Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-13
Criminal Notes.

Lee Fook, a Celestial, is charged in the
Superior Court, with assault to murder
two of his countrymen.
Police Judge Stanton discharged Thos.
Smith, the young man who was charged
with petit larceny, yesterday.
The case of W. F. Collins, charged
with an indecent assault on his own
child will be tried before Judge Cheney
today.
Richard White, vagrant from Bur-
bank, arrived at the County Jail yester-
day in charge of a Deputy Constable
from that place.
T. B. Thompson, one of the men ar.
rested at Niger Browns saloon on Sat-
urday night, was before Judge Stanton
yesterday, and got sentence of thirty
eight day 8 in the County Jail.
Hale, for selling liquor to Indians, was
sentenced to six months in the County
Jail and to pay fine of 500. Joseph
Ruff. for a similar offense, will be tried
November 14th, before Judge Ross.
John T. Madden was committed to the
Stockton asylum for the insane and
passed through the city in charge of
Deputy L. I. Ives of San Bernardino
from which place he was committed.
j. J. Hodges case, who is charged
with attempting to run a witness, in the
Collins rape case from Santa Monica,
out OF the county, came up yesterday in
Department /, and was continued until
the 10th instant.
William Wooley, the Garvanza boy
who shot schoolmate some weeks ago,
was discharged by Judge Cheney yester-
day on motion of the District Attorney,
who stated that all the testimony goes to
show the shooting was purely accidental.
Ed Cuffe, the pugilist, who has been in
jail for a criminal assault on Angie Har-
court, obtained reduction of his bail
yesterday from $5 900 to 50 500, and was
released On a bond, with Joe Manning,
s. E. Doris, Elijah Moulton and Joe
Watkins as sureties.
Lorenzo Martinez was tried Yesterday
before Judge Cheney on a charge of
assault with deadly weapon.
The jury found him guilty of simple
assault. Martinez and comrade had q
drunken row at Ballona, during which
| the defendant drew a small knife and
assaulted his antagonist The manner
in which the knife was used was not
such as to make it deadly weapon.
The three Curlew boys, who were ar
rested for vagrancy and entered plea
of not guilty when arraigned before
Judge Stanton on Tuesday, changed
their tune and sent word to the Judge
yesterday that they wished to plead
guilty. They were taken into court and
arraigned. William got twenty-five
days, Thomas fifty days and the younger
brother was sentenced to thirty days.
s. Celestin was before Police Judge
Stanton yesterday for trial on the charges
of fast driving and resisting an officer.
Several witnesses were examined and the
testimony showed that he was driving at
rather fast pace and the Judge found
him guilty of the first charge and admin
istered fine of SIS, which was paid.
The charge of resisting an officer was
dismissed.
Deputy Sheriff Allen, of San Bernard
ino, who is taking Ed Walker to San
Quentin, lodged his prisoner in the
County Jail for few hours yesterday
morning. Walker WAS sentenced few
days ago to eight years in the State
prison for arson. He is Californian by
birth and about 80 years of age. The
officers throughout the southern portion
Of the State know him as sure thing
gambler.