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2 MOTORMAN SAYS DIDN'T SEE AUTO JURY EXONERATES STREET CAR EMPLOYE 'Coroner's Inquest Over Body of Victim of Sunday Night's Tragedy Return* Verdict of Vindication "It Is the verdict of the jury that the deceased. Mrs. r,iilu Austin, came to her doath Novemhpr 4 from fracture of the skull from being thrown from nn automobile ns the result of a collision with R trolley cur of the T<oh Angeles railway. Wo release the tnotorman from all blame In the premises." Such wns the verdict of tho coroner's Jury which held an inquest over the body of Mrs. Austin nt Pierce Urns." morgue. The above verdict Is tho sequel of the terrible automobile accident of lust Sunday night. The party ot four, two men and two women, had boon racing all evening In the machine. On the return trip to the city th»y were golntr up the hill between Concord and Lorena street on First street. There they collided with a Los Angeles car and one of the party, Mrs. Austin, was Instantly killed. The other womu.ii, Miss Polley, wns also fatally hurt. The first witness to be called was Mrs. Wayne Polley, n slstpr of Mrs. Austin and mother of Miss Polley, who Is momentarily expected to die at the Oood Samaritan hospital. Her testi mony showed nothing beyond the facts that Mrs. Austin was a widow, 3S years of age, born In Los Angeles county, and that she was the proprie tress of a rooming house in this city. Motorman Didn't See Auto O. E. Sampson, motorman of the car which killed Mrs. Austin, was next called to testify, and his statements were that he was an experienced oper ator of an electric car, that on Sunday night the car which he was running collided with an automobile containing lour persons, on First street between Concord and Lorena streets. He also stated that he was running his car on the left side of the street, but that that was the general practice among the motormen who ran cars on that line after dark. He said that he was running his car at the rate of about twelve miles an hour when he first saw the automobile on the track and that he Immediately threw the air brake to the emergency notch, but that owing to the extreme grade on First street at that point it took him about a hundred yards to get the car under control. But that he had struck the automobile before he could stop the car. According to him, the car was moving at a speed of about six miles an hour when it struck tho motor, but that in spite of the low speed at which It was moving, the fifteen hundred pound auto was carried a distance of over eighty feet, plowing a furrow through the solft sand nearly a foot in depth. Sampson also said that the downward curve of the hill at that point Is convex, and that the light from the headlight of the car did not strike the automobile until too late to avoid an accident. Afraid Would Burn Fuse The most peculiar statement made by the motorman was that he did not re verse his car because he feared that he would burn out the controller or the fuse. No testimony derogatory to the rail road company was Introduced. F. E. Kendall was next sworn. He was the driver of the automobile at tho time of the accident. He said: "I had attempted to go up the hill on the high speed clutch, but as the engine began to die, I changed to the low speed clutch. The wheels revolved In the sand and could not get any grasp to ' propel the car forward. I ran the machine backward and forward a few times to get down to hard dirt. I was doing that when I heard sorr.e one say 'there, comes a car.' I imme diately said 'we are all right for the car runs down on the other side, as indeed it does In every other place in town.' "Then I was occupied with making the machine run and I paid no mors attention to the car until I looked up and saw it risht on us, when I shouted, ■O, God,' and didn't know anything more until I awoke lying on the ground. Car Running 30 Miles Per Hour "As near as I can tell tho car was running at the rate of about thirty miles an hour when It struck us, for the machine was dragged seventy feet or more." When asked by Coroner Trout whether the party was intoxicated, Kendall denied that they were, but said that they hud all had some three or four drinks of roadhouse whisky. C G. Davis, the other occupant of the wrecked auto, was next to testify, his testimony varying little from that of Kendall. Dr. Campbell, the autopsy physician, said that the deceased came to her death from fracture of the Bkull and from Internal hemorrhages, lie also t-tated that there were no indications of the presence of alcohol in the stomach. The only question of moment flint was touched upon by tho coroner's jury is whether ;i street car company has the right to run Its cars nn cither track In eitht-r direction. TALKS ON BUSINESS BUILDING Chicago Man Addresses Local Dealers on Method of Becoming Com. merclally Successful An audience of n hundred business men gathered on Iho second door of fiurker Unit hois' furniture Ktore TueH day evening to hour v lecture <m the "Science of Hukliipss HulirlhiK" de livered by John D. Kenyon of Chicago! The lecture wai given under the aus pices of the Pacific Purchasing com pany. The speaker rtoalt with a form of education intended for men who wish to become truly successful In business. The lecture WBl purely philanthropic. Mr. Kenyon contended that true edu cation Is derived through character, health, personality and confidence. Some Sfu«ouul)le Ailvl<-< It may be a piece of superfluous ad vice to urge people at this reason of the year to lay in a supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it Is almost sure to be needed before winter Is over, and much more prompt and satisfactory re cults are obtained when taken as soon es a cold Is contracted and before it has become settled In the system, which can enly be done by keeping the remedy at hand. Th's remedy is so widely known and so altogether good that no one should hesitate tibout buying it In pref. erence to any other. It is for sale by all leading drugglHta. If you want to *: caal, C. lla rilorlc. Aft. Illinois Central R. It.. 288 a Spring! PART 11. COURTROOM DRENCHED M HEAVY INSTALLMENT OP RAINY SEASON Kxcltpment rp|»ned In Poi^e Judge Austin* chamhprs yesterday afternoon for a period of ten minutes. The sixth Installment of Routhern California's rainy seannn wns the cause of It all. Ruffling the peare nnd quiet of the court, nroiißlnß the wrnth of two at torneys, a narrow escape from sustain ing two broken ribs by the clerk and the bfllllff and a sudden shower bath for the latter, were the results. When the advance agents of the rain storm appeared on the scene and dark ened the heavens with 111 forebodings, Attorneys Hebee nnd Uu«h were bnt tllng with the rase of L> A. Znlser, charged with hnvlng In his possession n certain n'lintlty of fresh salmon out nf the poason. Prosecuting Attorney Bebee wns telling the Jury all about the enormity of the offense. To strengthen his argument for the state he wn« referring to several bills of sale and other pnpprs which were used ms dnmnglng evldoncp ngnlnst Kaiser. Reaching over to the attorney's table he ncclnently plrked up a piece of paper which Attorney [lush Intended to use to establish the Innocence of the fl.ih merchant. Attorney Rush wns cm the floor the Instant Hebee picked It Up, "Hey, whnt nre you doing with that?" he demanded. "Why, er— er — pr— er, er— er— er — ," commenced Attorney Bebee. "That's mine, and you keep out," retorted Attorney Rush. "Wen, Its kind of dark and I couldn't see very well," explained Bebee. "Guess we better have the gas ZERMAN TO MEET WIVES IN COURT WOMEN ARE FORCED TO GIVE TESTIMONY Bigamy Case In Justice Young's Court, Scene Laid for Dramatic Meet, ing of Rivals for Love of Salesman Charged with bigamy, Victor E. Zer man, a young salesman of Los An geles, will appear for preliminary ex amination before Justice of the Peace Young, this afternoon, and will there be compelled to face the two women, who are alleged to be his wives. Both women will be compelled to testify against the man. When the news of Zerman's second marriage came as a shock to his first wife Zer man was in San Francisco enjoying his honeymoon. Prompted by Jove for her baby boy, Victor E. Zerman, jr., Mrs. Elsie Zer man, the first wife, refused to prose cute her husband. 'Twill take no step toward sending him to the peniten tiary," she said, as she held her golden haired youngster to her. "He is my husband and his baby bears his name, so I shall not handicap the little one by taking any action against his father." Women Must Testify But the Los Angeles police thought differently about the affair and al though Zerman had given out that he would take his honeymoon trip to Ari zona a special detective was sent to San Francisco and the recreant hus band was located there and arrested. Sheriff White brought him back and the afternoon before his arrival here the pretty little wife, number one, went before Judge York, in the superior court, and was granted a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty. Mrs. Zerman, number one, has not seen her husband since his arrival in Los Angeles. The second wife has, and has been a constant visitor at the county jail. Deputy District Attorney McCartney, who has charge of the prosecution, has scored the first point in the legal battle. He had said noth ing about -his witnesses until the last moment and then he had notified Mrs. Zerman, number two, that she would be expected to testify against her hus band. The woman naturally objected and a subpoena was served on her. Since Zerman's return to Los An geles his second wife has been working in his behalf, night and day. Officers urpert him to secure the best attorney possible, but Is not yet deter mined whether he will retain counsel. When the case is called this after noon the two wives will meet for the first time. They have never even seen each other and the husband will be on hand himself an unwilling witness to the scene. POUCEMEJ ARE DISCIPLINED Officers Daniels and Kinkald Fined and C. R. Cowan Is Dismissed Offlcor Daniels and officer Kincald ware fined $25 oach by the police com mission yesterday and ordered to be reprimanded by the chief for being rlpi-elii-t In" their duty. This action of thp commission with regard to Officer Kincald canto as a surprise. No charges wore preferred against him. He wrm merely a wit ness for Officer Daniels when the lat ter was before the commission last week to answer to charges preferred by Dr. W. F. Stahl. In his testimony for Officer Daniels, Offlcor Kincald un wittingly said several things that rhva thn members of the commission tho Imprecision that he was equally guilty with officer Daniels and the flno and reprimand wns the consequence. Officer O. R. Cowan wus ordered dis missed from the force for being intox icated while on duty. Officer Cowan pleaded guilty to the charge and asked for leniency from the board as It was his first offense, but under the rules of the commlesion there was no choice but to dismiss him. HOW TO COOK SPANISH DISHES "Original Recipes of the Old Span- Ikli lieatiiuraiit at C'usa Verdusjo," a booklpt Just published by the Puelflc Klectrlo company. Is one of the neat est bits of advertising ever Issued by 11. S. Kneedler, advertising and Indus trial agent of the Huntlngton lines. Just how to concoct all . the savory dishes served at the quaint Spanish restaurant 1h told in detail and the booklet Is handsomely illustrated. Rail road advertising men declare Mr. Kneedler in handling the advertising of tho Pticlflc Klectrlo road is netting a lively pare, and his original recipe book in given as an example of this. It is a. good scheme to net on th" iheory that people not only don't know what Is best fur them, but ilou't wuiit to.— i'ueit. LOS ANGELES HEKALD* WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1905. lighted." suggested thfi court. "Tro oped, Mr. Bailiff, and here's matches." Clerk Stockwoll extracted a huge pair of pinchers from a drawer, at the same time handing nalllff Rosso a pair of locomotive monkeywrenehes. The fixtures In the police Judges' chambers nil are new and those In Judge Austin's rooms had never before seen service. The two remembered their experiences with new gas fixtures too well to take any chances with the bare hands. In the operations and contortions npcespary to reach nnd light the Jets, which are some twenty feet above the level of the floor, Hosso nnd Stockwell nearly lost their balances and fell from the ladders employed to resich the fountains of light. Also, as a side net, several fingers wrrc burned by the too short matches taken from the muni cipal supply boxes. Exhausted from tho unusual exer tions, Rosso sought n bench nearby nnd Stockwell sank from sight behind the big denk. Robso had hardly recovered his cus tomary respiration, when nil of a stid <lpii from the skylight, thirty fert above him, a strpntn of water fell with much force square on bis crown. Rosso Jumped thirteen feet six and one-half Inches. He grabbed the near est thing handy, n wastfl basket, nnrt held It out to receive the elements j from above. His mistake dawned on him and he substituted a cuspidor. Shortly the storm died down. The equilibrium of the hall of Justice whs soon established nnd the case went to the Jury. At 5 o'clock the jurors re turned a vedlct of not guilty. GETS DIVORCE FROM CONVICT Mrs. Jennie Brownell Is Freed From Man Who Beat Her Cruelly Mrs. Jennie Brownell was granted an Interlocutory decree of divorce from M. J. Brownell by Judge Smith in de partment one of the superior court yes terday, the ground alleged being cruelty. Brownell Is serving a two years sentence In San Quentln. On May 3, 1905, In a fit of temper he attacked his wife, threw her to the floor, beat her over the head with a revolver and then stamped on her face. He wns sentenced to two years in state's prison for the attack. In granting the decree yesterday Judge Smith remarked: "Yes, I re member the criminal complaint against your husband, and I thought at that time it was a pity that I could not sentence him to state prison for a longer period. Decrees of divorce were granted by Judge Smith in the petitions of Aloysia Locke against William Locke on a charge of cruelty, and J. G. Haskell against Refufia Haskell on a charge of desertion. JAPANESE LOSE WARM FRIEND Mrs. Marie A. Ludden of Rafu Shlmpo Passes Away at Sisters' Hospital Mrs. Marie A. Ludden, of 1242 Belle vue avenue v who was the only Ameri can woman connected with a Japanese newspaper in the United States, died at the Sisters' hospital yesterday af ternoon after a brief Illness. For the past year Mrs. Ludden had charge of the American advertising on the "Rafu Shimpo," previous to which she had charge of the Japanese night school of the Broadway Christian curch. She was very popular with the Japanese In Los Angeles. Mrs. Ludden Is survived by a son and daughter, Elmer Theodore Ludden and Mrs. J. W. Warden, both of Los Angeles, and her mother, Mrs. A. E. Bennett of Chicago. The arrangements have not been made for the funeral service, but It Is expected the local Japanese will attend in a body. BERGE HELD ON $1500 BAIL Fireman's Capture Unable to Furnish Bond and Is Sent Back to Jail Julius Berge, alias J. W. Davenport, who was captured last week by Fire man C. K. Chamberlin of engine house No. 9 while Berge was in the act of robbing the residence of C. W. Marine, 314 1-2 East Ninth street, was ar raigned before Judge Chambers yester day afternoon and bound over to the superior court on $1500 ball. It Is said by the attorneys who are conducting the prosecution that Rerge is waiting for a chance to plead guilty, and that when that Is given him he will very likely clear up several local robberies. Berge was unable to furnish the re quired bail yesterday and was conse quently sent back to the city jail. Pollnhrr* of (inld And hewers of woorl. In our factory we have experts who ro-Rll<l old frames. Frames that you may have dls rardnd and we can mnkn now at small exprnse. If yon have an old Bold frame to be renewed, uso tho tele phone — we are always at this end. Pon't forget our art gnllory. Hanborn, Vail & Co., 357 S. Broadway. Betts Given Trial Harold M. Betts, who pitched a few games for Morley on the last trip of the Angels north, and who sailed un der the name of Brown because of objections of his parents to n profes sional career, was given another trial yesterday, going In for the Athenians in the fourth Inning:, after Seattle had slugged Blexrud for tPn hits and eight runs. The Slwashes finished the gama by getting seven hits and four runs off Retts. You would ride on rubber Urea to avoid the conspicuous clatter which clashes on refined senses, to enjoy the sense of ease which their silent progress gives — for the same' reason you would walk on rubber heels. But be sure to get O'Sulllvan's Heels of new rubber — the simple kind — the trustworthy kind. 50c. attached— all dealers. O'Sullivan Rubber Co. Lowell. Hats. SUPERVISORS TO CALL ON GRAHAM BOARD TO INSPECT PROSPECT PARK ROADS Citizens Ignore Their Representative at Meeting of County Legltla. tors and Ask That Conditions Be Investigated Tho loiiß ftlnnrilnff trouble between County Supervisor A. L. Graham and the taxpayers nf tho Third supervis orial district was brought to a climax yesterday when n rommlttpe, repre senting nlnoly taxpayers of the dis trict, ciilloil upon the board of county supervisors nnd, Ignoring the presence or tboir representative, npprnlod to the hoard In make an Investigation nf th* conriltlrm of the roads In tho. Holly wood neighborhood. The taxpayers of the district claim they have hern noirlrrted by their su pervisor and that their roads have been allowed to crumble away while the "plo" of tho road repnlrs went to other districts. The tnxpaypra made com plaint to the grand Jury, but only a slight recommendation for Improve ment of roads in the Third district was mode by that body. The committee which appeared be fore the supervisors yesterday was se lected by ninety of the taxpayers at a meeting held several weeks ago. At that time the residents of Prospect Park decided that unusual measures must be taken and the committee of five was appointed to wait on the board of supervisors. Nearly a dozen streets and roads In the neighborhood of Prospect Park were condemned by the committee, and tho streets were reported to the super visors as unfit for use. "These streets arc in a dangerous and disreputable condition," said J. B. Murphy, chair man of the committee. "The growth of the community Is being retarded by this flagrant nuisance. We have been to Supervisor Graham, but he has done nothing for us. All we want Is for the supervisors to name some grade for the roads and we will assist in estab lishing uniform grading." Supervisor Graham explained he had offered assistance for the Improvement of the roads, but that the taxpayers would not stand together in support of such Improvement. "When I called on you to discuss the proposed improvement," said Super visor Graham to Kred L. Paul, one of the committee, "did you not tell me to go to hell?" "I never did any such thing," re sponded Paul. The committee then explained that their object was to secure some ami cable arrangement, and to that end the supervisors agreed to visit the dis trict and Inspect conditions there. This visit will be made Friday morning. INCORPORATIONS geies—JJirecturs, <_;. yj. AiKire, a. isauer, TA J33ST fi Jty HJJSII 2S9K nw \ls£f teiK^SS^/ir jesseTmoore I with others-you certainly ' v l|'v ' \fM I can taste its good quality j^^^^^S I 11. J. WOOLLACOTT, Distributor, 1 24- 1 26 North Spring Street Hotels"?* Beach Resorts Sania Cataiina Ssiand Daily steamer service leaving San Pedro at 10 a. m., making direct connection with Southern Pacific, Salt Lake and Pacific Electric trains from Los An- geles. Extra steamer Saturday evenings. Hotel Mctropok Open' AH tine Year Baraieg C©mjpaiy Pacific Electric Bldg. \ Both Phones 36 ~ North Beach » Saita Monica (UlJ'wTMt <z? illn&V Filled fresh every day and heated to a tern- .:■•*»■' ■ • perature of 86 degrees Unrivaled nnd nbso- lutely safe surf bathing. Now Is tho most beautiful season of the year at the beach. /f* j, /D a ' A fZ l5l) Gigantic Birds (Uawston Ustrtcn J*arm ™%i^™ Rn f^™?f-i stock of Ostrich Feather Goods In America for pale at producer's prices. restaurants33ZZ Gnmnt* % French aM !t^ ism Diners lyampg s a specialty 6W San Fernando Street Tel. Wain 3470 <?75) H QH/7) a TT ' Up-to-Bate Restaurant AJei ///ante ueiw®rn 219-221 w. mird st. /® a- tf/DL, • A^i Business Lunettes Dinners Complete lUare *SJrtseOf After-Theater Refreshments - Room for 1200 UNDER H. W. HHLIiMAN BUILDING. FOURTH AND SPRING. (curtisparktract! , 38th and Compton Ave. Hooper BULLFROG, NEVADA Ave. car. Cement walks, curbs, «o«n for lots half block from street graded, oiled, finished. Lots .*250 Business center. 40x135, $450. Can you beat this? los A\<:i:i.i:v.m'i,i.i.'iuu; iikal- Agent on tract. TV & INVESTMENT CO, (Inc.) aunn 418 Ilrrnian W. Ilcllmuu Uldtf.. • JpOUU • Lou Annrlf. Cul. Prospect Park Lots, Hollywood ■ 50x135, corner Center street and Sunset boulevard (100 feet wide). itcuuty Bpot, frostlesa, fogless, highclasa aurroundings, cement f-f IJ* 11 Af T\ f fXJITDG curbs, ulilu walks, streets lin- lUI,M\I\M^U I^IlHmL,M\3 proved. Buy a lot In beautiful Hollywood. You will double your money. Take Hollywood _ «,„_ ,„„„„ cur to office, coiner Vermont and UU lilt WORK Prospect uvenues. WIESENDANCER try'™/ 221 UughUn Building L. A. -IKIUWft Four Facts For Sick Women To Considet I.ydia E. Pinhham'a Veaetable Compound Has an Unequalled Record of Cures- Mrs. Tin/team's Advice Is Confiden- tial, Free, and always Helpful First.— That almost every operation In ourhospitals performed upon women become* necessary through neglect of guch symptoms as baekathe, Irregular and painful menstruation, leucorrhoaa, displacements of the uterus, pain In the side, burning sensation In the stom- ach, hearing-down pains, nervousness, dizziness and sleeplessness. Srcond.— The medicine thAt holds the record for the largest number of absolute cures of female ills is Lydia K. Pinkhum'a Vegetable Compound. It rpgulat.es, strengthens and cures diseases of the female organism as nothing else can. For thirty years it. has been helping •women to be strong, curing baoknche, nervousness, kidney troubles, oil uter- ine and ovarian inflammation, weak- ness and 'displace!! nts, regulating menstruation perfectly and overcom- ing Its pains. It has also proved Itself Invaluable in preparing for cklldbirth and the change of life. Tmnn.— The great volume of unso- licited and grateful testimonials on flla at the Pinkhara Laboratory at Lynn, Mass., many of which are from time to time published by permission, give ab- solute evidence of the value of Lydia K. Pinklmm's Vegetable Compound an^ Mrs. Pinkham's advice. Fourth.— Every ailing woman In the United States is asked to accept the following Invitation. It is free, will bring you health and may save your life. Mrs. Plnkham's Standing Invitation to\Vomen.--Women suffering from any form of female weakness areAnvited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink- ham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women only. From symptoms given, your trouble may be located and the quickest and surest way of recovery advised. Out of the vast volume of ex- perience in treating female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably has the very knowl- edge that will help your case. Surely, any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. Joseph Wannop, Hugh Scott, John A. Kingsley and others. Capital stock, $2000, with *410 subscribed. Alamltos Bay clvb — Directors, H. W. Judson, J. C. Marquardt, E. E. Salyer, Geo. E. Exton, Q. N. Richards, Mrs. A. M. Judson and others. No capital stock. The Stanford football "team will leave this morning for the north. The men were the guests of Manager Bar- Irett at the Mason last evening, several Stanford graduates bolng among the party. ...THIS WEEK... IN THE Herald's Salesladies l ' I boniest i=°""=h On All Subscriptions. Old end New, turned in thia week (Nov. 6th to Nov. 11th inclu* - < sive) an INCREASE OF 100 PERCENT will ba given. This i9 positively the best offer to be mada in this Contest. Subscriptions will Never Count for so Much as they will this Coming Week It is advisable to turn in every available subscription when an increase of 100 per , cent can be made than to wait until tha finish and not be entitled to any increase whatsoever. Remember this is the Best In- ducement of the Entire Race, and don't fail to take advantage of it I Months' Subscription Daily Herald 130 Votes 3 Months' Subscription Daily Herald 600 Votes 6 Months' Subscription Daily Herald 1600 Votes 12 Months' Subscription Daily Htrald 3400 Votes If you want to get the Largest Number of Votes for Each Subscription, bring them in This Week. When paying your Subscription ask for Votes for Salesladies Contest. Address all Communications and' Subscriptions to Contest Dept. Care of THE HERALD " Dependable Furniture at a Cash Price " Our Entire Line of Blankets and Comforts Reduced 10% for This Week This rainy weather and cooler evenings make you more plainly feel the need for more comforts and blankets. We are now offering you a discount of ten per cent off our en- tire line of blankets and comforts, which means a discount ' of ten per cent off the finest line in the city. We make this reduction for this week only just to better acquaint you with our large department. ' Mi' I ''^^^^^^^^^^^^ 7 *^*'' • *H odd pairs and broken r ' lines of portieres and. "~ have placed them on sale this week at a very liberal reduction. The assort- ment includes some of the finest portieres in our stock, such as French jute velours, Apsley cloth, moire velours, embossed velours, etc. If you are in need of a nice pair of. portieres you should not overlook this opportunity. These portieres are from our regular, stock, which means that they are the best on the market TVT'I TV JMiles l J ease Furniture Co. 439'441-443 South Spring St. Los Angeles, Gail* The »««*• That Suva* You Muavy ...Factory Shoe Sale... NOW GOINO ON Mammoth Shoe House 61V South llruailmr Tft« i'loci (a Trad, Thm Placw t» Savt , '. '..' 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