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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
HOOSIERS TO HOLD ANNUAL
PICNIC AT REDONDO BEACH

The Indiana State society of South
ern California will hold their annual
picnic at Redondo Beach SATURDAY
August 1S. The society held meet
ing last evening in the Fraternal
Brotherhood hall, Ninth and Figueroa
streets, definitely decided upon the
date and made arrangements for a
program of sports and other amuse-
mentS.
Special concessions have been ar
ranged for by the society at the beach
and all those wearing badges will be
given preference during the day
Tickets will be on sale by members
of the society and all who intend to
go are urged to buy before August 1S,
as on that date the members are not
allowed to sell tickets. Among other
amusements provided by the society
there will be launch rides, swimming,
racing and jumping and dancing. A
big picnic luncheon will be spread at
noon and another in the evening Tor
the benefit of those unable to come
until late,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
CHARGE FORMER EMPLOYE
WITH STEALING z TICKETS

On complaint of a Southern Pacific
detective, Assistant District Attorney
Keyes issued a complaint yesterday
against Dell P. Pieckenpaugh, who is
being detained at Watsonville, charged
with the theft of two tickets from the
Southern Pacific station at Dolgeville.
The prisoner was in the employ of
the railway company at DolgeVllle
until July Is last, when he was dis
charged. 1t is alleged that he pur-
loined from the Dolgeville office two
railway tickets to Portland on the day
following his discharge. The theft
was discovered and his arrest followed.
He claims to have given one OF the
tickets to a friend.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
CONVERTS SICK MANS
CHECKS TO HIS OWN USE
Charge J. S. Wiley with Using the
Mails to Defraud

Charged with using the mails to de-
fraud, ]. S. Wiley was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Will
liams yesterday and his examination
was set for August 8.
Wiley was arrested in Pasadena on
Thursday night by Deputy United
States Marshal Durlin on a warrant
issued at the instance of the postoftice
officials. It is alleged that the pris-
oner mailed a letter at Sacramento
addressed to Paul Holsinger of Ridg-
ley, Ind, wherein he is accused of hav-
ing informed the Indiana man that
his son, A. L. Holsinger, was i'll in
Sacramento and needed money in order
to return to his home.
According to the officials, the father
mailed two checks, aggregating $165,
which amount, they say, Wiley re-
ceived and converted to his own use.
Holsinger junior was not i'll in Sacra-
mento and on learning of the swindle
reported the facts to the postofice
inspectors.
Wiley has consented to waive an ex-
animation in Los Angeles and will be
taken to San Francisco tomorrow,
where his case will be tried in the
courts of the northern federal division.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
MYSTERY Wells
BRIDE Of IVES
One Miss Hazel Barter and Her
Mother Deny Knowing
Mining Man
CONSPIRACY CHARGE is MADE
Mrs. Stanhope Says She Has Not
Been in Town of Golden,
Colorado
CONSPIRACY CHARGE is MADE

Who and where is the Hazel Barter,
supposedly of Los Angeles, who was
married to Albert l. Ives, a wealthy
Ely, New, mining man, on June II in
Golden, Colo? Assuredly she Is rot
Miss Hazel Barter, daughter of Mrs b.
M. Stanhope, formerly Of 557 Gladys
avenue. as the Los Angeles young
woman, when seen yesterday at her
present home, 1912 South Georgia
street, Indignantly denied being mars
rled to, or even knowing Ives.
Nor is Mrs. Stanhope, mother of Miss
Hazel Barter of this city, the mother
who stood by and witnessed the mar
diage Of her daughter to q man whom
she knew was already married. Mrs.
Stanhope stated yesterday that neither
she nor her daughter had been out of
Los Angeles for several months, that
they had never been to Golden, Colo,
and that neither had ever heard of
Albert Ives before.
While Mrs. Stanhope Is unable to
explain how the mistake in which her
daughters name was coupled with that
of Ives came about, she stated yester-
day that, in her opinion, the story was
circulated by persons who desired to
damage her name and character for
mercenary reasons. Mrs. Stanhope re-
fused to discuss the affair or to give
further reasons for suspeCting that
such was the object of the story.
According to reports, a Hazel Barter,
supposed to be the one who lived at
557 Gladys avenue, had gone to Golden,
Colo, and there, with the consent and
approval of her mother married Albert
I. Ives of Ely, New Ives was arrested
Thursday in Denver on a bigamy
charge.
The Miss Barter who married him,
however, is in no way connected with
the Barter family formerly living at 557
Gladys avenue, nor do the latter know
of another family by that name in this
city. From these facts they are prone
to believe that some one who knew
them and who had an object in dam
aging their regulations spread the re-
port that Miss Barter was married un-
der peculiar circumstances.
No trace of another Miss Hazel Bar
ter could be obtained by. The Herald
yesterday. The news dikpatch from
Denver, therefore. is mystifying. Cir
cumstances tend to support Mrs. Stan
hopes theory that some enemy origi-
mated the report. The presence of Mrs.
Stanhope and her daughter in Los An
geies and convincing evidence that
they have not gone out of the city
show that there was no warrant for
any statement that they were involved
in the Ives AFFAIR.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
DISCHARGES PRINCIPALS
IN NEIGHBORHOOD ROW

Joy abounds In the family of Carr,
for Thomas, John and Ellen Carr were
discharged from custody yesterday by
Justice Summerfield, the Carrs having
been recently arrested at the instance
of Alfred ]. Gwynn, who charged
them with threats to do great bodily
harm. In discharging the defendants
Justice Summerfield said:
This is nothing but ridiculous,
shameful neighborhood row and should
n t have been brought into court"
Gwynn and the Carrs reside near
Lankorshim. Gwynn complained that
on June 20 John Carr pointed a loaded
shotgun in his direction while the
other defendants threatened to admin
lister a beating to him.
The case first came up in the justice
court at Lankershim and was trans
ferred to Justice Summerfeld's tribu-
nal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
BANKERS SAY AMERICANS
ARE AUTOMOBILE CRAZY

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July e.
The Westchester county bankers as
sociation believes that the people of
the United States are automobile
crazy and that the bankers of the
country ought to intervene to save
their clients from this madness.
At their annual convention held here
this week, the association passed res
olutions asking it's members to scrutin-
ize carefully the applications of those
who want to borrow money on notes
for the purchase of automobiles. The
banks are to use extreme caution in
discounting such paper.
The bankers declared that hundreds
of persons have put themselves in peril
of bankruptcy during the last six
months by mortgaging their homes or
hypothecating valuable securities to
buy machines.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23

xyar,,oo+ avenue. 5325-27 South
Mrs t.. G. walker, 318 o. T. Johnson
building, owner; John Nelson, builder;
one-story store building $2SS5'
Kern street, 1OS--Waiter Savage,
40O7 South park avenue, owner and
builder; addition to residence $4oO.
Flower street, 2OS-1O SOUTH. R.
smith. 312 o. 4. Johnson building,
owner; to move residence, $3.50.
Virgil avenue, 53S-George Rector.
675 Westmoreland avenue, owner and
builder: two-story sixteen7room fiat
building, S5O00
woodland avenue ana Newman
street-A. N. Clark, owner; j. S.
Harshman, builder; two-story ten
room residence, $250O.
Ninth avenue and Sixteenth street.
A. M. Bonsall, owner; }. A. Burnett
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
FACES SECOND CHARGE
OF CRUELTY TO HORSE

Less than twenty-four hours after
depositing $100 cash bail in Justice
Bairds court to secure his release on
a charge of cruelty to a horse, w. c.
Morgan was again arrested last even
ing on a warrant charging similar
offenSe.
Humane officers allege that he
treated another horse with extreme
cruelty Immediately on securing his
release Thursday. Morgan pleaded
not guilty to the first charge and
awaits trial He was released last
evening, friends having signed a bail
hond. Deputy District Attorney Blair
has charge of the prosecution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
OHIO PASSENGER TRAIN
CRASHES INTO FREIGHT

HAMILTON, O., July ga few
hundred feet from the place where
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
freight train met a Big Four passenger
train on July 4, near Middletown, Ohio,
causing a wreck in which twenty-three
persons lost their lives and at practi-
caIly the same hour today, Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton passenger train
No. 1, southbound ran through an
open switch and into the rear cars of
freight train No. 5. No one was seri-
ously hurt, although several cars were
derailed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
BRIDE LAUGHS AT JOKE;
DISLOCATES HER JAW

NEW YORK, July 22.-Mrs. Celia
Goldberg. a bride of a few days, gave
birthday party last night and laughed
SO heartily at joke told by one of the
guests that she dislocated her jaw
Her husband after several attempts to
remedy the trouble called in a police
man. who in turn summoned an ambu-
lance surgeon. The policeman failed to
report what the joke was,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
WORN BY DISEASE, AGED
MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Dies by InhaIing GaS-Inmate of
Charity Institution

Despondent because of being afhict-
ed with Bright's disease, Charles
Browne, 65 years old, an inmate of the
1me for the Aged conducted by the
Little Sisters of the Poor, Catholic
society, at 27OO East First street, made
his way into the cellar of the home
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon and committed suicide by inhaling
gas. The body was discovered sew
eral hours after death.
Browne had been an inmate of the
home for some time. Recently he had
suffered greatly from his illness. Late
in the afternoon he left his room, went
into the cellar and closed the door.
later an attendant detected the odor
of gas and made an investigation,
finding Brownies remains. The coro-
ner was notified and he ordered the
body removed to an undertaking es-
tablishment.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
SAN DIEGO YOUTH ADMITS
SETTING FIRE TO HOUSE

SAN DIEGO, July 22.-Bert Huston,
a young man arrested Wednesday on
suspicion of setting fire to the resi-
dence of Fred Stutz, by whom he was
formerly employed, confessed to the
police, it is said, and declared he com
mitted the crime for revenge.
A formal charge of arson has been
placed against him. The fire was
started in the middle of the day and
the suspected man was caught just
as he was about to leave the city on
a fishing trip. His confession was
made to the police and district at
torney yesterday afternoon and he will
be formally arraigned on the charge
next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
CHARGES HOLLYWOOD MAN
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT I

w. e. Barnes, .jr,, uuntil lately res
ident of Hollywood, is being sought by
officers, Assistant District Attorney
Earl Newmire having issued two COM
plants yesterday charging him with
embezzlement and selling mortgaged
property. Barnes is alleged to have
sold a number of cows left in his
charge. while a Los Angeles furniture
firm accuses him of selling furniture
on which it held a mortgage. The
officers believe that the man wanted
and his family are in Rhode Island.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
JOHN r. DENEL FILES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

John f. Denel of Los Angeles filed
a petition in bankruptcy with the
clerk of the United States district
court yesterday, setting forth his liza
bilities at $2350 and his assets at
$14750.
A petition in bankruptcy was also
nled yesterday by Thomas L. Wilson,
who claims to owe debts totaling
$114414. He places his assets at 1910.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
elDEoNs CONVENE

DETROIT, July 22.--Gideons from all
over the United States opened their ma
tional convention at Detroit today. The
Gideons are 1000 or more travelling men
whose slogan is "a Bible in the guest
room of every hotel" A. B. T. Moore
of Cedar Rapids. Iowa. is president OF
the organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
DENIES DIVORCE

Judge Hutton of the superior court
Yesterday denied the application for
divorce that was made by Adeline V.
Hardin against John NJ. Hardin, but
granted interlocutory DEGREES to Ger
trude s. Burdick from M. M. Burdick
and to William r. Brown from r. A.
Brown.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23

perstead, 43S South Main street, own
er; D. R. Trip, builder; to move resi-
dence, S465.
Forty-eighth place, 14OS East-C. G..
Lidman, 1410 East Forty-eighth place,
owner and builder; addition to resi-
dence, $500.
Atlantic street, 2O2S-27-R. ]. Arata,
631 Security building, owner and build
er; one-story eight-room residence,
$400
Atlantic street, 202S-R. ]. Arata, 63t
Security building, owner and builder;
one-story ten-room residence, $500
Aldama street, 5O16-Mrs. N. Brook
ing, 1877 North Avenue 60, owner; NJ.
Levy, builder; one-story five-room res
idence, $500.
Russell and Vermont aveuues--Mrs.
]. Siefert, 264 East Forty seventh
street, owner and builder; one-story
six-room residence, $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued
since the last publication of the nst
and classified according TO wards:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
ROSSini'S Academy of Music
Ills So Olive street. Phone Bdway, 4so6.
True Method of Placing the Voice

We feature our high class foreign reter-
ences. and request investigation on the paFL
of ambitious vocalists.
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noon-when he went out. When he
didn't return Immediately the stenog-
rapher began transcribing the letters.
At / o'clock Monsieur Boissegur still
had not returned and his stenographer
went to luncheon
AS he talked some inbred excitement
seemed to be growing upon him, due,
perhaps, to his recital of the facts, and
he paused at last to regain control of
himself. Incidentally he wondered if
Mr.. Grimm was taking the slightest
interest in what he was saying. Ger
tainly there was nothing in his impas-
sive face to indicate it.
Understand. monsieur" the secre-
tary continued. after a moment, that
| knew nothing whatever of all
this until late that afternoon--that
is, Tuesday afternoon about five o'clock.
l was engaged all day upon some inn
portant work in my own office, and
had had no occasion to see Monsieur
Boissegur since a word or SO when he
came in at ten o'clock. My attention
was called to the affair finally by his
st~enographer, Monsieur Netterville,
who came to me for instructions. He
had finished the letters and the am
bassador had not returned to sign them.
At his point / began In investigation,
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still alive. | shall call at the embassy
this afternoon. No. it isn't advisable
to go with you nov. Give me your
latch-key. please"
Monsieur Rigolot produced the key
and passed it over without a word.
And one other thing" Mr.. Grimm
continued, "please collect all the re-
volvers that may be in the house and
take charge Of them yourself. If any
one, by chance. heard q burglar Prov
ling around there tonight he might
shoot, and in that event either kill
Monsieur Boissegur or--or me-
When the secretary had gone Mr..
Campbell idly drummed on his desk as
he studied the face of his subordinate.
S much!" he commented finally.
Its Miss Thorne again" said the
young man as If answering a question.
perhaps these reports have re-
ceived today from the Latin capitals
may aid you in dispelling that mys-
terry Campbell suggested. and Mr..
Grimm turned to them eagerly. Mean
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monsieur, and the further I went the
more neasy I grew.
"Now, monsieur, there are only two
entrances to the embassy-the front
door. where a servant is in constant at
tendance from nine in the morning I'M
til ten at night, and the real door,
which can only be reached through
the kitchen. Neither of the two men
who had been stationed at the front
breakfast, therefore he could not have
gone out that way. Comprenez? 1t
seems ridiculous, monsieur, but then l
went to the kitchen. The chef a been
there all day. and he had not seen the
ambassador at all. l inquired further.
No one in the embassy, not a clerk, nor
a servant, nor a member of the am
bassador's family had seen him since
he left his office"
Again he paused and ran one hand
across his troubled brow.
Monsieur" he Went on, and there
was a tense note in his voice, the am
bassador of France had disappeared,
gone, vanished, We searched the house
from the cellar to the servants quar-
tiers, ever the roof, but there was no
trace of him. The hat he usually wore
was in the hall. and all his other hats
were accounted for. You may remem-
but all his top-coats were found In
their proper places. So it seems, mon
sieur." and repression ended in a burst
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tcontInued from Yesterday,

"Well, monsieur, last Tu~esday-this is
Friday-the ambassador was at his
desk as usual. He dictated a dozen or
more letters. and had begun another
n private letter to his sister in Paris.
Me was well along in this letter, when,
without any apparent reason, he rose
from his desk and left the room, clos
ing the door behind him. His stenog-
rapl1er's impression was that some de-
tail of business had occurred to him.
and he had gone into the general office
farther down the hall to attend to it. |
may say. monsieur. that this impress
sion seemed strengthened by the fact
that he left d fresh cigarette burning
In his ash tray, and his pen was be-
hind his ear. 1t was all as If he had
merely stepped out, intending to return
immediately-the sort of thing, mon
sieur. that any man might have done.
TT so happened that when he went
cut he left a sentence of his letter in
complete. I tell you this to show that
the impulse to go must have been a
sudden one, yet there was nothing IN
his manner so his st~enographer says,
TO indicate excitement or any other
than his usual frame of mind. 1t was
about five minutes of II o'clock-hlSh
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of excitement, 'if he left the embassy
he did not go out by either door, and
he went without hat @ r coat"
He stopped helplessly and his gaze
a~lternated in%ouiring!y between the
benevolent face of the chief and the
expressionless countenance Of Mr..
Grimm.
IF he left the embassy" Mr.. Grimm
repeated. IF you search of the house
proved conclusiyely that he wasn't
there, he did leave it, didn't he?"
Monsieur Rigolot stared at him
blankly for a moment, then nodded.
And there are windows. you know"
Mr.. Grimm went on, then: LAS I I'M
derstand it, Monsieur no n except
you and the s~tenographer saw the am
bassador after 10 o'clock in the morn
ing?"
"Oui, Monsieur. C'est--' Monsieur
Rigolot began excitedly. Il beg pardon.
I believe that is correct
you saw him about 10, you say;
therefore, no one except the stenog-
rapher saw him after 10 o'clock"
''That is also true, as far as / know"
ANY callers? Letters? kilograms?
Telephone messages?
Il made inquiries in that direction,
Monsieur was the reply. 81 have the
words of the servants at the door and
of the stenoarapher hat there were no
callers. and the statement of the ste
nographer that there were no telephone
call or kilograms. Tllre were only four
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letters for him personally. He left
them all on his d~esk-here they are
Mr.. Grimm looked them over leis-
urely. AThey We're commonplace enough,
containing nothing that might be con-
strued into a reason for the disappear
| ance
1.-THE letters Monsieur Boissegur had
dictated were laid on his desk by the
stenographer," Monsieur Rigolot rushed
on yolubly. excitedly. I'm the anxiety
and uneasiness following the dlsap-
pesrance they were allowed to remain
there overnight. On Wednesday morn
ing. Monsieur"--and he hesitated i'm
pressively-''those letters bore ms sig
nature in his own handwriting
Mr.. Grimm turned his listless eyes
full upon Monsieur Rigolot's ~perturped
face for one scant instant -
mo doubt of it being his signature!
he queried.
"Non. Monsieur, nom the secretary
exclaimed emphatically. "NousaVez-
that Is. | have known his signature FOR
wears. There is no doubt. The letters
were not of a private nature. IL you
would care to look at copies of them
He offered the duplicates tentatively.
Mr.. Grimm read them over slowly, the
while Monsieur Rigolot sat ~nervously
staring at him. They, too, seemed
| meaningless as bearing on the matter
in hand. Finally, Mr.. Grimm nodded,
and Monsieur Rigolot resumed:
And Wednesday night. Monsieur.
another strange thing happened. Mon
sieur Boissegur smokes many cigarettes,
of a kind made especially for him in
France. and shipped to him here. He
keeps them In a case on his dressing
table. on Thursday morning his valet
reported to me that this case of Gig
arettes had disappearedi'
"Of course observed Mr.. Grimm.
Monsieur Boissegur has a latch-key to
the embassy"
"Of course"
Anything unusual happen last night
that is. Thursday night"
Nothing, Monsieur-that is. nothing
we can find"
Mr.. Grimm was silent for a time and
fell to twisting the seal ring on his
finger. Mr.. Campbell turned around
and moved a paper weight one inch to
the left. where it belonged, while Mon
sieur Rigolot. disappointed at their
amazing apathy, squirmed uneasily In
his chair,
ut would appear, then" Mr.. Grimm
remarked musingly. that after his
mysterious disappearance the ambassa-
dor has either twice returned to his
house at night. or else sent someone
there. first to bring the letters to him
Tor signature, and later to get his
cigarettes?'
"Certainmen, Monsieur mean, that
seems to be true. But where Is he?
Why should he not come back? What
does IL mean? Madame Boissegur il
frantic. Frustrated, She wanted me to
go to the police, but ] did not think IL
wise that it should become public, so l
came here
VERY WELL" commented Mr.. Grimm.
Let it rest as it Is. Meanwhile you
may reassure madame. Point out to
her that il Monsieur Boissegur signed
the letters Tuesday night he was. at
least. alive; and If he came or sent for
the cigarettes Wednesday night, he was