on the road that he had shot & killed his son William. Among three persons were John Gift & Ralph Kramer.

From the testimony of Timothy Barry, brother of the deceased, it was gathered that the father had attempted William's life about eight years ago when they were out together in a wagon. For some cause Barry picked up a rifle lying in the wagon & had drawn a bead on William, whose back was turned, but was prevented from firing by Timothy who gave a warning cry. Upon their returning home on this occasion, Timothy surreptiously emptied the magazine of the gun & only for this a tragedy would have resulted then for the elder Barry upon going into the house, engaged in a quarrel with the family & snapped the gun at them several times.

The gun used Tuesday was one that had been about the house for some time, but to prevent just such an occurance as that of Tuesday, was put away unloaded upstairs. There were no cartridges for it about the place & where Barry obtained the two, one discharged & one in the magazine, Tuesday, is a mystery unless he brought them from Eureka when he returned from a visit about two weeks ago.

According to the witness' theory, he believes that his father, secured the gun during the absence of the men in the woods, & loading it, placed it in the pantry opening off the kitchen. From the relative position of the body, the chair & the newspaper, he thinks his brother was sitting in the chair, tipped back, with his feet on the stove, reading the newspaper, & from the entrance of the bullet, that his father stood in the pantry doorway when he fired the fatal shot. The bullet, which passed entirely through the youn man's head, entered the wall four feet from the floor, & passing through the board lining struck the outer wall & dropped between the studding where it was found after taking out the perforated board. The empty shell from the rifle was found in front of the dwelling house, indicating that Barry had passed through the house after the shooting & had reloaded the rifle in the yard.

The scene at the inquest was very affecting. The mother of the murdered boy was so overcome with grief that she could scarcely find voice to answer the questions put to her by the cororner & was so weak from the shock, that she almost had to be carried on & off the stand. Mrs. Mullins, her daughter, was also deeply affected & twice went into hysterics, the last time while on the witness stand, whence she had to be carried, shrieking for vengeance upon the slayer of her brother.

When the evidence was all in,the jury, after a short deliberation found "that deceased had come to his death from a gunshot wound by a bullet fired by Edward Barry."
 
 

"The Ferndale Enterprise" Ferndale, California
Friday, December 21, 1894

Edward Barry was sentenced to prison for life for the murder of his son William Barry.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Saturday, August 17, 1895

C. F. Rackliffe had quite an experience on his recent trip below. Charley & his wife took passage on the steamer at San Francisco for Santa Barbara, & when Port Harford was reached the steamer pulled into that place for a short stop. Charley was terrible dry, for a smoke we suppose, & left the ship, having understood from the captain that she would not sail for a couple of hours. He strolled up the beach to a tavern, & when he returned to retrace his steps he beheld the steamer putting out to sea. He started running, but when he came to the water's edge, he concluded it was too cold to swim. He hollered & hollered for the captain to stop, but on sped the steamer, & when Mrs. Rackliffe found that Charley was not on board, the cry of "man overboard" was heralded long, loud & continued. But Charley wasn't overboard, but stood on the cool sands of the beach, & the gentle breezes of the southern coast fanned his fevered brow, & played a doleful tune on the mustache on his lip--which has since been shaved off. The result was that he was compelled to make the trip overland from Port Harford to Santa Barbara, & when he reached that city some kind friends who had taken Mrs. R. under their protection killed the fatted calf & there was great rejoicing, for the "lost" had been found.
 
 

''The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Thursday, February 20, 1919

WOMAN TO GO TO JAIL WITH LOVER RATHER THAN GO HOME

"Man's duplicity & woman's worse than weakness" had an inning in the office of the Sheriff yesterday when T. Cameron faced E. A. Larsen, the wife he had stolen from him & District Attorney A. W Hill & brazenly asked the woman he had wronged & led to desert her children & home in Tacoma, Washington, if she would not prefer going to jail with him than to return to the Tacoma home. Just as suddenly Mrs. Larsen said she would, & there is every indication that both will take up their abode in the penitentary in the near future.

The couple were arrested at a woods camp of the county not long ago on the complaint of the deserted husband, & brought here to await his coming & an indication from the federal government as to its wishes in the matter of pressing a white slave charge against the man. Yesterday the husband presented himself at the jail & the woman was brought in, it being the hope of the officer that a reconcilliation would be effected & the mother would return to her children instead of facing a disgraceful trial. The hope for reconcilliation did not take place. Instead, Cameron, who had asked the District Attorney for an interview with Mrs. Larsen so that he might urge her to forget him & return to her husband & children while there was yet time, was brought in & instead of urging the woman to again seek the narrower path, asked her if she would not prefer going to jail with him & she readily agreed.

The disillusioned & forgiving husband will return to Tacoma & make the best of things, & this afternoon the domestic renegades will answer to felony charges, guilty or not guilty, in the Justice Court, which is a part of the proceedure preceeding a criminal trial to the Superior Court, & later be tried for adultry, & to the one of Congress, possibly a violation of the Mann act.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Wednesday, April 12, 1876

GOT ENOUGH --- The appearance of a complaint in the County Clerk's office praying for a decree of divorce gives rise to the circulation of reports, that if they be true they have not a parallel in Humboldt county. But a few months ago, an old bachelor became suddenly enamoured of one of the opposite sex, & to make a long story short, he was soon at her side pleading his case & making protestations of his affections. The interview ended by the object of his fancy, promising to become his wedded wife. A consultation with his purse strings revealed the fact that the state of his finances would not permit of a marriage. Nothing daunted him, however, & ere long he had suceeded in borrowing enough money to procure the license. The day of their nuptials was close at hand, & what was worse than all, the shirt that he had on had not been handled by the washerwoman for several weeks. He confided the secret of his pecuniary embarrassment to a friend, stating that it was his intention of getting married that evening, & that his washing was in the hands of a Chinaman who would not have it "done up" until the following day. From this man he procured the loan of a white shirt, & from another a pair of drawers & an undershirt. His next object was to "stand off" the minister for the marriage fee. This was accomplished, & at the specified time the "two souls," etc., were declared to be united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Theirs was a brief honeymoon, for in the course of events the partner of his joy craved the possession of a new dress as an evidence of her husband's love. Rather than to make known his situation, he hunted up a friend, & after telling him that he was going to give a wedding feast, at the same time extending an invitation to be present, he was reluctantly handed two & a half dollars, which his friend had to go to considerable trouble to borrow. About this time one story after another reached the ears of his wife, until out of desperation she left him. Matters will soon be adjudicated in the District Court, which will end a brief & inexpensive honeymoon.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Thursday, April 20, 1876

Every person who has traveled from Rohnerville to Hydesville knows that there is a deep gulch between the two towns. A few days ago a young man & a fair one at his side were going down the grade, when the young lady asked permission to drive. The reins were handed to her, & an it was down grade the horses were allowed to go pretty fast when one of them stumbled & fell, which caused the occupants of the buggy to be thrown to the ground. Neither sustained injury of consequence. It in said that the young man was so badly frightened that after he had got everything ready for starting, that he got in the buggy & traveled several yards before he discovered that he had not picked up his hat.
 
 

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"The Ferndale Enterprise" Ferndale, California
Friday, August 17, 1894

A movement looking to uplift the morals of Rohnerville was inaugerated last Saturday afternoon by a committee of ladies taking it upon themselves the duty of visiting certain houses of questionable repute which are known to exist in their midst, with the view of inducing the inmates to abandon their lives of shame & to have the houses closed. After the visits had been made, & proven unsucessful, it was decided to call a citizen's meeting at the town hall to adopt some plan for ridding the town of these places. The meeting was called to order by Rev. Emma Pow Bauder. After considerable discussion it was finally decided that a meeting for men only be called to adopt some definite plan of action.
 
 

Friday, August 24, 1894

It would seem that one disgrace after another is to be heaped upon the heads of the citizens of Rohnerbille. Just now when an earnest effort is being made to improve the moral influence on the children by removing a severe stumbling block from their pathway, a most shameful occurance has taken place. On Sunday last, several boys, ranging from proably twelve to sixteen years, were seen under the influence of liquor on the main street --- one so far gone that he lay in the gutter like a common drunkard. Where & how these boys procured their liquor is a question, but it is not past finding out, & parents should set themselves to work to find the person or persons who sold it to them.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Friday, May 31, 1907

FRED KIIHL IS RELEASED --- A FRIEND of HIS HAS ANONYMOUS LETTER HABIT

Fred Kiihl, the boy who was arrested a few days ago for waylaying & beating school children at the Lafayette school was released this morning & the case dismissed. This course was taken by Police Judge Way on the strength of an appealing letter signed "Mrs. Marion Radicha" asking him for God's sake not to send the boy up as his mother is in a delicate condition & the conviction of the boy might have a fatal effect.

The letter is in the same handwriting & written on the same kind of paper & with the same kind of ink as one received at the "Standard" office at the same time signed "Carl Radical". The "Standard's letter, however, is in a very different tone, for it devotes fourteen pages to vilification of the paper & School Superintendent Thornbury, the one for daring to mention the arrest of the boy, & the other for causing it. It also threatens the paper with all sorts of punishment for having dared to publish the facts & talks of administering drubbings, etc. In the letter to the Police Judge, the boy's guilt is admitted & mercy is asked, but in the other letter he is painted as an angel & a victim of the persecution of the police & school authorities. A similar letter was received at the "Standard" upon the previous arrest of the boy.
 
 

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Thomas Fouts Ricks married Daisy Lindsay January 9, 1892 at Eureka.

Daisy sued Thomas for divorce in 1896.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Thursday, January 28, 1897

THE PEOPLE VS. RICKS

Synopsis of the Testimony Given at the Trial Yesterday A Verdict in Favor of the Defendant

Case of the people vs Charles C. Ricks drew a large audience in Justice Hopkin's Court at Arcata yesterday, & as a result standing room was at a premium all day.

Messrs Buck & Cutler represented the prosecution, & L. F. Puter, Esq., the defendant. After some preliminary sparring the following jury were impanelled to try the case. E. Henion, E. Frank, S. W. Cates, D. Lanaster, C Brown, J. W. McAfee, John Faxon, E. C. Kneeland, D. B. Judd, S. Meyers, E. B. Jackson & S. McCurdy.

Mrs. Daisy Ricks was then sworn as the first witness & testified substantially as follows'

I have been residing at 780 H street, in Eureka, for the last three or four years, & until recently with my husband, T. F. Ricks. The premises constitute our homestead. On the 15th of January I went to the house with my sister Maud Lindsay, & my cousin, Frank Tyndell. My little boy, four years old, accompanied us. When we got up to the house & before we entered I saw the defendant with Curtis Falk looking through the kitchen window at us. We entered the yard & walked around on the side porch to the back door. I unlocked the door & stepped inside, & my sister stepped up behind me on to the threshold, & as soon as she was inside the door the defendant ran past me & caught hold of her & threw her out on the porch. I then made the remark that he had no right to throw her out in that way' that she had as much right there as either the defendant or Curtis Falk, who was also standing there. When I said that the defendant rushed at me & grabbed me by the throat, crushing a white linen collar that I had on quite badly, & with his fist he beat my face, & cut me behind the ear & over the eye, & I had a black eye for several days in consequence. His beating me caused my face to bleed. The injuries I received were quite painful & annoying to me. I identify the collar produced here as the one I wore on the occasion that the defendant caught me by the throat. It shows for itself how badly it was crushed There had been no one living in the house & I had been in the habit of going there to look after it. I went there that morning upon the advice of my attorneys. I had been notified that Charles Ricks & his family intended moving into the house at the request of his father, T. F. Ricks. I had a great deal of my personal effects there, & I didn't want the defendant & his wife there, & by my attorney's advice I went there that morning to open & air the house prepatory to taking up my residence there again. I had no reason to believe that the presence of my sister or cousin there would be distasteful to T. F. Ricks, as he had told me before this that if I was afraid to come there alone, to bring my sister or cousin with me.

Cross-Examination--- I had not been living at the homestead constantly for the last few months. I left there & went to live with my mother about the time divorce proceedings were commenced by me against T. F. Ricks. I had gone back occasionally, however, to make fires & look after other matters about the house. I have taken some few things away from the house. Some of the things were my own personally & some I took to take care of until the divorce case was settled, as it was not safe to have them in the house with no one there. I took the silver over to my mothers for that reason. I also took the sewing machine, but it belonged to me individually. Mr. T. F. Ricks never notified me not to take things away from the house. Outside of the silverware which I took for safe-keeping, the things I took were my own personal effects. At the time of this occurance I did not use any bad language.
 
 

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to the defendant. All I said at first, before he assaulted me, was what I have already testified to & I also remarked to my sister that meeting him there was an unexpected pleasure. After he beat me I went back in the house as he was coming at me again I threw water on him. I did not throw a whip handle at him or the stove covers or any pans or dishes. I only threw water first by splashing it with my hand out of a pan in the sink & afterward with a glass. Then the defendant took the hot teakettle off the stove & ran me out of the house for the third time. I believe I called Mr. Ricks an unprincinled coward after he struck me. I may have referred to the defendant's wife as a "chippy." If so I merely did so because it was the defendant's habit to constantly refer to her by that name. I did not swear at him. After he struck me I did say that I thought he could be in better business earning a living for his bastard thats interfering with my business. After I was put out of the house by the defendant the second time I sent my sister to the telephone for a police officer. None came, however, The defendant never said a word to me before he struck me, either that I could come in or could not.

Dr. S. B. Foster testified that he was called to examine Mrs. Ricks shortly after the alleged assault--That he saw her at the office of her attorneys, Buck & Cutler, & his attention was called to her eye. It was somewhat swollen & the upper lid black & blue. There was a slight abrasion of the skin just below the eyebrow, probably half an inch long. He could not say what caused the condition he found, whether by being struck by something or not.

Miss Maud Lindsay was then sworn & testified substantially as Mrs. Ricks, as did Mrs. Rick's cousin, Frank Tyndall.

This closed the case for the prosecution.

T. F. Ricks testified that he was the father of the defendant. That he sent the defendant to his house that morning for the purpose of airing it out making fires as it was getting mouldy. That the house had not been occupied since the divorce proceedings in November, except that he had been sleeping there nights. He had told the defendant when he sent him up there to let Mrs. Ricks & her child into the house at any time but not to allow anyone else in there. He was not present at the time of the alleged assault but was at the stable on the other corner of the block. After the alleged assault was over he went up to the house & found the defendant dripping with water. Mrs. Ricks & Mr. Falk were also in the house.

On cross-examinantion the witness testified that he did not know that his son had not treated Mrs. Ricks respectfully. His son had not visited the house for a number of years on Mrs. Ricks account & he knew they were not on good terms.

Charles Ricks then took the stand in his own behalf & testified substantially as follows:

I am well acquainted with the parties here. For the past four months my father's house has not been occupied except that my father slept there nights. On the 15th of January, the day this trouble occured, my father sent me to the house to make some fires & dry it out as the things were getting damp & musty. He also told me to allow no one in the house but Mrs. Ricks & her child. Previous to this Mrs. Ricks had been taking off things that were in the house such as silverware, crockery, lace curtains, etc. When I went there on that day Curt Falk went with me. I was building a fire in the range & Mr. Falk was standing by me. I saw Mrs. Ricks pass the window on the back porch. Then I saw her come in the back door into the pantry which leads into the kitchen. I stepped out towards her & told her that she & the little boy could come in but the others should not. Miss Maud Lindsay & Mr. Tyndall were with her. With that I walked on towards them, past Mrs. Ricks, to keep Miss Lindsay & Mr. Tyndall from coming in. Just as I put up my hands to stop them Mrs. Ricks caught me from behind by the back of the neck. All I ever did to her was to put up my hands & took her hands away from me. She then called me a black-hearted s----- of a b---, & what right had I to be there? I had better be home with my bastard child & chippy wife. I made her no reply & then she commenced throwing water on me, calling me those names all the time. She then picked up an old livery whip handle there was there & threw it at me.
 
 

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It hit me in the forehead & hurt me quite badly. Then she picked up a tin pan & threw it at me, keeping up a string of abuse about the same as I have already testified to. I warded the tin pan off with my arm & it fell down beside me. Then she caught up a scrubbing brush & threw it at me, but I dodged it & it came near hitting Falk. Mr. Falk never did anything but stand there all the time. He never said a word or took any part in it. Among other things that Mrs. Ricks said she stated that my grandfather was really my father, & that my father, T. F. Ricks, was really the father of my child. I never touched Mrs. Ricks in any way or shape, except to take her hands off my neck at first. I never struck her or abused her. I made no reply to her when she was using this foul language to me. On the contrary, Mrs. Ricks struck me a number of times with her fist, & all I did was to ward the blows off. Just after she had thrown the scrubbing brush at me, Maud Lindsay called her attention to the fact that she had a scratch over her eye. It was a slight scratch I don't know how she got it.

Cross-examination--- I have had nothing to do with Mrs. Ricks for four yea-s. We have not been friendly. I never called her a s---- of a b--that I recollect of. I never came out of the bath room at our house once & shook my fist in her face & called her that when Mrs. Buck was present. I did not take Mr. Falk there to help me keep everyone out of the house but Mrs. Ricks. He Just happened to go along with me. We have been friends & happened to be together. My father, I suppose, could have had time to have made the fires in the house himself ii he had wanted to.

Curtis L. Falk testified substantially as the defendant, except that he saw Mrs. Ricks before she reached the porch, as he was looking through the window. He did not see the defendant strike her or lay hands on her at all, except to disengage himself when she caught him by the neck from behind. He also testified to foul language used by Mrs. Ricks during the altercation & that the defendant made no reply to it. He testified that he always been on good terms with Mrs. Ricks & her sister until this occurance. He also heard what Mrs. Ricks said as to C. S. Ricks of being the father of the defendant.

T. F. Ricks the father of the defendant's child. T. F. Ricks was also present when she said it. The witness himself took no part in the altercation further than to dodge what missles came his way.

Fay McGeorge, M. H. Baldwin, M. P. Roberts & Ralph Bull testified to having known the defendant for various lengths of time, & that his character for peace & quietness had always been good.

The case being argued was submitted to the Jury, & after about a half hour's deliberation they brought in a verdict of "Not guilty."
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Thursday, February 11, 1892

Mr. & Mrs. T. F. Ricks gave a reception at their residence at 8th & H streets on Tuesday evening last. A large number of friends took advantage of the opportunity to pay their respects & offer congratulations & good wishes to the happily wedded pair. Refreshments were served & the occasion was a merry one.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
January 1893

Born to the wife of T. F. Ricks, a son, January 27, 1893 at Eureka.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Friday, June 2, 1893

A BOLD ASSAULT

Mrs. Cox Attempts to Horsewhip Major Wheeler on the Streets

Last Saturday Mrs. B. M. Cox, formerly Mrs. Pierce Asbill, came to this city in company with W. B. Stoddard, from near Garberville. Both went to the Vance House. Mrs. Cox was assigned a place at a table opposite Major C. M. Wheeler & wife. The major had known of Mrs. Cox in former days & he objected to her occupying a seat at the same table with him. He asked the manager of the hotel to change her seat. The manager made some inquiries concerning Mrs. Cox the result was that she was asked to leave the hotel.

This Mrs. Cox considered to be an insult due to Major Wheeler. Last evening Mrs. Cox sent word to the Major by a boy that a lady wished to see him at Kalisher's store. The Major at once responded to the request. Mrs. Cox met him at the door & after a few words she drew a heavy riding whip from her dress & hit the major over the face. The major caught her arm, took the whip away from her & threw it across the street. She then attemped to scratch the major's face with her fingernails. All the time her tongue was not idle & the performance attracted a large crowd. Mrs. Cox said others would feel the effect of her just indignation.

When Mrs. Cox left the Vance house she went to the Grand & took rooms where she is stopping at present. Mrs. Cox is not a stranger to the people of this city, having been here frequently. She has been married two or three times. It has been reported on the streets that she has left her present husband, but this she denies. It is also reported that she proposes to bring a damage suit against the Vance House for ejectment.

Mrs. Cox was seen at the Grand hotel by a "Standard" reporter this afternoon. She gave him a slightly different account of the attack. She states that she addressed Major Wheeler as follows' After stating that he had cast reflection upon her good name & telling him that she would not stand being slandered, she asked him if he had requested her to be removed from the table. Major Wheeler said that he did. She then drew a whip from her dress & hit him. She denies using any profane language. She says that she is going to prosecute the matter to the full extent of the law. She threatens suits against Major Wheeler & the Vance estate.

Mrs. Cox went to the Vance House today & demanded her dinner, which was given her. She then went to the Grand hotel & ate another dinner. She says she has sent for her husband to come in & when he gets here she proposes to make it warm for some people.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Tuesday, March 26, 1895

George W. Burgess of Blocksburg, has a half-grown panther which he wishes to sell to someone as a pet. It would be a drawing card for a while, but his catship might get too large to be safely handled after a time. Species of this animal are scarce, & Burgess says he wants $25 for him, in Eureka.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Sunday, January 14, 1894

FOR BREACH of the PEACE

The trial of Mrs. Margaret Devero of Fields Landing for using language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace took place before Justice Duff yesterday. Mrs. Belle Lunsford of the same place was the complaining witness. Mrs. Lunsford is quite a handsome woman while the defendant has passed the meridian of life. The complaint sets forth that on Monday last the defendant used language which reflected severly on the character of the complaining witness. Some three months ago John Larsen, mate of the schooner "Mary Buhne," was sent to San Quentin for having fired a number of shots through Mrs. Lunsford's home in Fields Landing.

About twenty witnesses, residents of Fields Landing, were summoned to give evidence in the trial. The difficulty arose over a fight between a son of Mrs. Lunsford & a son of Mrs. Devero in which an older son of Mrs. Lunsford took part & Mrs. Devero interfered in her son's behalf.

Mrs. Lunsford testified that as she was returning from where the boys had been fighting she passed the house of the defendant & heard her use the language set forth in the complaint. She did not see the defendant but recognized her voice.

A number of witnesses were then called who testified that they were standing near when the boys were fighting but did not hear Mrs. Devero use any opprobious epithets towards the Lunsford boys. John Swanson, a lad 16 years old, testified that he had heard Mrs. Devero swearing at the boys & saw her coming for them with a plank.

Fred Lunsford, the son of the complaining witness, aged about 14 years, testified that he was trying to separate the two boys who were fighting & that his younger brother had hit the Devero boy in the face with a board & made his face bleed. That Mrs. Devero supposed he was aiding his brother & that she had come towards them with a plank in her hands, at the same time using language which reflected on their paternity.

L. M. Burnell, counsel for the defendant, then moved that the charge be dismissed & after argument by the district attorney & Mr. Burnell, the court so ordered. Mr. Ford then moved that the prosecution be declared a malicious one & without probable cause & that the costs be assessed to the complaining witness, which the court refused to order.
 
 

"The Arcata Union" Arcata, California
Saturday, July 27, 1895

Mr. Frank Bullhead, a "native son" came near losing the number of his"wigwam" coming up on the cars from Eureka, last Friday night. He had been down to take in the carnival & got drunk, his usual mode of celebrating. He fell from an open car into the bay. The cry of "man overboard" caused the car to stop, when Superintendent Zaruba went back a little ways & discovered his head sticking up under the wharf. He reached down & hauled him up by the hair of his head.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Thursday, August 10, 1893

SKIPPED ON THE HUMBOLDT

Mrs. Nettie Ferrari Has Gone With Her Paramour

An Unecessary Elopement

In the steamer "Humboldt's" outgoing passenger list published this morning appear the names of John Bagley & Mrs. Bagley separated from each other by numerous passenger's names. At first glance, & to the uninformed, these two very plebean names do not suggest anything sensational or startling, nevertheless behind them there is a tale. The names are ficticious of course & are aliases for a young unmarried man & an infatuaged & erring wife & mother.

Under the names of John Bagley & Mrs. Bagley, Fred Whiting & Mrs. Nettie Ferrari, wife of G. Ferrari the well known fisherman of this city, arrived on the valley train at 9 a.m. yesterday & thirty minutes later were on their way to San Francisco & doubtful happiness on board the steamer "Humboldt." Contrary to expectations no furious & avenging husband appeared on the scene to seek satisfaction from the despoiler of his home & fireside & recover a foolish & repentant wife, & then the sensational element was all but eliminated from the case. The elopement is no surprise to those who have been cognizant of the relations existing between the pair for these relations have been common talk for some time.

Mrs. Ferrari, the eloping wife, was formerly Miss Nettie Hammet, & is several years the senior of her paramour. She has been married to her present husband about ten years, having several children by him which she has left behind with relatives residing on Eel river. Fred Whiting, the object of her illicit love is a Eureka boy, about 24 years old, whose parents reside in this city. About a year ago he conducted the American Fish Market on F street for G. Ferrari, the husband of the woman Ferrari, who has a comfortable home on Summer street, was absent a great deal overseeing his fishing crews on Eel river, & these absences were improved by his employee making love to the wife. The wife reciprocated the affection lavished on her by her admirer & appeared to be infatuated with him. Their meetings became more frequent & open & culminated in the elopement of the guilty pair yesterday.

That the wronged husband did not interfere with the plans of the couple was probably owing to the fact that he had been cognizant of their doings for some time & simply did not care what became of his faithless wife. By her action yesterday she has simply forestalled a separation which would sooner or later have come from the divorce court. In fact it is known that the husband has been taking steps looking to the commencement of divorce proceedings which was hinted at by the publication of the wife's abandonment of her homestead claim to certain property in this city.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard"
Sunday, September 17, 1893

G. Ferrari, of this city, whose wife eloped with Fred Whiting last month, has obtained a warrant for the arrest of the truants. He charges them with grand larceny, --- the stealing of $120.

The warrant came into the possession of Police Chief Crowley (of San Francisco) several days ago, & Detective Anthony is doing his best to find the runaways.
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Saturday, September 16, 1893

WANTS THEM ARRESTED

George Ferrari, the Eureka merchant, whose wife, says the San Franciso "Examiner," eloped with Frederick Whiting, has obtained a warrant for the arrest of the truants. He charges them with grand larceny --- the stealing of $120.

The warrant came into the possession of Chief of Police Crowly several days ago, & Detective Anthony is doing his best to find the runaways.

Ferrari charges that his wife stole the money from a drawer in a bureau in their house, & that Whiting was an accomplice. A wife in law cannot steal from her husband, & the police authorities do not think Ferrari intends to prosecute her. They imagine that he desires to have her returned to Eureka, so that a summons in a divorce suit may be served upon her. He could serve a summons by advertising, but that would take more time than he cares to waste.

Important property interests depend upon the speed settlement of the divorce proceedings, which is another reason why the husband should desire the presence of his wife in Eureka as soon as possible.

First advices from Eureka stated that Whiting had enjoyed the confidence of Ferrari to such an extent that he had been employed as confidential clerk of the firm of Ferrari & Co. In his communication to the police the husband stated that Whiting was never more than a sort of messenger & that he was a man of no character & an opium "fiend."

Mrs. Nettie Ferrari was formerly Miss Hammett of San Francisco. She was called a very pretty woman, & one of the captives at her feet was George Ferrari. He owned a large store in Eureka & was also interested in fisheries on the Eel river. He married Miss Hammett, who bore him three-children. They lived very happily until 1891.

During the early part of that year, while Ferrari was on a business trip to his fisheries, his wife became acquainted with Whiting. He was a handsome young fellow of twenty-three years.

When Ferrari returned to Eureka his wife prevailed upon him to give Whiting a position in his store.

The husband frequently had occasion to visit the fisheries & while he was absent the conduct of Mrs. Ferrari & Whiting became such that friends of the husband thought it their duty to warn him. He immediately discharged Whiting from his employ & warned his wife to have no more to do with him. He built a home on the outskirts of Eureka & occupied it with his wife & children, but so wide was the gulf between them that for two years they did not speak to each other.

One day, about two months ago, Mrs. Ferrari left Eureka to visit friends living on the banks of the Bel river. It is now thought that her visit was inspired by Whiting, who had conceived the plan of elopement. Ferrari had her watched for a couple of weeks, but nothing of a suspicious nature being reported to him he ceased his vigilance.

Finding that they were secure the couple determined to carry out their plan. A team conveyed them to the nearest railway station, where they took a train for Eureka, & on the day of their arrival there they left on the steamer for this city. On the steamer they were known as Mr. & Mrs. James Bagley. From the moment of their arrival in San Francisco nothing in known of them. Where they went is a mystery, & Detective Anthony is as much at a loss to know where to find them as he was on the day he received the warrant for their arrest. ....Continued
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Saturday, February 9, 1895

CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY

Fred Whiting, Who eloped from Eureka with Mrs. Nettie Ferrari a few months ago & arrested at Gurneville at the insistence of her husband & detained here in jail, is in trouble again. He was arrested a few days ago on the charge of vagrancy & taken to jail. He pleaded not guilty & demanded a jury trial. His wife, who was formerly Mrs. Ferrari, was also arrested on a similar charge Monday & was taken to the county bastille.

The case of Whiting & the woman who is now his wife attracted considerable attention at the time of their departure from Eureka. The metropolitan papers were full of the sensation. For a long time nothing was heard from them, but they were finally located in a lumber camp in Gurneville by an amateur detective, who when he went with the constable to arrest Whiting, nearly lost his teeth shaking with fear. He told a reporter that Whiting was a very desperate man, but Whiting made no trouble & he seemed like a very quiet, harmless young man ever since the couple came to Santa Rosa to live. Mr. Ferrari was given the custody of the child the recreant pair took with them. He was given him in court here by the judge who found that under the law they were not proper persons to have the custody of it. Ferrari's rough manner towards the woman when the child was awarded to him caused many remarks. Since that time Whiting & the woman were married & have been living here, the husband doing work whereever he could find it. Whiting & his wife appeared before Judge Brown Tuesday afternoon. The judge set the time for 2 o'clock Wednesday, releasing the pair on their own recognizance. Taken from the "Santa Rosa Republican."
 

"The Ferndale Enterprise" Ferndale, California
Friday, April 1, 1898

Dr. John J. Gaynor last Sunday performed a very delicate & skillful operation upon the person of Mrs. Burnett, an elderly lady residing on Harris street in Eureka. Mrs. Burnett has been suffering from cancer, the ravages of which were gradually sapping her life away. Everything had been done to stay its progress, when at last Dr. Gaynor was consulted & heroric measures resorted to in order to save the lady's life. The doctor decided it would be necessary to use the knife, which he did most sucessfully, removing the entire right breast. Mrs. Burnett is 67 years of age.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Wednesday, January 27, 1897

Many of our readers will remember a woman & a little girl who were here during the fair last year. The girl about 8 years of age, sang on the streets & in public places, while the mother played an accompaniment on an accordian. We see by the "San Francisco Call" that they are in San Francisco, & that the mother has been threatened with arrest, should she compel the little one to sing. Their home is in Bishop, Inyo county, where the husband of the woman is an invalid with a family of five children. They are in destitute circumstances, & the woman took this means of providing for her family.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Saturday, March 2, 1895

John Anderson was gathered in by the police about 11 o'clock p.m. Thursday, while frantically endeavoring to sing "Sweet Marie" in Scandanavian. John was rull to the brim with beer & melody, the latter being on top overflowed to such an extent that when the day police came on duty yesterday morning he was still hoarseley croaking the words of the song. He was forced to desist, however, for it was found that the fire engine horses, whose stall adjoins the jail, were suffering with colic, but whether it was the effect of the earthquake or John's singing could not be learned without a post-mortem examinantion. Later John was taken before Judge Carr to whom he unblushingly acknowledged having taken just four drinks, whereupon the judge fined him one dollar per drink. The fine was promptly paid & John went on his way rejoycing & followed by several hangers-on of the court who were anxious to learn where he obtained those four potent drinks.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Times"
Wednesday, November 25, 1896

M. J. McIntosh killed two northern or spotted owls on the island opposite Carson's Mill Monday morning. The largest measured four feet, ten inches from tip to tip. These birds are seldom seen as far south as this. Rotermund, the taxidermist, will mount them.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Times"
Sunday, August 2, 1896

A cowboy drunk from Kneeland was fined $6 by Judge Holmes yesterday & sent back to the prairie to raise the amount.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Times"
Saturday, September 19, 1896

POLICE COURT PICKINGS

When "Chicken" Hanson flapped his wings yesterday morning it was in the city coop, after ruffling up & smoothing out his feathers he flew into the presence of His Honor Judge Holmes. As the "Chicken" had been in the coop four times in the last two weeks he was asked to "lay" $10 on the desk. This, however, he was unable to do, as he had "laid" out on the sidewalk all night. Therefore he could not "shell" out, he was taken to the fattening cage for ten days.
 
 

"The Humboldt Daily Times"
February 25, 1919

Jealous over lack of attention, Tom Hannah 's dog leaped upon the city engineer yesterday morning & bit him seriously in the neck, hands & face. Medical attention was required for Hannah's wounds. Old age has soured the animal's disposition & when Hannah went walking without him yesterday morning, he was greeted thus by the dog on his return.

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September 25, 1890

The SIEGE of the LOUVE

Thomas O'Brien while slightly under the influence of liquor, went into P. Aleenan's "Louve" saloon about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening & demanded a loan of $5 from bartender Tully. Upon being refused he picked up a heavy beer glass & threw it at Tully, striking him on the head & inflicting a scap wound which required five stitches to close. After being struck, Tully dodged under the counter, where O' Brien continued to bombard with beer glasses, having a plentiful supply of ammunition close at hand. There is no telling how long the siege would have continued had not O'Brien mad a "miscue" with one of the glasses which struck & shattered a heavy plate-glass mirror at the back of the bar. The crash of the breaking glass attracted the attention of Officer Bulkeley who happened to be in the vicinity, & who rushed to the relief of the beleagured barkeeper. With his eagle-eye he swept the scene of action & immediately observed that the beseiger had left his rear unguarded, he took advantage of this strategic point, completely surprising the attacking force & compelling him, after a sharp & decisive action, to surrender with but half his ammunition expended. After the surrender, the forces & battleground were inspected. When it was found the losses were as follows' McAleenan, a $60 mirrors Tully, a quart of blood' & O'Brien, his liberty. The prisoner was taken to the lock-up where he is now awaiting trial on a charge of malicious mischief prefered by P. McAleenan.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Thursday, July 21, 1898

MOVED A COPY BY A FAIRY TALE

Now Chasing a Mythical Father in San Francisco

Willie Herman's Adventures

A Ten Year Old Boy Gains Sympathy & Shelter by Relating a Story of a Lost Parent

From inquiry at the end of the line, it would appear that the San Francisco policeman who was moved by ten year old Willie Herman's sad face & plausible story of a lost parent, has been nicely fooled. According to Willie, he had left Eureka for San Francisco to join his father who was working in a lumber yard. The letter of his sire he had lost, he - said, & consequently was at sea in the big town. The policeman cared for his wants & began a search for the parent.

The facts of the case do not agree with Willie's tale. His father is in Eureka where he left him, & his appearance in San Francisco can be satisfactorily explained at the Sheriff's office. Here this ten year old rover is well known, having been wanted at different times. It was in fact his mania for using other people's horses without their knowledge or consent that eventually took Willie out of the county.

While prowling around Blocksburg in June, sometime after he had quite the parental roof, Willie took a fancey to Mr. Roger's mare which he rode as far as Fortuna, followed all the way by a young colt. Shelter Cove was the next place he indulged his liking. There he appropriated the horse of John Ray & reached Bar Harbor, Mendocino county, before being overtaken.

It was Willie's youth & innocent manner that pleaded for him here. A warrant was not sworn out & the young transgressor was allowed to continue on his way,

A new danger, however, threatened Willie. It was the House of Correction at Ione. His fear of this punishment caused him to proceed down the coast until he reached San Francisco where a well told fairy story procured for him such comforts as the city price affords while the officers are making their vain search for the father.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Times"
Tuesday, July 26, 1898

Willie Herman, the Eureka lad who told the San Francisco police a fairy tale about hunting for his lost father, as related in the "Times", returned on the steamer "Chilkat. Willie's fairy tales again came to his aid in time of need. He told a harrowing story to the "Chilkat's agent in San Francisco & was given passage to Eureka. On the way up he gained much sympathy, by asserting that he had been deserted by his father in San Francisco, & there was much disgust on the part of the gullible ones when the truth was learned here that Wille had then debarked & disappeared.

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"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Friday, November 25, 1898

WANDERING WILLIE

Willie Herman of this city, the eight-year old boy who sometime ago traveled overland to San Francisco, was taken below by his father on the steamer "Chilkat" last trip & placed in an institution where boys of his tendencies are cared for. The father came home happy in the thought that he had at last found a place for his child where he would be taken care of & taught the useful things of life instead of wandering through the country as he has been doing. But Willie's thoughts ran in another direction for he had no sooner surveyed his surroundings than he began to devise means of escape, & when darkness overshadowed the playground of the orphanage he made his way out & had he been allowed to take passage on the steamer "Pomona," then in San Francisco, would have been here several hours previous to the arrival of Mr. Herman, who came up on the steamer "North Fork."

Captain Shea, of the "Pomona", however, refused to bring the youngster up, but Willie was not to be beaten, for after giving some plausible story to the captain of a sailing vessel he arrived three days later & is now supposed to be laying plans for his next journey.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Wednesday, December 6, 1899

REMARKABLE ESCAPE

A Huge Redwood Log Rolls Over William Wallin But He will Live

William Wallin, a log "fixer" at the "landing" in the Glendale woods had a most remarkable escape from death yesterday afternoon. With other men at the landing, it is Wallin's duty to attend to the loading of logs on the cars there for transportation to the mill. Yesterday about 2 o'clock, with another man he was standing on top of a redwood log six feet in diameter getting ready to load it on the car when the log commenced to roll. With the first motion the other man jumped clear of the log, but Wallin was not quick enough & rolling over with the log, the log rolled over on him. Fortunately there was a skid just ahead of the log & in the space under the log afforded by obstruction to its course Wallin was squeezed & here he lay until the log could be rolled back by means of the donkey engine at the landing, as all efforts by other appliances failed.

When taken out Wallin was unconscious & it was found that he had sustained a slight fracture of the skull & also a broken rib, besides being considerably bruised & cut. However, he was not injured internally & this morning was reported on the high road to recovery.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Thursday, November 3, 1898

WOOED, WON & WEDDED

It is usually a case of romance in books, but this time it is in real life, still, the plot of the story contains good material for the versatile pen of a romancer. It is a tale of love at first sight, a maiden wooed & won by a handsome stranger, a sudden marriage, a wedding, that is all.

Little did Miss Jessie Dickson dream two months ago, that today she would be a bride, but it is the unexpected that always happens. About two months ago a young Lochinvar by the name of Harry Brown arrived in this city. His occupation was the pursuit of that fleet goddess Pleasure, & with an abundant supply of ready money he managed to overcome the best-footed diety.

About two months ago he met the pretty lassie who is now his bride. All the world loves a lover, it is said, & Miss Dickson evidently was of the same opinion, for the affair de amour progressed rapidly, & reached a climax yesterday morning, when the Romeo of this story told his story to County Clerk Stern, who issued a license to Harry Brown, aged 28 years, of Eureka, & Miss Jessie Dickson, aged 18 yeas, also of Eureka. With this necessary & prescious document the pair tried themselves to the Methodist parsonage, where Rev. J. H. Wythe, Jr., tied the matrimonial knot according to law & gospel in the presence of Mrs. N. Bullock & Mrs. Wythe, the wife of the clergyman.

One thing which had been forgotten or not taken into consideration, it matters not now which, was the securing the consent from the young lady's parents. They, therefore, applied to the court, with mama & papa, for the issuance of a writ of forgiveness, which after due deliberation, was granted, thereby removing the only cloud that threatened to mar the clearness of their matrimonial sky.

The happy couple left on the steamer "Pomona," their destination being Astoria, the home of the groom.

Mr. Brown first made his appearance here five or six months ago, but only stayed a short time. At that time he stated that his father had just died, & that he had been disinherited, his share of the estate going to a brother & sister. The latter, however, favored giving him his share & advised him to come home, & this course of action he pursued. When he returned here he was evidently well supplied with funds, which were deposited with one of the local banks. From the fact of entering his name on the Great Register of Voters it was inferred that he intended making Eureka his home, but his sudden marriage probably changed his plans, as his destination was stated to be Astoria, where his relatives reside.

The bride is the daughter of Judge & Mrs. R. B. Dickson, of this city. She was employed in Crocker Brothers big store, & had a large circle of friends in this city, who wish her all happiness for the future.
 
 

"The Ferndale Enterprise" Ferndale, California
Tuesday, March 1, 1898

Ed Beaulieu, a young Arcatan, writes from Dyea, Alaska that labor is paid 50¢ an hour there & that lumber sells for $40 & $50 a thousand as of January 24, 1898
 
 

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"The Humboldt Times" (Daily) Eureka, California
Wednesday, January 10, 1883

The houses occupied by the "Heathen Chinese" on F Street near 4th are being raised to a level with the street grade.
 
 

"The Humboldt Times" (Daily)
Wednesday, February 8, 1882

James Pierce, an inmate of the county hospital, made a very sympathetic & affecting appeal to the board of supervisors yesterday for help in removing a Chinese woman that occupies the room next to his, the cause of such removal being that the smell is so offensive to him that he has become dyspeptic. He has applied to the keeper of the hospital several times for her removal, but the only reply he received was that she would soon die, but in his, Pierce's opinion the Chinese ghost was not born to die. He wants the board to go out in the evening & see for themselves & become dyspeptic. He demands soup & bacon hereafter. The board took the matter under advisement.
 

"The Humboldt Times" (Daily)
Sunday, February 24, 1884

C. Teichgraber yesterday afternoon struck a Chinaman over the head with a purse containing several "Buzzard Dollars", inflicting severe scalp wound. It seems a disagreement had arisen between himself & the Celestial concerning certain change & being unable to satisfy him with moral suasion he applied physical force. The gentleman with the unpronounceable name was taken before Police Judge Howard & fined $20 . 00 which amount he paid & went on his way rejoicing.
 
 

"The Humboldt Times" (Daily)
Tuesday, Mar 18, 1884

Last Sunday a Chinaman was walking the Elk River road by the side of a boy of the same nationality, who was on horseback. Two men coming from the opposite direction attempted to make the boy get off the horse. The Chinaman interposed an objection & for his trouble received a blow on the side of his face from a bottle, in the hands of one of the men. The blow was given with such force as to break the jaw-bone of the Chinaman & inflicted other injuries. The men who caused the trouble are not known

"The Humboldt Times" (Daily)
Friday, April 13, 1883

Yesterday afternoon Mr. B. Pouleur arrived with the remains of the defunct Celestial who was found near Mr. Scott's with his head badly injured in the morning. It is likely that somebody
killed him to obtain the few dollars he had in his possession. Mr. Poleur stopped in the Chinese section on 4th street with the defunct Mongolian for an hour or so, but none of his countrymen seemed disposed to recognize him. It is a sort of natural consequence, a live Chinaman don't take much interest in a dead one unless he killed him.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Friday, October 28, 1898

CLEANED OUT THE LARDER

Ellen Rafters alias Ellen Jackson, alias Maude Dukes, was up before Police Judge Melendy this morning on a charge of burglary. Ellen, fair, fat & forty-five, was found by Policeman Barnum last evening in an alley between E & F streets & Fifth & Sixth streets, where a crowd of children were baiting her. She was staggering under a very heavy burden for in addition to a generous load of bad whiskey she also carried a heavy sack full of provisions & it was the examination of the contents of this sack that caused the charge of simple drunk to be changed to that of burglary.

The sack was an ordinary pillow-slip & in it were found cans of salmon, oysters & vegetables, & packages of tea, sugar & salt, nearly all bearing the name "Evans" which had evidently been written by the groceryman for the guidance of the deliveryman. Acting on the clew afforded by the name the police soon found an owner for the provisions in the person of Edward Evans, a wagon maker employed at A. Chope's blacksmith shop & residing in a house on the south side of Fourth street, between D & E & who fully identified the articles as his property. An investigation of the premises from which the provender had been taken showed that Ellen had completely stripped his larder & had taken the pillow case from his bed as a receptable for her plunder.

In the Police Court this morning Ellen vigorously repelled the charge of breaking into the house, claiming that she had been living there with Evans & that she effected an entrance with the key of the back door which had been entrusted to her by him. She will have a preliminary examination before Judge Melendy tomorrow morning & in the meantime will sojourn in the County jail. The woman, who gave the name of Maude Dukes, is well known to the police as a habitue of the lower levels although of late she has resided at the upper end of Fourth street.
 
 

"The Daily Humboldt Standard" Eureka, California
Tuesday, September 20, 1898

ARRESTED FOR INSANITY

General L. McCoy, an old resident of the Rio Dell section, is held at the Receiving Hospital here awaiting examination by the Insanity Commission. McCoy who is about 75 years of age, has been mentaly failing for some time until his friends believe it is dangerous to allow him to remain at large owing to the wild threats he has made. He is a victim of various hallucinations. Among which is a belief that the Pacific Lumber Company is indebted to him in a large sum. The old man, who came to Eureka a few days ago was taken up by Sheriff Brown. He was arrested as he came out of a gun shop where he had priced a revolver & when searched at the hospital $73 in coin was gound on him, but no weapon. McCoy was last employed with the telephone extension crew.
 
 

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"The Daily Humboldt Times" Eureka, California
Sunday, May 31, 1896

Chief of Police & Officer Barnum went to South Park last night to investigate a serious offense committed there. The complaint was made by a widow who resides in the neighborhood, that her ten year old daughter had been made intoxicated by a strange man who had given her whiskey. A search was made for the rascal, but he had made himself scarce. The police, however, have a good description of him & will probably find him today.
 
 

Friday, June 5, 1896

WHO WAS the WRETCH?

Death of a Child Who Was Given Whiskey by a Stranger

Whiskey Causes a Child's Death - -

Little Minnie Carson, aged 8 years, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Ayers, of 1615 Wabash avenue, last night. The child is the one whom a stranger plied with whiskey until she became intoxicated, last Saturday evening. The cause of death was inflamation of the stomach, & in the opinion of the attending physician this may have been caused by the whiskey given her by the wretch.

The proper authorities should searchingly investigate the matter.
 
 

Saturday, June 6, 1896

THE MINNIE CARSON CASE

Otto Olsen Charged With Giving the Liquor to the Child

As a result of the death of Minnie Carson, who died Thursday night from the effects of whiskey given her by a man last Saturday, a warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of one Otto Olsen.

Since the time that the mother of the child called in the police on the night of the occurence, which fact was published exclusively in the "Times", the authorities have had a complete description of Olsen, but as the evidence was so meager & the mother was reluctant to swear to a complaint, nothing was done in the matter, except keep an eye on Olsen.

Olsen, a millhand, is also known by the name of Carlson, but is better known as the "Bungstarter Patient". $his sobriquet was acquired from an article published in the "Times" a couple of years ago, giving an account of the way in which, A. Palmtag, the liquor dealer, punished Olsen for the theft of a flask of whiskey, by belaboring him with a bungstarter. Olsen, is a young fellow but greatly addicted to drink & is what is known as a "bottle drunk. " That is, he purchases liquor by the flask & drinks it by himself, in some secluded spot, replenishing the supply frequently.

On the afternoon of the day preceeding the one on which it is alleged he gave the child the liquor, he was arrested by Officer Barnum for drunkenness. The next morning, however, although he professed to have no money, upon his promise to pay his fine when he received his month's wages, Judge Holmes released him to go to work. He did not go to work, however, for he was seen in an intoxicated condition in the neighborhood of the child's house that same day.

From the investigation made by the police it appears that Olsen, if not a frequent visitor to the house, was at least an acquaintance of the child's mother, but on that particular afternoon the mother was away, having gone to the Memorial Day exercises at Myrtle Grove cemetery, leaving the girl & her

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