Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-24

rested yesterday afternoon for petty lar
ceny on Sau Fernando street. They are
accused with having made off with an
overcoat and were taken to the Police
Station.
An old pocketbook was picked up yes
terday evening on the edge of the city
and brought to the police station. 1t
contained variety of papers and $500 in
money of the Confederate States of
America.
Louis D. Weis and Louisa Wilson got
| into dispute about money matter, on
Alameda street, yesterday afternoon, and
were arrested for disturbing the peace
and brought to the police station.
A grand ball will be given at the
Greenleat Hotel at Whittier tomorrow
evening. A large number of the people
| of Los Angeles will leave on the 4 :55
train to partake of Mr.. 9. W. Harvey S
hospitality.
Indications point to very large at
tendance of intellectual people at Armory
Hall next Sunday morning to hear DIR.
Fay's sermon on Liberal Christianity. :"
The hall is to be provided with seats for
at least 200 persons.
On Friday evening walking match
between McFarlane and Murdock for 500
side will take place at the Southern
| Hall on First street, near Fort. After
the match boxing contest will take
place between Champagne and Hogan.
The people who live at LOG East First
street went down to hear Sam Jones last
evening and while they were gone some
body pried open the window and got
| into the house. A diamond ring and
two pairs of gold cuf-buttons were
stolen.
Whitcomb & Rand, OF Pasadena, were
yesterday declared insolvents, and their
creditors ordered to appear in Depart
ment 2 OF the Superior Court on the 25th
inst, at 10 o'clock, to prove their debts
and choose assignees. Liabilities of the
firm, 1922 .05 assets, $5S5.0S.
Emil Atherton and August Naylor were
tried by Justice Austin yesterday on the
charge OF disturbing the peace. The af-
fair out of which the trial grew was a
shooting scrape on San Fernando street
some time ago. Both were adjudged
guilty by the court. Atherton was fined
SIS, and Naylor $40.
| A good deal OF the day was consumed
in Justice Austin's court yesterday in
the preliminary examination of Douglass
Campbell, the colored man who was
dealing stud horse poker at Main street
saloon several weeks ago. Detective
McCarthy was placed on the stand, and
gave a learned exegess OF the various
methods of playing the game of poker.
Campbell was held to answer in bail OF
$500.
The remarkable seduction case to which
two young men are defendants and "the
only living half lady" is the com planning
witness, came on for trial IN Justice Aus
tins Court yesterday morning. Owing
to the absence of Frank Bromley, one of
the material witnesses, the case had to
be continued until January Goth. Later
in the day Bromley was brought into
court and fined three dollars for con-
tempt.
The funeral of Captain E. A. Perry
will take place this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from the undertaking parlors of Orr &
Sutch. The friends OF deceased in Ne "
York have telegraphed to the Grand
Army OF the Republic 10 bury the re
mains here and the funeral will be under
the auspices of that order, all members
OF which are requested to meet at G. A..
r. Hall this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The case of Padres VS.. Preston was
tried yesterday before Justice Savage
The Padres family live across the street
from the Prestons and were in the habit
OF getting their milk there. One day
last month small boy of the Padres
family went over to get milk and played
with big dog belonging to the PIestons
and got bitten. The Padres now bring
suit for about $500 damages. The case
was decided in favor of the defendant.
In Justice Lockwood's court, yester-
day, 1. NJ. Shaw, the famous Laurel
ca1on weather prophet, put in an ap'
Ipearauce in obedience to a summons
from the authorities OF the county and
was duly arraigned on charge of hav-
ing drawn deadly weapon, to wit: a
revolver, and INDUCED in sundry threats
against E. w. Watson, a neighbor Of his,
q few days ago. These parties have ap
lpeared in court before on difficulties of a
similar sort. Shaw pleaded not guilty
and January 2Sth at IL A. NJ. was set TO,
his trial.