Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-30

Jacob f. Gerkins (re-appointed),
Frank Carpenter (re-appointed,
Gen. J. G. Roley, Charles A. Ket.
tier, J. r. Fletcher, J. A. Willing
G.. w. Davis, Ramon Benites, G.
A. Hart. The new force will as
sumo their duties on New Years
day.
District Attorney Brown yester.
day afternoon filed an information
before Judge Howard, Of the Supe.
rior Court, charging f. p. Ramirez
with forgery in altering the name
of s. p. Jones in q certificate Of de-
posit to Sr. r.. Hidales. Judge
Howard issued q Bench warrant
for the arrest of the accused and
fixed bail In the sum of $4,000. Mr..
Ramirez was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Ling and taken before the
Judge In chambers. His counsel,
II. Il. Gage, Esq, made u motion
for q reduction of bail, which, after
q careful examination of the evil
dence taken before Justice Fisher,
was denied by Judge Howard. A
bond was then filed for his appear.
ance for trial, with Mrs Isabella r.
de Pelanconi (his sister) and G..
TOnoni as sureties.
The steamer Los Angeles had q
rough time Of 1t on her last trip
down. She put in ut Monterey In
the face of q strong southeast wind
and the harbor was comparatively
smooth. The tide was out, how.
over, and consequent swell pre-.
vailed. While lying at the wharf
her head line parted, and she COM
menced drifting. She soon struck
the sand, and after humping and
careening about she was at last,
by the watchfulness of Capt. Han
nah, and the eXertions of the
donkey engine, worried into deep
water and put out in hurry. A
close call for long stay on the
beach at Monterey. She encOun-
tered strong head wind all the
way down the coast and plenty. of
rain. She laid all night off Gavi-
ota, awaiting the cessation of the
storm, but had to put for Santa
Barbara next morning, at which
place she landed four tons Of freight
and two passengers. She then
came on to Ventura, and after put
ting out 120 tons of fteight and
twelve passengers, she went back
to Gaviota with the freight and
passengers who were unable to
land. She did not land here with
out trouble. A very heavy swell
prevailed and the rain was falling
constantly Ventura Signal.
A few days ago l.. May, lace
dealer, came down from San Fran.
cisco and took rooms at q house on
Fort street. He had in his em ploy
man named II. Cuffeld to whom
ho would give II supply of lace to
sell each day. On Monday last
May and Cuffeld left the room ut
the usual time, but during the day
the latter returned and asked the
landlord to let him have q pass key
as he wIshe to get something out
of the room. He was furnished .
key and after being in the room
sometime, he left the house. In
the evening May returned and on
examining his effects discovered
that about 500 worth of valuable
laces had been abstracted. Cuffeld
not returning as usual aud May
learning that he hal been in the
70 )m during the day, suspicion fell
upon him. May informed the
authorities of his loss and'n search
was Instituted for the absconder.
Yesterday Sheriff Rowland learn
ed that u lace petdlsr answering to
the description of Cuffeld had been
seen plying his trade on the road
to San Fernando. The Sheriff
went to that place by the regular
passenger train yesterday, captured
his man and brought him to the
city by the emigrant train last
evening. Cuffeld will be examined
before Justice Fisher, on the
charge of embezzlement, to-day.