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NEWS OF THE COURTS
MARKHAM CLAIMS HE
RECOLLECTS NOTHING
TESTIMONY IN FRATRICIDE
CASE CONCLUDED
Witnesses Testify Prisoner Appeared
Demented—Accused Man Says He
Was Drinking Heavily When
Shooting Occurred
All . the testimony In the tria of
Fred Markham, charged with killing
his brother, Charles Markham, at San
Fernando September 19. was taken by
430 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
arguments will be begun Monday
morning at 10 o'clock, to which time
th M pish was continued.
was the principal witness
yesterday Preceding him on the
«and were Thomas Murphy, jailer at
the county jail, and Howard Wade, a
trusty in the same institution. They
wencalled by Attorney A A Sturgis
to prove his client was suffering men
tally when placed in jail.
Jailer Murphy said the man's con
dition aroused his deepest sympathy:
that he acted like a man who had
gone through a terrible mental and
jury ho -aw Markham
a h n ec morning after he "ached the Jail
and the prisoner's mind seemed to be
Mark'nan, was the last witness of
the day He said he had been drink
ing heavily the day of the shooting,
ami for Several days previously. He
eaid he remembered nothing from 11
o'clock the morning of September 1?
Ul^id he Pla *Choot in your brother
Charles?'.' asked Attorney Sturgis The
prisoner winced at the mention of his
brother's name, but answered
P Tdo^not know; I can't acknowl
eC Deputy District Attorney J. "W. Ford
■went into every detail of the circum
stances surrounding the shooting, but
to all questions Markham showed a
lack of recollection^
MITCHELL FREED
AND VINDICATED
Jury of Twelve Requires but Twelve
Minutes to Decide Realty
Leaguer Was In.
nocent
It required only one minute for each
man on the jury in the case of Robert
Mitchell, charged with illegal voting,
to explain his position in the jury room
yesterday, and when the twelve men
resumed their seats In the jury box a
verdict of not guilty was rendered—
time, 12 minutes.
Mitchell was charged with voting
twice ai the primary election August
11. While he at first admitted having
done this, claiming forgetfulness in re
gard to the first vote when he voted
tne second time, the evidence, he said,
had caused a doubt to arise in his
mind, and now he believes he voted
only once and that hi- only signed his
raine to the roster the first time he
appeared at the polls.
Mitchell conducted his own case. Al
though not versed in the law, his argu
ment to the jury was as convincing of
innocence as could have been made in
his behalf by the most learned attor
ney.
No Intent Shown
"The law," he said, "doea not make
voting twice a felony unless intent to
commit fraud Is shown. There was no
intent, even if I did vote twice, and
no such showing has been made. Would
a man who had committed a crime go
to his political enemies and tell them
about it? If the act was committed
■with an intent to defraud, would he
not rather be secretive and try to hide
bis misdeed?
•'Everybody at the polling place knew
me, and there was one chance in a
thousand that I would not be discov
ered in any wrong act. I do not deny
that a second vote was cast, but there
Is sufficient reason to believe that the
first ballot was not cast at all."
l\lr. Mitchell referred sarcastically to
the manner of hiK arrest and the fact
that it was made as spectacular as
possible. "I was in Los Angeles for
some time after the alleged double vote
was published," he said, "and yet there
•was no complaint issued by the district
attorney's office until I hart gone to
Riverside county on personal business.
Then I was arrested in that county and
brought here In order to advertise the
matter as much as possible."
Deputy District Attorney North, who
has conducted the prosecution owing to
the Illness of C. C. MeComas, m ide (he
closing argument, and the case went
to the jury at 2:4(1 o'clock, a verdict
being returned twelve minutes laier.
DIVORCE IS GRANTED ON
GROUND OF NON.SUPPORT
A decree of divorce was granted to
Hattie Miller in the superior court
yesterday. Mrs. Miller charged her
! husband, J. A. Miller, with nonsupport.
The following divorce suits were filed:
Clara Gurius against Grover W. Gur
lus, Lena M. Minnis against Roy B.
Minnis, Effie I. Bourland against Dew
-1 bart L. Bourland, Marie G. Lanz
against John S. Lanz and May John
ston against John Johnston.
Gets Judgment of $700
J. P. Shumwajr, jr., who sued the Lo«s
Angeles Railway company for $10,000
damages on account of personal in
juries sustained in November, last year,
was given a judgment for $700 by a
■ Jury in Judge Houser's court yesterday.
Will Contest Postponed
' Hearing of the contest over the will
. of Mrs. Frederick E. Cressy was con
tinued until December IS by Judge
James yesterday. "
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' quirements of the new law, and that fact Is
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Liquid Cream Balm. It has all the good
■ nudities of the solid form of this remedy
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DECLARES GIVER OF
CHECKS WAS INSANE
SEEKS TO REVOKE LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
Witness Testifies That His Father.in.
Law Suspected Assassination
and Thought He Was a
Curly.Headed Boy
That John H. Watson, who riled No
vember 13, 1907, was Insane for nearly
three months prior to his death and at
the time he is said to have given checks
aggregating more tlmn *H>.ooo to his
wife, Mrs. Emily S. AVatson, were state
ment* made by his son-in-law, John T.
Butler. The tatter's wife, Stella 1.. But
ter, has filed ;i petition in the superior
court for the revocation of Mrs. Wat
son's letters of administration.
Mrs. Butler, who suffers from partial
parhlysis, was taken into the probate
division of the superior court in a
wheel chair yesterday. In her petition
she says her stepmother's first account
shows that the estate Is valued at
about $25,000. She claims there has
been left out of the inventory $16,55T.;.">
In easli, and jewelry worth $500.
Mrs. Watson testified that her hus
band h.'vd given her a check early in
September for $16.0i10, and a few days
later another for $500. With the latter
she opened a separate account in her
own name at the First National bank.!
The money, according to the stepdaugh
ter, rightfully belongs to the esthte and
should be included in the division of
the property.
John T. Butler of the Star Engraving
company, who married Miss Stella I*.'
Butler six years ago. was the principal
witness in hl3 wife's case yesterday.
He visited Watson frequently while the
latter was ill, he said, and as early as ]
August 2, more than three months be-i
fore Watson's death, there was evi
dence of mental derangement.
"He believed somebody was trying to,
kill him," said Butler, "and called for ;
the police. On another occasion "his.
wife said something about her hus
band's curly hair, and this caused Wat- |
son to believe he was a child. He re- j
peated over and over, 'Curly head, and |
I.have a curly head and a pretty new]
dress.' " i
At other times, said Butler, Watson j
believed he was being burned In rail- |
to 'I wrecks and would shriek aloud, as j
if in agony.
The case was continued until Tues-,
day, when other witnesses will be
heard.
WANTS BOOK mGENT KEPT
FROM FREQUENTING OFFICE
Attorney Files Complaint in Which He
Asks Court to Restrain De.
fendant Irom Annoy.
ing Him
Claiming that A. W. Brode has per
sisted in harassing and annoying him
by prowling around his office, Attorney
J. Marion Brooks filed a complaint in
the superior court yesterday, In which I
he seeks to have Brode restrained from
making Irregular visits at his place of j
business and for $100 attorney's fees.
Constable Ben Conn, whom the attor
ney thinks has power enough to pre
vent Brode's alleged meddling, also Is
made &■ defendant.
Brooks says he bought two sets of
encyclopedias and a pair of long shears
from Brode in November. Brode sued |
for the payment and secured judgment.
Conn accepted {32 from the attorney In
settlement of au attachment on the:
goods, but, according to Brooks, Brode
was still dissatisfied and has annoyed j
him since by prowling around his office.
FOUR FINED FOR SELLING
ADULTERATED FOODS
Charles W. Churchill of Pomona, C.
W. Dolddera and A. C. Bolderman of
Long Beach and C. F. Clapp of Covina
were each fined $25 by Justice Selph |
yesterday for violating the pure food
laws. The adulterated goods the men j
were charged with selling were Wild
Cherry Syrup and Azem Azem Foam.
G. P. Watanabe, a Japanese of Pasa
dena, charged with selling Worcester-1
shire sauce adulterated with benzole j
acid, pleaded not suilty and will be,
tried. He was released on $50 bail.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
The following articles of incorpora-1
tion were filed in the county clerk's
office yesterday:
Yucalpa Valley Water and Improve
ment company—Capital. $1(10,000; dii -
tors: George W. Hopkins, South Pasa
dena; Walter M. Campbell, Pasadena;
P. S. Rlshel, 11. L. Mueaer and George
D. Brady, Loi Angeles,
Hugglns-Hollander-Funk company,
hoots and siloes— Capital, $50,000. Dil
tors: Fred T. Huggins, Barl M. Hoi-,
lander and Edwin Funk, Pasadena.
.Santa Gertnuli s Water company —
Capital, $20,000. Directors: Don VV.
Cariton and B. J. Brail tier, Los Angeles,
and Alphonzo E. Bell, Santa Pc Springs. |
Mutual Investment Association ofj
Loi Angeles—Director*: Orvllle L. ■
Clark, Krnnry N. King. F. J. Truman, 1
Byron C. Hanna and Oliver v. (.'lark. 1
Membership fee, $5.
WIDOW OF WAR VETERAN
IS SAVED PAUPER BURIAL
Woman's Relief Corps Stays Coffin
as It Is Being Lowered Into Un.
marked Grave in the
Potter's Field
The body of Mrs. Isabella C. Ward-
Well, wife of the late Gen. David Ward
well, a vet, tan of the Mexican, Indian
and civil Wars, was saved from an
obscure grave in potter's field yester
day as the coffin was being lowered.
The action of the Woman's Relief
Corps of Pasadena, at the last mo
ment, prevented the body of the nn
f^runate woman occupying an un
marked grave.
The funeral rites had been conclud
ed and the coffin was being placed
in thfl ground when a messenger from
the Woman's Relief Corps appeared
and stated arrangements had been
made for the burial of Mrs. Wardwell
I in Mountain View cemetery at Pasa
dena. The body was sent to Pasadena
in charge of Ives & Warren, who will
conduct the burial.
Mrs. Wardwell died at the county
hospital Wednesday morning, after
suffering for the last five months in
the last stages of leprosy. Her hus
band died several months ago while at
tending her.
Los Angeles Herald
Wanted — ,AB PHONES WsV CX\,HA.rf<Z£ JJr £ .r vi * > •
gSSW jtt&^^^^^ ni *cC \!k iBT^ * \^*it2r^^s /Hr \ »pls to $32.50
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We're Near ing the Finish
Just Two Days More—Hurry
The Damaged Stock Must Be Sold by
Saturday Night
It's Fairly Melting Away at the Prices
Greater and Greater Grow the Crowds
If you were here Thursday you would say the sale had reached its zenith. Such enthusiasm, such hustle and bustle, and the bargains are unprecedented; interest is
at fever heat, and now comes Friday with its new price program, and more and more merchandise to be almost given away. They have been carrying it away in
truck loads. .
What looked to be an inexhaustible supply Thursday fairly melted away, and the bargain tables have been refilled and a new price program greets you today.
We're going to break all records by closing out every dollar's worth of this damaged merchandise before the clock strickes 6on Saturday. Every move we make is
quick and decisive; every price means the limit of bargain importance. Friday is to be a day of days. Be here when the doors open.
STORE OPENS AT 8:30 A. M.
100 TRIMMED DRESS CHILDREN'S $1.50 SHOES I BOYS' 12* c RIBBED HOSE 35c TO 75c BOX PAPER WIDE SHEETINGS
HATS VALUES TO $3.50 ._. _. • They've been slightly ps* High grade stationery, in the best of VALUES TO 35c
, o ™<™ , nr - .,„,„,,, a i,. lt to You can't detect P™ wet. They're the heavy, IT condition. The box >s^ -*t Water soaked sheetings, including
He£}yFo S?H - damage here; 7 C^T ---- ElSrt^ BjJ f> S& SKX " ' '
SEES )%r r« r l.-:...'"! «vv r/-..';-r:*.". l™^V^ & - ™M '- L\Kj srswra 1J a
100 pf them only. iSC ' Pr'Ce ••"■•••••• and" i n tllas etr h cd. It/L/
While they last B Bfl Willie it lasis, Jf.X-#^
today, second & QL/W 3 CAKES IRONING WAX 15c MOTTOES IN FRAME PRANG'S 30c BOXES yard r. *^/'
flOOr . ' J They're wet, in some *A WATER COLORS , WET DOMESTICS
n<tTRTrH PT TIMFS 150 OF The kind with handle; some case the motto is J Four colors and No. 7 _ • WORTH TO 25c
OSTRICH PLUMES 150 Of of them have been wet. ■ /"T blurred, but the frame |/» brush. The regular price f~ WORTH TO 25C
THEM. VALUES TO $7.50 Ot tn If and the glass are worth 1 | Ia 30 cents c They ' are fea. /T% All kinds of domestics, y^
We'll close out these high grade os- Friday we'll sell them 1^ more than the price we JL \»V slightly damaged. Sta- "jl calicoes, ginghams, per- VT
trich feathers at this ridiculous three for '""^^ ask. Third floor, eacn.. tionery depart- V-/\«/ cales, muslins, water M\£\
price. The assortment includes black ■ mont soaked; values range to ■ ■■
white and colors; they measure ,25c, sale price, \Jr^LS
finches 0 (t*l i\f m PKGE. 25c HAIR PINS TIN WHISTLES SLIGHT- • BICYCLE PLAYING yard
While they lIS SHELL AND AMBER . LV RUSTED CARDS =====
second" ' •IT Mai >T • 3 Pkgs. contain from Vi /^ It's just like finding. «A The cases are dam- fi __ . rT'Hr'IHT
floor *T *■* ' dozen to 1% dozen, dif- , W^m them at this price. Here 19 ' aged, some of them IID —^ X A I*** IVI I"" 1 l\l I
Z™ n th „ rniF ferent sizes. They've AC is youl . chance , boys. \C »- r" These are 111 C Y3t\ LITIL-1 I '
MEN'S 50c TO $1 GOLF „.,, «%£££ OL> them. While they last, IL the best grades. Sale [IFi, !J. '
AND WORK SHIRTS package third floor, each ........ price , BARGANS
Soiled and water soaked. Find trfese |J^\l\. V J A\ll
in the annex. en EDITION GIFT BOOK S oc BOTTLES. IS SOAP THE WHITE HOUSE r E-JJ-ll^X-M mi. Ik/
WOMEN'S 25c AND 50c 50c EDITION GIFT BOOK 5 0c BOTTLES. IS SOAP COOKBOOKS Garment Hooks *
underwear , &*S&. I£B g/n X.' P" _ al?0 Yo" kn°w 25 faT l d H r • Slightly Rusted ....1C
Odds and ends, includ- _ For the first time in a ■%/▼ 50c bottles. The ingre- T~ _^ book- It s water soaked. L , Ift inch Plates C
ing vests and pants, C f re-bound edition. Third T^i ft dients are not affected SP One case of them, while **& g • Decorated^. •. £„
ing vests and pants, j^ sy floor by the water. While they last, third floor. (11. Decorated .T.. OU<
water soaked and fj^ Each JoSnter".'. '.... %^"^ ch —- -' v Tin Table Spoons C c
WOMEN'S "UNION SUITS 36-FOOT ROLL 5c WAX MORE BOOKS VALUES One Dozen ; for." .DL
$1 VALUES , PAPER SMALL RED XMAS BELLS TO $2.00 Jardinieres aQ*
They're soiled -*■ OB The rolls aye 12 inches They're not injured Kb* Re - bound copyrights, mi Worth to 98c. ........ lUv
Lheyre: soiled Kr wide, Ju.t"what you \c nearly a. imu«* a. the linen book., gift books. Christmas Candles r_
and wet. ■%/"* want for wrapping f\ price. They'll be good "\ /^ boyj 1 books and hun- ■% /• „ . R «%£
Sale »I lunclu;s for picnic par- I for Christmas decora- f ■ dreds of other copies ■■ 3b to 48 in BOX CfV
If W\^ ties. Aisle 2. Be H%V tions. Choice, aisle' 2. %„/ V^ values range up to *-, \J \^ They're water soaked. As long as
Pnce •••: ■^■■*~r ■«»»■ roll •|^ dozen .•••• ?aeh they last, box, sc. Basement.
NEW WITNESS GIVES STARTLING
TESTIMONY IN DIVORCE CASE
Carpenter, Who Says He Met Mrs. Sprague in
Church, Declares She Told Him She Would
Marry Rich Man and Get His Money
Attorneys Hester and Craig sprung a
complete surprise on Mrs. Sarah A.
Sprague and her counsel yesterday
when the divorce suit of Mrs. Sprague
against her husband, George A.
Sprague, the almost blind chiropodist,
was reopened.
When the afternoon session began
in Judge Conrey's court it was be
lieved by all present that the case ha<i
been closed for the second time, but
Attorney Craig explained he had dur
ing the noon recess found a witness
whose testimony, he believed, would
have an important bearing on the out
come of the trial. He was allowed to
call this witness, Clarence E. McCloud,
a carpenter, whoße appearance when
he arose to approach the witness chair,
caused Mrs. Sprague to start in sur
prise and her attorneys, John D. Pope
and Charles Wellborn, to become vis
ibly perturbed.
Met Her at Church
McCloud said he met Mrs. Sprague
shortly before her marriage at the
Firet Methodist church, Sixth and Hill
streets. He was kneeling, he said, and
Mrs. Sprague knelt beside him and
asked It iMlWere a Christian.
"I told her I was trying to be,"
said McCloud, "and she asked me to
go to her \home with her. I did so.
She read the Bible to me and asked
me to come and see her often. Then
I told her % wasn't looking for a wife;
that I had one of my own, although
I was trying to get a divorce."
Mrs. Sprague, said McCloud, told
him she needed help and he gave her
monej. ','When I remained away from
the house for a long time," said Me-
Cloud, "she sent me $5, accompanied
by a sarcastic letter. After our flrßt
meeting we went to restaurants and
hotels together, and on one occasion
she todl me she was going to marry
a rich man, but she would soon get
rid of him, and then, if I wished, we
would be together again."
The witness said he met Mrs.
Sprague on the street one day and
she asked him why he did not continue
his visits to- her home. "I told her I
wanted nothing more to do with her;
that if she would 'do' one man she
would another. She said, •Why, you
sarcastic pup, I don't think I want
anything to do with you, anyway,' "
McCloud said he withdrew his ap
plication for membership in the
church. "There were too many women
and grafters there," he said. "I didn't
object particularly to the women
members," he continued, "but I wanted
nothing to do with the grafters."
Sprague Cooked Meals
During the forenoon session Mrs.
Julia A. Bryan, who was a frequent
visitor at the Sprague home, said
Sprague generally cooked the meals
and she had seen him assisting his
wife when she was dressing. Sprague
she said, always treated his wife
kindly, notwithstanding his wife's up
braiding. A break in the friendship
of Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Sprague oc
curred in July. 1907, according to the
witness, when Mrs. S'irague believed
her visitor, by maintaining silence, ac
quiesced in her husband's alleged
treatment, of his wife. "Then," said
Mrs. Bryan. "I told her some things
I should have told her a long time
before."
Mrs. Sprague said her quarrel with
Mrs. Bryan arose over a difference of
opinion regarding the qualifications of
the respective drivers of two express
wagons. She denied McCloud's Btate
ments and said she did not even re
member the man's name.
The case was submitted.
Two Side*
She If a man loves his wife as much
as she loves him, he will stop wasting
his money on cigars if she asks him.
He—Yes, but if his wife loves him as
much a« she ought to love a man who
loves her enough to stop it If she asks
him, she won't ask him.—Puck.
FRIDAY? DECEMBER 4, 1908.
POSTOFFICE CONTINUES TO
DO INCREASING BUSINESS
The general postoftico and the va
rious stations in Los Angeles continue
to do an immense amount of business,
and just as the October sale of post
age stamps showed a considerable in
crease over October of last year, so
the November report also shows a
great gain over the November sale of
1907, tb.e difference being $3161.60. The
sale of stamps for November, 1907, was
J51,379.18, and the sale for the same
month just closed amounted to $84,
--558.78.
During the month 388,397 letters, pa
pers and packages incorrectly ad
dressed reached the Los Angeles post
office. To meet this number 155,949
correct city addresses were found and
the number of correct addresses found
and forwarded to persons outside the
city amounted to 31,950. This still
leaves 200,498 pieces of mail which
were sent to the general delivery to
await call.
During the month 12,964 changes of
addresses were filed at the postoffice.
The number of callers at the general
delivery, not counting Sundays,
amounted to 111,948, or a daily average
of 4474.
MADE IN SOUTHERN EXPOSITION
BABY SHOW TODAY AT 1 O'CLOCK— Valuable Prizes. Presents to all babloi
School Children's Day Saturday— Half regular admission—sc. Special program.
Regular admission 10c to every attraction —Theater, Band Concerts, Cooking
School. «tc
LOS ANGELES CLEARINGS
ARE 90 PER CENT HIGHER
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.—Accord
ing to the bulletin of the California
promotion committee, issued today, the
clearances of the San Francisco banks
for the week ending Thursday noon
were $42,469,381, the highest figure for
any week's financial business since the
disaster in April, 1906, and a gain of
40 per cent over the corresponding
week of last year.
Los Angeles $13,188,986, a gain of 90
per cent.
Oakland $1,716,211, a gain of 31 per
cent.
San Jose with $415,296 and Stockton
with $617,904 showed an increase of 13
per cent over the same period last
year.
Sacramento $1,113,131, a gain of 35
per cent; Fresno $729,210 and San
Diego $793,287, making a grand total
for eight cities of $61,043,410.
♦-•-• '
Pioneer Dies
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 3.—Jacob C.
Mann died at a hospital here today of
paralysis'in the seventy-fifth year or
his age. He crossed the plains In 1851
from Illinois. He was elected mayor of
Tacoma In 1885, the anti-Chinese can
dldate.