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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
PRIEST WILL GIVE
DEPOSITION TODAY
Father Barron Sufficiently Recovered
70 Give His Evidence Against
Robbins, Charged with
Crime of Bigamy

In compliance with an order received
bv Deputy District Attorney keyes a
few days ago from the state depart
ment at Washington requesting a more
complete description of George c. ROD
bins, who is wanted in Los Angeles on
a charge of bigamy. the affidavit oil
Father Joseph Barron, who performed
the wedding ceremony, at which time
it is alleged the bigamous marriage
was contracted. will be taken this
morning at the Sisters hospital
Father Barron has been lying at the
point of death at the hospital for the
past few weeks, and it was not until
yesterday that his condition was sucf
that his deposition in the matter could
be taken. Robbins is being detained II
Mexico until extradition papers can bt
issued for his return to Los Angeles.
Justice of the Peace Ling, Louis
Duni. a detective of the district attor-
ney's office, and Deputy District Attor-
ney Keyes will assist in the taking OF
the deposition.
1t is thought that as soon as the
affidavit of Father Barron is received
by the Washington authorities the eX-
tradition papers will be issued.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
CLAIM CHARGES AGAINST
WOMAN ILLEGALLY DRAWN
Attorney for Mrs. Margie Grant Files
Demurrer to the Complaint in
Judge Willis Court

ON the appearance of Mrs. Margie V.
Grant. charged with obtaining money
by false pretense in selling furniture
and a lease on a residence TO MIS-
Ella Smith without the consent OF the
owner in department eleven OF the
superior court yesterday morning, at
torneys for the defense entered mo-
ton to set aside the information and
complaint in the case on the ground
that neither are in conformity with the
nature of the offense alleged to have
been committed.
The motion was oVerruled by Judge
Davis, who was on the bench in Judge
Willis place in the enforced absence
of the latter, and the defense then
entered g. demurrer to the complaint
on the ground that there was not sut-
ficient evidence presented to show that
the defendant had committed any Of
fense against the law.
In presenting his demurrer the at
torney for the defense set forth as his
grounds for the move that the first
complaint filed was jointly against
Mrs. Grant and her husband. The lat
ter had been discharged from the COM
plant in the lower courts and the COM
plant had merely been changed from
the plural to the singular number, ac-
cording to the defense, so that the pa
pers in the case giving information of
the charge were not legal.
Judge Davis postponed hearing of
the demurrer to Thursday morning
for the consideration of Judge Willis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
LAWYERS MAKE FINK CASE
A QUESTION OF VERAClTY
Closing Arguments Hinge on Whether
Woman Was in San Francisco
on December 80

Arguments were heard in the prelim-
mary hearing of a charge of making a
false demand against the Hartford In
surance company against Albert Fink
and his wife, Julia Fink, yesterday in
Justice Summerfield's court.
Deputy District Attorney Blair, who
has been conducting the prosecution,
opened the argument and laid the facts
and testimony clearly before the court.
His argument occupied the greater
part of the afternoon session of court.
He dwelt quite at length on the testi-
mony of the two witnesses for the
prosecution who testified that they saw
and talked with Mrs. Fink in San
Francisco on December 30.
Clair S. Tappaan, attorney for Fink,
made the argument for the defense. He
went over the testimony of the six
teen witnesses of the defense who
testified that they saw and talked with
Mrs. Fink in Los Angeles December 80.
Justice Summerfield took the case
under advisement until March 2S, when
he will render his decision.
The preliminary hearing of the sec
ond charge against Fink and Mrs.
Fink, that of making a false demand
against the Southern Pacific Railroad
company, which was set for yesterday
afternoon, was continued until 10
o'clock April 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
| News of the Courts
MRS. AXTELL is
GIVEN JUDGMENT
BREAKS CONTRACT DRAWN BY
LATE HUSBAND
Widow Seeks to Defeat the Terms of
Dead Attorneys Will by Making
Application for Additional
Property

Following arguments which lasted
nearly all day yesterday in the SUIT
of Mrs. Beulah V. Axtell against Zell
e. Talbert, administrator of her late
husbands estate, to break a contract
she claimed she was forced to sign by
her husband, relinquishing all claim TO
their property, Judge Conrey rendered
a decision late yesterday afternoon in
favor of the plaintiff.
The next move OF the plaintiff will be
to secure q half interest in the $4,000
estate as community property, and an
attempt to collect one-third of the
other half as the widow of the late
Henry clinton Axtell, at one time a
well known attorney.
In the contract signed by Mrs. Axtell
before her husbands death under al
legged compulsion at the point Of pis-
tol provided her with an income Of $50
a month and a house and lot worth
$4,000. The plaintiffs attorney endeav-
ored to show the court yesterday that
the decedent, being n lawyer, did not
state when the $4,000 house would be
given, or where 1t was located, and
knew that under the law this provision
of the contract was valueless.
In the will eft by the decedent he
referred to the contract as having set
tied all property matters between him
self and wife. He inserted a clause,
however, that if his wife contested the
contract after death she was to be
given a total of $4,000 and nothing
more under any circumstances.
According to the testimony given on
the stand by witnesses, the 5000 es-
tate has a number of membranes
which reduce its actual amount to
about $4,000 Provided that Mrs. AK
tell gets $4,000 of this as community
property, and one-third or $4,000 Of the
remainder, she will have defeated her
husbands efforts to keep her share
down to $4,000 by securing twice that
amount.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
NEGRESS WIELDS A RAZOR
AND THREE ARE CARVED
Black Men Quarrel Over a Woman
and She Takes Strong Hand
In the Game

AS the result of a free-for-all fight
in which a woman and two men, all
negroes, participated, Robert Rhoades
of 2452 East Hunter street suffered a
three-inch laceration on his left fore
arm; Henry Tisdell was cut on the
right jaw and left hand, and Minnie
Horn, who is alleged to have welded
the razor that inflicted the cuts, sus-
tained a confusion over the left eye.
All were booked at the central police
station on charges of disturbing the
peace.
The trio were drinking in the house
occupied by the woman at 1869 Jessie
street. The men began to quarrel over
the woman and Rhoades, it is alleged,
attempted to strike Tisdell. The
woman, who claims that Tisdell is her
cousin. drew a razor from her shoe
and attempted to defend her ldnsman,
and began slashing while the men were
clinched, with the result that Tisdel
was the more seriously wounded.
They will be arraigned in police court
this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
CHOOSE JURY FOR TRIAL
OF A CONSPIRACY CASE
Men Accused of Fraud in the Sale of
Garage Are Given Their
Second Hearing

After the entire session of court yes
terday had been devoted to the exam
ination of a venire of ninety talesmen,
the attorneys in the case of Dolph M.
Greene, r. e. Ivett and Harry G. Con-
ner, accused OF criminal conspiracy to
defraud j. II. Umberger out of $3.50 In
a transaction connected with the sale
of a half interest in a garage, finally
selected a jury to try the men.
This is the second trial of the trio,
Jury in the first trial returned YER
dict of guilty. The verdict was sealed
and delivered into the hands of the
bailiff on the morning of February o.
The attorneys for the defense took ex-
ception to this proceeding. They con-
tended that the verdict should not
have been delivered to the bailiff and
said that 1t was not legal because II
was returned on a holiday.
Police Judge Rose, after taking the
matter under advisement, decided thai
the verdict should have been delivered
to the clerk of the court instead of the
bailiff and granted the accused a new
trial.
The examination of witnesses will
begin this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
PROPOSES To- INCREASE
SALARY OF SECRETARY
judge C. D. Silent Believes the Park
Commission Employe Is Worth
More Money

Judge C. d. Silent of the park com
mission will undertake today to Sc
cure the consent of the council to in
creasing the salary of c. II. Herbert,
secretary of the park department, from
SIPS to $3.50 a month. Mr.. Herbert is
considered valuable man, and 1t was
with the understanding that more
money would be secured for him that
he accepted the position.
AS the park department is saving
5000 a month by not having a park
superintendent the commission believes
the increase is justified. The work of
park superintendent is now being done
by Commissioners Silent and Randall,
and many improvements are under way
at their suggestion.
In addition to his work as secretary
of the park department Mr. Herbert
will also have to assume the clerical
duties formerly imposed on the city
forester who drew a salary of $3.50 a
month for doing nothing else. He will
have to issue permits required by the
ordinance for tree planting and tree
trimming.
1t is the intention of the park COM
mission to secure a man at a salary
of $50 a month to do the inspecting
necessary in the forestry department.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
IRISH PLOT PLANNED
FOR EASTLAKE PARK
Judge Silent Makes a Suggestion for
Identification at a Meeting of
tho Commission

A bed Of shamrock. clumps Of Irish
blackthorn and Irish arbutus are to
be planted in Eastlake park and will
form a genuine bit of the Gould sod"
for the natives of the Emerald Isle who
make their homes In Southern Cali
fornia, if a part Of the plan of Judge
Silent for the Identification of East
lake park is carried out. He told his
idea to the park commission yesterday
afternoon and it met with instant
favor.
"St. Patrick's day has come to be al
most a national holiday with u.s." said
Judge Silent "And besides it's sig
nificance to the Irish the shamrock is
one of the most beautiful grasses we
could plant. The Irish blackthorn,
from which shillelahs are made in Ire
land, is one of the most beautiful
shrubs we have in Southern California
and the arbutus that grows so pro-
fusely in this country is a native Irish
plant A most effective combination
could be made of these plants and 1t
would be a spot Of which we would all
be proud"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
INTERPRETATIONS

Articles of Incorporation filed with
the county clerk yesterday are as
follows:
Walsh Agencies company, capital
$5000-Walter d. Walsh, j. p. Delaney
Joseph Campbell, directors.
Livingston & Lee, capital $4,000
Thomas r. Lee, Walter l.. Munday, f
c. Valentine, w. b. King, Eugene
Overton, directors.
Compton Gun club, capital S25,000-E
M James, j. Is. Norton, w. b. Legg
A. l.. Holcombe, II. j. Mayo, d. NJ
Hathorn, Frank Miller, E. f. Elliott
directors.
Central Finance company, capital
SIS, ,OO0-D. P. Jones, Frederick Stan
wood, L. B. Stanton, directors.
Capistrano Gold Mining company,
capital $75 000-J. Roller Collins, r. f.,
Hash, r. c. Fairall, directors.
Sunset Perfume company, capital
$249, ,000-John d. Smith, Eugene Mer-
rick, e. M. Smith, G. M. Leroy, T.
A. Smith, directors.
Midway Kingpin Oil company, capi-
tai ST. ,000-Frank B. Sturge, w. II.
Neiswender Harvey Crane, Harry c,
Collins, Darrell Condley, directors,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
AROUND TOWN
New York Woman Lectures


Mrs. l.. Davis OF New York city. sec
retary of the Woman's Reliance. deliV-
cred an interesting lecture at the First
Unitarian church yesterday afternoon.
Lottery Keeper Fined
Wong wy pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Williams court yesterday TO a
charge of violating the lottery ordi-
nance and was sentenced to pay fine
of $25.
SpirituaIists to Meet
The sixty-second anniversary Of mod
ern spiritualism will be celebrated at
the auditorium, Long Beach, March 81,
April l and q A full program is ar
ranged for the three days.
Address at Fellowship
Reynold E. Blight, minister of the
Los Angeles Fellowship. will speak this
evening at the Fellowship headquar-
ters, 429 Blanchard building, on THE
Strength of Non Resistance"
Auto Speeders Fined
Chester Bennett and r. w. Terney
pleaded guilty in police court yester-
day morning to charges of driving their
autos faster than the limit provided by
law, and were sentenced to pay fines
of $25 each.
Discuss Missionary Work
"Woman's Home Missionary work in
Methodism" was the subject of Mrs.
M c. Bliss Of Detroit yesterday after
noon at the First Methodist church,
under the auspices of the Woman's
Home Missionary society.
Service at Y. w. C. A.
The second in the series of Passion
week services will be held at the
Young Women's Christian association
today, from 1915 to 1 O'Clock. Rev. j.
A. Geissinger of the University Metho-
dist church will speak and Miss Mabel
Phelps will be the soloist
Carelessness Costs $40
O. d. Spray, an autoist, living at 761
Ruth avenue was fined $40 by Police
Judge Williams yesterday on a charge
of falling to report an accident Spray
is alleged to have struck Arthur Silver
8 years old, at Eighth and San Pedro
streets, and omitted to inform the
police of the matter.
Crafters Ordered to Leave
Charles Mitchell, Harry Hall and
Tom Warner, who were arrested by
Detectives Zeigler and Hosick several
days ago, accused of attempting to
blackmail a certain class of technical
vagrants, pleaded guilty in police
court yesterday to charges of vagrancy,'
were released under suspended SEN
tences of 1870 days and ordered to leave
the city.
Driven Out of City
Charles Lawless, ]. C. Ballou and
William Crawford, who are said by the
police to be notorious pickpockets,
pleaded guilty in Police Judge Will
liams' court yesterday to charges OF
vagrancy. They were released under
suspended sentences of 1S0 days in Jail
and ordered to leave the city. The ac-
cused were arrested In company with
Charles Williams. who is awaiting trial
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
COUNTY VALUATION INCREASED

While County Assessor Hopkins has
not yet finished his valuation of Los
Angeles county realty for the present
year, he estimates that the figures will
be about $50, 100000 more than the valu-
alton last year, which was 1920. 900, 900.
This will bring the amount in the
neighborhood of $47O000.00O, about $100, =
900, 900 less than the state equalizers
figured it to be last year. Figuring
that the increase made by the state
last year stood, it is expected that an
even greater advance for the present
year will be estimated by the state
board
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
USES TROLLEY POLE AS
DAMAGE SUIT EVIDENCE
A Former Conductor Alleges Railway
Company Responsible for ln-
Iures from Accident

A trolley pole and the spring socket
which holds it in place on a car were
introduced as evidence in the case of
j. p. o Bryan against the Los Angeles
Pacific railway for 100000 damages in
Judge Bordwell's court yesterday.
O'Bryan, who was an extra conductor
on the company's lines over year ago,
alleges he was struck on the head with
the iron pole while attending to his
duties. and was injured so badly that
he lost the use of one ear and is sub
ject to paralysis.
The case has been on trial for sew
eral days, and the closing arguments
will be heard this morning. The clumsy
evidence introduced yesterday was
laid on the floor in front of the jury,
and the details of the accident were
gone over, illustrating the manner in
which OBryan is alleged to have suf-
fered a blow from the falling pole.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
TAKES CASE UNDER AMUSEMENT

Judge Conrey of the superior court
yesterday took under advisement the
demurrer to the complaint of Mrs.
Blanche E. Wilbur, who is suing the
Emergency Hospital association and
the American Hospital association for
$5O.OO0 damages for the death of her
only son in the Crocker street hospital
in August, 1908. The plaintiff alleges
that her son. Eugene L. Wilbur while
recovering from an attack of pneumo-
MIA was left alone at night without a
special nurse and accidentally drank
bichloride of mercury used to steril-
iZe the thermometer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
swITcHMAN SUES SANTA FE

John w. Gleason, formerly a switch
man for the Santa Fe railroad in Los
Angeles has filed suit for $25OO against
the railway company for injuries he
alleges he sustained while attending to
his duties for the road. He alleges
that on February 8, while he was rid
ing on a freight car in the discharge
of his work, he was knocked off by a
passing car and his legs so badly in
jured ne will be permanently unfit for
work. AS ground for his suit he al
leges the tracks are too close together
at the point where the accident oc-
CURED for the safety a railroad is com
PEELED to afford it's employees.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

in police court on a charge of attempted
grand larceny. Williams is alleged to
have attempted to pick the pocket of
Attorney lie Compte Davis at Venice
a week ago.
Workman Has Deep Well
While working on n building In the
course of erection near Broadway and
Seventh streets c. II. Irwin, "a years
old carpenter, made a misstep and
fell from a scaffold to the basement
fifteen feet below. He was taken to
the receiving hospital, where the police
surgeons, after an examination, found
he had escaped with flesh wound on
the left arm. Irwin lives at 20Sh East
Fifth street.
Former Postmaster Accused
A complaint was issued by the deputy
district attorneys yesterday against w.
l.. Hedrick, former postmaster at
Fresno, charging him with disturbing
the peace. Hedrlck, who is proprietor
of a rooming house in Los Angeles, be-
came involved in a quarrel with r. w.
Rile. a tenant. because the latter was
three days delinquent in paying rent,
and created considerable disturbance
when he attempted to throw the bag
gage of Rlle into the street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
DISPOSES OF 60 CASES
WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES
Police Judge Establishes a Record for
Quick Handling of Small
Offenders

Police Judge Williams made a record
for Quick disposition of drunk cases
yesterday morning when he handled
sixty-nine cases within thirty min
utes.
When the name of the offender was
called the accused stood up and the
following dialogue would take place:
John Jones, you are accused OF be-
ing drunk in Main street. the judge
would say.
Guilty, or not guilty?"
Guilty, your honor
"FiVe dollars or five days"
In several instances Judge Williams
was able to dispose of three or four
cases without pausing for breath.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
FIGURING OUT INTEREST

The work of tiguring out the ? per
cent interest due on the cOunty's total
of $3,12f, $40 loaned out to 113 banks
mostly in the county, has been begun
by William r. Slater. chief deputy in
the office of John N Hunt. county
treasurer The sum is expected to be
in the neighborhood Of 100000, more
than enough to pay for the rent of diff
ferent buildings rented outside of the
courthouse for county work. The in
terest is payable April /.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
COFFEE DEALERS SUE

A. H. Hills and r. w. Hills have
filed suit in the superior court asking
that George II. Stoll & co. be en-
Joined from using a certain style of
label and tin in selling coffee, which
the plaintiffs claim was first used by
them. The Hills brothers also ask the
court to award them damages in the
sum of all the profits made by the de-
PENDANTS since they first began to use
a similar label and tin to advertise
their product
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
WIFE SUES FOR SUPPORT

Mrs. Maud Seaborn, who claims she
was married to Charles c. Seaborn in
Pike county, Illinois, February "a, 1892,
has filed suit in the superior court
against her husband, seeking a decision
compelling him to pay a suitable sum
for the separate maintenance Of herself
and two minor children, Grace, aged
16. and Wayne, aged - She alleges
that her husband deserted her and the
children without warning or reason,
and that he is a cabinetmaker drawing
a good salary in Los Angeles. She
asks that since he won't live with
them, he be compelled to pay for their
SunpOrt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
CONSIDERS BoTELLo DEMURRER

The case of Louis Botello, charged
with attempted mistreatment of a
minor girl. was brought up before
Judge Davis yesterday morning. At
torneys for the defense entered a mo-
tion to set aside the information on the
grounds that there was insufficient evil
dence. This was oVerruled and a de-
murrer was presented stating the in
formation was insufficient to show a
public offense had been committed.
Judge Davis took the transcript of the
hearing in the lower court and will
render a decision on the demurrer
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
HEARING is SET

C. d. Haywood was arraigned before
Justice Summerfield yesterday on a
charge of failure to provide preferred
by his wife, Lettie Haywood, and his
preliminary hearing was set for April
4. In default of $500 bond he was re-
manded to the county Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
WIFE MAKES CHARGE

A complaint was filed in Justice Sum
merfield's court yesterday against Tom
Williamson charging him with failure
to provide for his two minor children.
The complaining witness is Minnie
Williamson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
PLEADS GUILTY TO CRUELTY

Charles Connodun, a teamster, plead
ed guilty in Justice Pierces court yes
terday to a charge of cruelty to ami
mails and was fined $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
nIvoRcE SUITS FILED

Divorces filed in the superior court
yesterday are as follows: Mary r.
Linthicum VS.. Eugene II. Linthicum
Gus H. Tunky VS., Matte Tunky, Gus
tave Haas VS.. Bessie Maude Haas,
Nellie Civil VS.. Frank d. Cavill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
CHARGE is DISMISSED

Blais Vasilj was dismissed yesterday
afternoon in Justice Summerfeld's
court from the charge of threats to
kill preferred against him by NJ. ].
Fuduric. =
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

brane resulting from Uatarrh and drives
away Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
so cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
cream Balm for use in atomizers rs cts.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

The Legal Aid society at 292 North Main
street is charitable organization main
talned for the purpose of aiding in legal
matters those unable TO employ counsel The
society needs financial assistance and seeks
information regarding worthy cases Phone
Home F6203 Main 1855.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
n the Los Angeles Realty

Membership in the Los Angeles Realty
board Is virtual guarantee OF reliability.
Provision is made for arbitration OF any
differences between members and their ell
ents. Accurate information on realty mat
ters is obtainahe from them valuations
by competent committee. Directory OF
members free at the office OF Herbert Bur
dett, secretary. 525 Security building.
Phone Broadway 1898.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

The Herald will pay $40 in cash to any
one furnishing evidence that will lead TO the
arrest and conviction of any person caught
stealing copies OF The Herald from the
premises of our patrons.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

The Herald. like every other newspaper is
misrepresented at times, particularly In
cases involving hotels. theaters, etc. The
public will please take notice that every
representative OF this paper is equipped with
the proper credentials, and more particu-
larly equipped with money with which to
nav his bills THE HERALD,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

It's as easy to secure bargain in used
automobile. through want advertising, as 1t
used to be-and still is-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits
of California products at the Chamber of
Commerce building on Broadway, between
First and Second streets. where free infor-
nation will be given on Ali subjects pertain
ing TO this section.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
A Reliable Remedy
FOR
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1t cleanses, soothes,
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