at any time although at first glance
1t was difficult to understand what
was keeping the wall of the hotel from
falling. The feat probably was as diff
ficult as has ever been accomplished
on the Pacific coast in this line of
work as. according to the engineers in
charge, the south wall of the Alexan-
dria is the heaviest pile west of the
Rocky mountains.
The southwest corner OF the new
hotel site also presents an interesting
sight Here excavations are down
forty-six feet ten inches below the
floor level. When this portion of the
building is finished it will have three
complete stories underground.
According to Mr.. Jordan the new
hotel will be ready for the erection Of
the steel frame work by July 10. Gangs
are working day and night at present
excavating and putting in the con-
crete foundations, and 1t is possible
that the foundation will be completed
a little before that date.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
YOUNG ORATORS ENTER
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
To Contest for Title of Southern
California

An oratorical contest for the cham
pionship of Southern California will be
held tonight in assembly hall of the
Los Angeles high school, beginning
at o'clock. The contest will be un-
der the auspices of the Southern Cali
fornia Debating and Oratorical asso-
citation. The speakers and their
themes will be as follows:
George C.~Lorbeer of Pomona high
school, "The Pioneers"
Robert Anderson of Occidental pre-
paratory, Cry Of the Vanquished.
J. Murray Morgan of Hollywood,
1.-THE Denial Of Justice"
Miss Winifred Roberts of Santa
Ana, 1.-THE Redemption of the Slum."
The papers have been judged already
as to thought and composition. The
judges on delivery will be Prof. L. B.
Stowell Of the University of Southern
CALIFORNIA, Prof. Lewis M. Ferman of
the State Normal school and Birney
Donnel. The trophy which will go to
the winner is a handsome cup pre-
sented by the student body of the
University of California.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
BULLDOG TRAINED TO ROB
HEN BOOSTS FOR MASTER
Man PerfeCts PIunder System
with TOWSer'S Aid

INDIANAPOLIS, June 2.--The police
department at Terre Haute has solved
partially the mysterious disappearance
of many chickens lately. The owners
of poultry had not seen anyone hang
ing around their hen roosts and they
could not account for the thefts.
The police laid a trap for the thief,
They finally saw a horse and buggy
driven up to chicken roost They
were prepared to land their man. In
stead of a man, however, fine looking
bull terrier jumped out of the buggy
and made straight for the hen house.
He came out Immediately with a
plump pullet in his mouth. He hiked
straight for the buggy with it and then
came back for another. The way he
grabbed the chickens and carried them
to his owner showed that he was no
amateur thief
The police were satisfied that the man
had trained his dog to go after the
chickens while he remained at safe
distance They made run for him
but he escaped in his rig with the dog
following.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
WIFE ATTACKS AFFINITY;
EACH FINED A FIVE-SPOT
Mrs. Johnson Accuses Miss Ford
of Liking Mr.. Johnson Too Well

AS the elimination of a feud be-
tween a wife and an alleged affinity,
Mrs. Mary Johnson, the wife, and Miss
Leathie Ford, both negresses, were
fined S. each yesterday afternoon by
Police Judge Frederickson on charges
of disturbing the peace.
The women were arrested Wednes-
day afternoon by Patrolman Plummer,
who discovered them fighting in Ceres
avenue near Eighth street. They were
taken to central police headquarters
and released on bail to appear in court
yesterday.
It appears from the testimony given
at the trial yesterday that Mrs. John
son approached Miss Ford and ac-
cused her of alternating her husband S
affections. This Miss Ford emphatic
ally denied and a hairpulling contest
followed.
Mrs. Johnson declares that the Ford
woman paid attentions to her hus-
band in Texas before they moved to
Los Angeles several months ago. Since
their arrival here she claims Miss Ford
moved here and continued paying at
tentions to her husband
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
SHOT To DEATH ON TRAIN
BY HIS DIVORCED WIFE
Seattle SaIeSman's Body Found
in a Compartment on a
Pullman Car

SEATTLE, June 2.-Reese Prosser,
an automobile salesman of Seattle, was
shot and killed on train at Libby,
Mont, yesterday afternoon by his di-
vorced wife, Vera, whose parents
live in Denver.
Mrs. Prosser who is young and at
tractive, caused a sensation here sew
eral months ago by attacking her hus-
band in a downtown office building.
To newspaper reporters she said that
he had squandered her fortune and ill
treated her.
Last week Prosser obtained a divorce
without contest. Except for their do
mcstic troubles the couple were not
well known here. Prosser and G. w
Miller of Seattle started east two days
ago, and it is supposed Mrs. Prosser
intercepted them. Prosser's name was
the same as that of a well known
tenor singer of the minstrel and vaude-
Vile stage and one of Mrs. Prossers
complaints against him was that he
habitually represented himself to
strangers as the singer.
The couple were married in CleVe
land five years ago and Prosser is
said to have belonged to an excellent
family there. A divorce was granted
to Prosser in Seattle May Is. At the
trial the husband testified that he lived
in fear of his wife. At one time. he
said, she had attacked him with
carving knife, on another occasion she
took away his clothes and held him
a prisoner twenty-four hours in ho-
tel room, and she had created scenes
in hotels in Spokane and North Yaki-
ma. Wash, which had resulted in
both being turned out
Mrs. Prosser and her former hus-
band were riding together in one COM
partment of an eastbound Great North
ern train. A passenger in another
heard a shot. Mrs Pros
ser left the train at Libby.
After the train left Libby Prosser's
body was discovered Word was sent
back to the town and Mrs. Prosser was
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
300 ATTEND OSTEOPATHY
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
Stage Decorated with Flowers
Intended for Members of
Graduating Class

More than 300 persons attended the
graduating exercises for the class of
1910 of the Los Angeles College of
Osteopathy at Gamut Club auditorium
last night.
The stage was decorated with bou-
quets intended for the graduates and
the large crowd showed by frequent
applause its appreciation.
The exercises began with an invo-
cation by President Forbes Of the
college, after which a stirring march
was played by the orchestra. Mr..
Forbes then introduced the Rev. d. F.
OF Pasadena Mr.. Fox made a strong
speech, replete with epigrams AMI
stories.
At the close of his address Mr.. Fox
gave advice to the graduates, after
which the diplomas were presented.
A general reception was then held by
the class for the relatives and friends
of members. The graduates are:
Chester w. Albright, William Bar
tosh, Grace d. Beebe, Josephine M.
Bernard, Della Bryant, d. o., Anna
r. Josselyn, Thomas M. King, y. o.,
Frederick A. Luedicke, Louise Ladd,
Walter c. Mcdonald, Josephine b.
Bradley, d. o., Emma B. Boggers, D.
o., Mehetabel Barnes, D. o., Arthur
c. Cluff, A. b., Ella M. Caryl, Everett
w. Macdonald, Ethel e. Murphy, D..
o., Edward B. Palmer, Frances A.
Perry, Oscar e. Pinneo, D. o., S. w.
Cummings, M. Louise Davis, w. E..
Davis. D. o.. Mary A. Ellison, A. A,
Robert w. Risley, w. NJ. Robinson,
]. E. Semple, Sydney G. Semple, Ber-
tella X. Skinner, Herbert c. Evans,
David j. Fasching, Godfrey p. M.
Heathcote, George II. Handy, c. Emily
Heltsley, James Sanderson, j. S.
Schwieger, D. o., William NJ. Slaugh-
ter, D. o., John Talbot, Pearl Udall,
George T. Hamilton, Susan w. Hutch
inson, L. H. Howland, D. o., Elmer P.
ireland, A. B., Richard G. Weiersbach.
Charles A Whistler. John L. Whistler,
Samuel Wilson, Mabel L. Williams,
Theodore Joos, Edward D. Jones, D.
o., Charles S. Wheaton, Oscar G..
Weed, D. O.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
GAM BILE RELEASED

Archie Gamble, arrested on charge
of failing to support his minor daugh-
ter, appeared before Justice Pierce
yesterday for a preliminary examina-
ton. After Gamble had promised to
properly support his daughter he was
released from custody on his own re-
cognizance and the court postponed ac-
tion in the case for an indefinite pc
riOd
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
FORGERY CHARGE AWAITS
SICK MANS RECOVERY
A. H. Perkins, R. R. Brakeman,
Tried Suicide but Failed

AS soon as A. II. Perkins, rail-
road brakeman, who is at the county
hospital as the result of an attempt
to commit suicide Tuesday morning,
RECEIVERS, a complaint will be filed
against him charging him with forgery,
according to information received at
the detectives office yesterday.
The complaint will be filed by Hart
brothers, proprietors of the Rosslyn
hotel. They allege that Perkins gave
them a check in payment for board
bill to which he had forged the name
of j. H. Mccormick. The check was
for $40.
Perkins was found in his room at the
Hotel Willoughby, SOC South Hill street,
Tuesday morning in an unconscious
condition from the inhalation of gas.
No motive has been discovered eor his
attempt to take his own life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
CASE AGAINST MILLS SING
STRICKEN FROM CALENDAR

The case of Mills Sing, the Chinese
accused of contributing to the delin-
quency of Abbe Sheehan. a white girl,
was stricken from the trial calendar in
Judge Wilbur's court yesterday. This
action was taken because of the issu-
ance of an alternative writ of prohi-
bition by the district. court of appeal
citing Judge Wilbur to appear and
show cause why he should not be pro-
hibited from sitting as a committing
magistrate in the Sing case.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
CONDUCTOR TAKES ALL
BLAME FOR CAR CRASH

OAKLAND, June 2.-W. ]. Holdorf,
the Oakland traction company conduc-
tor, in a signed statement to his en-
ployers has taken all responsibility for
the Leona Heights wreck of Memorial
day. in which four persons were killed
and a score of others seriously in
jured, and surrendered himself to the
police shortly before noon today.
Judge Mortimer Smith of police
court No. l accordingly instructed that
he be charged with manslaughter and
released upon mis- own recognizance un-
til the coroner's jury, which will meet
June Z, returns a verdict. The state
ment of Holdorf, it is understood, will
not absolve the traction company from
responsibility.
pitfalls the other victims of the col
iision are expected to recover, although
several of them will suffer the loss of
limbs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
HAS TROUBLE IN SPOKANE

SPOKANE, June 2.-H. T. Prosser,
who was shot on Great Northern
train near Libby, Mont, Tuesday, had
trouble in Spokane May 26. After the
divorce had been granted Prosser
forced his way into Mrs. Prosser's
room in the Hotel Victoria, and on
his refusing to leave both were or
dered from the horse by the clerk. A
bell boy at the Hotel Spokane, where
they found quarters, says Mrs. Pros
ser bribed him to watch his actions
with other women. The couple left
Spokane May o.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
CHICAGO DOCTOR WILL
LECTURE AT Y. M. C. A

DR.. Arthur j. Francis of Chicago
will give an illustrated lecture on OK
ford university this evening in the Y.
M. c.. A. building. His father was
librarian of the university forty years,
and DR.. Francis is thoroughly familiar
with the institution. More than 100
views of the city of Oxford and it's
environs will be exhibited. The lecture
is in the interest of the Shanghai,
China, Y. M. C. A. An admission fee
of 25 cents will be charged. The local
association pays the salaries of the Sec
retaries of the Shanghai association.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
DIR. SEYMOUR LEAVES

Or. Eleanor Seymour, house ply
sician for the Pacific hospital, left yes
terday for st. Louis, where she will
attend the American Medical associa-
tion. She will be the representative of
the Los Angeles public health educa-
tional committee. The convention win
be held June to 10. DR.. Seymour,
who is the daughter of DR.. F. A. Sey
mour, will be absent about a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
SLASHER FINED $50

William Johnson, who cut Carl Engle
across the nose with a knife Wednes-
day afternoon because the latter called
him a Swede, was fined $50 yesterday
by Police Judge Frederickson. john
son was arrested in a saloon at Fifth
street and Ruth avenue, where he and
Engle had been drinking.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
LEV TO LECTURE

"The Magma Charta of the Kingdom
of Heaven" will be the subject OF
Mark Lev this evening at the Y. M.
e. A. Mr.. Lev, who is a Hebrew
scholar, is holding series of Friday
evening classes at the association
building, which are open TO the public.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
HOTEL CHANGES HANDS

c. w. Barker yesterday succeeded G.
D. Armstedd as manager of the Leigh
ton hotel. Mr.. Barker was the former
manager of the Arrowhead Hot Springs
hotel. He is better known to residents
of Los Angeles as manager of the
Paso Robles Hot Springs position he
held when Admiral Evans visited that
nonnlar resort.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
TO HOLD FRIENDSHIP SMOKERS

Division III, Order of Railway Con-
ductors, will hold a friendship social
and smoker the fourth Sunday of each
month at 230 p. m. in the Nielsen
theater building, in addition to the
regular meetings the first and third
Saturdays of each month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
VerdudO Canyon Land Go.

Has Just issued the Most Beautiful and Ar-
tistic Illustrated Booklet ever published n
Los Angeles Call or send for one.
mo. A. PIRTLE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
EXAMINATION JUNE 6

II. r. Millard, arrested on a charge
of passing a forged check, was before
Justice Summerfield yesterday, and his
preliminary examination was set for
Tune 6
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Divorce suits filed in the superior court
yesterday were;
May L. Dosta VS.. Charles f. Dosta Carrie
Tucker VS.. Homer e. Tucker; Stella Wood
vs.. F. NJ. Wood.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
TO HAVE LAST ASSEMBLY

The last assembly of Occidental col
lege will take place at II o'clock to-
day. 1t will be senior chapel and Pres
ident Baer will be the speaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
PREssYTERIANs TO GIVE DINNER

The men of Brooklyn, Boyle and Eu-
clid Heights Presbyterian churches
will have a dinner in the Boyle
Heights Presbyterian church, 1872 North
Chicago street, tonight. Missions"
will be the topic of the evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
RETURNS LICENSE
HELD TWO YEARS
Pomona Swain Finally Decides to
Give UP Ante-Matrimo-
NAL Ghost
MAIDS PROVE UNCERTAIN
County Records Show Certificate
Often Fails as Moral
'SuaSion'S Backer
MAIDS PROVE UNCERTAIN

Not all the marriage certificates is
sued by the county clerk of Los Ange-
les county are used to make two little
hearts beat as one, according to the
number returned to County Recorder
Logan. One was returned yesterday
by Otis c. Welch of Pomona, who has
had it two years, with the following
statement:
"PIease cancel this as it has never
been used and it never will be-"
The license was made out to Welch
and Lucille Childress of Pomona April
6, 1908, and it was evident that Welch
had no good fortune in his suit or else
he changed his mind.
Another sent back to the recorders
office by Robert L. Byrd bore the
statement that the would-be groom
had decided that matrimony no longer
had claims for him and to declare
positively that he would never use the
certificate.
All the certificates are returned to
the county recorder whether they are
Used or not. and some of them have
been held out for years before the cere-
mony has taken place, after which they
are sent in to be recorded.
WINS BRIDE AFTER SEVEN YEARS
one cer0hcate was returned Dy
Robert A. Jones after he had held it
for seven years. He had taken his Ii
cense out in 1903 and when he gave it
in to the recorders court he said:
'fWell, 1 finally got things to the
point where 1 used that license. We
were married yesterday" he ended
happily.
"What was the matter?" he was
asked.
"Oh. when I first brought it out to
my girl seven years ago she got mad
and turned me down I stuck to her
though, and would not give her up.
Finally she began to be a little older
than she used to be and when I pressed
the question again she accepted me-
"a very small percentage of the
marriage certificates are secured with
out being used" said County Recorder
Logan. "In many instances the man
takes out a license before he has the
consent of the girl. and he uses it to
influence her, showing how easy 1t
would be to get married. OF those re-
turned some of them want their 81 fee
back, but, as a rule the disgruntled
lovers send back the certificate and
are too hurt or disgusted to ask for
the return of the fee"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03

powerful microscope is recommended by
the department of agriculture as kitchen
utensil to detect adulterants in food.