Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-08
A BUSY DAY.
Justice Austin Sits on Sew
eral Cases.
THE LOTTERY TICKET AGENTS.
A Petit Larceny Case which Took
Up Considerable Time-Other
Matters Decided.

City Justice Austin was unusually busy
yesterday, and an examination of his
minutes, at the close Of his afternoons
session, disclosed the fact that he had
disposed of twenty-four cases during the
somewhat limited time prescribed for the
purpose. The lottery-tickst selling cases
attracted good deal of public interest,
Judging from the crowd in the space
allotted to spectators when they were
called yesterday morning; but, contrary
to expectation, the majority of the per-
sons charged with this offense entered
pleas of guilty, and, on promising that
hereafter they would not again trans
gress, nominal fines we're inflicted. Leo
Sanderson was required to pay $5; Mrs.
R. Ferner and Elias Cohn, SIS each /;
Levi Gunst and j. Sanderson, 500 each,
and Max Harris, $50. @. Alexander,
against whom there are two charges, was
granted until the 11th inst. in which to
plead, on motion of his attorney, and the
case against FL. Wolfstein was also con-
tinued on his motion until the 18th met
The case against Lizzie Miller, charged
with keeping house of ill-fame, was
called for trial and on motion of de-
fendant's attorney, the hearing was pro-
ceeded with in her absence. The prin'
cipal witness for the prosecution was
Ella Pierce, the girl who was rescued
from the house in question by Mrs.
Watson q few weeks ago, and her testi-
mony was such as to leave no doubt In
the mind of the court as to the nature of
the place. The defendant was thereupon
adjudged guilty as charged and the court
ordered her to appear for sentence at
$50 O'Clock this morning.
A civil case brought by Ella Pierce to
recover her trunk, containing her ward
robe, valued at $37, from her former
landlady, Lizzie Miller, the latter hsv-
ing refused to give it up on the ground
that the girl owed her money for board
and rent, was called, and Judgment by
default was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff for the recovery of her trunk, or
the value thereof, together with costs.
Six disturbers of the peace, three
"drunks," and two violators of city ordi-
nances were fined in nominal sums.
Frank Harrington was convicted OF va
grancy and committed to the county Jail
for ninety days.
The twenty fourth and last case was
that Of A. Rozelle, charged with petit
larceny. The complainant, E. Griffin,
teamster residing on Queen street, alleged
that for over year past he had been
missing hay from his pile on vacant
lot in the rear of his barn. That about
8 O'Clock on the morning of the 31st ult.,
he arose, and going out to the hay,
caught the defendant, who is neighbor
&c iv,t of nf oto q Ior
full of fodder. He at once intercepted
him, and Rozelle admitted that he had
stolen hay from the pile on three differ
ent occasions, and begged Griffin not
to have him arrested, on account
of his wife and two children, prom
Using to settle the matter. Grif-
fin, however, refused to accept
a compromise, and when Rozelle sent
bale of hay to his house on Wednesday
last, refused to take it, and notified Ro-
zelle to remove it from his premises.
He stated that Rozelle had very bad
reputation among his neighbors.
The defendant, when called upon to
make statement in his own defense,
admitted the truth of the complainant's
testimony, but added that Griffin had
sent man named Baker to his wife to
demand a check fer $25 as compro-
mise. He stated that he was employed
by the city as gardener, in the propa-
eating house at the East Side park, and
that be took the hay because he was un-
able to procure hay at the time for his
horse, but meant to return it.
Chief Glass was called for by the
court to testify as to what he knew OF the
defendants reputation, but he stated
that he had never discussed it with any
body. ALI he knew of Rozelle was that
some two months ago his boy and the
defendants son were playing baseball on
vacant lot, when the latter was struck
accidentally by the former. Ho went
over from his house on King street to
the residence of the defendant on Queen
street to see how badly the boy was hurt,
and then saw Rozelle for the first time.
AS the defendant admitted the crime,
the court adjudged him guilty, and in
passing sentence upon him called his at
tention to the fact that second offense OF
petit larceny was felony, punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary only.
On account of his wife and family, the
court fined him $40, and told the defend
ant that he thought this sentence made
quate to the offense he had committed
Griffin emphatically denied the charge
that he had sent q man to Rozslle's wife
to demand $25; and stated, on the other
hand, that Rozelle had sent Peter Hsuck
to him with check for that amount as q
compromise, but that he refused to &C.
cept it.
THE COUNTY FARM.