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14 'OFFICER' FACES CRIMINAL CHARGE SAY LIEUTENANT COMES TO GRIEF ACCUSED OF GRAND LARCENY Probably the Last Chapter In the Strange Career of Falconer Will End With Mis Trial on a . Grave Charge Another chapter— perhaps the last was opened yesterday afternoon In the Btrange case of S. D. Fallon-Brtggs alias Lieut. A. S. Falconer, when Offi cer Roy L. Allen escorted the alleged naval officer before Judge Chambers to be arraigned on the charge of grand larceny. Not only did the event begin a most interesting sequel, but It marked the successful culmination of one of the most skillful and brilliant bits ot ; detective work that has been accom •i'pllshed In the history of the local de partment. ' Patrolman Allen became Interested In the case during the latter part of May, ■when Brlggs was much before the pub- IHe as an | injured i lieutenant of the United States engineering department. At that time. Officer Allen was con vinced the man -was a crlnlnal, but ns did not begin work on the case until the federal government imprisoned the "lieutenant" on the charge of Imperson ating an army officer. « Receiving permission from his super iors to work on the case in leisure mo . men ts, Allen soon had an over abun dance of evidence to convict him of petit larceny. Then the department de tailed Allen on the case regularly. Secures Evidence t Within two days he secured evidence that he wbb sure would convict Briggs "of "stealing a I satchel containing $180 •worth of tools, a watch and books from 'August Anderson, a Santa Fe engineer. These 1 things were stolen from Ander ' son's room In the . Broxburn at the 'corner of Filth .-and Hill streets dur ing | his absence from the city in the latter part of May. . Having secured a .clear: case, Allen went to the federal authorities, secured their consent to drop their charge against the man, and yesterday when the federal government ' released him from the county jail, Allen arrested Brlggs. Judge Chambers Bet ;the trial for tomorrow, and fixed the ballat $1500. "Lieut. Ashley Shelby Le Roy Fal coner? :or • Brlggs, claiming ■to be a member of the engineering department of the United States army, appeared In Los Angeles May 25. That evening: he sent personal notes to the editors : .of the various papers giving them an "exclusive" tip on an "alleged duel be- I tween himself and a prominent San ; Francisco attorney in a local club. Re- I porters found it difficult to obtain in formation regarding "Falconer," be cause he was reticent and hard of hear . ing. A picture supposedly of him and his daughters that appeared proved to be a fake. v His supposed daughter turned out to be the little . daughter of a minister of Tustln. - Accused In San Diego .i When these facts came to light an investigation of "Falconer's" past was made. May 13, Briggs finished a term .of ■ six months' imprisonment in San Diego for stealing . a gun and some gems. There he is said to have posed as the western representative of the American Detective association. ■ .From San Diego Briggs came to Los 'Angeles. He always wore a semi military uniform and said he was an army and a naval officer. He often 'gained sympathy by the story that his wife had gone on the stage and left him ; and the daughter, who was in a con vent at San Diego. The picture aided his story and he was entertained by some of the best residents of Los An geles. • After his exposure here he went to Coltonand was arrested there^by the federal authorities on the charge of im i personating an officer of the govern ment. . ■ . , ','Brlggs will be convicted," said Officer Allen. "The evidence that I have se cured against him, I think, is con clusive... There is plenty of evidence of smaller offenses, but we prefer to bring the graver charge." AGED "BOYS" FIGHT ON A DOWNTOWN CORNER Ride In Automobile Patrol Wagon ' Costs N. R. Hammon and Lewis. Row Twenty Dollars Each ."Send the patrol wagon and two policemen, quick! Two boys are having a desperate fight at the corner of First and Main streets, 1 " came as a hurried telephone call at the police station early last night. The "hurry call" was answered by the required . number of officers and . the automobile patrol wagon, but great was Sergeant Spark's surprise when the two "boys" were ushered In by Tom Rico, for one gave his name as N. It. Hanv mon, 60 years old, and the other, Bald he was known as Lewis Row and was 65 years old. The appearance of the two combat ants showed that they had been light ing anil both men tried to explain at the same time. Row alleged that Ilam inon owed him money , for somo. car penter work, and Hammon denied the charge. Someone had hit Row over the head with a cane, and a moment later Hammon was struck on the nose by eomebody'B . flst. When, the two men went to the police station, Hammon carried a broken walking stick and the skin was ' pealed oft the . knuckles of Bow's right j hand. ■ ■; Both , men were arrested, < but w«rl released later on $20 ball each. SUPPOSED ARMY OFFICER, FETED AND DINED, NOW FACES A CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY "LIEUTENANT FALCONER," WHOSE CAREER A 8 A GAY ARMY OFFICER SEEMS TO BE NEARING AN END WIFE KEPT BUSY DODGING MISSILES HATCHET AND COFFEE HURLED AT HER HEAD SAYS HUSBAND ABUSED HER Mrs. J. Cleo Jex Is Granted Divorce , After Telling Peculiar Story of Her Domestic Unhap. piness , One small hatchet and a cup of rather warm coffee were the two roots of evil mentioned In a suit for divorce Insti tuted yesterday . morning before Judge Trask In department four of the super ior court* by Mrs. J. Cleo Jex against Fred W. Jex. ■ The couple were married In Colorado four years ago, and since that time, ac cording to the evidence, . things went lively In the little household. Several neighbors were on hand to testify In behalf of Mrs. Jex yesterday, but not a word came j from friends |of the de fendant, and the case went by default. Regarding the hatchet and the coffee Mrs. Jex told the court that on one occasion when her husband was in a ht'of temper, he hurled the hatchet at her, head, missing by a narrow 'margin. The coffee played the leading part in another tantrum, when it. was alleged a cup of the beverage was also hurled at the head of the. woman. . This form of' love 'and cherishing evi dently did not appeal to Mrs. Jex in the light intended, for she remonstrated with her husband and received a black eye. Objected to Wife's Cooking Mrs. Jex further testified her husband created trouble because the cooking did not suit him. There would be too much pepper in the. meat or not enough salt in the potatoes. I The bacon had been fried a little too . dry or the peanuts were not properly roasted. She alleged her husband often became enraged and tore her clothes and struck her.. On one occasion she asked him to mow the lawn and he told her tie would not do it. "I then said I would mow the lawn," testified Mrs. Jex, "and he said: 'If you do I will know how to fix you.' At another time I stooped' to pick up my hat which had fallen to the floor and before I could stand up again he struck me In the face. "While he was conducting a grocery store in Los Angeles, he swore at me every time I went near the place, and people would not trade at his place because of his treatment. Finally he left me, telling me he was going home to his mother." NOTED JEWISH RABBI . TO VISIT LOS ANGELES Rev. Dr. EmilG. Hlrsch of Chicago Will Be Tendered a Banquet Rev., Dr. Emll G. Hlrsch of Chicago, the distinguished exponent of advanced Jewish thought, will -visit Los Angeles within a few days and will. be tendered a banquet by the local Jewish commu The quantity of the food taken is not the measure of ita nourishment, j The quality is what counts. Many babies . take Urge quantities of food and get a I small amount of nourishment. Mcl- ■ lin't 'Food babies take a small quan- tity of food, and get, a Urge amount of nourishment. Send for our book " Mellin's Kood Babies." , MSLLIN'S FOOD CO.. BOSTON, MASS. LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1905. nity at the Angelus hotel Friday even ing, July 28, at 6:30 o'clock. Invitations have been sent to the members of. the local Jewish congregation and lodges. On the committee of arrangements are Kaspare Cohn, I. ■ L. ' Lowman \ and George ,N. Black. . ■ This .'will- , be; . the first: oppor tunity that the local Jewish colony has had of hearing Dr. Hirsch, '■ and much Interest is being manifested in his visit. NEW CITY DIRECTORY ; M SHOWS LARGE POPULATION Figures Totaled Some Months Ago Are Near the Two Hundred Thou. , , sand Mark' According ' to ' the new ■' directory > of Los Angeles, which has just been pub lished, the city is near the 200,000 mark. The actual figures, which, however, were checked up some months ago, are 190,193. •■■ ■ ' ■ ■ ■ . '■ : : j j The book contains 2024 pages, is sub stantially bound and contains' in ad dition to the "_ regular list of names, a. classified business, directory, 'guide .to streets and other valuable information. Twenty-three thousand pounds of paper and nearly 800 pounds of Ink were con sumed in the production of the book. The Mathie Brewing Go. * 1834-58 East Main Street Telephone East 66 Home Exchange 942 The Beer that Costs No More, But ' Tastes Lihe More ...■■ ;■•(■■■'■ ' '-■■•.■ '■■■;•■ •• '.■;■.■■■*'•:■ '.". ■'. :,'' ■.. . ■ . ■'.. >.. .'■i 1 . i t .;.■■• .-..•■■ . •■• ' Red Ribbon Wurzburg'er Maltone (Tonic) Hotels and -Beach- Icsorte Change in Time """■«- i " aye Ban p<<>ro whnrfi Extra Service Beginning %&*% tf£^ °^S^Z July 15th . 10100 a. m. lOiOO «. in. lils p. m. : lilS p. •«. Santa Catalina Island: • '. , I 6l °* ■*•"'• .- wor leaving; time from • Los Angeles STEAMERS HERMOSA see Southern Pacific, Salt Lake or cAND CABRILLO Pacific Electrlo time cards., :,_ . Daily Concerts by Our FAMOUS MARINE BAND. ISLAND VILLA HOTEL— European Plan. HOTEL METROPOLE— American Plan; < BANNING CO., Huntlngton Building .....Both Phonms 59 ■ The best camp 'in the San Gabriel canyon.' hood' lights, s Splendid muslo. Plenty of . shads. Good accommodations. Rates ruasonubla. Booklet on request Addresa ! HAVES POTTER, Axusa. Cal. .,"-... ■ ; . -,1, 1 . sf» • • /S) *' ■', ■ . ■ «r >-\ 15) Gigantic Birds L>awston\ Ustrich -.^arm ■ stock of Ostrich Feather Goods In Amerlra for gale at' producer's prices. ' Qnj) ■ <nj>> -■ >' ' North Beach, Santa Monica U/arm;:J*:iungo\ /sSues Tig'^rU.ii^iSti «3 ; absolutely safe 'surlbathlnsT.JJow Is the most beautiful seasou of th« year at the . btach. .' ■; , ■•.■:•' i- ,■'; ' ' ■ ■ ' '■ ' "' ■' '■'■" Gafo'SHristoi Bustness Lunches Dinners Complete '■, . After-itheater Refreshments . ',■'•■-:..' - Room tor 1200 (ffii >m» ■' * •■ T* Up-to-Date Restaurant UreiJffpnie.-w.avQrn. ■OFFICER ROY. ALLEN, WHO IS? BEING COMPLIMENTED FOR* CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK $ VETERANS PAY LOVING TRIBUTE TO DEAD COMRADE Impressive • simplicity ' marked the funeral services over the remains of Maj. W. H. Bonsall, which wj»re held yesterday afternoon from the family residence, 1315 West Adams street. Dr. J. J. Wilkihs, . dean and rector of St. Paul's pro-cathedral, read the Episcopal service. Preceding the service a large number of friends viewed the remains. The casket was embowered In beautiful floral tributes. ■ ' ' • ■ The funeral cortege was met at the gate of Rosedale cemetery by veteran* from the Soldiers' home, who formed a military, escort to the grave. «Dr. Wil kins made a short address, speaking of the consolation of the doctrine of im mortality- and • of the life of the de parted. This was followed by the com mittal, service and the ritual of the G. A.R.; .Two firing squads, one from the Soldiers' home and the other from Bart lett-Logan post, fired a last Balute, after which taps were sounded. ' -Bartlett-Logan post attended In a body, • two special cars ' conveying the soldiers from the home to the cemetery. A -large number of friends attended. • j The pall-bearers were members of the Loyal Legion andG. A. ;R., of which organizations the deceased was a mem ber. 'They were:; Gen. Harrison Gray Otlsl' Maj. E. W.' Jones, Maj. C. F. E. Klokke,' Col. C. C. Allen of the Loyal Legion, and Maj. Reber, Messrs. W. H. Heffelflnger, Van Horn and.Koraer of the G. A. R. / 7 ' , ' . = , ' , « Bargain Tid Bits for Early Shoppers Items on Sale From 8:00 to 11:00 A. M. No Phone or Mail Orders Theae Are Worth Coming After. j^jj^ilj^lflj^ Japanese Linen Warp Matting 194-/* M<i\6^m% Good "Patterni Worth . 19c Yard .„.: _..._; l»w z V ** USfl'/ l^^\\^ LI"'" w«rp matting; good designs and pretty colors; made from soft, pliable straw; •i4lk* /'-BiißSraa closely woven; well flnlßh«d edges;' perfectly reversible; a bargain at the regular f^wmWJFffl^ar4?' prlce ot 19c> ThlB mornln *' on the tnlr(i flo ? r> 12^ c a y ard> , ' e$B$SSi \W Good HucK Towels -74.- Oxford Waistin^ ft4. r AvMJH i iff S Sl« 20 x4O Inch M.. /7 C Well Worth ?0c O3 C jrk*\i VjIH U ' Hemmed huck towels, 20 Inches wide White Oxford anH Madras wflUttnir; neat' L«?&\ \L & and 40 inches long, with red border; not woven stripes of black; worth 20c a yard; K^ld_SLM U*S^ more than one dozen will be sold to any. not more than 12 yards will be sold 'to hum^~^&^S^A one rustoinpr. This morning, on the third ono customer. Thla morning, on the third V^; i J'*^.^&gS :7 Sj£"''' llnor, 'W- floor ' 8 I " 3c y arfl - ; i §5 and $6 Suit Cases $3.65 f^^^^^^S^ P.nnd leather cult cases, both light find dark colors; finished with Ifl^^^^^^^^^P." lhlhlillhHh • brass look nnd rlnsp: llnpd with fnnry cloth; ntt*rl with four Inside H^M'^irf>gl^^^j^nnra||HHß j straps; thpse come In tho very best slzoa; actual »5.00 and $6.00 HlK^^^l^f^^^^CT^^ifg^W Boys' suits, made from nil wool tweeds B nd cheviots; neat patterns; H| S'^flj fel|Si%<|sKJ^l|^ffl '' " some in plain colors; all of thorn well tailored; rlzea for boys from Hi?gisjf fif. $ : {p\ >*#. ■ Y-&\IWM 8 to 16 years; excellent values at $2.50. Tuesday morning, on second Boys* $2.00 Bicycle Pants $1.19 v Wor v, ißl 7l / r for $2.00. This morning, U. 19. ■ floor, 7%c, Men's 50c WorK Shirts 25c 25c Summer. Under Vests 12& c regular BOc values. This morning, 25c each. Thla morning, 12% c eacn. ' 25c Ribbons 9c 15c HandKerchleft 4c 15c AU-Over Lace 4c v at 6BGents .^^ ■ • Sewed, Lined and Laid Why? Well, it's because they are short lengths— under 25 yards. The quality is there—the choice, desirable patterns— everything in fact, but quantity. .Only because there is a large col- lection of these short pieces can we 'offer such fine grades of tapestry at that price. ' Mind you, at this price they are sewed, lined and laid, and you can have choice of any piece of 80c Tapestry Brussels in the: house which has in it less than 25 yards— not over. Most people have learned that the .- . Best Place to Buy Carpets 4 ■Is of a Carpet House i and most: Los Angeles. people gravitate toward this store when a carpet purchase is on the mind. : *v High qualities, choice patterns and a painstaking effort to please every patron- are the factors responsible for our immense carpet trade at all times, and during this week there is the added inducement of best 80c grade Tapestry Brussels at only 68c. , Japanese Matting IQr 25c and 30c Grades _ _1 )/■ V Another big lot of our imported Japanese, linen-warp matting has arrived, and we have decided to continue the sale for another week As we told you before, our inspector discards all seconds, which go to other stores and ars sold at 25c and 30c. These we" are; offering are perfect in every way; there is a large assortment of unique Japanese, patterns -to choose . from, besides the cool and inviting plain white, and we confidently expect an even •greater .demand for, them this week than prevailed from the time our doors opened last; Monday j morning until they; closed at 12:30 Saturday. >\ • ;.*• •' •-•}'•■••, ... . Buy Carpets &/%D .flfi WM$ \fQ We Clos^ of a Carpet tf $ yA44/i4l3^i£f^ \®f at ! 2:30 House .^^^^ Saturdays California Medical and Surgical Association Rooms 414-420 Mason Building ; Fourth and Broadway , . Home^one ; Angeles, CaUfbrnia Sl M SnS ie •wide expeilenct.. they will K lve you the most ehll ed modloallielp available. "1 heir diagnosis la ab«olute; their cures »r« . permanent. The OKKICEB of the Cftllfor- nla Medical and Surgical Adsoclatlon are equpped with the most "»™«™ A " C '«": tlltc apparatuses Invented for the relief of sufterlng humanity. T"".^ 13 ,*}.*"^? ROOMTs unexcelled.. The LAUOUA'IORY of the Association Preparei i al I medl- cine pi escribed In the most coneplentloug manner. ' l ne e ' eK *"A % of I.ADIKS ANl> OENTLKMKN. There are special departments for Diseases of Men. Kemale Troubles. Chronlo dl»eaaos of both s*xeB; •"••„»■-«■, „« th. offln«« PERSONAL VISITS are always pief erred; but If you "V Ci fAXI?! . of.the Association vrlte for Symptom, Blanks, and l you may be "urea by •LOH IHtSPONDBNCK. Medicine sent to all towns of Southern California ana neigh. i FEES reasonable and within the < reach of all. 1 " ' V V';:" V/; H ours:;. 9to 12; 1-4;, 7:8 Evenings ■' •.,. ; JfJHHSjipKßjpjßHajfjuf' ■ . i- 1 nlwii IiArIiiMS^SMiiniMIBMHIIW AMKKIOAN UIIUI CO, BEN HUK CO. OJLARA G. * C. CO. MT. VKUNON CO. Headquarters A— at " ■ .V MOODY (B» CO. »11-»I8 Hum Opm Hoim ■-.■■'" We offor btri fclns In . all ■ good . mining . \ atooks. ■•.«. Allen's Press Clipping Bureau' M PvratiliM advanoe reports on. all on>> M tl tract work, soon as eawers. Irrlcatlea 'I] ■ and puuplna plants and all bulldtsgs. • ■ ■ ruwoal anl profHSloaal mattwa, : IS l| Bafaraiw IM MsveaottU VUv. H a 1 ■ Tetopho— ■ 19»\ Home.' ' ' g Private Ambulance .'LKv ambulance mi vice. w« hav»' •touv.a 1111 most' coavnlnt w« . MV-io-dtw v.blcl. ■naoutaoturctf. Ftnoual • att«ntloo. Proaipi UUli * iUNEa COMFANT.