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Second Section LOVE AND DRINK CAUSE HIS RUIN FORMER WEALTHY MAN FACES INSANITY CHARGE STRANGE FACTORS IN CASE W. D. Montgomery Occupies Cell in Insane Ward Upon Complaint of Foster Daughter, Who Admits Illegal Relations With Him Love, liquor and finance, three fac tors In the trial of "VV. D. Montgomery, former proprietor of the Lincoln hotel, who appeared yesterday before the commission In Judgo Glbb's court on an insanity charge preferred by his foster daughter. Miss Mary Melster, promise to make the case one of the most sensational heard in the Los Angeles court for years. Certain ones to whom Montgomery Is Indebted say that he la Insane. Mrs. McWilliams, the woman who pur chased the hotel, says he Is In his Tight mind, as do several others. His foster daughter admitted last night, despite her testimony before the com mission, that Montgomery acted sane when he had not been drinking to excess. The commission yesterday, after hearing the evidence, refused, to send Montgomery to an asylum. It did not deef the evidence sufficient. In six days another hearing will be given, at which Montgomery will bring witnesses who will assert that he is perfectly sane. Fortune Hangs In Balance Upon the verdict of the commission depend the disposition of nearly $10, 000, which has already been paid out; whether or not Montgomery was sane when he disposed of his hotel July 7; given to Dr. Z. T. Baughn, are worth less; whether or not he was In his right mind when he turned over to Dr. Baughn the power of attorney to sell the hotel. In the hearing yesterday the money question was not touched upon, but it Is said to form the background for much of the evidence which will be put '.'forth later. ; .'" Montgomery finished extensive re pairs on his hotel April 24, and then, according to his friends, suddenly be came strongly addicted to the liquor habit. Bills were left unpaid and he gave little attention to his business. At that time, no one doubted his sanity. Early In May, Z. T. Baughn, an ocu list with offices In the Copp building, who was staying at the hotel at that time, according to his own story gave Montgomery $900 with the understand ing that he, Baughn, was to become a partner In the hotel business. The $900 was supposed to have been applied on bills then due. Later, Baughn acting as agent for himself and others, advanced another $900. This transaction, says Baughn, occurred May 22. Shortly afterward, he found that Montgomery did not even have a lease on the property. Two weeks later, Montgomery turned over to Baughn the management of his property with power of attorney. At that time no mention was made of any salary. Hotel Is Sold Acting under the powers granted him by Montgomery, Baughn sold the hotel to a Mrs.. McWilliams July 7, for $6900, In escrow. Two days later an attorney for the wholesalers' board of trade appeared and demanded that the, money be applied on Montgomery's debts. Baughn compiled with the request, and the sum was distributed yesterday among various creditors, but it is said there are debts aggregating something like $5000 yet to be paid. ' Now Baughn wants tl»e money which he says he loaned Montgomery. The amount Is between $2300 and $250*0, and In addition he wants a satisfactory sum for the work he has done under power of attorney. He has placed his demands in the hands of an attorney and will seek to obtain the full amount he claims to be due him. ■ Thin Is the financial side of the ques tion. That portion of the case touch- Ing upon love is fully as Interesting and embodies Montgomery's propensi ties for drink, said to be responsible for his now being confined In a cell for the Insane at the county hospital. In this connection also, the stories of Vaughn and Miss Melster, the foster daughter, appear to beat variance. The Love Story On the witness stand yesterday Miss Melster said she believed Montgomery to be Insane. Of her own accord she also said that for a number of years Montgomery and she have been living virtually as man and wife, In spite of the fact that he had a legal wife until last January, when the woman obtained a divorce. She said that Montgomery drank to excess, that he was insanely Jealous of her and that on several occasions he had threatened to kill her. A. week ago Miss Melster myster iously disappeared and her whereabouts were not know until yesterday, when the preferred the insanity charge against Montgomery, who sought her by, the aid of and on being Los Angeles Herald. told that she was with a former roomer at the. hotel threatened to shoot him. Dr. Baughn said last night that he had no knowledge of the place where Mlsa Melster had hidden herself, An hour before the time when the oculldt was Interviewed Miss Melster told a reporter that nhe had been In Orange, the same place where Dr. Baughn'n wife and daughter nre staying, and that Dr. Baughn had known of her where abouts all the time. Mlsa Melster undoubtedly believes she 1 told the truth on the witness stand, but last night she snld Montgomery, t:> all appearances, waa of sound mind when he had not been drinking to ex cess. "The trouble in," she said, "that he has hardly been *>ber since April 24. "Dr. Baughn has been his true friend. He gave up hla business for nearly two months to attend to the affairs of Mr. Montgomery and this was without any pay." HANCOCK PROPERTY IN CALIFORNIA WORTH $15,000 Widow of Millionaire Inventor Filet Petition for Administration of Estate As a final settlement of the affairs of M. T. Hancock, the millionaire In ventor who was killed several days ago in an automobile accident, a pe tition for letters of administration on local property was filed yesterday in the superior court by Mrs. Nina Han cock, the widow. According to the statement the mil lionaire left only $7000 in cash in Los Angeles banking houses. The house and lot on South Main street, valued at $2500, is also mentioned and person al property, including the battered automobile, is estimated to bring the total to $15,000.' A hurried administration is expected hero as the relatives have a number of legal settlements of considerable property to be made In the east. Only the immediate members of the family are mentioned as beneficiaries. SERVICES TO MEMORY OF GRAND ARMY COMMANDER Local Posts Arrange Memorial Meet- ing to Honor Life of Genera! Wilmon W. Blaekmar Local Grand Army posts and auxil iaries will "hold services In commemor ation of the life of General Wilmon W. Blaekmar, late commander-in-chlef of the national organization of the Grand Army, who died recently, at Stanton post hall, 125 1-2 . South Spring street, at 8 o'clock Friday evening. Past Commander J. M. Gulnn Stanton post will preside and the fol lowing program will be rendered: Pa triotic selections by G. A. R. drum corps; song, "The Vacant Chair," by the choir; memorial address by Judse B. N. Smith; vocal solo, "Dropping, One by One," by Miss Edith L. Weiser; personal recollections of the deceased commander by Capt. J. A. Osgood, for merly member of General Blackmar's staff; song, "Battle Hymn of the Re public," by choir, and address by Major J. A. Donnell. HERCULES MURDER CASE WILL GO TO JURY TODY Expert Testifies Regarding Sanity of Prisoner When He Was on Trial Some Months Ago The case against Amos Hercules, charged with the murder of Timothy Segrue, will go to the jury today. Al though Hercules was discharged re cently from an insane asylum, some delay has been caused by the actions of the prisoner in court and it has not as yet been fully determined as to the man's sanity. A number of depositions have further delayed the case. Dr. Campbell was the chief witness yesterday and testified that at the previous trial he had not believed Her cules insane. ' "He has none of the symptoms of insanity," testified Dr. Campbell. ''He did not know whether his father and mother were 1 alive or not. You will not find that state of affairs in the examination of an insane person. Aj^aln his statement that snakes were Jumping at him offset the Insanity question entirely." BOLD THIEF ATTEMPTS ROBBERY UPON BTREET G. Sparza was arrested yesterday af ternoon by Patrolman Walker while In the act of stealing a box containing a suit of clothes which a man had placed on the sidewalk while waiting for a "car at Fourth and Spring streets. Sparza seized the box and started away with it, when the patrolman ordered the thief to stop. Instead of obeying, he .ran down Fourth street and the officer captured him before he had gone a block. The clothing was returned to the owner and a charge of petit larceny was made against Sparza. CHOLEHA INFANTUM Child Not i:»iirrli>il to Live From One Hour to Amillirr, but Cured by .('hiiiulivrlnlii'M Colic, Cholera Bud Dlunliocil H«>me«ly Ruth, the little daughter of E. N, Dewey of Agnewville, Va., was seri ously 111 of cholera infantum last sum mer. "We gave her up and did not expect her to live from one hour to another," he sayß. "I happened to think of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and got a bot of it from the store. In five hours I saw a change for the better. We kept on giving it and before she had taken the half of one small bottle she was well." This remedy is for sale by all leading druggists. ..,,-, "That iLas Palmas oUar." •_./ :^J ; LOS ANGELES, CAL., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 37, 1905. SELECT NEW BOARD OF WORKS ORGANIZATION HAS CHOSEN ITS MEN COUNCIL IS READY TO CON FIRM NAMES FARISH MAY BE MEMBER C. 0. Winters, Picked by Mayor, and F. H. Olmstead Also Believed to Be Slated for Po. sltlon For the permanent board of public works, F. H. Olmstead, C. O. Winters and O. E. Farish. This is the list which politicians who ought to know havo picked out as be ing the men Into whose laps the rich political plums will fall and who will occupy seats on the new and powerful board, if a board is named and con firmed during Mayor McAleer's admin istration. F. H. Olmstead Is an ex-city engi neer and officials say bears an enviable record as' an engineer. Furthermore, and more to the point, he has the "or ganization" behind him. C. O. Winters is the only man of the three originally chosen by Mayor Me- Aleer whom the council will confirm. He is the mayor's neighbor and claims the distinction of being one of the two original "McAleer men." For the past five years he has been in . the county clerk's office. Previous to that time he was employed in the city parks. Politi cians says he has the official "O. K." of Walter Parker. Ex-councilman from the Third ward O. E. Farish is the Democrat picked by knowing ones as the man who will be the representative of that party on the permanent board. Farish Pleases Mayor Politicians declare that Farish would be more satisfactory to Mayor McAleer than any other Democrat in the city. It is also said that he is not making particular efforts to secure the pi. c; in fact, it is said that he is not looking for it, but it is also hinted that the ex-councilman, if the appointment came his way, would not be adverse to entering public life again. W. S. Kingsbury, a deputy in the city engineer's office' has been men tioftied prominently as a candidate, and as he. looked like good timber the "or ganization" considered his cause. Six councilmen Informally and at different times have stated that they would vote for him should his name be pre sented, but Information obtained yes terday indicates that they will not have the opportunity. A. P. Fleming, who was chosen as chairman by the "organization," has the backing- not alone of the "organiz ation" but of the commercial and civic bodies. .'•• " DRINKS AN ANTISEPTIC, THINKING IT IS WINE Color Deceives Barber and He Suffers With Convulsions, Securing Relief 'y.. at Receiving Hospital Mistaking- permanganate of potash solution for red wine, Henry Simon, a barber of 510% North Alameda street, drained half the contents of the bottle last night before discovering that he was drinking an antiseptic. He notified the police that he had accidentally taken poison and the am bulance was sent to take him to the receiving hospital. Before reaching the hospital, Simon was attacked with spasms, but Police Surgeon Freedman counteracted the effect ' of the drug after working over the patient for a few minutes. CITY MARSHAL OF LONG BEACH DEPOSED BY COURT Officer J. J. Conklin Accused of Cor. ruptlon In Fulfillment of Duties Charged with corruption In the ful fillment of his duties, Marshal J. J. Conklin of Long Beach yesterday was deposed from office by Judge Bordwell In department four of the superior court. ... Suit against the marshal was brought several weeks ago by Leslie W. Fol som, a deputy marshal of the beach city, who accused his superior of malfeasance in office. •* ;\fy INCORPORATIONS Viole-Lopizich — Directors: Jules Vlole, John Loplzlch and Henry Loui zlch of Los Angeles. Capital stock 25,000, fully subscribed. . Alsop Engineering and Construction company— Directors: E. C. Alsop, Don ald Barker and 10. K. Potter of Los Angeleß. Capital stock 150,000, with $10,000 subscribed. Southwestern Investment company- Directors: E. K. Potter, lfl. 8. Lovett, O. it. Horton, F. E. Linn and Donald Barker of Los Angeles. Capital stock 1100,000. with MOO subscribed. C. O. WINTERS ABOVE, F. H. OLMSTEAD AT. THE LEFT AND*O.*E.' FARISH ******* * •!■ ■!■ ■!■ »I» ■!.•!• ■!■ •!■ ■!■ »W4H4W *.H.*.M" «>j.».t..1« > j.».t..I. l l.».H 1 .1,-t..t,,T,.t, < »i,i..t..i..i..t,.|.4.4 r . 1 ,j.j.4,,t,j CITY'S REVENUE LESS THAN NEEDS DEPARTMENTS ASK FOR MORE ' THAN INCOME . AUDITOR SUGGESTS PRUNING Estimated Collections. Are Over One Million Dollars Less Than De. mands for Operating Munici pality for Twelve Montha Chairman Smith of the finance com mittee of the council must sharpen his pruning shears, take oft his coat, Toll up his sleeves and prepare 'for work on the estimates of the various city departments, according to the state ment filed by City Auditor' Schwaeba with the city clerk yesterday. : . From statements " Chairman Smith has made heretofore It is considered likely that in addition to his pruning Bhears he will carry an ax to facili tate the work somewhat. Heads of departments ; want a trifle over $1,100,000 more than the city's es timated income for next year to run their various departments. ■. i y;' According to the law, , the tax rate for general expenses shall not exceed $1 per $100 worth of taxable property. The present tax rate is $1.40, but the forty cents applies to the payment of the city's bonded indebtedness. '.The city auditor estimates the Income of the city for the year 1905-6 at $2,7Ti000, while the heads of departments I say they urgently require $3,881.724;10. "' Heavy Pruning Probable It is already certain, say. officials, that some heavy pruning will be done on the smaller estimates and some real chopping on the big ones. It is con sidered hardly possible that. the park department will get any appreciable amount of the $87,000 increase they usk for. Councilmen say "put all the money we have to spare on the streets, they are the necessities, while the parks are luxuries." Other departments are to be sub jected to a systematlo pruning, which will be calculated to brine the. euti « - ■ ■** W• • I «•#• «• 4 < mates Inside of the city's revenue. The city auditor's statement ' is as • follows: Auditor's Estimate "To the Honorable City Council: "Gentlemen — In accordance with sec tion 43 of the city charter, I herewith submit a report of the estimates of the fiscal year 1905-6, amounting to $3,881, 724.10, together with an estimate of the receipts to be received from other sources than by taxation, amounting to $1,200,000. "Under article 11, section 2," the tax rate for all general expense must not exceed $1 for $100 worth 'of taxable property. "As the assessed valuation for this year is about $157,000,000, the 'amount to be raised by taxation would $1,570, 000; receipts from other sources, $1,200,- Already Improved Fruit Trees — Oranges, Peaches, Jtpricots Walnuts— A Pretty Grove Flowers — Roses t Choice Varieties, Shrubs and i ;.;/ Garden Newest* Subdivision THE 3 BRODBRSON PLACE, corner Slauson avenue and Figueroa street, the great boulevard of Los Angeles. West Fifty-eighth street runs through this new tract. Within easy reach of the new Moneta aye- . nue car line and one-half block of the Redondo (Gardena) car. ' Home Lots $325 Low'Pricesr-Easy Terms . Until the new Moneta avenue car line Is running, take Maple avenue car to Fifty-third and we will take you over the property In our car- riage from Fifty-third and Main street office; or Redondo (Oardena) car to Blaunon avenue— one long block to our Fifty-seventh and Figue- roa street branch office. Phone us first, If you can. Phones— Home 8737, 29,098, 23,337, Sunset, Red 1202, South 892. The McCarthy Go. Main Office in Our Own Building . 303 North Broadway PROBABLE SELECTIONS FOR BOARD OF WORKB ' | Members of the new board of • • ; ; public works will be, according '. ', ■ > to good authority, F. H. Olmstead, ; ; ', ! a former city engineer; C. O. j j ; ; Winters, « deputy In the county '. '. < • clerk's office, and ex-Councilman ) | ! I O. E. Parish.'.". This tirlcr undaubt- ; ; ;; edly will be satisfactory °to the . . •• powers that be In the "organlza- ',', ', ! tlon" and also to the city council, j ; ;; Ex.Councllman Farish would • • not object to re-entering public ,, . i life again, say his friends, and as ; ; \ \ the Democratic memberof the new. . ■ > board he Ie said to have the sup.; | \ \ port generally both of his own ■ > " partisans and the Republicans.!! ',', Mr. Olmstead's record as city en.;; " glneer Is such that those famll... ! ! I lap with conditions assert he ; \ )| would prove a valuable mem' er • > >> of the new board, whose powers!! !! are practically unlimited. ' 000; total revenue for general expense, $2,770,000. '-;.,-. ,<.'..".. "As the estimates amount to $3,881, 724.10,' it' is evident that there must be a reduction in the. estimate of $1,111, 724.10. • . (Signed) "LOUIS SCHWAEBE, : • : "City Auditor." EIGHT PAIRS OF SHOES V STOLEN FROM ONE ROOM In the absence of John Sweeberg from his room in - the Russ house Tuesday, '. thieves gained entrance and stole eight pairs of shoes. Other arti cles are also missing, Detectives believe they have a clew to the robber's iden tity. 'i^-'K !;...:;/;' Everything you want you will find In the classified page — a mpdern encyclo pedia: One cent a word. City News for Sale Mines & Farish 315 S. Hill Street FLOWER BT., WEST BIDE, North of Washington St., 60x155 to alley, $5000 FLOWER BT., NEAR THIRD, Fine High Lot, 40x150, } $5500 FIQUEROA ST., NEAR BIXTH,- 40 Feet Frontage. Now ready to . Improve with stores and rooms above. Cheap at $7000 FLOWER BT., NEAR 11TK, Lot 60x155 to alley. A good buy at ' FLOWER, NEAR PICO BT., Lot 60x155, Improved with two flats, Kent JO'JO per year, SAN JULIAN ST., NEAR 7TH," East front, lot 7Sxl£3, improve.? with three cottages, SAN JULIAN ST., NEAR 6TH, Lot 64^x138. Cheap at C $9500 • FLOWER ST., WEST SIDE,. NEAR TENTH, -> •;'. * Lot 50x165; will surely increase in . CENTRAL AYE., WEST SIDE, NEAR SEVENTH, Lot 60x130; Income {40 per month. -$9300 '■.: FIGUEROA, WEST SIDE, . In that business location Just north V of Pico; lot 50 feet frontage. $11,500——; FLOWER, WEST SIDE, NEAR ■. - WASHINGTON,. \ Lot 162x1&9; large piece and cheap.' '* WASHINGTON ST., CORNER, Lot 142x145 ; cheapest corner on this , ilne stieet; now being puvod. F $12,500 t] MAPLE AYE., WEST SIDE, g ■jr NEAR FIFTH, Lot 60x197; 'cheap at $16,000 — - HOPE ST., NEAR SEVENTH,- Lot 50x171, improved with ten-room house, a bargain. $16,500 NINTH ST., NEAR HOPE, Lot 75x135. This will surely increase 1 when Sth. St. 13 paved and widennd Price. -■- ■ ■• . ' . $20,000— . ; MAIN ST., NEAR PICO, EAST FRONT,. • Lot 51x165; cheapest close-in lot on this fast growing street. Price, $20,000- — MAIN ST., SNAP In that business location between 17th and Washington sts.; lot 60x160 to alley; improved with 3 stores. This is $2500 under value. .v.-^__s2l,soo PICO ST. CORNER NEAR MAIN, Lot 45x145; improved with stores and rooms above. Income about Jl4OO per year. V 520,000 THIRD ST., WEST OF SAN PEDRO, .Lot 60x120 with railroad switch in rear. Cheapest price in this local- ity, $21,500 PICO ST. CORNER, 133x128. Partially Improved; a fine large corner and cheap. 1 $26,000 PICO ST. CORNER, Improved with 2-story modern : brick block; 4 stores and rooms up;. income J226S per year; a bargain. — j — s2B,ooo • • ' E. SEVENTH ST., NEAR MAIN, A corner improved with 2-story brick block; this Is under value; takes only $10,000 cash down. —$35,000- ■ HILL ST., NEAR THIRD, Improved with . S-story brick and' basement; lot 42x155 to alley. Thin is only 55 feet from new building now under course of construction by Homer Laughlin for Ville De Paris dry goods house. This la a sood bu yJiLs7s(()oo ___ MAIN BT., NEAR THIRD BT., Lot 60x178 to alley. We havo' option > and can deliver for a few days at U4OO per 84i000 __