L.A.'s coldest murders (saga 2)

Here's another bit from LAPD's coldest murder cases from the turn of the century. One of the more salacious ones turns out not to be a murder ... A guy shot and wounded another guy for getting intimate with his wife. The victim pressed no charges.

Christensen, Simon - Supposed to have been murdered, night of Sept. 9, '99, and put on S.P bridge where he was run over by cars. On March 8-1900, Hawley & Auble arrested a Mexican on suspicion of being the murderer but turned him loose as could not find the Mexican that gave the information.

1900, March 10
• Gooding, Judge Henry C. - Held up in front of his residence on night of Mar. 10th, 1900, by two unknown men and shot (not fatally). Grant, Rev. Peter, held up same night on 29th St., about half hour before the above occurence. Wm. O'Brien and Kernell arrested and held to answer on the Grant charge. Mr. Sutter, held up same night; propr. of jewelry store next door to Lee Bros. on So. Spring.

  Apr. 21
  

• Hilduer, George - Shot and killed abt. 9:15 p.m. on 1st St., between Breed & Soto, while on way home, in company with his mother, by two foot pads. Shot in left side while running away from them, evidently with 38 Colts, from bullet extracted from body. No trace of foot pads.

  21
  

• Johnson Palomi, Mexican - Stabbed to death some time last night in rooms of M. Castella, New High St.; susp. Castella. Both drunk. Steele & Auble on case. Castella captured.

  May 22
  

• Kong Gon Chung, (Chinaman) - Shot-killed-Chinatown, this eve.; susp. Wong Ah Gong, Lem Yick and Wong Ah Hugh, highbinders.

  31
  

• Copeland, A.R. Private watchman - Held up and shot in back of neck by 2 highwaymen, 6th & Union, 8:45 this p.m.

  June 2
  

• Breckenridge, W. J., 2407 Budlong Ave. - Held up and shot, 9:15 this p.m. by 2 men, 24th St. near Vermont. Died 3:15 p.m. June 3d.

  July 15
  

• Mitchell, Elmer, Fireman, Santa Fe R.R. - Shot last night by C.C. Tilley, grocer, for being intimate with his, Tilley's wife. Taken to Pacific Hospital under care of Dr. Rebecca Lee Dorsey. Mitchell got well and no complaint issued.

  Aug. 10
  

• Slovinski, John - Committed suicide, shot self in mouth, with shot gun, @ room @ Lawrence, W 5th St. Had been arraigned in Judge Austin's court, in company with his wife for attemp to extort money by badger game or similar device. (Any of Mean Street's readers know what a badger game is? Post your comments here.)