Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-21
NEWS NOTES.

The Grand Jury visited the Jail yester-
day and found everything in excellent
order.
Benjamin James of Wilmington, dis
turbed the peace. He will remain in the
Cou lty Jail eight days.
M. J. Bird and j. S. Underwood
pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace to
Justice Lockwood, yesterday, and were
fined $40 each,
Tim Lyons, OF Lancaster, is still on
trial in Department No. of the Superior
Court, for the crime of perjury. Testi-
mony in the case is about completed.
Transfers OF real estate yesterday
amounted to $96,692, and were &c in
number. OF these, "a were for more
than 81 900 each, and "A were for nom
inal considerations.
Three Cinnamon, named Lon Yen,
Yam Kee and George, were taken before
Lockwood, yesterday, on the charge of
having battered another Chinaman.
They were admitted to bail.
Before U. S. Commissioner W. NJ. Van
Dyke, yesterday, ]. B. King, of San
Diego, was examined on a charge of op
ening the letters of his wife. Defend.
ant was committed and taken to San
Francisco for trial.
Tomorrow morning the City Council
will, with the City Engineer, take trip
over the proposed route OF the outfall
sewer, for the purpose of securing the
right of way as outlined in the ordinance
adopted yesterday.
There will be a parish reunion and
social in the Parish Hall, at the rear OF
the st. Paul's Episcopal Church, on
Olive street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets, this evening at 8 o'clock, for the
benefit of the Sunday School. Admis-
sion, free.
The Young Mems Christian Associa
ton will hold reception and entertain
ment tomorrow evening, at the First
Baptist Church. number of promin
emit soloists, Miss Mamie Short, elocu
ZIONIST, and Miss Mabel Astbury will
take part in the programme, which will
be followed by social intercourse.
Yesterday noon man by the name oil
Jack Reynolds, attempted to steal col
of garden hose from the front yard o.
Mrs. J. @. Gates, on San Pedro street
He was caught in the act by Mrs. Gates
and when she spoke to him he struck
her and then ran away. Reynolds is
said to be very bad character. He was
not captured.
VIM. Swint will be tried next Saturday
morning on the charge of disturbing the
peace. He was taken before Police Judge
Staunton yesterday. The complaining
witness is Mrs. r. A. Brown, who asserts
that on the 9TH of this manth, Swint
used profane and indecent language in
her presence. The affair took place on
Walnut street in East Los Angeles.
The Sacramento Bee contains a state
ment to the effect that the Police Depart.
ment of this city demanded $12O a week
from the gamblers, which they refused
to pay, and then the police raided the
games. The Bee must have been listen
ing to some one who did not know how
to tell the truth, for this statement has
not been made here so far as known.
James Methvin, mem Der of the police
force, was on trial in Department No. 6
Of the Superior Court yesterday, on a
charge OF assault with deadly weapon.
On the LIST of July year ago, Methvin
undertook to arrest Charlie Cruz, and be-
coming involved in fight with him,
struck him over the head with his re-
volver. The case was continued until to-
day.
David R. Green, of II Earl street, pre-
sented himself at the District Attorneys
Office yesterday, and asked for a COM
plant for assault with deadly weapon,
against man whose name he did not
know. He said that this unknown man
had stabbed him in both hands with
knife, and he showed the wounds in con-