Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-02
NEWS NOTES.

Mayor Hazard Will move his office to-
day to the Downey block.
Philip Lastro was arrested yesterday
by the police for robbery. He had some
difficulty with woman of ill-fame.
Jackson Crane was examined for in
sanity before Judge Clark. yesterday, in
Department No. 2 of the Superior Court,
and committed to Stockton.
The Board of Directors of the Public
Library, which was to have met yester-
day morning, adjourned until this morn
ing at half-past 9 O'Clock.
Aman by the name of McManus was
taken to the County Jail yesterday to be
examined for insanity. He is about so
years of age and lives in the city.
City Clerk Teed yesterday noon sold a
piece of city land in the Arroyo Seco, at
auction. There were nearly three acres
of land and G. Ganahl was the purchaser
at 1905.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $l6S,111, and were 81 in
number. OF these 80 were for more
than 81 900 each, and q were for NOM
inal considerations.
Police arrests in April numbered sos.
of these IA were for battery, 81 for
drunkenness, Sc for gambling, II for
petit larceny, 20 for misdemeanor, II for
soliciting and 40 for vagrancy.
All Ack and All Wing, who had little
duel with fat'irons and bricks one day
last week. were tried before Police Judge
Stanton yesterday for disturbing the
peace, and we're each fined $3.50.
All Key, who is charged with robbery
and assault with deadly weapon, was
brought before Justice Lockwood yester
day. Owing to the absence of ma.erla
witness, his case was continued unit
May 18th.
S. M. Polck, who is accused of having
obtained quantity OF wines and liquors
from F. II. Taggart under false preten-
ses, was examined before Justice Lock-
wood yesterday and held to answer un'
der bonds of $500.
While Everett Bly,, stone mason, was
at work yesterday morning on the found
alton of the Government building, {
large block OF granite fell on his leg. Ii
happened that the bone escaped injury
but the flesh was torn away.
A saddle. valued at SIS, was stoler
from DIR. Hanna yesterday. The THE
undertook to sell it for So a short time
after wards at the corner OF Main ant
Washington streets. The police had no
succeeded in capturing him yesterda,
night.
G. o. F. Hastings. who was run owe
by Suffer street, San Francisco, cabl
car, and died yesterday from his injuries
was brother-in-law of Mr.. Henry D
Bequette, of this city. Deceased was al
old Californian, having served in thu
Legislature from Suffer and Yuba coun
ties. He was among the early resident
of Virginia City, and in 1S64-5 was on
of the publishers of the Standard in tina
city. He was deputy under J. W. Bost
when he was Surveyor General OF thi
State.
The yacht Sylvia, at San Pedro, be
longs to T. o. Harvey. Several day
ago, so he told the District Attorney, yes
terday, he went down to the boat for
sail, and two men, one OF then nance
Schroeder, came on board and forcibl.
dispossessed him. He proposed at frs
to enter a complaint for robbery, blu
when he came to consider what evidenc'
he had to show, he made up his mind i
was not feasible. Some time ago he hat
some dealings with Schroeder about thu
purchase OF boat, and he says he will
have him arrested for obtaining property
under false pretenses.