Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-21
CHARGE AGAINST OFFICERS.
The Weekly Session of the Police
Commissioners.

n lull DOuru Was picpcht at liio icBuioi
meeting of the Police Commissioners,
held in the Mayors office at 2 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The application OF
Aloater & Freeze, for n saloon, on the
corner of Hof and Water streets, was
withdrawn. Seraphin & Blanc, petit
toners for a saloon at 164 Also street,
presented list of names, asking that
their license be granted. Chief Cuddy
moved that the license be granted. Mo-
ton carried. Harry Newman was grant
ed license to conduct a saloon at I51
South Main street. A change of proprie-
torship was the cause of request for
new license. q. l., Mesnager and Co.,
who applied last week for a new license,
were granted it, a representative OF the
firm making an affidavit that he had Sc
cured the consent Of three-fourths OF the
property owners in the block.
The application of Calvin 4 Coburn,
for license to conduct saloon in the
basement of Hazards Pavilion was next
brought up. Chief Cuddy said he knew
OF no opera house in the country without
a refreshment resort. Mr.. Humphreys
said one should certainly be located
there.
Il. F. Spence ct al. protested. Pro-
testants represented three-fourths of the
feet frontage in the block. The matter
was laid over for two weeks.
The application of Brown & Ranrapf
for a license for saloon at 10 Second
street, was considered. Mr.. Charles
Schoder appeared for the petitioners and
said there was no objection to the grant
ing OF the license among the property
owners on Second street. The petition,
on motion OF the Mayor, was granted.
A charge OF assault with intent to do
bodily harm was preferred by Mrs. Win
ME OFT against Officer G. L. Murphy, Of
the East Los Angeles squad. Mrs. OFT
is alleged to be the keeper of disrep-
utable house in East Los Angeles. She
was arrested and released by Judge Aus
tin on technicality yesterday. Mrs.
OFT was called and stated that Officer
Murphy called at her house and, enter
ing her room, insulted her and offered
her money. She said Murphy had a
bench warrant for her and dragged her
from the house. She dsclaimed keeping
disorderly house and said her husband,
who was clerk twenty years ago for o.
w. Childs, had died eight months ago.
She said she was being prosecuted by
the police, and especially by Officer
Murphy.
Officer Murphy was called and sworn.
| He said he had never insulted Mrs. OFT.
He knew, and everybody on the East
side knew, he said, that her house was
one of ill-fame. He said he had never
treated Mrs. OFT harshly, but arrested
her in the discharge of his duty as an Of
| fcer. Officer Walsh corroborated Muir
phys statement.
"Why don't you move out Of that
neighborhood, Mrs. OFT? asked the
Chief.
81 won't move, Mr.. Cuddy, won't do
it. I'll stay there; now you see ~ res
ponded Mrs. OFT. 81 am decent
woman"
Mr.. Kirkman, portly Englishman,
testified in behalf of Mrs. OFT. He said
the house was quiet. He had lived there
two months. He said Officer Murphy
did not treat Mrs. OFT harshly.
j. N. Gregory, another lodger at Mrs.
| Otis house, testified that Murphy en-
tered the house and arrested Mrs. Ott.
She asked Murphy to allow her to dress
herself. Murphy followed her into the
room and would not allow her to dress
herself. He said, "I've got you in my
power and I'll do with you as please"
The Mayor adjourned the hearing Of
the case until next Wednesday, when
Officer Walsh will be present to testify in
behalf Of Officer Murphy.
A. J. Ellis, of 107 South Main street,
charged Santiago Arguello with conduct
unbecoming an officer. The charges were
read, filed and the investigation set for
next Wednesday at 2 o'clock.
| Captain Loomis and Sergeants Davis
and Harris filed uninteresting weekly re-
ports.
Chief Cuddy moved that Clerk Moffitt
be instructed to send for two dozen clubs
and belts from San Francisco. The
motion OF the Chief was carried.
On motion OF Mr.. Humphreys, the
Commission took an adjournment until
next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Carleton.
| Some six miles northeast OF Anaheim
is the new.town OF Carleton. situated ON
high ground at the mouth OF the pic
turesque canon through which the Santa
Ana river flows. The view from this
point is not surpassed. The mountains
rise in a semi-circle all around three
sides OF the new townsite. The exposure
is southerly and easterly, and far off lies
the blue expanse OF the Pacific. Between
the two extremes stretch fifteen miles
of the richest, most varied and beautiful
lands on the footstool OF the Most High.
Carleton town was laid out less than
year ago, and at this time, in mid
summer, it makes a decidedly great
showing in its fine position. There is a
bank building, stores, shops, and around
them all large number OF cottages, the
neucleus to a fine town in the near
future. Waterworks on a large scale
are being exploited for the benefit of this
place, and when these are in operation
the supply of aqueous fluid at Carleton
will not be excelled in the land.
This is the way in which things 60
here. To-day there is grain field on
the plain or on the slope; next month
party of Eastern people who wish to re-
main here buy up the property the next
thing is to lay out town, and around it