Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-29
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Inc case against Constable II. 8.
Clement was before Judge Cheney YES
terday, and continued to October 4.
VIM. Cole, laborer, was sent to Jail
for thirty days by Police Judge Stanton
yesterday, for stealing some carpenters
tools about six weeks ago.
Mon.afia was before the Court yester-
day on the cases pending against him
for forging warrants as County Auditor.
He entered plea of not guilty.
The case of the people against the
Chinaman LIE Lung for stabbing Pear
son was closed on Saturday so far as tax
ing evidence goes. 1t will be argued and
submitted Monday.
William Griffith was tried yesterday by
a jury before Judge Cheney for crime
which made Sodom and Rome infamous
In old times. 1t will be argued and sub.
mitted to the jury tomorrow.
For disturbing the peace of the family
OF W. S. Moore by brandishing loaded
rife and threatening to blow up the house
on Friday last, II. M. Pennypacker, q
gardener, was fined $40 by Police Judge
Stanton yesterday.
In the Police Court yesterday seven
women were brought up before Police
Judge Stanton, six of them being
charged with vagrancy and one with
drunkenness. All pleaded guilty, and
we're fined in sums amounting to $135.
Officer Jackson arrested Jordan Jen.
kins yesterday afternoon, at his residence
on Wall street, on q warrant charging
him with disturbing the peace of Addison
johnson. He was subsequently released
upon depositing $25 for his appearance in
court.
Joseph Cloyd, who was arrested in
Ventura on Thursday last, on a warrant
from Downey, charging him with petit
larceny, was taken before Justice Buster,
OF the latter place, yesterday, and held
to answer to the charge of burglary in
$100 bail.
All Hing was arraigned by Police
Judge Owens yesterday upon the charge
of disturbing the peace of another Chi
naman by attempting to split his head
open with hatohet on Friday night
last. He was ordered to appear for trial
on Wednesday next at 10 q. m.
The man who introduced himself to
Thomas Shooter, the shoemaker, as
Captain Thompson, of Redondo Beach,
and succeeded in borrowing $5 on the
strength of his new name, was arrested
In a Main street barber's shop at II
O'Clock last night, by Constable Foyer, of
Redondo. He was taken to the City
Jail, where he was registered as George
Mitchell at his own request.
Justice Lockwood yesterday arraigned
Basque named Pedro Whahdegary,
upon a charge of battery preferred by
Miguel Martinez. The defendant en-
tered plea of guilty and was fined $50.
Both the defendant and complainant are
sheepherders on ranch near La
Puente. and became involved in a dis
pute few days ago over their respective
ranges" During the fight which en-
sued, the Basque beat Martinez on the
head with club, inflicting some severe
wounds.
G. M. Nickerson was convicted before
Police Judge Stanton yesterday of dis
turbiug the peace of Mrs. Emma Parks
and other residents in the vicinity of the
intersection OF Jefferson and Main streets,
by threatening to kill them. The de-
fsndant, who is a crank, testified that
Mrs. Parkes and her friends had organ
lied bible society for the purpose OF
slandering him, and in self-defense be
threatened to destroy them all with
dynamite.
A Slav named Antonio Fatovich was
taken to the Police Station by Officer
Stewart at 7 O'Clock last evening for
medical treatment. He was suffering
from several nasty cuts and bruises on
che head, which he said had been In.
ficted by two Mexicans, one of whom
had been armed with q rock. Half an
hour later Juan and Nicholas Lopez were
arrested by Officers Stewart and Sanchez,
and on being taken to the City Jail were
identified by Fatovich az his assailants.
About II O'Clock last night man
named Cowalson drove past the Police
Station at a furious rate, and turning up
Fort street, disappeared in the darkness.
Mounted Officers Leverich and Del Valle
started in pursuit, and the latter, in spite
of nasty fall in turning the corner Of
Second and Fort streets, succeeded in
capturing the runaway ON Temple street,
near Bunker Hill avenue. A charge Of
furious driving was entered against
Oowalson, who was locked up for the
night, and his horse and cart were taken
to the pound.
As the result OF the fight in the eleva-
tor Of the Bryson-B -Bonebrake block on
Friday afternoon, S. A. Bryson fled a
complaint yesterday In Justice Austin'a
court charging his assailant with having
threatened to kill him. A warrant was
issued, and Constable Fred Smith ar
rested B. 9. Mosby, the SON of General
Mosby, and took him before Justice Aus.
tin for arraignment. The defendant de.
manded an immediate examination,
which resulted in his being bound over
to keep the peace for six months. In the
sum of $500.
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