Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-07
NEWS NOTES.

Denis Cruz, Los Angeles vagrant.
was sent to the County Jail yesterday to
serve term of thirty days.
James O'Dell was arrested yesterday
and taken to the County Jail on a war
rant charging him with an assault to do
great bodily harm.
The case of the people against Kirk,
the Nadeau Hotel clerk who is charged
with grand larceny, was transferred yes
terday from McKinley's Court to Judge
Cheney's Court.
s. Celestine, accused Of having as
saulted Humane Officer Wright, was on
trial yesterday before Police Judge
Standton. The case was continued until
2 o'clock to-day.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $4O3, 955, and were 96 in
number. OF these % were for more
inal considerations.
A complaint was sworn out yesterday
against Mexican by the name OF Wasas,
charging him with threatening to kill
one Isadore Cruz. The complainant
wants him put under bonds to keep the
peace.
Louis Martin, who has been running
the saloon known as "Nigger Browns"
on the corner .of Marchessault and Main
streets, was fined $40 by Police Judge
Stanton yesterday for conducting a dis
orderly house.
At the Illinois meeting next Saturday
evening, besides the usual literary and
musical entertainment, there will be a
special attraction in the way of argu-
ments and decision on a motion for a
new trial in the "Gull Divorce Case"
Ten Bing, Chinaman, was tried be-
fore Judge Mckinley yesterday on the
charge of playing fan.tan, and was con-
victed. This is the first time for con-
siderable period that a Chinese case has
been fought through to the end and a
conviction obtained.
D. Chamberlain, the man who was first
accused of committing rape on the little
daughter of Mary Cole, on Spring street,
and against whom the charge OF indecent
exposure is still pending, was taken be-
fore Justice Lockwood yesterday. The
case was continued until to-day at p NJ.
E.. A. Weed, the editor of an East Los
Angeles paper, against whom a charge OF
embezzlement has been hanging for
some time, was discharged by Justice
Lockwood yesterday, on payment of the
costs. The suit was brought against
him by the East Side Loan and Building
Association.
A lively alteration took place in front
of the Nadeau yesterday afternoon, be
tween ex.Postmaster Green and Judge
Hall about some feature of the Green vs..
Brooks case, in which Judge Hall is at
torney for Mr.. Brooks. The gentlemen
called each other various unpleasant
names, but did not come to blows.
Department No. of the Superior
Court was busy yesterday with the case
of Charles Johnson, alias Peettit, who
is charged with second offense of petit
larceny. He is accused of having stolen
some carpenters tools, on the 9TH of last
month. The taking of testimony was
completed yesterday, and the case will
probably go to the jury to-day.
A. w. Mcdonnell, the burglar, WAS
taken before Police Judge Staunton yes.
terday, TO be examined on the fourth
charge which has been brought against
him. The complaining witness, Mr..
Siedle, failed to appear, and the case was
continued until May 9TH. A bench war
rant was issued for the witness, and he
was asked to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt.
A man by the name of A. Save was
taken before Justice Lockwood yesterday
on the charge of indecent exposuse. The
case has been continued several times,
as the complaining witness was unable to
get bis witnesses together, they are
get day off. The defendant was dis.