Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14
CRIMINAL NOTES.

G. Redden, colored individual, was
fined SIS by Police Judge Stanton yes
terdsy for disturbing the peace on Sun
day night.
Police Judge Stanton disposed of nine
"drunks'' and other minor offenders
yesterday afternoon by indicting fines
aggregatiug $40.
For soliciting aims from pedestrians on
Spring street on Sunday evening last,
Chas. johnson was sentenced by Police
Judge Stanton to join the city chain-gang
for seventy days. johnson was a few
months ago sent to Jail on conviction of
an unmentionable crime, and has very
bad reputation.
Two Chinese peddlers, named Wah
Lee and Woh La, were arrested shortly
after o'clock yesterday morning by a
citizen named G. A. Phillips, who caught
them in the act of stealing wood from
the ranch of G. E. Thorn, near Glen
dale. They were taken to the Police
Station and locked up on a charge of
petit larceny.
Police Judge Owens yesterday fined
Mrs. Agrapina Alvarez s. for having bat
tered neighbor, named Mrs. Helen
Newlan, with broomstick, because she
demonstrated with two little Alvarez
boys for chasing q dog and throwing
rocks at it. The defendant was allowed
until Saturday next in which to pay her
fine.
Humane Officer M. v. Wright
yesterday arrested two little girls,
aged IL and Is years, on a
a warrant charging them with having
associated with known thieves and pros
titutes in concert hall and saloon on
Upper Main street for some time past
They were taken to the Police Station,
but were released upon bonds in the sum
OF $100 each, furnished by Messrs.. Mer.
cadante and Vignolo.
Miss Amanda M. Hoya, a clerk en-.
ployed at the Peoples Store, dropped hel
pocket-book as she left cable car on
Spring street yesterday morning. A
lChinaman was seen to pick it up shortly
afterwards, and it was supposed that he
would carry it to the Police Station, bu
up to late hour last night he had moi
reported his lucky find to the police, and
Miss Hoya was still bemoaning the loss
of about weeks salary.
About six O'Clock last evening Officer
Lahart arrested a suspicious-looking in
dividual named Billy Ryan on Cour
street, as he came down the stairs of 6
building. He took his prisoner to the
station, where thorough search of his
lclothing was made, and q complete eel
of skeleton keys and other burglars
tools were brought to light. Strange tc
say, he also carried q leather "billy'
and two pair of "nippers" in his pockets
From papers found in his pockets it was
learned that he was a member of the
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
of Petaluma. He was locked up in the
City Jail, pending investigation as to his
antecedents.
DR.. 1. Glaser appeared before Justice
Austin, sitting for Justice Lockwood
yesterday, for trial upon the charge o.
battery. He was found guilty of having
struck M. Van der Refs with a heavy
cane, On Main street, few days ago, af
the, result of dispute. His attorney
moved the Court for a new trial and ar
arrest of judgment, on the ground tha
the verdict was not supported by the
evidence adduced; that che Court had nc
Jurisdiction of the offense, and that there
\ was mora-than- -one offanse charged ir
the complaint; but the Court promptly
denied the motion, and fined the defend
ant $40, which was paid under protest..