Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-25
NEWS NOTES.

NEWS NOTES.
P. Selor was found guilty by Justice
Lockwood yesterday of having battered
his partner, and was fined So.
J.D. Bicknell, j. A. Anderson and G.
G. Stephens were admitted yesterday to
practice in the Superior Court.
The City Surveyor is preparing sur
vey of the line for the proposed outfall
sewer by the Wilmington route.
Jacob Voagh was arrested yesterday
mitted battery on the person of his wife.
Louisa Wilson, an Alameda street
character, was tried before Justice Austin
yesterday for disturbing the peace and
fined SIS.
James Carr, of the San Jose district.
was brought to the County Jail yester-
day, where he will serve ten days for
petit larceny.
The Iroquois Club will meet tonight
in special session. A full attendance is
requested, as business of Importance is
to be transacted.
Wednesday, January 23rd was blank
day on the books of the County JAIL
there being no arrivals there in the
course of the twenty.four hours.
s. P. Wells, a crazy man, about 40
years old, was arrested yesterday even.
ing and taken to the County Jail. His
insanity is of the religious type.
Dick Reed and Billy Saunders were
found guilty of petit larceny in Justice
Austin's court yesterday. They stole an
overcoat from buggy. They will be
sentenced to-day.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $194,O47, and were 81 in
number. OF these 80 were for more
than 81 900 each, and 22 were for nomi.
nal considerations.
The San Jacinto Lumber Company in
corporated yesterday, with Messrs. M. T.
Vinlon, F. M. Smell, o. B. Fuller, F. NJ.
Caswell and D. M. Mcdonald as directors
and capital stock of SOL 900.
There is great demand now for
copies of the new City Charter. The
supply in the City Clerks Office has
given out and it is expected that new
supply will be ordered printed.
Lizzie Abbott, Minnie Abbott and d
Mexican woman against whom charge
of disturbing the peace is pending, ap-
peared in Justice Lockwood's court yes
terday. The case was continued.
G.. s. McNally, who was accused OF
having committed battery some day last
December on the person of Theodore
Golding. was tried Yesterday before JUS
tice Lockwood and found not guilty.
The Packard Water Company incor-
porated yesterday with Messrs. ]. A.
Driffell, M. M. Dewey, James Beckett,
P. F. Griffin and Samuel F. Oliver as
Directors and capital stock of 100000.
Rawlins Post No. 90, G.. A. R., has ex-
tended an invitation to all the old
soldiers and sailors on the Pacific Coast
to attend the Department Encampment
at Stockton on February 18th, 14th and
18th.
The members OF the California Club
met lastevening and adopted new set
of Bylaws under the provisions of the
incorporation papers. President Dan
Freeman reported that the club was in
very prosperous condition.
1t is stated that petition is in
circulation asking the City Council to
take steps to have the franchise of the
Second-street Cable Road annulled 1t
is also stated that a project is on foot to
tunnel the Second street hill.
The petition of J. s. Drake ct al. for
franchise for street railroad will come
before the Board of Public Works to-
morrow, when it is expected some action
will be taken, it having been referred
for week for the opinion of the City
Attorney.
All Sing, Chinese peddler. was run
away with yesterday afternoon and flung
out of his wagon on Aliso street, opposite
the cracker bakery. He was consider
ably injured about the head and face
and was taken to the Police Station for
medical treatment.
William Bonner was brought to the
Police Station last evening, charged with
an assault with deadly weapon. His
brother. who lives at II Turner street,
said thst it was family quarrel of some
sort and agreed to be on hand this morn
ing to swear out complaint at the Dis
trict Attorneys Office.
James NJ. Fryer has filed petition for
letters of examination on the estate of
Richard G. Fryer. amounting to about
5000, bequeathed to John M. Fryer,
Jeremiah Fryer, L. M. Fryer, Henry F.
Fryer, Francis L. Wiley, Louisa J.
Hunter, Dixie G. Shepherd and Pc
titioner.
Detective Russell came upon gang of
six vagrants yesterday, who seemed by
their actions to have some scheme on
hand. He arrested and searched them,
and found in their possession quantity
of skeleton keys with which they could
open any sort of lock that exists. They
were entered upon the police books ss
suspects and vagrants.
Death of MIR. 8. l.. Burke.
Early yesterday morning Mr.. s. L.
Burke, the late travelling Auditor for the
California Southern and California Gem
trail railroads, died at the residence of
his brother, Mr.. o. H. Burke, at San
Gabriel. Mr.. Burke was gentleman of
I,;rI, uno;oI otfoinmanta and his death