Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-10
AWAITING TRIAL.
People Within the Walls of
the County Jail.
ELEVEN CHARGED WITH MURDER.
One Court Not Sufficient to Give
the Cases Speedy
Trial.

The number of the county's boarders
who are kept against their will at the
hotel on New High street has been con-
siderably diminished of late owing to the
comparative immunity from crime which
the city has enjoyed during the summer.
There are at present less than two hun
dred persons confined within its walls,
the exact number yesterday being 199.
The great majority of these are vagrants
or those serving time on petty offenses.
Owing to the crowded condition Of the
docket of Department No. of the SUI
perior Court, where all cases OF a GRIM
inal nature are tried, a much larger num-
ber are held to answer from the justices
courts than would be the case if the law
business of the county were brought up
to date.
Since the untimely departure of Fritz
Anschlag, the County Jail has not held
any prisoner to whom much public in
terest is attached. There are eleven
who are charged with murder. Four OF
these are United States prisoners, In
dams and half-breeds, who are to be
tried for the murder of their medicine
man. The affair took place on the
Tulare Indian reservation, in Tulare
county, about six months ago. They
are Salt Lake Pete, Billy Whaley,
Pancho Francisco and Juan Chino.
On the 10th of last June Erastus Hau.
kins killed a man by the name of Ever
son at Florence. His trial has been Col :
tinued from time to time on account of
the absence of important witnesses, and
will come off on the Goth of this month.
David Leiva, who is charged with kill
ing an old man by the name of Lopez on
the 14th of October at Verdugo Canon,
will be tried on January 10th, and Louis
Leiva, who was concerned in the same
affair, on the 10th of the month.
Stephen Smith and Charles Gassen
two Pasadena boys, are waiting to have
their case set and bail fixed for the al
legged killing of young Italian boy near
Glendale on the 3rd of last month. The
last addition to the list of those to be
tried for murder is William Lannigan, a
San Fernando laborer, who jumped on
the stomach of another laborer by the
name of Stick, after the two had
quarreled over politics the day Of the
National election. He comes up for trial
on the 23rd of January. On the oath Of
July Charles Grasso stabbed Mexican,
with whom he had had quarrel, in the
neck at San Pedro. a week or two later
the man died of the wound, and Grasso
will be tried for the crime on the 10th Of
next month.
There are two men who are charged
with manslaughter, Harry Wicks and
Arthur Weyerman. Another, Wilson,
who shot Frank Robinson, is out on leg
bail. Weyerman's g case comes on for trial
January 10th.
The United States Court has eighteen
prisoners at the Jail, of whom one is held
for illegal voting, four for murder, as
noted above. and the rest for selling
liquor to Indians.
For assault to murder there is Jesus
Duarte, who is now serving preliminary
sentence of forty days for disturbing the
peace. Henry CoAey, charged with the
same offence, is out on bail and his case
will come up in Department this week.
Alphonso May. who is charged with
having made an assault upon his wife
with deadly weapon on the 9Th of Oc-
tober, has been in iail ever since. His
case will come before Department No. 2
this week.
Thomas Williams will be tried on the
Both of January for a burglary said to
have been committed on the Goth OF Oc-
tober.
Several are charged with robbery or
attempts to commit that crime. Thomas
Kelley and James Wilson were tried for
the offepse last week and found guilty.
Their conviction involved one of the best
pieces of detective work done for some
time, and will discourage other profes-
sionals of the sand-bagging variety who
are planning to make this city their
headquarters. They will be sentenced
tomorrow. James Sweeny, of the same
gang, pleaded guilty and will be SEN
fenced Wednesday. John L. Thornton
and Sam Venable, two Negroes who
"rolled" a drunken man in saloon on
First street couple of months ago, are
awaiting trial for robbery, and James
Citizens for an attempt to commit the
same crime.
One night last July John White was
discovered in the bedroom of lodging
house going through bureau to see
what he could find. He says he was
drunk and thought he was in his own
room. Unable to give bail he has waited
nearly five months for a trial. His case
will be tried next Friday.
For grand larceny there are Charles
Gray and Lorenzo Themme, WHO are ac-
cused of stealing honey from a ranch
near Pomona. They will plead to-day in
Department l !; Joseph Jones a former at
tache of Sells circus, who is accused of hav-
ing stolen valuables is here incarcerated
and Frank Garcia, who has been con-
victed and awaiting sentence.
Against John E. Littlemore there is a
charge of attempted arson, which is said
to have been committed on the 5th of
November on barn belonging to A. Z.
Chapman, of San Diego.
One other criminal of importance is
DR.. La Fonda, of Pasadena, who, having
been found guilty of rape and sentenced
to five years, is now waiting to see
whether his lawyers can help him any
way before he goes north.
There are four women confined at the
Jail: Dottie Barretto, who is charged with
having stolen sealskin sacque; Frances
Kelley, accused of grand larceny; Mary
Ward, chronic vagrant, and All Noy, q
Chinawoman, who is wanted at Santa
Barbara for grand larceny.
There are several county prisoners
who are serving extra long sentences,
that method being preferred by the local
justices rather than to hold them over
and allow action by the Superior Court.
Charlie Robinson, of Pomona, who stole
some buggies, is doing penance on a
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