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From: Karla Everett <>
Subject: [CALosAngeles] 1888 Los Angeles County names
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 08:44:39 -0700


>From the Los Angeles Tribune, Friday Morning, March 23, 1888

PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTY

The proprietors of the Hotel Marengo, South Pasadena, gave a party to their
guests on Monday evening last. The feature of the evening was a progressive
euchre party, followed by singing, dancing and recitations. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McCaldin, Joseph McCaldin, Miss Allie G.
McCaldin, Miss Sadie A. McCaldin, H. D. Lediard, New York; Captain J. W.
Howell, San Francisco; Mrs. R. Callingwood and R. Callingwood, Jr., Pasadena;
Miss Lulu M. Snook, Kingston, Canada; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lehman, Indianapolis;
and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Kelly, of Los Angeles.


NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF TIME FOR PROVING WILL, ETC.

In the Superior Court, State of California, County of Los Angeles.
In the matter of the estate of John B. Lowthian, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Tuesday, the 27th day of March, 1888, at 10 o'clock
a.m. of said day, at the court room of this court, Department Two thereof, in
the Jones Block, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and State of
California, has been appointed as the time and place for hearing the
application of Sarah Van A*en, praying that a document now on file in this
court, purporting to be the last will and testament of the said deceased be
admitted to probate and that letters testamentary be issued thereon to her, at
which time and place all persons interested therein may appear and contest the
same

C.H. Dunsmoor, County Clerk. by M. J. Ashmore, Deputy. Johnston and Borden,
Attorneys for Petitioner


HIS OWN HANGMAN (this may be a repeat)

A Remorse-Stricken Prisoner Commits Suicide

An Anaheim Sensation - George H. Cox Obtains a Rope From Some School Children
and Strangles Himself in His Cell - His Dakota Crime

Great excitement was caused at Anaheim yesterday when it became known that
George H. Cox, who had been confined in what is called the jail for the past
month, had committed suicide by hanging.

The prisoner was all right at 9:36 a.m. yesterday morning when seen by Deputy
Sheriff Fred Smyth. He has looked downcast and has worn a gloomy expression
ever since his incarceration. When Officer Smyth looked into the cell at 6:30
last night he saw the prisoner suspended by a rope from one of the iron bars.
The body was still and the general opinion prevailed that the act was
committed at noon or thereabouts. A dispatch announcing the suicide was sent
to Coroner Meredith who will go down in the morning to hold an inquest.

A Tribune reporter learned upon investigation that the deceased begged the
rope, with which he hanged himself, from one of the little school children who
were playing and skipping around that neighborhood in the morning. The rope
used was perhaps four feet in length and very thin, and the dead man must have
exercised considerable judgment in making the rope answer the purpose so very
effectively. The deceased was an ordinary appearing man of a fair amount of
intelligence and might be about 27 years old.

Several months ago George Cox lived in Dakota. He got into an altercation with
a man over some trivial affair and clubbed him over the head. The man never
recovered from the beating he received, and expired a few days afterwards. Cox
in the meantime skipped the country and headed for Los Angeles. After a hard
time he reached this city, and eventually made his way to Anaheim. A reward of
$200 was offered for the arrest of Cox, but it is doubtful whether he would
ever have been jailed had not the terrible crime so preyed upon his mind that
he gave himself up to the authorities just four weeks ago. A dispatch was sent
to the town in Dakota where the crime was committed asking whether they should
hold Cox. The reply came to hold him by all means. It was not thought
necessary to remove Cox to the County Jail, as an officer was expected to
arrive in the course of a few days. But day followed day until a whole month
elapsed and still no officer made his appearance. Yesterday, however, after a
vexatious delay, the Anaheim authorities received word that the necessary
papers had been secured and the officer would surely arrive this week. It is
very doubtful whether Cox would have been convicted as there were extenuating
circumstances connected with the killing. The thought of the crime haunted the
deceased day and night and made his life unendurable.


BREAKS A ROCK OVER THE HEAD OF HIS ENEMY

There has been bad blood between Nelson Tate and L. C. Whyatt for some time
past. Both men are colored, and Whyatt was once complaining witness in a case
against Tate to Judge Austin's court. Yesterday afternoon Whyatt drove up in
front of the blacksmith shop at the end of the Second-street cable road to get
one of his horses shod. Tape appeared in sight just as Whyat (sic) was
fastening a weight to his horse's head. Tate seized hold of a big rock and
rushing up behind Whyatt smashed it into atoms over the head of the latter,
inflicting several gashes. Officer Arguello was dispatched to the scene of the
encounter and arrested the rock-wielder. The wounded man's head was dressed by
the city physician.


DOLLAR COLLARED

Another Notorious Burglar Jailed at Compton

James P. Dollar, an old offender, robbed a man named Captain Wilson on Alameda
street last December and stole a gold watch and chain, diamond pin and $10 in
money. The police detectives yesterday located Dollar in Compton and the
officers down there were telephoned to arrest him, which they did. Dollar is
an old time burglar and has served several terms. He was implicated in the
murder of old man Skerrett in San Francisco in 1883, but got out of the scrape
through a technicality. He recently served a term at Merced for petty larceny.
A charge of grand larceny will be preferred against Dollar.


A VIOLENT MADWOMAN

Mrs. Flora Harris Declared Insane and Sent to Napa

Mrs. Flora Harris, aged 32, a native of California was yesterday sent to Napa.
The unfortunate woman was very violent and gave the officers considerable
trouble. Mrs. Harris is a fine looking woman, and her insanity is hereditary.
When very young she was in the asylum for eighteen months. She is the mother
of three children, the youngest of whom is only 6 months old. The husband is a
carpenter, who says that his wife is crazed by religion. Deputy Sheriff
Jennings made the arrest.




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