GIRL GLOBE
TROTTER IS
LACHRYMOSE
SOBS WHEN ARRAIGNED IN
POLICE COURT
ACCUSED OF VICTIMIZING MANY
HIGH UP PEOPLE
Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of De.
fraudlng Hotel and Asks for a
Jury Trial—ls Well
Educated
Miss Caroline Rosters, who was ar
rested Tuesday night by Detectives
Murray and McNamara on a charge of
leaving the Lankershim hotel without
having paid her bill, was arraigned in
Police Justice frederlckson'a court yes-
unlay afternoon.
After the complaint had been read to
her, Justice Frederiokson asked her
flow she wished to plead; She did not
answer, and Assistant Prosecuting At
tor.ney Ford, said:
"Do you plead guilty or 'not guiity."
"That depends on the phraseology,"
replied Miss Rogers.
"You are charged with intent to de-
Craud. Are you guilty?"
"No. I plead not guilty," she an-
ewered.
When asked if she desired to be tried
by a jury, she answered in the affirm
ative..
Justice Frederickson fixed her ball at
$75 cash or $150 bond, and Ret the case
tor hearing at 3:30 o'clock Friday af
ternoon.
Miss Rogers presented a neat ap
pearance. She wore a black hat and a
long black coat.
While the complaint was being read
she stood beside ,i table, on which she
had placed her gloves, with which she
toyed'during the reading of the docu
ment.
Has Relatives Here
When the court questioned her re
garding her acquaintances in Los An
geles. Miss Rogers said she had some
relatives in'this city, but they were not
wealthy. When the amount of bail was
named tears came to her eyes and she
covered her face with her handkerchief
and sobbed.
.Mrs. Leland Norton of Drexel cot
tage. Alvarado and Reservoir streets,
sal beside Miss Rogers during the
hearing. an.l also accompanied her
downstairs after the case was con
tinued. '*-."'
It is alleged that Miss Roger? has
victimized a number of society people
1 and also several church members. The,
California hospital is said to have been
"done" to the extent of $25.
Miss Rogers has traveled extensively,
has made a tour of the world, and is
said to be mi exponent of some 'elig
lous cult of India. It is claimed that
she ha*, been entertained by royalty
hit:] by many millionaires of this coun
try. She is highly educated and has a
refined appearance.
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NEED FOR NUMBRED
STARS MADE APPARENT
The necessity of numbering deputy
constables stars was yesterday made
more apparent when Constable J. H.
de In Monte was notified by a police
man that B. Perry, a bartender at the
Magnolia saloon on South Spring: street,
had placed under arrest find sent to the
police station a man believed to be
drunk.
I'erry, it is said, has represented him
self us ii deputy constable, not only on
this but other occasions, wearing an
unnumbered star. De la Monte, when
lie sent a notice to Perry to oojne to
his office and explain his actions, found
Perry Had disappeared.
THREE INQUESTS
HELD IN ONE DAY
NEW CORONER INVESTIGATES
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
Unidentified Man Killed at Squab Sta
tion by Mistaking Tracks—Jap.
anese Jumped from High
Speeding Car
Three inquests were hold yesterday
by Coroner Calvin Hartwell. The first
was over the body of "John Doe," killed
by a Southern Pacific train while walk
ing on the track near Squab station.
The engineer of the train, which con
sisted of nine sleeping cars traveling
;it the rate of thirty-five miles an hour,
saw the man and whistled repeatedly.
The man was on an opposite track,
and jus! as the train reached him
jumped in front of the engine and was
killed. Evidently he thought he was
jumping away from it.
After hearing tho testimony the jury
returned a verdict stating the victim
came to his death "by a fracture of the
skull caused by suddenly stepping in
front of a Southern Pacific train near
Squab station," and exonerating the
train crew from blame.
The identity of tho ilea'. man is un
known. He wore a cheap suit of
clothe*, was about 52 or 53 years old,
partly bald, had light hair, light blue
eyes light mustache and the figure of
a dancing girl tattooed on his left fore
arm. He had a key and $2.40 in his
pocket. Nothing was found to indicate
hi. name.
' The second inqucs. was over the re
mains of I. Shinbara, a Japanese, 32
years old, who jumped from a Pacific
Electric ear going at the rate of forty
iniics nn hour between Vlgnolo ana
Cortea on the Santa Ana line January
lg The man got on the car thinking
it was going to Los Angeles, and when
he learned to the contrary jumped off.
He was paralyzed as tho result of tho
fall and died February 2. He was em
ployee as cook at a grading camp. The
jury rendered a' verdict to the effect
that the man came to his death by
stepping off a rapidly moving Pacific
Electric car on the Santa Ana line, and
held the car cre-v not to blame for the
accident.
The other inquest was held at Comp
ton over the body of Charles M. Mo
Daury, aged 57, a printer working for
a Compton newspaper. The verdict
was that the man died as the result of
an hemorrhage of the lungs.
THREE SPECIALS GET STARS;
THREE OTHERS LOSE THEIRS
Police commissioners have dropped
three specials serving without pay and
named three new special policemen in
their stead.
Specials dropped were former Sealer
of Weights Ranford Grant, James B.
Smoot and Henry Davis.
New specials are K. W. Lewis, David
F. Robertson nnd Fred Ranke.
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Educated and widely traveled girl arraigned in police court yesterday. Accused of victimizing society, hotel
and church people
DIES UNDER
WHEELS OF
AUTOMOBILE
BROKER'S CLERK KILLED ON
SIXTH STREET
DRIVER DENIES BLAME FOR PE.
CULIAR ACCIDENT
Early Evening Collision Said to Have
Been Due to Victim Suddenly
Losing His Wits While
Crossing Street
William Abbott, a brokers clerk, re
siding w't his wife at the Hotel Neo
polltan, 811 West Sixth street, was run
down and fatally injured by an auto
mobile driven by Eddie Maler of 1605
South Figuerca street, shortly after 6
o'clock last night.
The accident occurred at the intersec
tion of Sixth and Figueroa streets, and
seems to have been unavoidable.
According to statements of Maier, Dr.
William Manning 1325 South Hop»
street, and Harry Sanger, who were in
the car with Maier, the machine was
being driven east on Sixth street at a
speed not to exceed ten miles an hour.
Ah they came to the street crossing
Maier saw Abbott crossing the street
and Bounded his horn two or three
times.
Abbott looked at the machine and
then started forward, hesitated a mo
r.-.ent and, as the machine swerved to
one side to pass' him, stepped back di
rectly li. front of it.
Picked Up Unconscious
Abbott was struck and knocked down
to one side.
"The machine was stopped within
forty feet,' said Maier, "and we went
tack and picked the man up. Ho waa
unconscious, but breathing. We placed
him in the machine and drove as fast
as possible to the Good Samaritan hos
pital."
Abbott died within a few minutes
after he had been received at the hos
pital and the body was later removed
to the morgue.
As soon as Maier found the man to be
dying he drove to the central police sta
tion and reported the accident to the
police. 'He expressed the greatest re
pret because of the accident, but stated
that it was entirely unavoidable.
Abbott had left his wife but a few
minutes before the accident and was orl
the way to a grocery store to make a
purchase for their supper.
WIFE DIVORCED FROM
CONGRESSMAN'S SON
Estelle C. Holman Given Decree by
Superior Court—Says She Found
Husband in Room with
Woman
An Interlocutory decree of divorce
was yesterday granted In the superior
court to Estelle C. Holman from Paul
Holman, a son of former Congressman
Holman of Indiana. The couple were
married in Berkeley in June, 1903, and
threo children were born to them, the
custody of which is given to the
Holman and his wife separated in
1906 the wife stating her husband's
habits were objectionable. Later, it
was charged, sho discovered him in the
company of another woman in a room
Oi a Los Angeles hotel
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1908.
MISS CAROLINE ROGERS
FEW NEW APPLICATIONS
BEFORE POLICE BOARD
Aside from employment ap,ency ap
plications but little new business con
fronts the police commissioners.
The following applications of interest
to the nearest property holders are on
file with Secretary Charles McKeag:
Retail liquor license—O. Koch, trans
fer of permit No. 1006, North Main
street, from A. L. Zumwalt.
T.alfs stable—A. C. Van Gundy, 1452
San Pedro street.
CITY ASSERTS RIGHTS FOR
VACATION OF HILL STREET
CHARGES PROPERTY OWNER HAS
RETAINED FRONTAGE
Accused Claims Municipality Has No
Legal Title, Hence the Whole
Question May Be Carried
Into Court
The city engineer's office has taken
up for quick settlement the case in
volving the vacation of the north end
O;.' Hill street by the city in return for
certain concessions granted by Will
W. Beach.
Mr. Beach, according to the engineer,
has constructed cement steps agreed on,
but has retained valuable frontage of
fifty feet which he was expected to deed
to the city for park purposes.
In extenuation of his failure to carry
out the terms of his agreement Beach
states that after the vacation ordinance
was passed he discovered that the city
had no legal title to the street and that
a quit claim to him would have been
sufficient.
The city engineer's office recom
mends:
That Beach place the two lower
cement posts of the steps at once, but
that the placing of the upper one be
deferred until the grade of Hill street
Is. fixed.
That the subject be referred to the
city attorney to ascertain the city's
'.r.gal rights.
That such subsequent action be taken
by the board of public works as seems
proper to secure title to the remaining
parcels of land and the performance
of. the work agreed upon.
CHAMPION JEFFRIES
APPEARS IN COURT
Interest Aroused Over Presence of
Famous Pugilist, Who Is Made
Defendant in Suit for
Money
That department of the superior
court which arouses the greatest in
terest in the minds of a large number
of persons, judging from the well filled
seats, criminal department No. 1, was
crowded yesterday, not for the purpose
of listening to the proceedings of a
murjier trial, a case of assault with a
deadly weapon or a burglary, but to see
the heavyweight champion pugilist of
the world, James J. Jeffries.
Jeffries is one of four defendants In
a suit in which Morris Berkowitz seeks
a Judgment of $18,000 from Charles A.
Willard, Frank Karten, A. J. Kipper
and the champion. Berkowitz says a
ten-year lease was given him by Wil
lard and Karten for a cigar stand In
front of their saloon at 304 South Spring
street. The two men later sold out to
Jeffries and Kipper, who moved their
business farther south on the same
street, and it is alleged the defendants
refused to continue the lease at the
new location.
It Will Pay Yon
To co to Itedondo ana ■«« the Model, Burr
Wave' Motor and commercial^ plant, being
built there.
LOVE LENDS
WING TO AID
DEATH RACE
TROPICO GIRL HAS WIID AUTO
RIOE. BUT IN VAIN
SEEKS SWEETHEART'S SIDE AS
LIFE BLOOD FLOWS
Man She Loved Dies from Accidental
Pistol Shot, but Fiancee Demon.
strates Heroic Loyalty
in Last Hours
Hacing with death, a young woman
won a temporary victory over the de
stroyer yesterday when Miss Belle
Hunter of Troplco sped in an auto
mobile to the side of Edward F. O'Con
nell, her fiance, who lay dying in a
pool of tlood in the Pacoima wash,
near San Fernando.
O'Connell was fatally wounded by the
accidental discharge of his revolver,
which fell from his hip pocket as he
Jumped across a gully.
Clinging to the seat in the swaying
automobile, the white-faced girl urged
c. <;. Wilkinson to speed his machine
to the limit. One prayer passed her
itps: "Let me tell him goodby before
you take him from me."
Straining every ounce of the big
car's capacity, Wilkinson succeeded in
reaching the unfortunate young man
before he had lost consciousness from
loss of blood.
Throwing herself beside her lover,
Miss Hunter attended his wound and
then assisted In carrying him to a near
by ranch house. She could not be
driven from his side during the long
night.
Was Out Hunting
O'Connell was returning with his
companion, William Coule, from a suc
cessful day's hunt in the arroyo near
Facolma, when the aoldent occurred.
As he leaped across the ditch, the
weapon was dislodged from his hip
pocket and fell to the ground, butt
down. The hammer struck against a
ttone and the bullet was discharged
into O'Connell'a right breast, and
passed through his body and out near
the spine.
O'Connell carried a shotgun in his
hands, which impeded his jump and
caused the revolver to fall.
Quickly perceiving his companion's
serious condition, William Coule ran
the two miles to San Fernando and
notified the friends of the young man
by telephone.
C. G. Wilkinson rushed to the scene
of the aocldent in a huge automobile,
but In the short time required for the
trip O'Connell had become no weak
trom loss of. blood that he could not be
removed to his home, so was. taken to
j, nearby ranch house.
Frantically Imploring the driver to
go faster, Mls» Hunter rode with her
brother to attend the dying man. The
couple were to have been married In a
few weeks and the young woman was
almost prostrated with grief.
O'ConnftU was 28 years old and was a
popular and widely respected carpen
ter of Troptco His mother and aunt
are living in Chicago.
Former Newspaper Man Diet
ST. LOUIS, Feb. s.—Sheppard Knapp,
C 3 years old, former newspaper man
and a member of an old St. Louis fam
ily, died today at his home in Klrkwood.
Buffering and Dalian Savitd
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dollars. It 's by far the best healing
salve I have ever found." Heals buitiH,
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MINISTERS FOUND
"PEACE SOCIETY"
ARBITRATION FAVORED AS PRE.
VENTIVE OF WAR
Organization Heart an Interesting
Discussion of Japanese Situation
by Man Who Lived There
Fifteen Years .
',-A meeting was held yesterday In
Choral hall at the Temple auditorium
for the purpose of establishing an or
ganization to be known as the South
ern California Peace society of Los
Angeles.
The meeting was presided over by Dr.
Warren F. Day. The opening prayer
was delivered by Dr., J. Q. A. Henry
of the First Baptist church and the
Whittler Glee club added interest to
the occasion by singing choice songs.
Robert C. Root gave a short talk, out
lining the aim and purpose of the so
ciety, and the principal address was
delivered by Dr. H. H. Guy of the
Christian church, recently from Japan.
Dr. Guy lived In Japan for fifteen
years, and during that time went
through the Chinese-Japanese and
Russo-Japanese wars.
Dr. Guy said: 'in my mind there
never was a war that could not have
been avoided by the aid of arbitration.
People that stir up a war are not the
ones to do the fighting. The finances
and the entire life of the country are
always left in a broken conditionand
the property gained is never near the
cost required to gain It. Until the
people of this nation become educated
up .to the fact that peace and good
will toward our fellow man should
prevail, we must expect war.'
Dr. Guy also spoke along the lines
of the present trouble brewing be
tween Japan and this country. He
said: "When Japan prepares for war
she does not do it through the news
papers, but her preparations are car
ried on very secretly and at the same
time she Is spreading the news that
she does not contemplate war and Is
not preparing for it, but when she pre
pares for war it is through her arsen
als. In Japan I lived near an arsenal
and there was nothing going on there
to Indicate that Japan was preparing
for war. All this talk is the creation
of imagination."
Other meetings will bo held in the
near future and announced later.
BENCH WARRANT ISSUED
FOR SALOON PROPRIETOR
Sentence of 120 Days in Jail Is Sus.
tamed by Higher Court and De
fendant Fails to Sur.
render
Police Justice Chambers yesterday
issued a bench warrant for the arrest
of J. P. Conner, proprietor of a saloon
at First and Los Angeles streets, who
was convicted some time ago on a
charge of keeping pay checks which
laborers had given him to cash.
Conner was sentenced to serve 120
days in the city Jail. He appealed his
case and furnished a $300 bond pending
appeal. The decision of the police
court was sustained by the higher
court, and Conner should have sur
rendered himself to the custody of the
chief of police. His failure to do so
resulted in the issuance of the bench
warrant.
Conner is defendant in another case
which is set for trial today. The
charge is similar to the one upon
which he was convicted.
On this charge 1«3 was required to
furnish $250 bail.
BURGLARS PUT IN BUSY
NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
Money, Watches, Rings, Guns and
Camera Outfits Among Loot Se
cured in Four Invasions
Tuesday Night
r.urglars entered the home of J. 18.
Winder, 2504 South Flower street, Tues
day night, between 6 and 10 o'clock,
and stole a woman's watch, a small
lorgnette chain and a purse containing
S3. The watch and chain were valued
at $38. Entrance to the house was
effected by means of a pass key to the
front door.
The police have been notified and ara
working on the case.
Other robberies reported are: Henry
Porter, 1304 West Eleventh street;
home burglarized Tuesday afternoon
and an Iver Johnson revolver, marquise
ring with emerald and pearl setting,
small sliver watch, locket, pair of
trousers and $1.15 In money taken.
A. W. Green, conducting store at
627>£ Main street, reports store entered
Tuesday night and a camera, carrying
case, three plate holders, three lenses
and an overcoat stolen.
The room of K. J. Ward, Queen lodg
ing house, 107 South San Pedro street,
entered by means of :i pass key Tues
day morning. Suit case containing
clothing and shaving outfit stolen.
POLICE ASKED TO LOCATE
BOYS WHO HAVE RUN AWAY
Darrell Liston, a 15-year-old boy, has
run away from home. His parents
have asked the police to find him.
When last seen the boy wore a heavy
dark coat and trousers and a light
brown hat. He is five feet four Inches
and weighs 150 pounds; has a dark
complexion, dark brown hair and
brown eyes, and a small sear on his
chin.
Russell Barnes, aged 15, has also
left home and his parents have been
unable to find him. He weighs 100
pounds, has a fair complexion and light
brown curly hair. Whe" last seen the
boy wore a light colored checked suit,
badly worn, and a cap. He carried
an overcoat with him.
"LOST THINGS" IS TOPIC
OF REVIVAL SERVICES
Interesting Evangelistic Meeting Held
at First Baptist Church Under
Direction of Rev. J. Q.
A. Henry
The revival services now In progress
at the First Baptist church have
opened auspiciously. Considering the
weather, the congregations have been
large and the interest deep.
Dr. Henry is speaking this week on
"Lost Things.'.' His topic last night
was "The Lost Bible." He showed
how during the reign of idolatry and
sin the book of the law was lost, but
that when the nation was on the point
of destruction It was providentially
discovered and obedience to its teach
ings gave the kingdom of Judah a new
lease of life. He emphasized the enor
mous value of the scriptures in the de
velopment of personal character and
in the preservation of national life.
The singing of Professor Stout was
greatly enjoyed.
Dr. Henry's topic tonight will be
"The Lost Christ," and Professor
Stout will render "The Singer," being
a graphic description of the death of
P. P. Bliss. He will also sing "Over
the Dead Line." A fine chorus sup
ports him In the musical program.
ALCOHOL STOVE EXPLODES;
WOMAN'S FACE IS BURNED
San Diegan Suffers Severe Injuries as
Result of Accident at Second
and Main Streets Yes.
terday
With her face swathed in bandages,
Mrs. E. E. Smith of San Diego, visit
ing her daughter at tho Hotel York,
Second and Main streets, was taken to
the receiving hospital yesterday morn
ing for treatment for severe burns re
ceived while heating water on a large
alcohol stove. She turned down the
Wick to extinguish the flame, when the
alcohol exploded, hurling the liquid fire
in her fact.
Mrs. Smith's neck and face were
badly burned and blistered, but for
tunately her eyes were uninjured.
After being treated at the receiving
hospital she was removed to tho Clara
Barton hospital.
RUSSIA AND CHINA MAKE
NEW CUSTOMS AGREEMENT
By Associated Press.
PEKIN, Feb. 5.—A customs agree
ment with regard to Manchuria has
been concluded between China and
Russia, and China has notified Japan
that she today opened stations for the
collection of customs on the western
Manohurian frontier and that similar
stations on the eastern frontier will be
opened February 7.
Japan has completed tho restoration
to Russia of certain property of which
she became possessed at the time of
the capture of Port Arthur. Included
In the list are the records of the Rua
so-Chlnese bank.
A Great Difference
Yeast—lsn't the baby like its
mother?
Crlmsonbeak- -Ho. I don't think so.
It don't talk yet.—Yonkers Statesman.
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RUNAWAY HORSES
EXCI TE BROADWAY
TEAR DOWN STREET THROUGH
SHOPPING CROWDS
Three Boys on Tail Board of Wagon
Made Spectators Gasp—Still
Running When Last
Seen
Broadway, busy, crowded Broadway,
that usually hurries to and fro with
true Gotham diligence, was thrown
into a period of excitement yesterday
by a dramatic scene that caused men
to tear madly down the middle of the
street and women to gasp and sup
press shrieks.
This was at 3:30 o'clock, when the
shopping crowds were thick between
Third and Fourth streets. Coming
like a flash into the street, with m
clatter that was an alarm, plunging
madly and running like derby winners,
a team, drawing a light spring wagon,
caused everything In the street to
turn aside. The runaways were young,
strong animals, and they seemed not
to feel the restraining hold of a
courageous young man of stout build,
who stood up as he performed the dif
ficult feat of avoiding collision and
seeking to restrain the frightened
animals.
But what alarmed the spectators
most was the presence of three small
boys sitting; on the tailboard of tttfl
wagon bed. They were huddled to
gether too scared to know what to do
or to do it if they did know. One was
a tiny little fellow, who bounced with
the plunging of the wagon bed, and it
was these three little ones that caused
the gasps and the smothered shrieks.
Before the horses had gone half a
block the single-trees broke and fell
at their heels, still held by the stout
traces. The driver, seeing this,
seemed to cease efforts at restraint and
devoted his skill to keeping the runa
ways out of collision. In this ho did
admirably, for when the team dashed
across Fourth street it missed several
vehicles narrowly, scooted around a
trolley car and, finding a clear track
ahead, for the excitement had elec
trically speeded ahead of the runaway,
the horses tore south with the driver
standing and the single-trees clatter-
Ing at the horses' heels.
Nearly every one ran into the street,
and as far as those who were high
enough could see the team ran on until
it disappeared.
No chariot driver in the old Roman
circus ever performed with the skill
of the driver of this team and his fear
seemed to be mostly about the boys,
for he turned once or twice toward
them. Between Third and Fourth
streets, whether by accident or design,
one of the boys tumbled out of the
wagon, picked himself up and disap
peared in the crowd.
So far as is known, no one was hurt
and the team was finally stopped, ex
hausted.
BURGLARS AT MONROVIA
STEAL OLD HEIRLOOMS
Brooch Two Hundred Years Old and
Other Valuable Keepsakes
Taken in Daylight
Robbery
Robbers visited the homo of Mrs.
Robert Hartford, 417 Shamrock avenue,
Monrovia, Tuesday afternoon, and cur
ried a way eighteen pieces of valuable
antique heirlooms, some of which were
over 200 years old an 4, had been worn
by Mrs. Hanford's grandfather. Owins:
to the peculiar design of the jewels tho
thieves will have a hard time disposing 1
O* them.
Amoni? the articles taken were sev
eral brooches, a necklace, two or three
bracelets, a number of stick pins, an
old watch and two fobs of sold chain.
One of the brooches is nearly 200 yenrs
old, and was worn by Mrs. Hanford's
fjrandfather during the days of pow
dered wigs, buckle shoes and knee
breeches. For ientimental reasons tho
Jewels were considered priceless.
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