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HORSEWOMEN TO PARADE
RAILROAD WORK AT COLFAX
COLFAX
(Placer Co.), May 23 - The work of laying out the Colfax railroad yard is going
ahead rapidly. Work trains have been busy the past week placing material, ties,
rails, ballast, etc. These trains were in charge of Conductors WELLS and
LINDSAY. The steel gang under John KNOX arrived a few days ago from
ROSEVILLE
(Placer Co.), May 23 - With only one dissenting vote the Roseville chamber of
commerce last night adopted a resolution to the Southern Pacific officials
requesting them to refrain from inclosing what is called the “wye” with their
regulation fence, on the ground that it would not only be unsightly but a
positive detriment to the property owners.
A communication was received from O.H.
MILLER, secretary of
The finance committee of the street fair and
carnival asked to be informed what action, if any, the chamber intended
regarding the coming event. It transpired that the director-general of the
carnival was away on a vacation and that enthusiasm had somewhat subsided owing
to the absence of the head of the movement. It was decided to appoint
FILE ON RIVER WATER
RED
BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 23 - Two more important water filings have been made in
the county during the last week, and doubtless from the locations they are for
the renewals of claims.
G.K. KING filed for record a claim to 12,000
inches of water in Mill creek at a point about fifteen miles from the river,
the purpose being for electrical power and the water taken by a ditch. A.D.
CUTLER filed a claim to 5000 inches in the
NATIVES TO HONOR PIONEERS
The joint committee of Laurel parlor No. 6,
N.D.G.W., and Hydraulic parlor No. 56, N.S.G.W., last night arranged for the
reception, which will be held at Odd Fellows’ Hall Wednesday afternoon, June 7.
The souvenirs have been ordered and will be
distributed to the pioneers at the reception. It is expected that there will be
fully 200 pioneers present.
SCALDED BY STEAM
Leach was repairing the floor in an engine
and the nipple blew out of the steam pipe which he was using. The hose attached
to the steam pipe twisted and the steam struck Leach in the face. His left eye
is bloodshot from the effect of the steam and the left side of his face and
neck severely burned.
UNWATERING SHAFT
NEVADA
CITY (Nevada Co.), May 23 - The conditions at the Gold Canon mine are highly
satisfactory, according to O.D. WOODMAN, superintendent, who has been in town for
a day or two, and he states that now that good weather is assured the force
will be increased.
A movement of significance in connection with
the Old Canon is the arrangement for the pumping out of the shaft. The Gold
Canon is the deepest developed vein in the district, the lowest tunnel being on
a level with the river and the shaft being 160 feet below the floor of the
tunnel. The pumps have been repaired and the work of unwatering the shaft will
probably start this week. When the shaft has been unwatered a drift will be
started and at a given point an upraise commenced for the purpose of
intersecting the chute of ore in the upper levels.
STRIKE IS MADE
Hegarty will push the work at the Irelan now
that he has intersected the rich chute of ore he has been working to achieve
for the last eighteen months. The strike is one of the most important made in
the district in a long time and it adds greatly to the prestige of Alleghany as
a gold producer.
NEW JUSTICE OF PEACE
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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SENT TO ASYLUM
RED
BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 27, Charles WOODS was examined in the superior court by
Doctors OWEN and WEST and committed to the state hospital at
CATTLE STEALING CHARGED
MACDOEL
(Siskiyou Co.), May 27 - Hugo LEISTER has been arrested and taken to Dorris on
a charge of cattle stealing brought by J. HAYWORTH of Sam’s Neck. Hayworth
charges that he caught Leister after he had just butchered one of his cattle.
He had blood on his hands, according to Hayworth.
SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS
THREE GOOD BODIES OF
Management
of
SUTTER
CREEK (Amador Co.), May 27 - The
The management estimated that the recent work
has put in sight about a millions tons of ore, on which the average working
cost of $2.63 per ton leaves a handsome profit.
The mine is equipped with a steel gallows
frame 78 feet high, an electrically driven hoist, an immense electric pump
which handles the water from both the Central Eureka and South Eureka mines; an
80-stamp mill operated by electric power, with a crushing capacity of about
12,000 tons per month; an electric mine signal system, thirteen giant fire
plugs, an up-to-date saw mill and first-class buildings for all branches of the
work.
By means of a filtering system, good clear
water is furnished the men the year round, and another valuable addition to the
plant is the well-equipped hospital under the care of Dr. J.H. McLAUGHLIN. W.H.
SCHMAL is the superintendent of this property, and H. MALLOCH of
SENIORS GIVE PLAY
WILLOWS
(Glenn Co.), May 27 - The Glenn county high school will close its term next
Thursday after a very satisfactory year. This evening the seniors gave a play
in the opera house entitled, “The Strenuous Life,” with the following cast of
characters:
Tom Harringon, football captain, Wilfrid H.
GEIS; Reginald Black, his chum, Fred E. DANNER; Byron Harrington, Tom’s father,
Claude MONLUX; James Roberts, a freshman, Lester KILLEBREW; William Evert
James, a new professor from Stanford, Glenn WEST; Dan Davenant, a miner from
Angel’s Camp, Professor N.S. YODER; Professor Magee, director of the “Gym,”
Chalmer WEST; Nugata, Japanese servant, Albert CAMPBELL; Dawley, a collector,
Gordon LAMBERT; university cadets, George CAMPBELL, Carlisle CHANEY and Alvin
JENKS; Mrs. Wiggington Wiggins, the landlady, Eula KLEIN; Marian Davenant,
Dan’s daughter, Letha NEEDHAM; Ruth Thornton, Mrs. Wiggins’ niece, Hazel SHEPPACH;
Dulcie Harrington, Tom’s sister, Mabel FEENEY; Widow Maguire, proprietor of a
tobacco stand, Meta TWEED.
Tomorrow evening the baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered at the Baptist church by the Rev. Z.T. NEEDHAM. Next
Thursday, June 1, the class exercises and awarding of diplomas will take place.
FORESTERS’ COURT INSTITUTED
WILLOWS
(Glenn Co.), May 27 - Glenn Rose council, Foresters of
Junior past chief ranger, L.E. BARK; chief
ranger, Robert PENNING; sub-chief ranger, Ralph FEIZE; treasurer, Edward
REYNOLDS; financial secretary, L.R. FULTON; recording secretary, John CAVIER;
senior woodward, H.D. LAFORS; junior woodward, Charles E. STRAWN; senior
beadle, S. LIVINGSTON; junior beadle, H.H. ROBINGS; lecturer, E.G. WEED;
trustees, Charles FALDING, Harry DILLMAN, H.C. SMITH; physician and surgeon,
Dr. C.W. LUND; druggist, J.H. MITCHELL; captain of drill team, E.G. WEED.
HORATIUS ALEXANDER DEAD
GLENN PIONEER DIES
WILLOWS
(Glenn Co.), May 27 - Hector SUTHERLAND, one of the earliest settlers of this
county, passed away this morning. Several days ago he was stricken with
paralysis and has been gradually sinking. He was a native of
LARGE BICYCLISTS COLLIDE
REDDING
(Shasta Co.), May 27 - There was “something doing” last evening when Deputy
Sheriff LUDWIG and Probation Officer POOLE, bicyclists and men of large girth,
collided on their steel mounts after dark. Ludwig was coming down the
courthouse hill on Yuba street, and Poole going up, both on their way home.
Neither saw the other until after the impact, when both landed in the road much
the worse for dust and a few bruises. Each thought that “some kid” had upset
their dignified passage until there was recognition in the darkness and
feelings of chagrin became uppermost.
It is said that City Marshal SENG, who is
also large of girth, rushed up to arrest the two, but desisted upon recognition
of the offenders. They were given a severe criticism for speeding after dark,
without their lights,, and on a steep grade.
TRINITY PHYSICIAN DEAD
The deceased leaves a widow, Willie Jeanette
Watenpaugh, who is now in this city. The funeral service will be held Sunday
afternoon by the Odd Fellows in their hall, and the body then shipped to
TO RETURN TO
JACKSON
(Amador Co.), May 27 - Word has been received from Judge WOOD that he will
return to Jackson tomorrow evening from Los Angeles, where he has been for a
couple of months, holding a special session of the superior court. Owing to the
rush of court business in that county he will probably look upon his return
home as something of a rest.
TEACHERS’ PICNIC
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Woman Accused of Hanging
Daughter by Coroner’s Jury
CHILD FOUND DEAD HANGING
FROM ATTIC RAFTER
Parent Says Suicide; In
Oroville Jail Awaiting Trial on Charge
SAY BROTHER ACCESSORY
13-Year-Old of Gridley
Refused to Milk Cows With a Fatal Result
GRIDLEY
(Butte Co.), June 27 - According to the verdict of the coroner’s jury, Helen
RUMBELL, 13 years of age, after a day of whipping and abuse, was murdered by
the step-mother, Mrs. Emma L. RUMBELL. The woman and her brother, Arthur LEWIS,
are now in the county jail at Oroville. The step-mother is charged with the
murder and her brother with being an accessory.
Although the alleged crime was committed last
night, sometime between the hours of 5 and
The coroner’s jury brought in a verdict of
death by strangulation, caused by being tied to a rafter in the garret by her
step-mother, Mrs. Emma L. Rumbell, and charged Arthur Lewis with being an
accessory.
Coroner Wallace and Constable Charles MILLER
went to the Rumbell home about noon today and after viewing the remains of the
little girl and the premises, telephoned to District Attorney JONES and Sheriff
WEBBER, who came to the inquest from Oroville in an automobile.
WAS
PUNISHMENT
Dr. Turner was summoned after
The story told by Mrs. Rumbell is that she
tied the girl in the garret for punishment about
From the evidence given at the inquest, it
was learned that Arthur Lewis, the brother of the accused woman, saw the girl
hanging in the garret and did not attempt to cut her down.
The body of the girl was black and blue from
whippings she had received. Her neck was broken by the fall. The rope was tied
under her shoulders and around her neck.
There was considerable excitement in this
city and vicinity this afternoon when the facts of the death of the child
became known.
The Rumbells live on Colony 1, about four
miles from this city. W.W. RUMBELL, the father of Helen HUMBULL, died some time
ago.
MOTHER SAYS SUICIDE
Oroville
(Butte Co.), June 27 - Mrs. Emma L. RUMBELL, who was brought from Gridley to
the county jail this afternoon on the charge of murdering her step-daughter,
Helen Rumbell, when interviewed, said: “I told the girl to milk three cows last
evening and she only milked two. I gave her a whipping, and then, for further
punishment, tied her in the garret. I put the rope under her arms and around
her neck, and tied her to a rafter. When I went to the garret later in the
evening I found the girl was dead.
“The girl was large for her age. She was
larger than I am.”
Mrs. Rumbell’s theory is that the girl
committed suicide.
REALLY IS A DOCTOR BUT CAN’T PROVE
IT TO WINTERS JUDGE
WINTERS
(Yolo Co.), June 27 - Dr. McCURDY, employed as a physician for the Southern
Pacific and Pacific Mail steamers, is a doctor, but he can’t prove it to the
satisfaction of Justice WOMACK, so he has been sent to Woodland to serve twelve
days for writing a prescription for whisky. The law requires every physician to
have a registered certificate, but Dr. McCurdy could not produce his, having
lost it.
MRS. JANE ROGERS DEAD
Mrs. Rogers was a native of
She is survived by one son, former Superintendent
of Schools W.J. ROGERS, and three daughters, Mrs. Richard VINCENT, Mrs. W.T.
CRASE and Miss Sarah ROGERS.
BOYS AND GIRLS TO PARADE
TODAY
SIX-YEAR-OLD IS
Lad Will Lead Playmates
Seated on Horse; Rides Like a Veteran
Six-year-old Herbert BARKER is to be the
grand marshal of the parade. He sits on a horse like a veteran and will make an
able official. The other tots who are to ride in floats and represent different
characters are Margery MORGAN, aged 6, as Goddess of Liberty; Dahl WHEELER will
be in a fireman’s float; Genevieve WALTE, 6 years old, will be in the Native
Daughters’ float; Fred FRANK Jr. will be the Native Sons’ representative;
Genevieve MITCHELL will preside over the rose float and will be drawn by
sixteen girls; Neva ARGALL will be in the lily float and the baby float will be
occupied by Bernice ARGALL; Winifred TYRELL will be Betsy Ross and Frances
BREDIMUS will occupy a fireman’s float. There will be many others.
The big open dance on the afternoon and
evening of the Fourth of July will be under the auspices of the Fourth of July
committee. The lease which Green’s band had upon the platform on
Chairman Ed. F. TAYLOR of the finance
committee reports that $1500 has been collected or in process of collection and
that more is promised. All of this has been appropriated and much more could be
used if it were available.
It has been decided that there shall be a
number of juvenile floats in the big parade on the Fourth of July, and this
feature will be quite an attraction, as there will be hundreds of people arrive
after the juvenile parade of tomorrow is over. Many of those placing floats in
the juvenile parade are willing to appear again in the parade on the Fourth.
The Priscilla club has arranged a float for
the juvenile parade tomorrow and the members are keeping its identity a secret.
The arrangements were made at a meeting held last Saturday at the home of Mrs.
Florence FULLER.
Although there is no money in the fund for
that purpose, the parade committee of the Fourth of July Celebration is making
strenuous efforts to secure the Boy Scouts of Colfax in the parade on the
Fourth of July, and if there is not sufficient funds in the treasury after the
celebration is over to reimburse the committee, they will see that the bills
are paid from the subscription list they are now raising for that purpose.
Although the Knights of
MANY KENNETT LODGES ELECT
KENNETT
(Shasta Co.), June 27 - Following are the results of recent elections held by
various lodges in Kennett:
Odd Fellows - Kennett lodge No. 293 - Past
noble grand, J.D. BUCKMAN; noble grand, S.P. ENDICOTT; vice-grand, J.W. HODGE;
trustees, F.A. FINKLER. Installation, July 6.
Rebekahs - Kennett lodge No. 312 - Past noble
grand, Mrs. J.K. BAIRD; noble grand, Mrs Katherine BOLES; vice-grand, Miss
Rosina HARPER; trustee, Mrs. W.P. WILBURN; Trustees Sam Harper and J.W. HODGE
being hold-overs, as well as the various other office holders. Installation,
July 3.
Red Men - Winton tribe No. 192; Sachem, J.E.
McGINNESS; senior sagamore, T.W. HITCHCOCK; junior sagamore, R.D. LEONARD;
prophet, G.L. ROSS; chief of records and collector of wampum, A.L. COOK; keeper
of wampum, P.A. BEEBE. Installation, July 5.
Pocahontas - Euwana council No. 97 -
Pocahontas, Mrs. Cora TREWARTHA; Wanonah, Mrs. LEONARD; Powhatan, P.A. BEEBE;
prophetess, Miss Lizzie HAWKINS; keeper of records, Mrs. E.R. DILDINE; keeper
of wampum, Mrs. P.A. BEEBE. Installation, July 7.
Woodcraft - Ramona circle, No. 669: Past
guardian, Mrs. Hattie HOFFMASTER; guardian neighbor, Mrs. Alicia BROWNLEE;
advisor, Mrs. Caroline THOMPSON; magician, Mrs. EDDY; musician, Mrs. Georgianna
BRUMBLAY; attendant, Mrs. Anna WHEELER; captain of guard, Mrs. Mary LE CLAIR;
outer sentinel, Mrs. G.A. GRANGER; inner sentinel, Mrs. C.E. McCUTCHEON;
manager, Mrs. Anna SNOW.
Foresters - Court Couvous, No. 9159 - Past
chief ranger, G. COGA; chief ranger, G. MURER; sub-chief ranger, J. FRANCHETTI;
financial secretary, E. BENGHI; treasurer, A. CARATTINI; senior woodward, G.
BARATO; junior woodward, G. FORNI; senior beadle, F. MONTES; junior beadle, A.
CASSANEGO; trustees, Ed GUASTALLI, A. PIVA, S. RUSCONI. Installation, July 3.
DISCHARGE ALLEGED DEFRAUDER
Joe SAVOY, who was arrested a few days after
Cook was taken in custody on the same charge, will probably be discharged
without a trial, as the line of evidence is the same in his case as it was in
the case against Cook.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
__________________________ Dead Girl Defied Him and in
Desperation Told Him to Leave Her Alone
POLICE FIND BLOODY GAG
Say Some Strong Arm Must
Have Pushed Child From Box to Be Strangled
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), June
28 - The farther the officials delve into the facts surrounding the death of
little Helen RUMBALL at Gridley yesterday, the more they become convinced of
the heartlessness displayed by her step-mother, Mrs. Emma L. Rumball and her
uncle, Archie Lewis, who are now in the county jail here charged with her
murder.
Today a gag was found covered with blood
lying close to the spot in the attic where the girl slowly waited her doom.
Then Lewis told of taunting the girl as she stood bound hand and foot beneath
the rafter. He told how she defied him to the last and in desperation requested
him to leave the place and let her alone.
District Attorney JONES and Sheriff WEBBER
spent the entire day at the Rumball home four miles from Gridley. Measurements
were taken of the attic and of the various rooms in the house and also
photographs. Every neighbor was closely questioned, particularly those who were
summoned soon after the body was cut down. Some of these are expected to give
some testimony of an incriminating nature against the two prisoners, as several
were present when they told the story following the dragging out of the body of
the girl.
TAUNTED BY UNCLE
The district attorney and sheriff are
convinced, as well as several physicians, that the neck of the girl could not
have ben broken by her own efforts or when she fell in a faint. After hearing the story of how the girl was
taunted by Lewis they have become more convinced that someone jerked the rope
upward suddenly, either to silence her or to choke her.
Physicians who examined the body of the child
aver that the neck could have been broken only in that manner, and that it
would have taken a strong arm to have jerked with sufficient force. From this
suspicion points to Lewis, who admits having taunted the child.
While the officers are searching for evidence
to complete their chain necessary for the establishment of the crime of murder,
the two prisoners are taking life easy in the jail. The woman especially shows
no concern as to her future. Attorney J.R. KING consulted with her this morning
and following his talk gave out a statement.
STICKS TO STORY
“I do not intend to make any extra-ordinary
effort to have my clients released at the preliminary, for I know that is
almost impossible. I will endeavor to get bail for them, and I am convinced
when the case comes to a jury both will go free,” he declared.
“Mrs. Rumball, I have known for many years. I
closed her husband’s estate for her and know her to be a fine woman. She
declares that she had no intention of killing the girl. Monday morning she told
her to milk three cows and she milked but two. She was given a whipping for
this. Then in the afternoon Mrs. Rumball told her to change her dress and she
refused to do so. She then spanked her again. Both state that they then threw
some water upon her more as a joke than anything else as the water at this time
of the year is not cold.
“How the girl ever strangled, Mrs. Rumball
does not know, she positively declares, and Lewis backs up that she tied the
rope only about her hands and shoulders. She must have endeavored to get free
and got her head under the rope. Then her feet slipped from under her and
before she could regain her balance choked to death. I have given instructions
for no one to see her and no pictures will be taken of her.”
Women See Great Success
Efforts in Beautiful Parade of Children
HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN
DUPLICATED IN SECTION
Six-Year-Old Marshal Proudly
Leads Unique Floats of His Demure Charges
The women who planned and worked and sewed
and arranged the details had no place in the parade, but all realized the worry
and hours of work they had spent upon it. It will go down into history as the
great event of the home-coming.
Herbert BARKER was grand marshal. His six
years weighed lightly upon his shoulders, but his responsibilities were heavy and
he guided the floats and boys and girls who followed with unerring precision.
The Goddess of
There was a long line of floats, all
beautiful and all different, and in each was some little flower of a girl. All
were drawn by children older than the tots who rode. Little
Children with doll buggies, boys going
through evolutions and various features made up the rest of the excellent
parade. Several of the features will be reproduced in the big parade on the
Fourth of July.
The parade formed at the laundry on
The business men, in addition to the work
done by the decorating committee, have festooned the tri-colored crepe paper
under the roofs of the awnings and this helps wonderfully. Taking it all
together $10 has been spent in decorating this year where one has been spent
before.
Ten-Year-Old Playmate
Witnesses Death, But Fearing Punishment, Fails to Tell
COLUSA, (Colusa Co.), June
28 - Trembling with the fear that he might be held responsible, David SMITH, 10
years of age, told Marshal SCOGGINS this morning of the drowning in the
Sacramento river yesterday afternoon of Raymond JONES, 10 years of age, with
whom he had been playing on a barge opposite fifth street.
Raymond Jones, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
A.W. Jones, failed to return home last night and a search was instituted
without result. His playmate was found this morning, and after contradicting
himself many times, told that he had seen his playmate fall from the barge and
disappear in the river. The river has been dragged all day in an effort to
recover the body, without result.
DEED GIVES WIDOW BIG CONE
PROPERTY
Documents Are Filed and
Krafts Count Gold Coins After Many Delays.
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), June
28 - It was nearly
The meeting of the directors of the Cone
Ranch company lasted several hours. The cash payment of the indebtedness to the
Kraft company was counted by George and Herbert KRAFT.
The documents filed for record were a release
of the chattel mortgage held by the Kraft company, deed to the Cone Ranch from
the Herbert Kraft company to Mrs. L.M. Cone, a chattel mortgage for $460,000
from Mrs. L.L. Cone to H.O. BEATTY and a trust deed to the ranch for the same
amount to John G. HOOPER and Allen G. WRIGHT.
T.H. RAMSEY, who has been the manager of the
ranch for several years, will be retained on account of his familiarity with
the affairs of the property.
It is understood in this city that a
syndicate of
ROBBERS’ CAR IS FOUND
The reason that the car had not been found
before was that the top had been broken off. The wheels and other iron parts
naturally sunk to the bottom of the creek, and it was only after the most
careful search that they were found. Officers have been searching for the
missing car ever since the robbery.
(Transcriber’s note: this
next article is cut off on my copy)
Deeds Which May Have Been
Cause of Dodge’s Death Admitted In Trial
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), June 28
- At the end of nearly two days’ argument by the attorneys for the prosecution
and the defense in the trial of Judge CAREY for the killing of Charles DODGE,
as to the admission of deeds to the Hood property in favor of Mrs. CAREY, and
the power of attorney given to Carey, Judge HAWKINS ruled this afternoon to
admit the documentary evidence. It is proposed to prove by evidence of which
the documents are a part, that Dodge had made investigations about the transfer
of the property and that Carey, fearing the result of these investigations,
killed him.
In their arguments, both Attorneys BAILEY and
HUSTON for the prosecution declared that Carey had planned the killing to
prevent the use of the information, that Dodge had gained , in a civil action.
Attorney John T. CAREY closed the argument.
He claimed the only difference between the stories related by him and Attorney
Huston was that Carey did not get the will and note on the first trip to
At one time there were heated passages
between Attorneys Carey and Huston. Huston offered to allow the defense to put
District Attorney Bailey in the witness chair, if the confidential relations of
attorney and client were removed. At one time Bailey was Carey’s attorney.
After the jurors had again taken their
chairs, H.L. Huston, the attorney and brother of A.C. Huston, who is assisting
the district attorney in the case, was called as a witness. He had engaged
Dodge by phone to made in......
over the phone and he
consented. Dodge made oral reports to him of the progress of his
investigations. The last time the witness saw Dodge was at dinner at the Julian
hotel in Woodland, and he then instructed Dodge to interview HILLMAN, MOUNT,
ANDERSON, WILLS or anyone that might know anything about the deeds.
In reply to a question the witness said that
Dodge was in his employ until he was killed. The defense objected to this
answer. The witness said he never seen Mrs. HALL, by whom he was retained.
J.B.
W.J. Stone identified his signature on the
deed. Hood was not present when the witness signed. Carey and Hillman were the
only persons present. Like
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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MRS. RUMBALL IS SILENT IN COURT
Woman
Accused of Murdering Her Stepdaughter Arraigned and Hearing Set
DISPLAYS NO INTEREST
Only
Nervousness Yet Displayed Said to Have been During “Sweating.”
OROVILLE
(Butte Co.), June 30 - Mrs. Emma L. RUMBALL and Archie LEWIS got their first
taste of court routine this morning when they were brought before Justice J.V.
PARKS in the sheriff’s office and arraigned on the charge of murdering little
Helen Rumball, the woman’s stepdaughter. The woman was first to face the court,
and her counsel, Attorney J.R. KING, answered all questions for her. She did
not speak a word while in the room. Lewis followed, a similar proceeding being
gone through.
After the complaints were read the district
attorney and King held a brief consultation and it was decided that Mrs.
Rumbell will be given her preliminary examination at
Neither showed the slightest interest in the
proceedings. The woman walking to her seat with a firm step and sitting
carelessly in the chair while the complaint was read. Lewis sneered slightly as
the complaint was being read, evidently having not fully imbibed the seriousness
of his alleged crime.
Last night the two were submitted to a
sweating, which is said to have brought out some incriminating evidence against
the woman. It is claimed that Lewis told of facts which will help to show that
Mrs. Rumbell was directly responsible for the death of little Helen.
During the cross-questioning Mrs. Rumbell
showed the first signs of nervousness displayed by her since the arrest. It is
said that after the ordeal she was more carried than led to her room in the
upper floor of the county jail. The authorities are making every endeavor to
keep the facts from the public, evidently believing that if any more be made
known of the shocking cruelty practiced on the dead girl that it would stir the
public wrath to too great a pitch.
The preliminary is not expected to be over
interesting, for from what could be gathered today the attorneys for the pair
will not allow them to take the stand until the final trial. This they believe
will enable them to keep the true line of their defense quiet until the last
minute.
Quite a little excitement was occasioned
yesterday during the funeral of the girl when Mrs. TYLER, sister of the
prisoners made an endeavor to have the services take place in the undertaking
parlors and not in the church. It is said Mrs. Tyler feared the crowd would
display too much feeling and harm members of her family or herself. District
Attorney JONES, however, issued instructions for the body to be given a proper
burial and the services were held in the church.
District Attorney Jones spent today in
Gridley looking up the circumstances surrounding the death of W.W. RUMBELL, the
accused woman’s husband. He is endeavoring to discover if the man was put out
of the way so as to secure his property. If such proves the case he would have
a good foundation for the murder of the girl. Several witnesses were examined
and a court reporter took down the notes which will go into the secret archives
with the rest of the matter to be used at the trial.
The scantling from which the girl hung was
also torn down and brought into town to be produced at the trial. Garments of
the girls were also brought here.
STRIKE RICH GOLD VEIN
ETNA
(Siskiyou Co.), June 30 - Residents of Etna who are stockholders in the Cub
Bear mine in the Sawyer’s Bar district have been rewarded for the money they
have spent by striking a rich vein of gold. J.W. TETHROW, the well known mining
expert, says the surface ore is richer than that taken from the
The company working the Cub Bear is known as
the Siskiyou Syndicate company, whose principal officers are business men of
this city and has prospected the Cub Bear for over a year.
The following are the officers of the
company: Irving J. LUCE, A.B.B.D., president and financial manager; J.W. Tethrow,
vice-president; L.H. CROY, secretary; A.H. BAR, treasurer.
ELY CHOOSES GODDESS
ELY
(
Miss Graham is a very handsome young lady,
and a graduate of the state university of the class of 1910. Her father is one
of the pioneers of White Pine county, and is a prominent merchant.
Giant
Dredger Is Launched For Natomas Consolidated
OROVILLE
(Butte Co.), June 30 - The largest dredger ever built in this section was
floated today at
It is 135 feet long, 50 feet wide and 13 ½
feet deep and will be ready to start dredging the 500 acres of the company not
later than the middle of August. The giant spud upon which the dredger will
revolve is now on its way form Thermalito. It was stuck today about a mile
south of Thermalito in the sand, the twenty horses used by the ALLREAD brothers
in moving the giant piece of steel being unable to budge it. A derrick will be
used to lift it off the wagon. This spud is 70 feet long and 60 inches by 38
inches.
The dredger will begin by digging thirty-five
feet, but will go fifteen feet deeper soon after starting operations. The
buckets carry thirteen and one-half cubic feet of earth and are the largest in
the state. The only difference between this dredger and the one built at
Hammonton is that the latter digs to a greater depth. It is the same size as
the famous Natomas No. 8 at Folsom. The total weight is 70,000 pounds.
The officers and directors of the Natomas
company are E.J. DeSABLE Jr., president; W.P. HAMMON, Louis SLOSS ad Frank W.
GRIFFIN, vice-presidents; A.E. BOYNTON, secretary; Newton CLEVELAND, general
manager and J.D. GRANT, E.R. LILLENTHAL, Albert HANFORD, Curtis H. LINDLEY,
Albert REITLINGER, Sir Charles ROSE and Lord RIBBLESDALE. J.J. HAMLYN is the
local representative of the company.
Half
Dozen Divorce Decrees Are Granted at Oroville
OROVILLE
(Butte Co.), June 30 - Six final decrees of divorce were issued in the past
twenty-four hours.
Manuel Borba AZEVEDO was given the final
papers from Margaret AZEVEDO on the ground of improper conduct and also the
custody of the six-year-old child, Charley Barbara. The evidence at the hearing
held last night showed that Mrs. Azevedo had left the ranch in Gridley suddenly
with one of the farm hands, going to the
The other decrees issued were as follows:
Laura E. BOLENBAUGH from Miles D. BOLENBAUGH,
on ground of cruelty. They were granted the first decree on June 24, 1910.
Vina ROSE from Lewis E. ROSE, on ground of
desertion. First decree was granted on June 20, 1910. Custody of Lucile and
Thaddeus Rose given to the plaintiff.
Jane E. HARDING from Alfred O. HARDING;
charge desertion. First decree granted on May 2, 1910.
Lucy Grace NICHOLS from Kelsey GRANT, charge
desertion. First decree granted on April 16, 1910.
Florence Edna KENNEDY from Walter Thomas
KENNEDY, charge desertion. First decree
SAY TERRY TOLD HARD LUCK STORY
Friends
of Lumberman Assert He Did Lot of Explaining to Grand Jury
Intimate friends say they believe Terry told
the grand jury his reasons for withdrawing his compromise offer of $100,000.
They say that at the time of the bank disaster the $100,000 he then had on
deposit in
It is also said that when the $180,000 worth
of lumber was disposed of that $35,000 of that amount was spent immediately to
remove a trust deed of that amount which is said to have hung over his mills at
that time. The balance, these intimate
friends claim, was used in paying the running expenses of the mills, and since
nothing was left nothing could be paid to the bank to apply on the $205,000
account.
It is also rumored that Terry pleaded a hard
luck story with the jurymen. He has been the victim of several fires and
several floods, and these have added greatly to his financial ruin.
It is still impossible to determine how long
the grand jury will be in session. An increase in the jurymen’s wages was made
yesterday from $2 to $3 per day.
SENT TO ASYLUM BY HYPNOTISM
OROVILLE
(Butte Co.), June 30 - Henry MENDLE was sent to the