Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-07
NEWS NOTES.

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yesteray by Justice Austin.
Joe Lamber, Pomona vag, is entered
at the County Jail for twenty days.
The Mystic Society will meet at 1925
Nevada street tonight. An excellent
programme was given at the last meet
ing.
Union Avenue Loyal Temperance
League will give an entertainment this
evening at the Union Avenue NJ. E..
Church tonight.
The Clerks OF the County Tax Collec-
tors office have asked the Board Of
Supervisors for pay for extra work per-
formed at night.
A pleasant social will be given this
evening at the East Los Angeles Baptist
Church. on the corner of Workman and
Hawkins streets.
Ed Dougherty, who took ladies' skirt
from millinery store on Los Angeles
street, was tried for petit larceny before
Justice Austin yesterday and found guilty.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $211 1888 and were 103 in
number. OF these 46 were for more than
$1,000 each, and 18 were for nominal con-
siderations.
The Ceath of Mr.. J. H. Bristol at No.
1l9 Bennett street, yesterday morning, is
announced. Mr.. Bristol was cousin of
Mr.. H. Y. Osborne, of the Erpress, and
has been in the city about two years.
Obstructing an officer in the discharge
Of his duty is the charge under which
Peter Muntah will be examined on the
18th OF December in Justice Austin's
court. He was released under bail of
$500.
At a meeting of representatives of
Christian Endeavor Societies of the city
plans for union of such societies were
agreed upon and final action is to be
taken next Wednesday evening at the
First Presbyterian Church.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Benevolent Society will be held this
afternoon at 2:30 in Pythian Hall, No.
"a South Spring street. Officers will be
elected for the ensuing year and impor-
tant business transacted. Every mem
Der of the society and all friends are
urged to be present.
Four men were entered on the books of
the County Jail yesterday with the
charge of malicious mischief against
them. The are from the Lancaster dis
trict in the Antelope Valley and were
caught burning ties. This is an offense
which is of constant occurrence in that
district, no less than twenty convictions
having been recorded in short space OF
time. The men are sentenced to ten
days each.
L. H. Quinn was tried yesterday be-
fore Justice Austin on the charge of va
grancy. One Of the witnesses called in
his behalf was his mother, Mrs. Mary
Hubbard, a professional nurse. She tes-
titled that her son was in bad health and
unable to do any work. On her wae
from the courtroom Mrs. Hubbard tainted
in front of the police station, being over
come with the excitement and agitation
of the trial. She was taken into the
Chiefs Office and resuscitated. The
young man WAS acquitted.
Jacob Winter, of Anaheim, was
brought to the county Jail yesterday and
put down on the book for disturbing the
peace. He had undertaken, it is charged,
to correct his wife of her faults in such a
public and open manner as to offend the
people Of Anaheim. He was arrested
some time ago on another charge, and
while remaining in the local Jail tried to
kill himself by cutting his throat. This
time, although not charged with a crime
for which he should be tried by the Su-
perior Court, the authorities of Anaheim
thought best to send him here for safe.
keeping.
Yesterday afternoon as Deputy Con-
stable Hand was going through Sonora
town he heard some one yell "Catch
him p and saw a negro dodge around
behind building. He promptly gave
chase, and in little while succeeded in
overtaking the fugitive. When he had
brought his captive to the County Jail i,
occurred to him that he did not know
why he had arrested the man. Tie
prisoner owned to the name of Ben
Entes, and on his person they found a
deadly weapon in the shape of the ira
ditional razor. The deputy decided that
man who would run from an officer
would disturb the peace, and accordingly
booked him ON that charge until he
should get some evidence against him.
Fancy pack Of raisius, at II. Jeyne's.