Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-20
NEWS NOTES.

Three vags were run into the county
Jail yesterday to await trial.
John Wilson, Wilmington vagrant
was brought to the County Jail yesterday
to serve eight days.
The opening reception and recital o
the Ellis College will take place Friday
evening at the College parlors.
Judge Cheney's calendar is full for SIX
months ahead. This Department of the
Superior Court is very much overworked
Sam James, of Wilmington, was brought
to the County Jail yesterday to serve
twenty days for having committed bat
terry.
John Connors was arrested yesterday
morning for disturbing the peace on
Spring street, near First. He was taken
to the County Jail.
Transfers of real estate Yesterday
amounted to $9S,655, and were sS in
number. Of these 25 were for nominal
considerations and 80 were for more than
$1,000 each.
The examination of Eugene GARNER,
one of the bondsmen of G. Hamilton
Griffin, was postponed until the 11th of
November in Justice Taney's Court. He
is charged with perjury.
A concert will be given at Turner Hall
this evening for the benefit of the new
German Catholic Church. 1t will be
repeated on Thursday evening. An ex-
cellent programme will be prepared.
The charge of burglary against Aleck
Mcdonald, who was found in store OF
Alameda street Sunday morning, was
dismissed by Justice Austin upon exam
ination into the case yesterday afternoon
Harry johnson got forty days from
Justice Taney Yesterday for disturbing
the peace. When he is drunk it takes
six men to hold Harry and the Court is
becoming very tired of his idiosyncra.
sizes.
Rev. w. N. Cornelius will deliver his
celebrated humorous lecture, "Those
Neighbors of Ours" at the East Side
Presby Church, corner of Downey
avenue and DAILY street, this evening
at 80.
Pat Lannigan, the laborer who is
charged With having killed William Stick
at San Fernando on election day, was ar.
raigned in Department No. l of the Su.
perior Court yesterday. He will plead
tomorrow.
Mrs. Bellington Booth, Of New York,
arrived in this city yesterday. Mrs.
Booth will lecture at Salvation Army
Barrack tomorrow evening. Her sub
ject will be the ''World's Cry, Salvation
Army's Answer"
DIR. Joseph La Fonda, who was found
guilty of rape by jury in Judge Cheney Is
Court last Friday, appeared for sentence
yesterday. His attorneys motion to set
aside the verdict was overruled, but the
sentence was deferred long enough to
allow the defense to prepare motion
for new trial.
Minnie Powelson and Minnie Andrews,
who got into fight on Alameda street
about week ago pleaded not guilty OF
disturbing the peace in Justice Kings
court yesterday. The Powelsons will be
tried on November 9th, and the An
drews on December 18th.
Warrants were sworn out yesterday in
Justice Austin's court for the arrest OF
five well-known "Macs," who will be
prosecuted under the vagrant clause Of
the penal code. Since the refusal of the
courts to allow criminals OF this sort a
trial by jury, the machinery of the law
works as though it were newly oiled.
A warrant was served on ]. S. McCrory
yesterday, and he was arrested on the
charge Of assault with deadly weapon.
He is said to have struck Jack Burns
over the head with a billiard cue in the
Louvre saloon on Main street, Sunday
night. His examination before Justice
Austin will take place November oath.
w. G. Mcclure, who was accused oil
battering man by the name of Murphy
in the Telephone saloon on First street
Sunday afternoon, was tried before q
jury in Justice Austin's court yesterday
morning, and was discharged. As ali
the parties in the affair were drunk nc
very satisfactory evidence could be OBJ
tanned to show that Mcclure was the
guilty party.