Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-16
Criminal NOtes.


Thomas White, charged with grand
larceny, was held to answer yesterday at
a bail of 200.
A. G. Paynter and the other Pomona
men charged with entering G Chinaman's
house by force, we're held to answer on
bail of 81 900 yesterday.
George Easton, the hack driver who
got into fight Euesday evening on Sec
ond street, near the Hollenbeck, was
fined So by Justice Austin yesterday.
All Sam, who carved his autograph on
the countenance of Ah Quong Tuesday
night, was brought before Justice Austin
yesterday and pleaded not guilty. His
trial was set for August 20.
Mr.. Dougherty states that the two
roughs arrested by the police in his place
created disturbance because he refused
to give them drink. They threatened
to shoot him and he sent for the police.
]. N. Preston, the architect, sued Dr..
]. w. Ellis for 5000 before Justice Taney
and got verdict in his favor YESTERDAY.
The amount claimed was for professional
services on the improvements of the COLI
lege.
Mariani Seco, the Spaniard who took
poison few days ago because he would
not be separated from his wife, escaped
from the County Hospital Tuesday night
and is said to be now in the charge of hia
friends.
G. Seniingo, youth who was charged
with stealing q load of wood, came up
before Justice Taney yesterday after
noon. The prosecuting witness failed to
put in an appearance and the defendant
was discharged.
Charles Williams was brought before
Justice Austin yesterday on a charge of
vagrancy. He pleaded guilty and was
released on his own recognizance, to be
sentenced to-day. This is understood to
be polite invitation to Williams to
leave town within twenty.four hours.
Charles Cruciat is the name of small
boy who amuses himself by throwing
stones at Cinnamon. Yesterday one Of
them had him arrested on the charge of
battery and brought before Justice Aus
tin. 1t was decided that he was too
young to come under the operation of the
law and he was dismissed.
A countryman with a six-mule team
attached to q wagon filled with farm pro-
duce came to grief yesterday while driv-
ing from Temple street down into Spring.
The near front wheel broke off, and the
man was flung out on his head. He
managed to hold in the mules, and pre-
vented what might have been serious
runaway.
Information was fled in Justice Kings
court yesterday against Dick Perry, the
man who killed Dee, by Thomas Phelan,
declaring that on the occasion of the old
mans arrest, he used threatening Lam
guage toward the informant. Perry was
arrested on the Sth Of August on charge
of assault with q deadly weapon. Jailer
Russell is named among the Witnesses to
the threats. A warrant was issued for
the old mans arrest, and he will soon
be brought in on this new charge.
William Abbott, street peddler, who
plies his vocation at the Commercial
street depot, was arrested Tuesday by
Captain Fletcher and fine IS by Justice
Austin for obstructing the sidewalk. He
declares that this is very harsh treat
ment; that he pays his license and il
then not allowed by the police to exercise
the privilege which the city gives him.
The police say that the man talks in An
amusing way and attracts an unnecessary
crowd just where Inconvenience is caused
the people entering and leaving tho
trains.