Los Angeles, Aug. 29.
A ruling today by the city at torney of Los Angeles stated that Los Angeles is not authorized to offer or to pay rewards for the apprehension of criminals.
The immediate effect of this is that 12 claimants for the sum of G.$10,000, which officials offered some months ago during the time that-the whole Pacific Coast was hunting for the "Lone Wolf Slayer" Hickman who had strangled and dismembered a little girl, will all be disappointed.
No money will be paid even to the authorities in Oregon who Jeffected the actual capture after identity of the slayer hed been established—United Press.
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