Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-02-20

i Mr.. VIM. Diffenderfer, who is wei
known in this city and has been per
forming the functions of special police
officer, called at the HERALD office yes
terday to say that he was accused b,
one Charles Hall Of having extortet
81 from one Mrs. Hall while he wa
acting as special policeman. Mr., DIFF
ferderfer denies the accusation as mali
ciously false aud refers by permission t.
Chief Of Police King, Col. J. Thompson
and others respecting his character fol
probity. The accuser himself, Mr..
Hall, having discovered his error, offers
his name as reference. No one know.
ing Diff. will think twice of the affair,
but the HERALD cheerfully makes room
for this denial Of his to charge which,
II believed, might injure him. :.
The following is list Of the passengers
who arrived in Los Angeles from the
East via the Southern Pacific Railroad
and connections at 4:45 last evening:
Mrs Z Branbo. nurse and children, s X
Dougherty. J A Tyrrell and wife, Chi
cago; d A Smith, r H Brown and wife,
~ w Evans, Edward Carcedo, X Mon.
teagle, San Francisco; A M Simpson and
wife, Edgar M Simpson, Edith Simpson,
Miss Sarah Harmon, Oakland; Mrs J K
Strickler and son, I M Hall and daugh-
ter. Illinois; H Ogden, England; K A
Robertson, Yokohama; Mrs J Guietry,
Albuquerque; Sam Fink. Tombstone; N
Graft, Guaymas; F P WEYMOUTH, G E
Hyde, Kansas; B B Storrer, Markwest;
+ Kember, San Jose; Jesus Carralo.
Casa Grande; NJ L Patterson and wife,
Denver.
Business before City Justice Morgan
yesterday was somewhat brisker than
for several days past. Charles Owens,
arrested for vagrancy, was the first cul-
prit arraigned, He plead not guilty
and demanded jury trial, which was
granted and the case set for Saturday,
March 81. G. Romero and Ramon
Amento, charged with disturbing the
peace, plead not guilty. They will
be tried at Q and 10 A. M, respectively,
to-day. Kirk Mclaughlin plead guilty
of the same offense and was fined $40
OR ten days. c. L. Kindelberger and
NJ. I. Donovan, convicted Of battery;
each paid $40. Ramon Chavez, for the
same offence, was fined s26 or twenty
six days. One vag., on promising to 60 |
to work, was discharged. A drunk, his
first offence. was also set at liberty. |
Two Others arraigned on charges Of
battery, were dismissed, the evidence
being insufficient to convict.
The Los Angeles Rifle Club are doing
excellent practice work in preparation
Tor the match they propose to shoot
with the San Bernardino team on WASH
ngton's Birthday. On Sunday last our
narksmen proceeded to their range at
he City Gardens, and their score
lid credit to their proficiency. The fol.
owing was the score at the City Gardens:
J. Lockwood, 43; J. Schroerlucke, 3S; r.
Pridham, 40; c. Vincent, 3s; ]. H.Wil-
ION, ~; Z. M. Kirk, ~; j. Z. Pridham,
"; w. A. Prick, Al; j. A. Lockwood,
"; q. w. Williamson, Al; K. Boswell,
II; ). b. Leonard, 30; j. w. browns,
Y; b. Straus, ~. Second scorer. w.
AZ; J. Z. Frick, 43; G. A. Will
on, 10; !. lockwood, ~; j. A. Lock
wood, ~; J. e. Pridham, Al; q. Vincent,
u; Z. Leonard, 40. Mr., Fred Hol-
'rook, who was unable to be on hand,
hot his score elsewhere, making q
ecord OF 40 out OF possible 30, thus
the badge. The average of
he team was 40 Ola, excluding Mr..
ioibrook 5 score, which is excellent.
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