Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-30
NEWS NOTES.

NEWS NOlLOs
Wells, Fargo & Co. will close their
Office in this city at IL NJ, to-day.
M. A. Scott will be tried on the 18th
of next month before Justice Lockwood
for selling glandered animal. He was
released on bond of $780,
Jackson Crane, of Santa Monica, was
brought to the County Jail yesterday
and entered on the books as insane. He
was former occupant OF the Soldiers
Home.
Transfers Of real estate yesterday
amounted to $268, 1892, and were 1O1 in
number. OF these 81 were for more
than 81 900 each, and Al we're for NOM
inal considerations.
d. Litz, the Gypsy, who was accused
of having compelled man to trade
horses with him, was examined before
Justice Savage yesterday and was held
to answer on bond OF $500.
w. R. Smith, of Boyle Heights, the
man who used threats against his wife's
life, was tried yesterday before Justice
Lockwood and put under bonds of 81 ,00O
to keep the peace for six months.
The ladies of the E. L. A. Baptist
Church will give strawberry festival
tonight at the residence of Mrs. E. Hall
158 North Griffin avenue. There will be
q musical and literary entertainment
during the evening.
The I. o. o. F. held services in com
memoration of their seventieth anniver
sary at the East Los Angeles Church
Sunday. Rev. J. HI. Phillips officiated
as chaplain. A collection of $51 was
made for the orphans.
The Levine case is still on trial before
Judge Mckinley and jury. The prose.
cution finished its case yesterday, and
the defense introduced several witnesses
tending to prove that Levine was not in
case will 60 on tomorrow.
Abe levin is the name of man who
has been haunting the newspaper Offices
of late, and who now turns out to be q
crank. He claims to be from Catalina
Island. He was examined yesterday
and his relatives were advised to put him
in some private asylum. He is of Ger.
man descent.
d. Chamberlain, the man who was ar
rested last Friday on the charge of hav.
ing committed criminal assault on the
little daughter of Thos. Cole, was taken
before Justice Lockwood yesterday. The
charge of rape was dismissed, and one oi
indecent exposure was substituted. He
was placed under bond of 81 900.
1t was explained yesterday that the re-
fusal of the Telephone Company to con.
meet the Police Station with districts
outside the city was a mistake. An or.
der was issued that no city officers tele
phone, other than that of the Chief O.
Police, should be connected with districts
outside of the city.
W. E. Wilson, the burglar who awai
caught a few nights ago in the act of go
ing through house, and who shot al
two Of his captors, was we'll enough yes
terday to be taken before Justice Lock
wood. The 9th of May was set for his
examination on two charges of assault t(
murder, and in default of $1,000 bonds,
he was sent back to Jail.
A large number of good singers me-
last evening at the First Presbyterian
Church to rehearse for the grand May
Festival Concert. Professor Wilhartit2
was present and conducted the music
during part of the meeting. There is 6
proposal of amalgamating the chorus with
the philharmonic Society in the render
ing of the Creation"
The attorney for A. w. Mcconnell
the burglar, appeared in Justice Stan,
toms court yesterday, and asked that hit
client be removed to the County Jail on
the ground that the detectives who had
arrested him, visited him regularly sew
eral times day, and undertook to bully
him into making confessions. The re.
quest was granted until next Thursday
when he will be examined on the second
charge.
The case OF A. ]. Meadows, charged
with obtaining money by false pretenses
was dismissed yesterday by Justice Sav
age. 1t was explained that the whole
affair was the result of a mistake, ano
that the charge never ought to have beer
made. Mr.. Meadows is a well.knowr
young business man here, and his repu
tation has never been assailed in any
particular.
The following were selected in Judge
Cheney's Court yesterday to serve on the
Grand Jury; W. @. Furrey, foreman
Isaac Gibbs, George @. Knox, Thomas
Goss, J. NJ Hale, w. II. Spurgeon
Joseph Beach, Oscar Macy, W. S.Vawter
w. L. Brown, John Hanna. John
Hunt, James Gunner, w. Chippendale
o. P. Ohubb, @. Ganahl, VIM. Pendle
ton, John Miner and Edward Roth.
You can get good meal at Spenee's Restau
rant from Is cents up. 46 Spring street.